Endress+Hauser’s new compact measurement line featuring Micropilot FMR43, Liquiphant FTL43, and Cerabar PMP43 enhances food industry hygiene, productivity, and operational simplicity.
In the highly regulated and competitive food and beverage industry, maintaining stringent hygiene standards and ensuring precise measurements are crucial. The industry faces numerous challenges, including the need for reliable and accurate measurements, contamination prevention and efficient cleaning processes.
With no room for compromise, manufacturers must adopt advanced technologies that meet these rigorous demands. Endress+Hauser has introduced a new innovative compact line designed to meet these demanding requirements of the food and beverage industry. This new product line includes advanced instruments for level and pressure measurement, such as the Micropilot FMR43, Liquiphant FTL43 and Cerabar PMP43. These devices are known for their compact design, high performance and hygienic features, making them ideal for various processes in the industry. These instruments enable higher productivity, ease of use and optimal scalability in production. It covers many hygienic applications, consisting of three measuring principles for pressure, continuous levels and point levels.
Solving a wide range of applications
Whether measuring the pressure of process pipes, monitoring the level of base ingredients or providing overfill protection for process tanks, the compact line offers the right measuring device for these tasks. The Micropilot FMR43 free space radar sensor provides reliable continuous, contactless level measurement even under rapidly changing or turbulent process conditions. It operates at 80GHz and offers an additional 180GHz frequency option for small vessels. A key feature is the radar accuracy index (RAI), which ensures the sensor remains accurate over time by comparing its current performance to a reference “fingerprint” taken during manufacturing. This helps in identifying potential issues early and maintaining high measurement accuracy. The Cerabar PMP43 pressure transmitter measures absolute and gauge pressure in liquids and gases. It is used for pressure monitoring in process pipes and hydrostatic level measurement in tanks. The Liquiphant FTL43 detects point levels in almost all pumpable liquids using proven vibronic technology, without requiring adjustments for different media. It is designed for use in process and storage tanks, as well as pipelines.
Maximised product and process safety
All three technologies maintain required industry certificates, such as EHEDG, 3-A, EG 1935 or ASME BPE, to comply with industry standards. Material conformity and traceability are ensured through declarations and certificates (e.g., EC1935/2004, FDA and cGMP). The product line is designed to be tamper-proof, safeguarding against manipulation. Process-critical parameters can be safely locked, and configuration integrity maintained using the safety mode wizard. A proven user role concept supports operators by assigning specific roles and permissions, enhancing security and accountability. Heartbeat Technology provides traceable and documented on-demand verification according to ISO9001, ensuring batch-centric operations meet the highest standards of quality and safety.
Improved plant performance: These instruments can significantly increase production process productivity by utilising advanced Heartbeat Technology functionalities. These features, combined with reliable diagnostics, process and device monitoring, enable early detection of process anomalies such as foam formation or build-up. By identifying these issues at an early stage, the compact line helps reduce the risk of unexpected plant shutdowns, ensuring smoother and more continuous operations. Moreover, it offers qualitative device health verifications that can be performed in less than three minutes without the need for disassembly or process interruptions. This rapid verification process minimises downtime and ensures that the production line remains operational and efficient.
