NEWS + EVENTS
For Immediate Release: April 6, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Jones at (803) 233-2432 or stephanie.jones@cnsg.com
Ometric’s Revolutionary Technology Enables Potash Manufacturers to Accurately Measure the Concentration of Moisture Real-Time, In-Line
SpectrInLine Processware™ Provides Real Time, In Line, Monitoring of Moisture and Total Organic Carbon, Helping Save Energy and Reduce Waste
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Spectroscopy innovator Ometric™ has developed technology that allows potash manufacturers to operate their dryers at energy-efficient levels, by accurately measuring the concentration of moisture and other parameters like total organic carbon in their product, in-line and in real time. The company’s SpectrInLine Processware utilizes revolutionary application-specific Multivariate Optical Computing™ to provide continuous spectroscopy in real-time for industrial processes.
“Our experience in the potash industry has demonstrated a practice of drying beyond necessary levels to insure product quality. This often results in significant and unnecessary energy consumption, cost and environmental impact to the manufacturer,” said Bob Freese, Chief Technology Officer of Ometric. “Our technology, which is installed directly in the process line, eliminates the need for ‘grab samples,’ while improving profit margins and reducing energy costs and unnecessary waste at the same time.”
Ometric’s SpectrInline Processware™ is designed to withstand harsh industrial environments and is directly mounted on relevant process control points of the production line. The company’s technology provides continuous and immediate feedback through real-time measurement of the concentration of moisture and total organic carbon at the speed of light. By generating data instantly, the SpectrInLine Processware™ allows for process settings to be immediately adjusted manually or via PLC-based automation and optimizes the product's adherence to specifications.
Ometric’s Easy Fit® process allows for ease of engagement for potash manufacturers interested in learning more about how Ometric’s technology can benefit their industrial process. Easy Fit® provides a quick evaluation of SpectrInline applicability to the customer's process and requires no commitment of internal resources to lengthy feasibility programs.
“Working together with potash manufacturers, we were able to help them identify process problems they did not know they had until taking advantage of our Easy Fit® process, whereby we provide an application assessment at no cost in order to help quantify the return on investment for the customer,” said Freese. “Using our revolutionary Multivariate Optical Computing™, we were able to demonstrate that we can meet their everyday process control needs of while helping to increase their profitability, reduce waste, conserve energy and ensure final product quality.”
About Ometric Corporation
Ometric Corporation provides innovative solutions to embed analytical technology into industrial processes. Ometric's SpectrInline Processware® utilizes patented Multivariate Optical Computing™ to perform spectroscopy at the speed of light, thus providing real-time, in-line process control and final product testing to a variety of industries, including life sciences, chemicals, agriculture, food and beverage, pet nutrition, environmental, plastics, oil and gas, and multiple cleantech applications. For more information about the company, visit www.ometric.com.###
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