Vaisala Polaris™ process refractometer product family
Light your way beyond tomorrow
Ignite the full potential of your process control with the pioneering optical inline process refractometer Vaisala Polaris. The robust instruments optimize manufacturing processes, enhance productivity, and save resources, energy, and time in various industries and hundreds of applications.
Uplift your horizons and step into the bright new future of reliability with Vaisala Polaris process refractometers.
Success measured in a flash
Vaisala Polaris process refractometer family sheds new light on what is possible in liquid measurements. The robust instrument family provides reliable and maintenance-free liquid concentration measurements.
Vaisala Polaris process refractometers
Vaisala Polaris™ PR53AC and ACEX Sanitary Compact Process Refractometers for ordinary and explosive areas
For food, beverage, dairy, brewery, and pharma industries
Measure Brix and other concentrations inline accurately and in real time. Pipeline installation.
Vaisala Polaris™ PR53AP and APEX Sanitary Probe Process Refractometers for ordinary and explosive areas
For food and beverage industries, and OEMs
Measure Brix and other concentrations inline accurately and in real time. Tank, kettle, cooker, and vessel installation.
Vaisala Polaris™ PR53GC and GCEX Compact Process Refractometers for ordinary and explosive areas
For chemical industry
Measure concentrations of acids, alkaline solutions, alcohols, hydrocarbons, solvents and various other solutions. Pipeline installation.
Vaisala Polaris™ PR53GP and GPEX Probe Process Refractometers for ordinary and explosive areas
For chemical, sugar, sweetener, petrochemical industry.
Measure Brix, sugars, acids, alkaline solutions, alcohols, hydrocarbons, solvents, and various other solutions’ concentrations. Pipeline and tank installation.
Vaisala Polaris™ PR53SD Process Refractometer
For pulp & paper industry
Measure Total Dissolved Solids and other concentrations. Installation positions to fiberline, brown stock washing, evaporation, black liquor firing, slaker, and lime operations.
Vaisala K‑PATENTS® Digital Divert Control System DD-23
For pulp industry, recovery boiler safety
Vaisala K-PATENTS DD-23 system includes two Polaris PR53SD process refractometers in the main black liquor line, and two indicating transmitters and a divert control unit in an integrated panel.
Vaisala Polaris™ PR53M and MEX PTFE-Body Process Refractometers for ordinary and explosive areas
For chemical and semiconductor industries
Measure hydrochloric acid (HCI), sodium hydroxide, sodium chloride, sulphuric acid, and hydrofluoric acid and other aggressive chemicals directly inline. Installation to ½ inch process line.
Vaisala Polaris™ PR53W Valve-Body Process Refractometers for ordinary and explosive areas
For chemical, metal, and mining industries
Measure sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid (HCI), sodium hydroxide, hydrofluoric acid, and other aggressive chemicals directly inline. Installation in large production pipelines.
Vaisala K-PATENTS® PR-33-S Process Refractometer
For semiconductor industry
Measure CMP slurries’ concentration and bulk chemicals in semiconductor manufacturing. Installation in pipelines.
Indigo520
For process refractometers
Data logging, wash control, settings and measurement parameters, service updates: Vaisala Polaris combined with Indigo520 offers compelling features for all users and are a standard power couple for applications and installation positions with prism wash system.
Indigo80 for Vaisala Polaris™ process refractometers
Discover the unmatched combination of Vaisala Indigo80 and Polaris™ process refractometers. With the Indigo80, a screen on the go, configure and calibrate probes without downtime, log data from individual probes for speedy diagnosis, and identify potential maintenance needs easily.
If it is a liquid, we measure it
Vaisala's process refractometer can practically measure any liquid concentration inline, real-time.
Processes include evaporation, distillation, fermentation, blending, drying, wet-mixing, interface detection, dilution, extraction and more. Select your industry and learn more about the applications!
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Interested to learn what Vaisala Polaris process refractometers are capable of? Book a demo from our expert.
The pioneering optical inline process refractometer product family Vaisala Polaris
is tested and proven in the harshest environments. Choose the technology you can rely on.
Blog: Ignite the full potential of your process control and enhance product quality with the pioneering optical inline process refractometer product family Vaisala Polaris™
Harsh chemicals, sticky sugars and syrups, extreme temperatures, and corrosive acids. Industrial processes involving liquids are no place for fragile, unreliable, hard-to-maintain measurement equipment. And when you throw tight tolerances and high hygiene requirements into the mix, it’s easy to see why picking the right measurement technology is a must. In this blog we take a look at Vaisala’s latest-generation process refractometer platform, designed to optimize your processes, save resources, energy, and time, and enhance productivity and product quality.
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Services
Vaisala and our authorized Liquid Measurements distributors offer comprehensive customer care covering the entire lifecycle of Vaisala Polaris process refractometers and Vaisala K‑PATENTS® process refractometers, and provide application support.
Downloads and software
Access approvals and test certificates, material safety data sheets (MSDS) and software for connectivity and communications for process refractometers.
Frequently asked questions
Read the most typical questions regarding process refractometers.
What is a process refractometer?
Vaisala’s process refractometers are used for inline liquid concentration measurements for various industries, installation positions and applications. The real-time measurement and data they produce of the process enable advanced and accurate process control supporting industrial automation.
Learn more about the principle, technology, and measurement behind a process refractometer, the refractive index.
Smarter liquid concentration measurement
Vaisala Polaris™ process refractometers deliver accurate, drift-free liquid concentration data to optimize processes, improve quality, and save energy across industries.
Maximum productivity and safety in hazardous areas
The industry-leading Vaisala Polaris process refractometers offer Ex-certified product versions for hazardous areas.
Depending on selected product option, the refractometers are designed to be installed in either
IECEx/ATEX Zone 0/1 (North America Class 1 Division 1) or Zone 2 (Class 1 Div 2).
The Polaris Ex-versions are Indigo520 compatible to secure maximum productivity.
The Indigo520, and the associated IS equipment in case of Zone 0/Class 1 Div 1, is placed in the safe area.
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Why Vaisala?
Vaisala’s products cover the widest range of industries and applications globally.
We have over 40 years of experience from different process industry applications and installation positions. Our product development is based on our expertise and knowledge.
With the launch of Vaisala Polaris process refractometer product family we offer the most modern products in the market, and with modular product platform your needs are always met.
Our authorized distributor network is near you and ready to serve.
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We offer continuous support already before and after purchase of our products, including consultation, training, and maintenance.
