Technical Data
CompareConductivity
| Measuring Principle | Inductive |
| Application | Food, beverage, dairies, breweries and pharmaceutical industries, biotechnology |
| Characteristic | Specifically intended for use in hygienic applications and especially suitable for following applications: Phase separation, control of CIP, concentration control, product monitoring, leakage monitoring |
| Measuring range | 100 µS/cm to 2000 mS/cm Cell constant k : 6.3 1/cm |
| Measuring principle | Inductive conductivity measurement |
| Design | Hygienic design with FDA certified virgin PEEK body including all hygienic certifications |
| Material | In contact with medium: Virgin PEEK |
| Process temperature | Max. 125 °C (max. 257 °F) For sterilization: up to 150 °C for max. 60 min (up to 302 °F for max. 60 min) |
| Process pressure | 12 bar abs up to 90 °C (174 psi abs up to 194 °F) |
| Temperature sensor | Pt 1000 |
| Connection | Dairy pipe, aseptic-fitting, Clamp ISO 2852, SMS-2", Varivent N DN 40-125, Neumo Biocontrol D50 |
| Ingress protection | IP67 |
| Output / communication | Conductivity, concentration and temperature. 0/4 to 20 mA, HART, Profibus |
| Certificates, declarations and approvals | nspection certificate 3.1, EN10204 Surface roughness test ISO4287/Ra (≤ 0,8 µm) Bio reactivity test USP Class VI US Food Contact Materials FDA CFR 21 EU Food Contact Materials (EG) 1935/2004 CN Food Contact Materials GB 4806 EHEDG EL Class I, 3-A |
Field of application
Smartec CLD134 is a measuring system for inductive conductivity in the food & beverage and life sciences industries. The combination of a transmitter and a sensor is interference-free and especially easy-to-use. It meets the highest hygienic and sterile demands thanks to its food-grade virgin PEEK body, its jointless and creviceless design and its hygienic certificates. Smartec CLD134 is therefore the ideal package to ensure the highest safety and quality of your products and processes.
The hygienic Smartec CLD134 measures toroidal conductivity in food & beverage and life science applications:
Phase separation of product/water and product/product mixtures in pipe systems
Control of CIP processes in the return channel
Concentration control in remaking of CIP cleaning agents
Product monitoring in pipe systems, bottling plants, quality assurance
Leakage monitoring
It features the following protocols and interfaces:
0/4...20mA
HART
PROFIBUS DP
PROFIBUS PA
Benefits
Unique hygienic design avoids recontamination
With all hygienic certificates required in hygienic and sterile applications
Certified biocompatibility according to USP class VI
Compliant with EG 2023/2006 and 1935/2004
Suitable for cleaning-in-place (CIP) and sterilization-in-place (SIP)
Durable thanks to encapsulated, jointless design
Conductivity:
| Measuring Principle | Inductive | |
| Application | Food, beverage, dairies, breweries and pharmaceutical industries, biotechnology | |
| Characteristic | Specifically intended for use in hygienic applications and especially suitable for following applications: Phase separation, control of CIP, concentration control, product monitoring, leakage monitoring |
|
| Measuring range | 100 µS/cm to 2000 mS/cm Cell constant k : 6.3 1/cm |
|
| Measuring principle | Inductive conductivity measurement | |
| Design | Hygienic design with FDA certified virgin PEEK body including all hygienic certifications | |
| Material | In contact with medium: Virgin PEEK | |
| Process temperature | Max. 125 °C (max. 257 °F) For sterilization: up to 150 °C for max. 60 min (up to 302 °F for max. 60 min) |
|
| Process pressure | 12 bar abs up to 90 °C (174 psi abs up to 194 °F) |
|
| Temperature sensor | Pt 1000 | |
| Connection | Dairy pipe, aseptic-fitting, Clamp ISO 2852, SMS-2", Varivent N DN 40-125, Neumo Biocontrol D50 | |
| Ingress protection | IP67 | |
| Output / communication | Conductivity, concentration and temperature. 0/4 to 20 mA, HART, Profibus | |
| Additional certifications | FDA, EHEDG, 3A Biological reactivity USP class VI part <87> and <88> EC Regulation No. 1935/2004 |
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Case Studies
Municipal Wastewater Treatment — Wastewater Treatment Plant · Conductivity Application Case
Project Background
Municipal Wastewater Treatment customers at the Wastewater Treatment Plant stage have long faced the challenge of insufficient accuracy in effluent quality monitoring and instruments prone to contamination causing data drift, affecting compliance discharge, placing higher demands on the stability and measurement accuracy of Conductivity.
Solution
Based on the on-site conditions, the Ainstru technical team selected suitable Conductivity for the customer and delivered one-stop service covering selection, installation, commissioning and tuning.
Results
- Measurement accuracy and response speed significantly improved, with stable and reliable data;
- Instruments adapt to complex Municipal Wastewater Treatment conditions, greatly reducing maintenance;
- Helping customers achieve continuous online monitoring and cost reduction, highly recognized by customers.
Food & Beverage — Food Production Line · Conductivity Application Case
Project Background
Food & Beverage customers at the Food Production Line stage have long faced the challenge of high hygienic measurement requirements, with inline instruments needing to withstand CIP/SIP cleaning while maintaining stable accuracy, placing higher demands on the stability and measurement accuracy of Conductivity.
Solution
Based on the on-site conditions, the Ainstru technical team selected suitable Conductivity for the customer and delivered one-stop service covering selection, installation, commissioning and tuning.
Results
- Measurement accuracy and response speed significantly improved, with stable and reliable data;
- Instruments adapt to complex Food & Beverage conditions, greatly reducing maintenance;
- Helping customers achieve continuous online monitoring and cost reduction, highly recognized by customers.
Chemical & Pharmaceutical — Reactors and Storage Tanks · Conductivity Application Case
Project Background
Chemical & Pharmaceutical customers at the Reactors and Storage Tanks stage have long faced the challenge of highly corrosive media and complex conditions, requiring corrosion-resistant and explosion-proof instruments, placing higher demands on the stability and measurement accuracy of Conductivity.
Solution
Based on the on-site conditions, the Ainstru technical team selected suitable Conductivity for the customer and delivered one-stop service covering selection, installation, commissioning and tuning.
Results
- Measurement accuracy and response speed significantly improved, with stable and reliable data;
- Instruments adapt to complex Chemical & Pharmaceutical conditions, greatly reducing maintenance;
- Helping customers achieve continuous online monitoring and cost reduction, highly recognized by customers.
Power & Energy — Power Plant Boiler and Turbine · Conductivity Application Case
Project Background
Power & Energy customers at the Power Plant Boiler and Turbine stage have long faced the challenge of unstable measurement under high temperature and pressure, with high maintenance and downtime costs, placing higher demands on the stability and measurement accuracy of Conductivity.
Solution
Based on the on-site conditions, the Ainstru technical team selected suitable Conductivity for the customer and delivered one-stop service covering selection, installation, commissioning and tuning.
Results
- Measurement accuracy and response speed significantly improved, with stable and reliable data;
- Instruments adapt to complex Power & Energy conditions, greatly reducing maintenance;
- Helping customers achieve continuous online monitoring and cost reduction, highly recognized by customers.







