PTI Pacific is the exclusive Australian and New Zealand distributer for Polestar Tech and ACM — both world leaders for precision measurement in liquid and atmospheric conditions.
Measuring equipment for °BRIX / %DIET, CO2, O2, °PLATO & alcohol
ACM Laser Refractometer LR.1x
Highly accurate CO2 independent inline/online °BRIX measurement.
Applications, measuring ranges & accuracies
LR.10 0 - 30 °BRIX, +/- 0,005 °BRIX / 1 %DIET for lemonades, diet drinks, juices, or as °PLATO monitor from brewhouse to filling line.
LR.11 40 - 85 °BRIX, +/- 0,01 °BRIX; liquid sugar applications, on sugar dissolvers.
LR.13 0 - 78 °BRIX, +/- 0,01 °BRIX; Readymade syrups, liquid sugar applications.
ACM Laser Refractometer LR.14 PS
The LR.14 PS is optically and electronically based on the ACM Laser Refractometer LR.1x. It was developed for applications where quick response time on a change of the measured parameter is needed but not the highest possible accuracy is required, e.g. for separation of water and beverage/beer phases at push-out prior to filler start or flavour change.
Measuring ranges & accuracies
LR.14 0 - 75 °BRIX, +/- 0,15 °BRIX
ACM Laser Refractometer LR.15/16 TF
For monitoring of mixing processes in stirred tanks Mounting via ACM or Varivent tank flange adapter.
Measuring ranges & accuracies
LR.15 0 - 30 °BRIX, +/- 0,01 °BRIX
LR.16 0 - 75 °BRIX, +/- 0,02 °BRIX
ACM CO2 Meter CO.20
CO2 measurement in soft drinks, beer, sparkling wine, cider etc., based on the continuous ACM p,T-method; membrane principle.
Measuring ranges & accuracies
Measuring range: 0 - 10 Vol. resp. 0 - 20 g/l
Accuracy: +/- 0,03 Vol. resp. +/- 0,05 g/l
ACM CarboControl
For mixers and manual carbonators. The ACM CarboControl ensures that CO2 impregnation pressure is fully automatically controlled, and maintains the desired CO2 value exactly according to production settings.
Measuring ranges & accuracies
Pressurised air supply: 5 – 7 bar
CO2 pressure range: 0 – 10 bar
Temperature range: 0 – 100 °C
Control range CO2 (theor.): 0 – 10 g/l CO2
Control range CO2 (real): 1,2 – 10 g/l CO2
ACM O2 Meter OX.40
For highly accurate dissolved O2 determination in the brewing and beverage sector, further development of opto-chemical measuring principle.
Measuring ranges & accuracies
Measuring range 0-10 mg/l
Accuracy +/- 0,005 mg/l
Polestar DSP-4000
Non-Destructive Optical Measurement of O2, CO2 & pH
Polestar Tech are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-end measurement systems. The DSP4000 monitor can measure any combination of up to 4 parameters of:
Utilising optical measurement, the DSP is the safest and most accurate monitoring available and suitable for a laboratory or is rugged enough for plant installation. With automatic temperature and pressure compensation, the DSP4000 also includes the patented Automatic Gain Control (AGC) gives each sensor a boost to maximise the lifespan, allowing most sensors to exceed 1 million reads*.
All sensors are of rugged design and suitable for CIP and SIP processes (heat, steam, gamma) and importantly the sensors are of sanitary design, do not contain any glass probes, electrolyte solutions or electricity at the point of measurement making them the safest option for critical beverage, pharmaceutical, petrochemical or medial applications.
Sensors can be installed in static or inline processes via stainless steel probes or flanges or measurements can be read through clear materials such as glass utilising the iDOT Peel & Stick sensor technology.
*Sensor life is dependent on process conditions.
Polestar DSP-4000 features & accessories
Watch this video for a quick overview of the features and accessories of the Polestar DSP-4000. If you require further information, please download the Product Information Sheet or contact us for further details.
User terminals
ACM Term.100
Economy display and calibration unit.
ACM Term.200
Comfort user terminal based on industrial PC technology, incl. software ACM QUATROL.50.
Remote displays
ACM DIS.10
For displaying line-relevant information and events (ACM QUATROL systems) or for individual readings, RS485 communication, latest blue mode technology.
ACM DIS.30
°BRIX/DIET/CO2 etc. in large-size 16 segment LED display. For direct connection to ACM sensorics or in combination with TERM.100/ TERM.200, incl. 4-20 mA input.
ACM DIS.50
Versatile large-display in new brilliant VFD-technology, SS-housing.
Monitor systems
ACM Beverage Monitor System QUATROL.50
The combination of comfort user terminal QUATROL.50 with highly accurate and robust ACM sensorics enables a continuous and efficient online production quality control. Inline or bypass mounting of ACM sensorics is possible. So far existing measuring devices can be attached.
ACM QUATROL.50S
The Softdrink Monitoring System
QUATROL.50S determines the following parameters: °BRIX, %DIET, CO2, Conductivity, pH value, Colour, Temperature, Impregnation pressure.
The open and modular system allows the integration of additional sensors, the adaptation of the software, and the connection to external PC or PLC systems. QUATROL grows with customers demand and is adaptable to each plant structure. The system is installed by one of two options: Bypass — the components are mounted on a measuring rack, incl. sampling pump, the sensors are connected to the product pipe by a 3/8″ stainless steel flexible tube; and, Inline — the sensors are mounted in the main pipe by an inline adapter. All measuring signals are determined, calculated and recorded by a micro computer system.
ACM QUATROL.50B
For beer and beer mixtures production
The continuous online measurement covers by the Beer Monitoring System QUATROL.50B the following beer specific parameters: Refraction number, Density, CO2value.
The system determines fast and highly accurate the refraction number and the density of beer, from which the following beer characteristic values are calculated according to the Balling method:
The modular concept allows the installation of additional sensors, the adaption of the software and the connection of external PC or PLC systems. The QUATROL-system is adaptable to each plant structure and increases its capabilities with customers demand.
ACM QUATROL.50W
For juice and winemakers
Laboratory
ACM Laboratory CO2 Meter LAB.CO
For non-invasive high precision dissolved CO2 content determination in bottled beverages.
Laser technology in combination with state-of-the-art electronics and mathematics lead to a revolutionary new method for CO2 determination in bottled carbonated water, lemonade, beer, cider, sparkling wine and champagne. No destructive piercing of the packaging is required, therefore no change of the physical system.
Only ACM direct CO2 content measurement in the closed bottle provides you with the very true CO2 content of your package
Measuring ranges & accuracies
Measuring range: 0 - 10 Vol. / 0 - 20 g/l CO2
Accuracy: +/- 0,025 Vol. / 0,05 g/l
Reproducibility: +/- 0,01 Vol. / 0,02 g/l
Measuring time within 1 minute
Data interface for ACM process monitors incorporated
Non-destructive container pressure measurement
Now available LAB.CO PET-KEG for 5-30L polymer kegs and LAB.N2 for non-destructive measurement of container pressure. Contact us for more information
ACM Bottle Shaker LAB.SHAKE
Overhead turning device for sample preparation, guarantees balance between CO2-content in the head space and the liquid phase. Number of turns and velocity adjustable by capacitive keys.
ACM Lab Refractometer LAB.REF
For high accuracy determination of °BRIX/°mBRIX values in sugar or sugar-free beverages.
The combination of recent Peltier technology and newly developed optics enables °BRIX/°mBRIX determination in beverages sector required high precision, independently of dissolved CO2 or non-dissolved solids.
Device handling occurs conveniently via software and a standard PC.
Measuring ranges & accuracies
Measuring range: 0 - 75 °BRIX
Accuracy: +/- 0,01 °BRIX in 0 - 30 °BRIX range res. +/- 0,02 °BRIX in 30 - 75 °BRIX range
Resolution: +/- 0,001 °BRIX
Fast and highly accurate Peltier thermos-statisation to 20 °C
Need more information?
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