Process Instruments Turns 25!
From chlorine analysers to suspended solids monitors, in the last 25 years Pi has developed some of the best water quality analysers and sensors that are available to buy. For example, Pi’s suspended solids monitor SoliSense®, turbidity meter TurbSense® and DAF coagulation controller and dosing system DAFSense®. Since 1998, Pi has become a global distributor…
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Pi’s CRIUS®4.0 Multi-Parameter Analyzer in use at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Pi’s representatives in China have completed installation of two recirculating cooling water systems at the China National Indoor Stadium, one of the venues hosting the ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Queen’s Award Winning CRIUS® Controller from Pi The multi-parameter systems are made up of: a CRIUS®4.0 instrument controller, a HaloSense free…
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Pi wins Export and Innovation Awards at the Red Rose Awards 2021
Process Instruments were named winners of the Export and Innovation in Business Awards at the annual Lancashire Business View Red Rose Awards 2021. Pi – Double Winners! Following their Queen’s Award for Enterprise recognition in Export and Innovation, Pi were pleased to be recognized more locally in the same categories. Event founder Richard Slater, also…
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Process Instruments celebrates double Queen’s Award win
Pi has celebrated receiving a royal seal of approval, after being handed two prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise. We were officially handed our awards on Monday, November 8th by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire, Charles Kay-Shuttleworth. We had been awarded the Queen’s Awards for Innovation and International Trade earlier this year – one of just four…
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Total Alkalinity Analyzer Installed on one of Rio de Janeiro’s Biggest Drinking Water Plants
Online Total Alkalinity Analyzer, AlkaSense® Installed on one of Rio de Janeiro’s Biggest Drinking Water Plants Dan Nearney, Process Instruments’ (Pi) Sales Manager for Central and South America, recently received an inquiry about the AlkaSense®, Pi’s cutting-edge online alkalinity analyzer, from a major drinking water treatment facility serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Partnering with Nivetec…
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Online Turbidity Meter and Dissolved Oxygen Sensor Used by Chinese Distributors
Online Turbidity Meter and Dissolved Oxygen Sensor Used by Chinese Distributors Dr. Rob Paramore, Sales Director at Pi, recently traveled to China to meet with Pi’s distributors and customers. Accompanied by Chen Jiang, Pi’s representative in China, Dr. Paramore participated in a series of meetings, during which they discussed a wide range of Pi’s products,…
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CRIUS® Technology: Uranium Enrichment and Process Safety
Urenco’s Long-Term Use of CRIUS® Technology: Uranium Enrichment and Process Safety Uranium is widely utilized as a fuel source for nuclear power generation. However, following extraction, it must undergo an enrichment process to increase the concentration of the fissile isotope uranium-235 (U-235), which is present in natural uranium at relatively low levels. Urenco provides uranium…
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Control periods when plants are unmanned
Many water treatment plants still use manual control for coagulant dosing (usually alum or ferric). Whilst the raw water quality is steady this is an effective method to set a coagulant dose, however, when the raw water changes then manual control of the coagulant dose breaks down, particularly when plants are unmanned overnight or over…
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Correlating the UV254 Water Quality Parameter to Other Organics Parameters
You probably know that the UV254 water quality parameter is a measurement of the absorbance of light by a water sample at 254nm wavelength and often can be used to correlate with the other water quality parameters but did you know that…….. …….The absorbance can be used as a cheaper, easier and more reliable surrogate…
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UV254 Portable
With the UV254 Portable range of UV254 hand held meters you get a simple and reliable means of testing any water for UV transmittance (UVT) and UV absorbance (UVA). Used to provide quick (less than 1 min) information on site, the UV254 Portable provides an invaluable tool to water treatment engineers, essential for verifying an…
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Suspended Solids Controller Used in a Paper Mill
Suspended Solids Controller Used in a Paper Mill Measuring solids in the paper and pulp industry has traditionally been challenging due to the variability in solids loads, colors, and particle size distribution. The SoliSense® suspended solids controller from Pi offers a dependable, maintenance-free solution to this issue. In 2018, Northwood Tissue, a leading manufacturer of…
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Instrument Controllers: AI or Good Quality Data
Instrument Controllers: AI or Good Quality Data? The Water Control Room Forum (W-CRF) is a specialized subgroup within the Sensors for Water Interest Group (SWIG). SWIG is a UK-based networking organization that brings together professionals from the water and sensor industries. It serves as a platform for sensor manufacturers, end-users, distributors, and researchers to share…
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Dissolved Oxygen Monitor Offers ‘AutoClean’ and ‘AutoVerify’ to Reduce Sensor Fouling
Dissolved Oxygen Monitor Offers ‘AutoClean’ and ‘AutoVerify’ to Reduce Sensor Fouling The most common application for a dissolved oxygen (DO) controller is an aeration lane in a wastewater treatment plant. The harsh environments that the DO sensors operate in almost inevitably lead to sensor fouling, and sensor drift as a result. Controlling the level of…
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PID Control Loop Feedback System
PID Control Loop Feedback System for Accurate and Precise Dosing Control PID is a control loop feedback system used by Process Instruments, comprised of 3 components: Proportional, Integral and Derivative. PID is mostly used in industrial control systems, to continuously and automatically modulate a control output to achieve a desired setpoint. Proportional (P) This is…
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