Director for water interest group.

SWIG (Sensors for Water Interest Group) has announced the appointment of Angus Fosten as Director. Angus is Sales Lead for the Ott, Partech and In-Situ brands in Britain and has over 35 years of experience in water measurement instrumentation.

Angus Fosten -
'Measurement technology geek.' 

“We are delighted to welcome Angus to the SWIG board,” says SWIG Chair Dr Mike Strahand. “He brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and is well known in the water sector, its supply chain and in academia. More importantly, he is passionate about bringing the benefits of measurements to processes and to environmental protection, so SWIG will be the ideal place for him to help exchange knowledge on water monitoring.”

Describing himself as a ‘measurement technology geek’ Angus is fascinated by the latest developments in sensors that improve accuracy, stability, sensitivity, repeatability, ease of use and connectivity, while lowering costs, reducing maintenance requirements and extending calibration intervals. However, he says: “Everybody knows that you can’t manage what you don’t measure, but that does not mean measurement for measurement’s sake. It is vitally important that we monitor parameters that provide useful insights for actions, and that is why SWIG plays such an important role; bringing together stakeholders from all corners of the water sector.”

Mike Strahand agrees: “Sensors play an essential role in process control, checking compliance with performance targets and regulations, and providing insights for process optimisation and environmental protection.”

The cost of measurement instrumentation is generally negligible in comparison with most project costs. However, as Angus explains: “AMP8 includes over £104 billion of planned expenditure on water industry assets, and AMP9 is likely to be even higher. Sensors will therefore perform a critical role in maximising the value of this investment, and I hope that the water industry and other stakeholders will engage proactively with SWIG to share their knowledge, experience and best-practice.”

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EMF sets a new standard.

The IFC 400, a new signal converter for electromagnetic flowmeters (EMF) has been introduced by Krohne. This instrument is a 4-wire signal converter for use with the proven sensors of the OPTIFLUX and WATERFLUX families. Typical areas of application include the chemical and petrochemical industries, water and wastewater applications, the food and beverage industry, and the mining and energy sectors.

The new signal converter is specifically aimed at demanding processes requiring highest measurement accuracy, advanced process and device diagnostics, and wireless device verification. In addition to enhanced self- and process diagnostics provided by the integrated OPTICHECK technology, it offers a NAMUR NE 107 status indication and a wide range of communication options.

Parametrisation, monitoring and verification of the field device can be carried out via Bluetooth. Using the OPTICHECK Mobile App or a DTM, for example, Level 0 or Level 1 verification can be performed during operation. A detailed verification report is generated automatically.

A particular highlight is the integrated Multi-Phase Operation (MPO) technology. In many applications, process conditions do not meet the ideal requirements for electromagnetic flow measurement. Gas entrainment, solids content or electromagnetic disturbances often lead to signal instability or even measurement failure.

This is where the IFC 400’s MPO technology steps in: intelligent signal processing algorithms stabilise the measurement process and enable continuous measurement with stable, repeatable readings, even under the challenging process conditions described.

The IFC 400 is SIL2/3-certified for use in safety instrumented systems and is available in both compact and remote versions. Thanks to the integrated Automated Partial Proof Testing functionality, the device can be partially tested by the safety system in SIL mode up to a test coverage of 75%, significantly contributing to extended proof test intervals.

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• Krohne products are marketed in Ireland through DWN Instrumentation.

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Fluid conveyance on a global scale.

Danfoss has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Alfagomma, a global manufacturer of hoses and fittings headquartered in Vimercate (I). Alfagomma will become part of the Fluid Conveyance division, a core business within the Danfoss Power Solutions segment, creating a leading global player in fluid conveyance that strengthens the ability to serve customers globally.

LtoR: Domenico Traverso, President, Fluid Conveyance Division, Danfoss Power Solutions; Professor Andrea Angelo Aurelio Amaduzzi, Professor Enrico Cotta Ramusino and Dr. Claudio Roberto Calabi, Board of Receivers; Kim Fausing, President and CEO, Danfoss Group; Daniel Winter, President, Danfoss Power Solutions; Jesper V. Christensen; Executive Vice President and CFO, Danfoss Group. 

“The acquisition of Alfagomma is a significant milestone for Danfoss and an important strategic step in executing our long-term strategy. By bringing together these two businesses, we form a leading global player in fluid conveyance, giving us complementary capabilities, greater scale, and the global presence needed to better serve all our customers and accelerate future growth. We are excited to welcome talented colleagues from a company we have long admired for its dedicated and competent people, strong customer partnerships, and industry-leading expertise and service,” said Kim Fausing, President and CEO of Danfoss.

Founded in 1956, Alfagomma is a privately owned global manufacturer and distributor of hoses and fittings under the brand names ALFAGOMMA, Dunlop Hiflex, and Argus. The company’s products are used in mobile hydraulics, industrial applications including mining and oil & gas, marine, shipbuilding, and other industries.

Alfagomma has a strong global presence with 28 production and assembly sites, about 4,500 employees, and sales of approximately €600 million.

“Alfagomma is an excellent strategic fit for Danfoss Power Solutions. Our businesses are a perfect match, with limited overlap and significant opportunities to create value for customers around the world. By combining our technologies, manufacturing footprint, and global market presence, we will strengthen partnerships and expand our ability to support customers wherever they operate across mobile and industrial hydraulics and other industrial applications. Alfagomma comes with a great reputation and will add expertise in industrial applications such as oil & gas and mining where they truly excel. Most importantly, we are bringing together two teams with strong customer focus that share a strong passion for solving complex application challenges. We are happy to welcome the Alfagomma team to Danfoss Power Solutions,” said Daniel Winter, President, Danfoss Power Solutions.

“Alfagomma is one of the most respected names in our industry. By bringing together two businesses with complementary strengths, we are creating a leading global player in the hose and fittings industry with exceptional manufacturing, distribution, and strong application know-how. This combination strengthens our ability to support customers globally and creates a strong platform for sustainable, long-term growth,” said Domenico Traverso, President, Fluid Conveyance, Danfoss Power Solutions.

The Board of Receivers of Alfagomma said in a statement:
"This transaction represents the successful outcome of a structured process aimed at preserving business continuity and securing long-term value for Alfagomma and its stakeholders. In Danfoss, we have found the right, important industrial partner: a family-owned, leading global company that shares its values and long-term vision, with a clear commitment to strengthen the operations, support the industrial base, and ensure stability, growth, and continued investment in the people, capabilities, and operations of Alfagomma. We consider that this is the best possible outcome for the company, its employees, customers, and suppliers, and for the industrial communities in which Alfagomma operates. In our role of receivers appointed at the end of May 2025, we believe that we have fulfilled our mandate, including from a timing perspective, aimed at providing Alfagomma with a future of continuity and growth."

The acquisition is subject to necessary approvals. It is expected to be fully completed by Q4 2026. Until closing, both companies will continue to operate independently, with a strong focus on business continuity, stability, and delivering the high level of service customers expect.

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Explosion proof analysis.

AMETEK Process Instruments has expanded its 993X series of gas analyzers – including both 993X and 9933 models - with new explosion proof (Ex d) enclosures certified for ATEX and IECEx Zone 1 hazardous locations. The new design enables reliable analyzer installation in applications where purge gas is unavailable or impractical, addressing a common challenge in remote and utility-limited facilities.

The explosion proof 993X enclosure is rated IP66 and NEMA 4X, allowing outdoor installation and operation in minimally temperature-controlled environments. By eliminating the need for a continuous inert purge gas supply, the design helps reduce installation complexity, operating costs, and overall system infrastructure requirements.

“Many customers rely on purge-protected analyzers, but those systems are not practical in every Zone 1 location,” said Michael Gaura, senior product manager at AMETEK Process Instruments. “The explosion proof 993X gives users a robust alternative that maintains measurement performance.”

The 993X series primarily uses ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy to provide continuous measurement of sulfur compounds and other key components in natural gas and biomethane streams, including hydrogen sulfide, carbonyl sulfide, and methyl mercaptan. The analyzers are also widely used in sulfur recovery and removal processes to measure sulfur-containing species such as sulfur dioxide and carbon disulfide, supporting process control, emissions compliance, and product quality. Other technologies can also be integrated to measure the concentrations of hydrogen and carbon dioxide in these end user applications, when required.

With the addition of explosion proof certifications, the 993X series offers greater flexibility for operators designing analyzer shelters and hazardous area installations across oil and gas production, processing, and renewable gas applications.

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Smart monitoring platform uses physics-informed Ai.

Say goodbye to unplanned downtime: how continuous condition monitoring is transforming data centre reliability

Hottinger Brüel & Kjær (HBK) has launched an advanced AI-enabled smart monitoring platform: HBK Monitor360. It provides real-time, structural health insights for critical infrastructure and industrial operations

This physics-informed solution transforms high-fidelity sensor data into actionable intelligence, enabling owners and operators of data centres, plus other Ai infrastructure, including semiconductor manufacturing facilities, to maximise uptime, optimise predictive maintenance strategies, and enhance safety. It also supports critical infrastructure, such as power generation facilities, bridges and rail networks.

As Ai infrastructure scales and operational demands intensify, traditional periodic inspections are no longer sufficient to ensure operational continuity and efficiency. For data centres and semiconductor manufacturing environments in particular, unplanned disruption can have significant financial and operational consequences.

HBK Monitor360 addresses this challenge by moving beyond mere data visualisation to offer continuous condition monitoring and predictive maintenance, leveraging advanced sensor technology, edge computing, and AI-supported analytics. The platform provides real-time dashboards with historical context, allowing live signals to be compared against long-term operational baselines for early anomaly detection. This proactive approach supports condition-based and predictive maintenance, which reduces costly downtime and improves operational efficiency across Ai infrastructure – and assets such as bridges and rail infrastructure.

A key differentiator for HBK Monitor360 is its physics-informed Ai approach, which draws on HBK’s long-standing experience in engineering and sensor technology. This methodology ensures that valuable insights are grounded in robust engineering principles rather than solely relying on black-box learning. The platform integrates multi-sensor data, including strain, vibration, temperature and displacement, with AI-driven analytics to learn normal machine behaviour and identify subtle anomalies.

"The real value in Structural Health Monitoring doesn't just come from visualising huge volumes of data," said Guga Gugaratshan, Director, Software/Digital Growth at HBK. "It comes from traceable, physics-informed workflows that convert imperfect field data into reliable, reviewable, and actionable engineering evidence, ultimately empowering asset managers to make data-driven decisions that extend asset life and reduce operational risk."

Designed for seamless integration into existing monitoring ecosystems, HBK Monitor360 complements current operational technology (OT) and asset management systems, avoiding vendor lock-in and supporting scalable digital transformation at the user's pace.

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Portable non-intrusive clamp-on ultrasonic flow meters.

Enables quick, temporary, on-demand flow measurement without interrupting operations. Supports flow meter and equipment verification, condition monitoring, leak detection and energy performance analysis.

Emerson has released the new Flexim™ FLUXUS 631 series of portable non-intrusive clamp-on ultrasonic flow meters has been introduced by Emerson. The 631 series delivers flexible, precise and reliable measurement of liquids, gases and steam in a single platform across a wide range of demanding industrial and municipal applications without interrupting operations. This enables users in industries including oil and gas, chemical, power, food and beverage, water and wastewater, metals and mining, and life sciences to increase maintenance and energy efficiency and improve plant performance.

“Driving efficiency improvements requires greater visibility to all aspects of operations,” said Rebecca Cottrell, product manager for Emerson’s measurement instrumentation business. “With the flexibility to measure the flow of liquids, gases and steam using a portable non-intrusive device, the FLUXUS 631 series enables more informed decisions that result in improved plant performance.”

This series is the flagship of Emerson’s portable flow measurement portfolio and provides highly accurate flow measurements when permanent meters are unavailable. By eliminating measurement blind spots and avoiding unplanned downtime, this helps maintain operational continuity. Users can also independently verify existing flow installations and assess the real-world performance of pumps, compressors and other equipment under actual operating conditions. This supports faster, better-informed decisions that improve operational outcomes. By making it easy to deploy temporary, on-demand measurements, the 631 series also strengthens condition monitoring, leak detection and energy efficiency analysis – driving true plant-wide transparency.

The 631 series delivers a consistent and intuitive user experience, with quick set-up – a liquid measurement can be running in under five minutes. A refined human-machine interface includes a large integrated display with installation graphics, live values and trend visualisation, simplifying set-up and operation in the field. A high-capacity lithium-ion battery enables more than 25 hours of autonomous operation, while a low-power mode extends operating time up to 80 days for long-term monitoring applications.

The 631 series has a robust IP65- and IP67-rated enclosure for demanding environments and incorporates a range of features that allow it to maintain its performance in challenging applications. Advanced compensation mechanisms enable accurate measurements in disturbed flow, even in constrained installation conditions with limited straight pipe runs. Various models are available to measure the flow of liquids, gases, low- and high-temperature steam, and thermal energy.

Different measuring principles combined with advanced electronics enable precise repeatable measurement across diverse media types and demanding applications, including low-pressure gases, liquids with entrained gas or solid content, high viscosity liquids, saturated steam and high temperature steam. An integrated Dynamic Gas Meter feature ensures reliable flow measurement despite variations in gas composition, while also allowing determination of gas density and concentration without the need for a chromatograph.

The 631 series offers dual measurement channels and ultra-fast update rates of up to 20 milliseconds. Connectivity options such as Modbus® RTU, digital and current outputs, and USB interfaces for data transfer and configuration ensure seamless integration into existing workflows.

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Ai-powered visual Autonomous mobile robotics portfolio completed.

Enables up to 20% faster commissioning while ensuring seamless interoperability and safe, reliable operation.

ABB Robotics' Autonomous Mobile Robotics (AMR) portfolio has been expanded with the launch of the Flexley® Stack F712, creating a complete interoperable ecosystem across all major Visual SLAM AMR types. Combining autonomous forklifts, tugs and movers on one platform, ABB Robotics enables customers to automate a broader range of material-handling and intralogistics processes. Offering market-leading accuracy, the F712 is designed for demanding material handling, end-of-line storage and warehouse operations across industries including automotive manufacturing, helping increase efficiency, flexibility and scalability.

“Across intralogistics operations, businesses are being asked to process greater volumes in less time, while working with increasingly limited resources,” said Marc Segura, President, ABB Robotics. “They are under pressure to move goods faster and with greater flexibility, while labour availability is becoming a critical con-straint. As part of our journey to more autonomous and versatile robotics (AVRTM), we have combined ad-vanced vision, mobility and intelligence in the Flexley® Stack F712 forklift AMR, completing our scalable, Ai-powered AMR portfolio.”

F712 is versatile, capable of handling multiple load types and sizes - including open and closed pallets, con-tainers or racks- up to 2,000 kg and reaching heights of 8.5 meters.

The Flexley Stack AMR F712 joins the Flexley® Tug and Flexley® Mover in ABB Robotics’ growing Visual SLAM AMR portfolio. Applications include intralogistics tasks such as warehouse storage and retrieval, as well as line supply, end-of-line handling, body- and press-shop and drive-in and light buffer in the automo-tive and industries sector.

Unlike conventional AMR forklifts on the market, F712 uses Visual SLAM to map and navigate its environment, eliminating the need for pre-installed infrastructure like markers or reflectors. The Ai-enabled Visual SLAM supports the autonomous decisions required to operate in complex, dynamic warehouse operations with a market-leading positional accuracy of ±10 mm. Together with AMR Studio®, this shortens commissioning times by up to 20 percent and creates a versatile and reliable system that can adapt instantly when a warehouse or production floor layout changes. Certified to the latest ISO and ANSI safety standards, Flexley® Stack F712 can safely operate at class-leading speeds of up to 1.7 m/s while loaded.

F712 is fully integrated with AMR Studio® and is VDA5050 compatible, enabling seamless integration with ABB Robotics’ Visual SLAM AMRs and existing systems within a unified project. This makes it easy to manage complex projects and integrate different types of mobile robots. The no-code, drag-and-drop software suite supports rapid setup, fleet coordination, traffic management and real-time visualisation, allowing ABB Robotics’ tugs, movers and forklifts to operate together in the same layout for scalable turnkey automation projects.

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