Industrial smart flow meter
Ensure precise metering and smooth handling of bulk materials with a device that eliminates moving parts, providing maintenance-free operation and accurate flow measurement for continuous production processes across a variety of bulk solid types.
Meters and Feeds Bulk Solids Accurately
The Smart Flow Meter K-SFM from Coperion K-Tron is a specialized device designed for the gentle and precise metering of bulk solids. This innovative flow meter stands out for its unique design, featuring no moving parts, which ensures reduced maintenance requirements and gentle handling of materials such as powders, grains, and fibers. Utilizing patented Smart Force Transducer technology, the K-SFM provides accurate flow rate measurement through two measuring channels, making it ideal for applications in plastics, chemicals, food, and more.
The K-SFM is suitable for continuous and automatic operations, handling diverse end-products like polyethylene pellets, epoxy resins, and flour efficiently. With variants like the K-SFM-275-B and K-SFM-350-B, it offers flexibility in processing capacity, accommodating a range of materials from 0.2 mm to 10 mm in size. It supports integration within production lines for material flow control, ensuring seamless material management and quantitative bulk goods measurement.
Constructed with stainless steel, AISI 316L, the device boasts high corrosion resistance, making it robust for demanding industrial environments. It is available with hazardous location options, including ATEX and NEC, ensuring safety and compliance in a variety of settings. Compact and reliable, the K-SFM allows easy disassembly for maintenance and cleaning, promoting operational efficiency and productivity.
Benefits
- Minimizes maintenance needs with a no moving parts design.
- Ensures gentle material handling, preserving product integrity.
- Enhances accuracy with patented Smart Force Transducer technology.
- Facilitates easy integration with continuous and automatic operation.
- Offers robust corrosion resistance with stainless steel construction.
- Applications
- Chemicals,Food,Animal feed,Glass,Coal,Grain,Aluminum,Plastics,Cement
- End products
- Glass beads,Polyethylene pellets,Epoxy resins,Wheat grains,Pulverized coal,Portland cement,Flour,Aluminum granules,Pet feed pellets
- Steps before
- Drying,Grinding,Mixing,Pulverizing
- Steps after
- Packing,Material Flow Control,Measuring Filling Quantities,Materials Management
- Input ingredients
- powders,grains,pellets,chips,fibers,free flowing bulk material
- Output ingredients
- metered bulk solids,quantitative bulk goods measurement,material flow control,measured filling or discharge quantities
- Market info
- Coperion is known for its expertise in manufacturing industrial compounding and extrusion equipment, bulk materials handling systems, and services for various industries, such as plastics, chemicals, and food processing, with a strong reputation for innovative engineering solutions and customer support.
- Material Flow Rate
- 2 to 536 t/h
- Measuring Channel
- A,B,C
- Particle Size
- 0.2 mm to 10 mm
- Accuracy
- Smart Force Transducer technology
- Materials of Construction
- Stainless steel,DIN 1.4404/1.4435 (AISI 316L)
- Operating Mode
- Bypass mode for online taring
- Automation
- Practically maintenance free
- Design Feature
- No moving parts
- Hazardous Location Options
- ATEX,NEC available
- Working Mechanism
- No Moving Parts
- Measurement Technology
- Smart Force Transducer
- Handling Capability
- Gentle Handling of Bulk Solids
- Material Passage
- Free Passage for Bulk Material
- Taring Process
- Automatic,Online Taring
- Flow Type Suitability
- Continuous,Inline Handling
- Design
- Simple and Robust
- Production Line Integration
- Material Flow Control
- Maintenance Requirements
- Practically Maintenance Free
- Disassembly
- Quick Disassembly
- Abrasion resistance
- High due to no moving parts
- Biological compatibility
- N/A
- Cleanability
- Easy to clean,simple design
- Density/particle size
- 0.2 mm to 10 mm
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Stainless steel,DIN 1.4404/1.4435 (AISI 316L)
- ATEX certification
- Available
- Materials of construction product contact parts
- Stainless steel,DIN 1.4404/1.4435 (AISI 316L)
- Materials of construction product contact parts
- Stainless steel,DIN 1.4404/1.4435 (AISI 316L)
- Integration possibilities
- Smart Force Transducer technology
- Control panel type
- SmartConnex Controls