In-line Brix measurement for food and beverage process monitoring Food and beverage industry produces globally consumed commodities and undergoes strict hygiene regulations. Food and drinks producers bear the responsibility for adequate food quality and unprecedented safety along with emerging customer expectations for new product experiences. In order to make production profitable and sustainable, maintain highest product quality and safety, reliable process control tools must be in place. In the era of smart technologies, it is worth to undertake the best available practices and measure Brix reliably inline. Continuous inline monitoring of liquid concentration provides a range of benefits to all liquid food and beverage applications, be it dairy, brewery, fruits and vegetable processing, soft drinks and juices, desserts, confectionery and condiments, or effluent treatment. Inline liquid concentration measurement for improved food and beverage production efficiency In food and beverage production, changes in liquid concentration take place in many operations. Continuous inline monitoring of concentration brings benefits throughout all interim operations, from product intake, to product processing and waste streams control. Moving from time-consuming and laborious manual sampling and laboratory analysis to real-time continuous concentration measurement in-line allows to avoid the risks of food contamination and release operators for other important tasks. All most critical food and beverage processes can benefit from inline Brix measurement, e.g. evaporation, dilution and blending, spray drying, extraction, cooking, fermentation, distillation, product interface detection and organics monitoring in effluent. Once taken into operation, the Vaisala Polaris™ Sanitary Refractometer brings immediate cost and resource savings by ensuring efficient use of raw materials, reduced energy consumption, improved product quality and shelf life, correct ingredient dosing and product labeling, and product-to-product, product-to-water, product-to-CIP liquid interfaces detection. Digital Vaisala Polaris Sanitary Refractometer is an inline tool for reliable process control in productions where product safety and hygiene are of utmost importance. It guarantees improved efficiency of processes, sustainable use of resources, maximized yield and eliminates costly product recalls. State-of-the-art technology for inline Brix and concentration measurement Designed specifically for highly regulated food and beverage industry, Vaisala Polaris Sanitary Refractometer is the best way to measure liquid concentration due to its unique features: it works over the full Refractive Index (nD) 1.3200–1.5300 measurement range, which corresponds to 0-100 Brix it provides a completely digital Refractive Index optical image detection its measurement is not affected by color, air bubbles, particles, fruit pulp, flow or pressure changes, vibration, or temperature shocks it withstands low and high process temperatures: compact model -40°C...130°C (-40°F...266°F), probe model 40°C...150°C (-40°F...302°F) it is 3-A Sanitary and EHEDG certified in both horizontal and vertical installations it is delivered pre-calibrated and easy to use out of the box it can be installed in small and large pipelines, tanks and vessels without bypass arrangements, vertically or horizontally it is calibrated according to NIST standards and no recalibration is required it can be verified easily on-site according to customer’s own quality control system Applications in beverage manufacturing Real-time Brix, total solids (TS), Plato, Oechsle, Baume, density and concentration measurements for improved product quality control, recipe management and process data recording, productivity, efficiency and cost savings in a wide range of beverage processing applications such as beer, wine, cider, soft drinks, dairy fluids and infant formula, coffee and tea, ready-to-drink beverages, and organics effluent control (TOC) in wastewater and side-streams.Download our application notes for more information. Wine, beer and other alcoholic beverages production Alcoholic fermentation Beer brewing process Rum distillation process Wine grape process Wine interface detection Alcoholic and carbonated soft drink blending Read more Juice, soft drinks, bottled water, coffee, and tea manufacturing Juice blending Juice evaporation Juice and soft drink production Standardized syrup preparation Coffee and tea extraction, evaporation and recovery Tea extract reverse osmosis (RO) membrane filtration Read more Dairy processing and infant formula manufacturing Infant formula production by wet-mixing process Milk evaporation and drying Sweetened condensed milk production Whey separation process Yogurt and chilled dairy flavoring Download the free eBook on Dairy processing optimization Read more Filling lines and waste streams control Product interface detection Monitoring organics in food and beverage side-streams or wastewater streams Read more Applications in liquid food manufacturing Real-time Brix, total solids (TS), density and concentration measurement for quality control and process productivity and efficiency improvement, recipe management and waste reduction in the production of soups, sauces, jams from fruits and vegetables, sweeteners and confectionery products, ready-made desserts, food condiments, fats and oils, fish and meat products, egg products, as well as effluent organics control (TOC) in wastewater and side-streams.Download our application notes for more information. Sweeteners and confectionery Chewing gum coating Bakery goods sugar coating Dutch process cocoa powder production Honey processing Standardized syrup preparation Sugar confectionery and filling cooking Read more Egg products Egg separation process Read more Fats and oils production Margarine and spreads production Soybean oil production Read more Fish and meat products Sausage processing: brining of co-extruded synthetic sausage casings Sausage processing: preparation of synthetic sausage skins Read more Food ingredients, additives and flavors Pectin extraction and evaporation Yeast extract process Monosodium glutamate, MSG Read more Ready-made desserts manufacturing Rice pudding production Dulce de leche Read more Fruits and vegetables processing Jam cooking Tomato paste evaporation Tomato ketchup and sauces from tomato concentrate plant Read more Filling lines and waste streams control Monitoring organics in food and beverage side-streams or wastewater streams Product interface detection Read more The power of inline Brix The eBook provides insights into such critical tasks of food and beverage production as food safety, cost savings, sustainability and resource efficiency and while maintaining the highest product quality. These and other important tasks can be achieved by measuring Brix inline. Discover more by downloading the eBook. Download the eBook Best practices for food ingredients processing Processing of functional and nutritional food ingredients plays a decisive role in the final product's safety, quality and shelf-life. In this eBook, we have compiled the best practices for efficient, sustainable, and safe processing of food ingredients. Download the eBook to learn how the in-line digital refractometer measurement can provide you with easy remote process diagnostics based on advanced optical image detection, raw measurement data and diagnostic values. DOWNLOAD THE EBOOK Liquid filtration quality through inline process measurement This eBook discusses the advantages of liquid filtration using membrane technologies, and how to make the filtration process more efficient through inline measurement. There are examples from the food and beverage, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries, each of which commonly deploy membrane filtration technologies to separate particles, impurities, and bacteria, and to concentrate a liquid. The eBook is ideal for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), producers of food and beverage products and ingredients, and biotechnological and pharmaceutical companies aiming to make their production processes more efficient and sustainable. DOWNLOAD THE EBOOK All you need to know about liquid concentration and density measurements In this eBook we review two most widely used methods of liquid concentration measurement, i.e. refractive index technology (refractometer) and density (Coriolis, ultrasonic, nuclear, and microwave). When choosing the best measurement solution for your process, consider the following aspects: process conditions, installation options, environmental impact, measurement accuracy, and the overall cost of the solution ownership. Download the eBook to learn more. DOWNLOAD THE EBOOK Related products for food and beverages processing Vaisala Polaris™ PR53AC Process Refractometer Measure Brix and other liquid concentrations with instant productivity and material gains, and simplified process operation for food, beverage, dairy and brewery manufacturing Read more Blogs, webinars and customer cases Read our latest blogs and check out the new Dairy eBook Customer case New process trebles sausage skin productivity In addition to the manufacture of collagen sausage casings, the precise measurement and control of process temperature and humidity is... Read more Blog | Oct 21, 2022 Famous Japanese distillery applies Vaisala technology to traditional shochu production process In 1934 the father of Japanese whisky, Masataku Taketsuru, founded Nikka Whisky Distilling Co. Ltd in the Northern Japanese city of Yoichi. He... Read more Blog | Mar 21, 2022 Getting under the skin of sausage manufacturing efficiency Traditionally, sausage skins were made from the small intestine of meat animals, especially pigs, but also sheep, cattle and goats. These so... Read more Blog | Feb 14, 2020 Optimizing dairy production Milk is the largest segment in food market and milk drink is still the highest consumed dairy product in the world, followed by butter and... Read more Can't find your application? Only some examples of our refractometer applications are listed here. There are still hundreds more! Our application experts will help you. Tell us a bit more by filling the form or contact us. Contact Form Liquid concentration measurement Vaisala offers a wide range of products tailored to liquid measuring needs of different industries. Learn more about the refractometer technology and its applications, and visit the library of product related assets. LEARN MORE
Inline liquid concentration measurement for improved food and beverage production efficiency In food and beverage production, changes in liquid concentration take place in many operations. Continuous inline monitoring of concentration brings benefits throughout all interim operations, from product intake, to product processing and waste streams control. Moving from time-consuming and laborious manual sampling and laboratory analysis to real-time continuous concentration measurement in-line allows to avoid the risks of food contamination and release operators for other important tasks. All most critical food and beverage processes can benefit from inline Brix measurement, e.g. evaporation, dilution and blending, spray drying, extraction, cooking, fermentation, distillation, product interface detection and organics monitoring in effluent. Once taken into operation, the Vaisala Polaris™ Sanitary Refractometer brings immediate cost and resource savings by ensuring efficient use of raw materials, reduced energy consumption, improved product quality and shelf life, correct ingredient dosing and product labeling, and product-to-product, product-to-water, product-to-CIP liquid interfaces detection. Digital Vaisala Polaris Sanitary Refractometer is an inline tool for reliable process control in productions where product safety and hygiene are of utmost importance. It guarantees improved efficiency of processes, sustainable use of resources, maximized yield and eliminates costly product recalls.
State-of-the-art technology for inline Brix and concentration measurement Designed specifically for highly regulated food and beverage industry, Vaisala Polaris Sanitary Refractometer is the best way to measure liquid concentration due to its unique features: it works over the full Refractive Index (nD) 1.3200–1.5300 measurement range, which corresponds to 0-100 Brix it provides a completely digital Refractive Index optical image detection its measurement is not affected by color, air bubbles, particles, fruit pulp, flow or pressure changes, vibration, or temperature shocks it withstands low and high process temperatures: compact model -40°C...130°C (-40°F...266°F), probe model 40°C...150°C (-40°F...302°F) it is 3-A Sanitary and EHEDG certified in both horizontal and vertical installations it is delivered pre-calibrated and easy to use out of the box it can be installed in small and large pipelines, tanks and vessels without bypass arrangements, vertically or horizontally it is calibrated according to NIST standards and no recalibration is required it can be verified easily on-site according to customer’s own quality control system
Applications in beverage manufacturing Real-time Brix, total solids (TS), Plato, Oechsle, Baume, density and concentration measurements for improved product quality control, recipe management and process data recording, productivity, efficiency and cost savings in a wide range of beverage processing applications such as beer, wine, cider, soft drinks, dairy fluids and infant formula, coffee and tea, ready-to-drink beverages, and organics effluent control (TOC) in wastewater and side-streams.Download our application notes for more information. Wine, beer and other alcoholic beverages production Alcoholic fermentation Beer brewing process Rum distillation process Wine grape process Wine interface detection Alcoholic and carbonated soft drink blending Read more Juice, soft drinks, bottled water, coffee, and tea manufacturing Juice blending Juice evaporation Juice and soft drink production Standardized syrup preparation Coffee and tea extraction, evaporation and recovery Tea extract reverse osmosis (RO) membrane filtration Read more Dairy processing and infant formula manufacturing Infant formula production by wet-mixing process Milk evaporation and drying Sweetened condensed milk production Whey separation process Yogurt and chilled dairy flavoring Download the free eBook on Dairy processing optimization Read more Filling lines and waste streams control Product interface detection Monitoring organics in food and beverage side-streams or wastewater streams Read more
Wine, beer and other alcoholic beverages production Alcoholic fermentation Beer brewing process Rum distillation process Wine grape process Wine interface detection Alcoholic and carbonated soft drink blending Read more
Juice, soft drinks, bottled water, coffee, and tea manufacturing Juice blending Juice evaporation Juice and soft drink production Standardized syrup preparation Coffee and tea extraction, evaporation and recovery Tea extract reverse osmosis (RO) membrane filtration Read more
Dairy processing and infant formula manufacturing Infant formula production by wet-mixing process Milk evaporation and drying Sweetened condensed milk production Whey separation process Yogurt and chilled dairy flavoring Download the free eBook on Dairy processing optimization Read more
Filling lines and waste streams control Product interface detection Monitoring organics in food and beverage side-streams or wastewater streams Read more
Applications in liquid food manufacturing Real-time Brix, total solids (TS), density and concentration measurement for quality control and process productivity and efficiency improvement, recipe management and waste reduction in the production of soups, sauces, jams from fruits and vegetables, sweeteners and confectionery products, ready-made desserts, food condiments, fats and oils, fish and meat products, egg products, as well as effluent organics control (TOC) in wastewater and side-streams.Download our application notes for more information. Sweeteners and confectionery Chewing gum coating Bakery goods sugar coating Dutch process cocoa powder production Honey processing Standardized syrup preparation Sugar confectionery and filling cooking Read more Egg products Egg separation process Read more Fats and oils production Margarine and spreads production Soybean oil production Read more Fish and meat products Sausage processing: brining of co-extruded synthetic sausage casings Sausage processing: preparation of synthetic sausage skins Read more Food ingredients, additives and flavors Pectin extraction and evaporation Yeast extract process Monosodium glutamate, MSG Read more Ready-made desserts manufacturing Rice pudding production Dulce de leche Read more Fruits and vegetables processing Jam cooking Tomato paste evaporation Tomato ketchup and sauces from tomato concentrate plant Read more Filling lines and waste streams control Monitoring organics in food and beverage side-streams or wastewater streams Product interface detection Read more
Sweeteners and confectionery Chewing gum coating Bakery goods sugar coating Dutch process cocoa powder production Honey processing Standardized syrup preparation Sugar confectionery and filling cooking Read more
Fish and meat products Sausage processing: brining of co-extruded synthetic sausage casings Sausage processing: preparation of synthetic sausage skins Read more
Food ingredients, additives and flavors Pectin extraction and evaporation Yeast extract process Monosodium glutamate, MSG Read more
Fruits and vegetables processing Jam cooking Tomato paste evaporation Tomato ketchup and sauces from tomato concentrate plant Read more
Filling lines and waste streams control Monitoring organics in food and beverage side-streams or wastewater streams Product interface detection Read more
The power of inline Brix The eBook provides insights into such critical tasks of food and beverage production as food safety, cost savings, sustainability and resource efficiency and while maintaining the highest product quality. These and other important tasks can be achieved by measuring Brix inline. Discover more by downloading the eBook. Download the eBook
Best practices for food ingredients processing Processing of functional and nutritional food ingredients plays a decisive role in the final product's safety, quality and shelf-life. In this eBook, we have compiled the best practices for efficient, sustainable, and safe processing of food ingredients. Download the eBook to learn how the in-line digital refractometer measurement can provide you with easy remote process diagnostics based on advanced optical image detection, raw measurement data and diagnostic values. DOWNLOAD THE EBOOK
Liquid filtration quality through inline process measurement This eBook discusses the advantages of liquid filtration using membrane technologies, and how to make the filtration process more efficient through inline measurement. There are examples from the food and beverage, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries, each of which commonly deploy membrane filtration technologies to separate particles, impurities, and bacteria, and to concentrate a liquid. The eBook is ideal for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), producers of food and beverage products and ingredients, and biotechnological and pharmaceutical companies aiming to make their production processes more efficient and sustainable. DOWNLOAD THE EBOOK
All you need to know about liquid concentration and density measurements In this eBook we review two most widely used methods of liquid concentration measurement, i.e. refractive index technology (refractometer) and density (Coriolis, ultrasonic, nuclear, and microwave). When choosing the best measurement solution for your process, consider the following aspects: process conditions, installation options, environmental impact, measurement accuracy, and the overall cost of the solution ownership. Download the eBook to learn more. DOWNLOAD THE EBOOK
Related products for food and beverages processing Vaisala Polaris™ PR53AC Process Refractometer Measure Brix and other liquid concentrations with instant productivity and material gains, and simplified process operation for food, beverage, dairy and brewery manufacturing Read more
Vaisala Polaris™ PR53AC Process Refractometer Measure Brix and other liquid concentrations with instant productivity and material gains, and simplified process operation for food, beverage, dairy and brewery manufacturing Read more
Blogs, webinars and customer cases Read our latest blogs and check out the new Dairy eBook Customer case New process trebles sausage skin productivity In addition to the manufacture of collagen sausage casings, the precise measurement and control of process temperature and humidity is... Read more Blog | Oct 21, 2022 Famous Japanese distillery applies Vaisala technology to traditional shochu production process In 1934 the father of Japanese whisky, Masataku Taketsuru, founded Nikka Whisky Distilling Co. Ltd in the Northern Japanese city of Yoichi. He... Read more Blog | Mar 21, 2022 Getting under the skin of sausage manufacturing efficiency Traditionally, sausage skins were made from the small intestine of meat animals, especially pigs, but also sheep, cattle and goats. These so... Read more Blog | Feb 14, 2020 Optimizing dairy production Milk is the largest segment in food market and milk drink is still the highest consumed dairy product in the world, followed by butter and... Read more
Customer case New process trebles sausage skin productivity In addition to the manufacture of collagen sausage casings, the precise measurement and control of process temperature and humidity is... Read more
Blog | Oct 21, 2022 Famous Japanese distillery applies Vaisala technology to traditional shochu production process In 1934 the father of Japanese whisky, Masataku Taketsuru, founded Nikka Whisky Distilling Co. Ltd in the Northern Japanese city of Yoichi. He... Read more
Blog | Mar 21, 2022 Getting under the skin of sausage manufacturing efficiency Traditionally, sausage skins were made from the small intestine of meat animals, especially pigs, but also sheep, cattle and goats. These so... Read more
Blog | Feb 14, 2020 Optimizing dairy production Milk is the largest segment in food market and milk drink is still the highest consumed dairy product in the world, followed by butter and... Read more
Can't find your application? Only some examples of our refractometer applications are listed here. There are still hundreds more! Our application experts will help you. Tell us a bit more by filling the form or contact us. Contact Form
Liquid concentration measurement Vaisala offers a wide range of products tailored to liquid measuring needs of different industries. Learn more about the refractometer technology and its applications, and visit the library of product related assets. LEARN MORE
