Since 1977, Endress+Hauser has produced over two million electromagnetic flowmeters. “This magic number stands for high-quality measuring technology and, above all, satisfied customers in all industries,” says Bernd-Josef Schäfer, managing director of Endress+Hauser Flowtec, the centre of competence for flow measuring technology.
The company’s success as a manufacturer of electromagnetic flowmeters began in the mid 1970s. In order to enter the water and wastewater market, which was emerging at that time, Endress+Hauser purchased the company Flowtec and moved it to a new location in Reinach, Switzerland. This is where Endress+Hauser started to produce flowmeters with just three employees in a former military barracks.
Work was done on an on-demand basis. “Whereas today,” says Schäfer, “our production spans six sites around the globe – in Switzerland, France, the USA, China, India, and Brazil – and boasts state-of-the-art logistics. This infrastructure is what has enabled us to produce two million electromagnetic flowmeters to date, in accordance with the required quality standards.”
To put this into context: These two million electromagnetic flowmeters could measure a volume corresponding to four times the flow rate of the Amazon. Each production site also features precise calibration facilities which are regularly checked by national accreditation bodies and which guarantee consistently high measuring quality for each individual device.
Constant innovation guarantees customer satisfaction
The company’s success, which spans almost 40 years, is due to many factors. In particular, its inventive talent has enabled Endress+Hauser to keep offering its customers new, groundbreaking devices capable of measuring all kinds of fluids, such as water, milk, acids, alkalis, or ore slurry, with the greatest accuracy.
With clever innovations such as the precision measurement of difficult fluids (Autozero, 1981), microprocessor control (Variomag, 1984), two-wire technology (Eximag, 1987), or the operating matrix (Tecmag, 1990), Endress+Hauser has always managed to stay one step ahead.
In 1993, all of these device variants were brought together to form a single product family under the name of Proline. Alongside this family, however, Endress+Hauser also produce flowmeters for very particular applications – for example, filling bottles at one-second intervals.
Looking to the future with Proline
Since 1993, the Proline device family has undergone constant development to ensure that it meets the prevailing requirements in a wide range of industries. Following the second generation launched in 2000, the third and most recent Proline generation (2012) offers a multitude of unique functions and device properties.
This means that system operators will not only be able to retrieve measurement and diagnostic data via display, WLAN, web server, or fieldbus, but will also be able to monitor the process comprehensively and, if necessary, check the functioning of a flowmeter during operation.
Schäfer sees the future of Endress+Hauser optimistically: “Innovations such as these enable us to align our product portfolio consistently with the needs of every industry. We are looking ahead to our three-millionth electromagnetic flowmeter with great confidence.”
For more information contact Su-Anne Willemse, Endress+Hauser, +27 (0)11 262 8080, [email protected], www.za.endress.com
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