Sensor Maintenance Reduced by 50%

Founded in 1962, Italyʼs COPROB Group has grown from producing sugar from the beets of 30 agricultural holdings to now working with over 5,000 and processing 1.5 million tons of beets. Sugar production in Italy is highly seasonal, and COPROBʼs facility near Pontelongo, Padova only operates between August and October. With just three monthsʼ production COPROB cannot afford to make any mistakes during beet processing. Equipment at the facility therefore has to function to a very high degree of efficiency and require low maintenance.

COPROB was using an older generation of pH measurement system where the pH electrode and reference electrode were separate. This meant a significant amount of time was being spent on sensor maintenance, and while one or other of the electrodes was being cleaned or replaced, in-line pH measurement was not possible. Frustrated with the situation, COPROB looked for an alternative that would reduce maintenance, frequency of sensor replacement and ensure pH measurement reliability.

Read in the case study how for Italy's largest sugar producer, switching to robust sensors with METTLER TOLEDO's Intelligent Sensor Management (ISM^®) technology has dramatically reduced pH system maintenance.