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Flow meters count volume, not what the volume is, so they assume the interface arrives after a fixed quantity. Conductivity responds to ions only, so it says little about the fat, protein or sugar actually in the pipe and cannot separate two products with similar ion content. Turbidity needs particles and a clear line of sight, which opaque and foaming products defeat. The Collo Analyzer reads the complete fingerprint of the liquid, so the interface is found on the product itself in opaque, viscous and foaming liquids alike. Read the comparison guide.

Minimise it and send it to secondary use, not back into the process. When the interface is detected precisely, the mixed phase shrinks to the physical minimum. What is left can go to a secondary use such as animal feed in dairies rather than to the drain, where it costs money a second time as organic load in wastewater treatment.

Each changeover is measured, so pushouts and intermediate rinses end when the line has actually changed over rather than when the timer runs out. Collo Insights shows exactly where each product ends and water or the next product begins, with recommendations for tuning the automation. With Collo Signals the interface signal goes into the PLC, so valves switch on the measured state of the liquid. Customers typically save 15 to 20% across changeovers and cleaning.

Yes. The measurement does not depend on light passing through the liquid, so sauces, dressings, syrups, plant-based drinks, cream and cheese milk are read as reliably as clear liquids. It handles product-to-product changeovers as well as product-to-water, which matters on lines that run many recipes a day.

Through Collo Signals over 4-20 mA, Modbus TCP or OPC UA, into your PLC, SCADA or DCS. The control logic stays in your automation and the existing time or flow sequence remains as a fallback. Many plants begin with Collo Insights, use the measured interfaces to adjust their pushout settings, and then move to real-time switching line by line.

Payback typically comes within 12 months. Product kept in the tank is the biggest part, followed by lower wastewater treatment charges and less water in product. Collo's impact assessment puts the recoverable product loss at a typical European dairy at about 750,000 litres a year. The loss calculator shows what that means for your volumes and prices.

Two to three weeks from installation to first findings, in a planned maintenance window. Start where the value is: high-flow transfer lines or valuable product such as cream, ideally both. The same analyser, installation and reporting apply on every line and in every plant, so a group can roll it out site by site on one measurement standard.