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JULY 2017 WET NEWS 19 THE CONCEPT • The MicroChem3 offers a standardised controller platform with access to a range of important parameters • Up to three parameters – including flow – can be simultaneously measured with one controller • MicroChem has additional features tailored directly to the modern industrial requirements and demands • The single controller reduces the total number of assets required to measure and control NEED TO KNOW 1 The industry has had to rise to the challenge of measuring and removing more exotic and challenging priority substances 2 There will always be a reliance on the key surrogate parameters for providing cost-effective, reproducible data 3 The principles of standardisation 'hold very true' and benefits can be secured 4 Specialist instrumentation and measurement techniques have been deployed to measure and manage processes THE VERDICT "It is controllers and analysers such as these that are providing an opportunity to move back in the direction of standardisation, whilst securing the benefits which have undoubtedly served the industry over the past 20 years…" Guy Forrest-Hay control and is recognised world- wide as a pioneer in disinfection and instrumentation for more than 50 years. The MicroChem3 offers a standardised controller platform with access to a range of important parameters which can be tailored to satisfy a particular client's exacting requirements. Up to three parameters – including flow – can be simultaneously measured with one controller and the controller outputs used to control important downstream functions, such as chemical dosing or backwash initiation. Assets As well as proven, cost-effective wet ends for pH, Conductivity and ORP, as you would expect from De Nora's Capital Controls Brand, there is a full menu of residual chorine and further disinfection chemicals covering all requirements i.e. free and total measurement, buffered and non-buffered options as well and chlorine dioxide and brominated compounds. The intelligent averaging unit also allows measurement in dual and triplication if the process requires it, for example in disinfection of drinking, process and water used for leisure activities. Clearly, this single controller with multi- parameter capability approach also reduces costs, as well as reducing the total number of assets required to measure and control. In addition, the latest MicroChem has additional features tailored directly to the modern industrial requirements and demands, for example: • USB connectivity giving the flexibility to change set up and easily configure the instrument, as well as downloading data • Intuitive screen, diagnostics and menus, allowing deployment across a site or networks • Multi-lingual options that give international appeal It is controllers and analysers such as these that are providing an opportunity to move back in the direction of standardisation, whilst securing the benefits which have undoubtedly served the industry over the past 20 years, and clearly have a major role to play moving forward. Guy Forrest-Hay, Business Development – UK and Ireland, De Nora Water Technologies. DRAINAGE STANDS ITS GROUND CONCRETE Concrete pipes stay put. Their self-weight means they can stay in position during jointing, backfi lling and compaction and they're unlikely to fl oat in fl oodwater or in ground with a high water table. Quite simply, they are naturally more stable than any alternative. Concrete is the undisputed heavyweight champion of drainage. Why pick a lightweight? For details, visit www.concretepipes.co.uk THE HEAVYWEIGHT DRAINAGE CHAMPION CPSA Inertia 250x176.indd 1 23/05/2017 20:58

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