ЕCOMETRIX: Our new analyser for online COD monitoring in wastewater is ready for launch!

At GIMAT Liquid Monitoring, we’ve developed an innovative analyser that redefines continuous monitoring of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) in wastewater. While municipal wastewater treatment plants are a key application, the ECOMETRIX is especially valuable for industrial facilities that discharge wastewater into public sewer systems. For them, COD is a critical parameter – whether to comply with legal discharge limits or to avoid high pollution surcharges.

What makes the ECOMETRIX stand out?

✅ Extremely fast response time
✅ Cost-efficient continuous operation
✅ Ideal for demanding industrial environments

To showcase the device in the best light, we teamed up with photographer Atelier Frank Fischer, whose creativity and technical eye brought the ecometrix to life in images and video. Thank you, Frank, for your dedication and ideas!

Now is the perfect time to rethink how you monitor COD in your wastewater.

Want to learn more about the ECOMETRIX or schedule a first consultation? Feel free to reach out – I look forward to connecting with you!

New On-Site Service for ATAGO RX Laboratory Refractometers

We at the ATAGO Service Center Germany, operated by GIMAT Liquid Monitoring, are pleased to introduce our new on-site service for the calibration of RX laboratory refractometers.

Many customers do not want to part with their devices for verification and calibration or deal with the cumbersome process of shipping. In response to high demand from users of the ATAGO RX series, we are now offering this service across the entire DACH and BENELUX region.

Our highly qualified technicians come directly to you. This results in only minimal downtime and eliminates the risk of transport damage. Benefit from our first-class service!

Feel free to contact me here or at volker.koschay@gimat.de for more information.

GIMAT devices have been a permanent fixture at the Legden wastewater treatment plant in the Münsterland region for nearly four decades.

With durable, maintenance-friendly, and easy-to-operate devices, we support the plant personnel in carrying out their work efficiently. We are pleased that the Legden treatment plant continues to rely on our quality and has once again trusted GIMAT for the partial renewal of their influent measurement systems. For the continuous measurement of pH, conductivity, and temperature, a new GICON 1000 multi-parameter transmitter was recently acquired.

The existing probes and cables are compatible with the new device and could therefore continue to be used. This made the replacement and upgrade of the measuring device cost-effective and straightforward. Furthermore, the measurement setup was enhanced with an ultrasonic sensor for flow measurement, which was easily possible thanks to the additional input of the new GICON 1000 transmitter and its device software. Despite this expansion, the new device could be installed in the exact same location as the old one, where the cable connections were already present, within a very short time.

As the example of the Legden treatment plant has demonstrated for many, many years, our devices last a very long time and rarely require repairs. The longevity and high quality of our products therefore provide financial benefits for operators. Operation and maintenance are also extremely simple.

A heartfelt thank you to the municipality of Legden and the plant staff, especially André Salewski and Thomas Bröker, for the long-standing partnership and trust in our products. Our customers’ satisfaction is our greatest success and drives us every day.

Interested in durable and user-friendly measurement technology? Contact us and discover how GIMAT can optimize your plant too!

In metal-cutting operations, cooling lubricants play a crucial role.

While oil emulsions have traditionally been used, oil-free aqueous solutions, often based on glycol, are increasingly being employed. To ensure the optimal ratio of glycol to water, continuous concentration measurement is essential. A proven parameter for this is the Brix value, which can be quickly and easily determined using refractometers such as the digital handheld PAL-1 from ATAGO.

The video demonstrates how a sample is taken from the machine tool’s supply tank using a pipette and the Brix value is determined with the PAL-1 within a few seconds.

ATAGO, headquartered in Japan, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of refractometers. In Germany, GIMAT is the official service center for ATAGO products. As Managing Director and owner of GIMAT Liquid Monitoring, I am proud that we are part of ATAGO’s innovative and future-oriented network. This positions us well for the future and ready to tackle the challenges of the industry.

Feel free to contact me to learn more about our measurement solutions and how we can work together to optimize your fluid management: volker.koschay@gimat.de.

Immersion refractometers enable a simple and cost-effective entry into automating cooling lubricant fluid management.

Yesterday, we commissioned several CM Base beta refractometers from ATAGO at a customer’s site. These immersion refractometers will now be used to automatically monitor the oil content of the cooling lubricant in the supply tanks of the machine tools. No feed pump is required, which saves costs and energy and makes installation extremely simple.

The analog 4-20 mA signal output of the CM Base beta allows for straightforward transmission of measurement values to a central control system (PLC) in real time. Thus, this facility has laid the foundation for centrally monitoring cooling lubricant concentrations across its 17 individual tanks and for automating the cooling lubricant replenishment process.

Optimizing Wastewater Monitoring – Paperless and Efficient with LoRaWAN

I often visit customers and find that in many industrial facilities, the automatic recording of measurement data at certain monitoring points is still a challenge. This is particularly true for older existing buildings with inadequate cable infrastructure. The result: Data is often recorded locally using paper chart recorders or data loggers – a cumbersome, time-consuming, and decentralized process.

LoRaWAN can solve such problems. This radio technology enables the wireless transmission of measurement values, such as pH, temperature, or conductivity, from remote or difficult-to-access areas within a facility. LoRaWAN operates with very high energy efficiency. The installed transmitters run on an integrated battery, which allows for several years of operation. The data is stored centrally and is accessible at any time – whether from the control room or on the go.

An example: In an outdoor area of an industrial plant: Small transmitters (so-called nodes) can be easily retrofitted to the 4-20 mA signal output, which is often available for online measurements. From there, data is automatically transmitted, even from wastewater manholes, to a gateway placed in a central operations building. Via LAN or LTE, the data then reaches a cloud, where it can be stored securely and without gaps and analyzed – ideal for process optimization, as well as for documentation and proving ongoing compliance with legal requirements.

Overview of the advantages:

  • Centralization: All wastewater data is centralized, providing better overview, faster decision-making, and constant access to data.
  • Time and Cost Savings: No manual data collection is required, eliminating “analog” documentation.
  • Flexibility: Older systems can also be easily retrofitted. Nearly unlimited scalability.
  • Reliability: Large transmission range, even possible through thick walls.

Thus, LoRaWAN enables simple, reliable, and wireless data transmission – the perfect solution for digitizing your wastewater measurement technology. Our team at GIMAT is happy to assist with the selection and supply of hardware, as well as the setup of the complete system.

New European Logistics and Technical Center for Sentek Soil Moisture ProbesNeues Europäisches Logistik- und Technikzentrum für Sentek Bodenfeuchtesonden

Sentek, a leading manufacturer of soil moisture sensors headquartered in Australia, is part of the globally active Plasson Group. We are pleased to announce that Plasson will now consolidate the logistics and technical support for its European distributors within Plasson Italia Srl.

What does this mean for the German market? Everything remains the same: GIMAT will continue to be your competent contact for all products from SENTEK. Please continue to place your orders with us.

However, you will now benefit from shorter delivery times, as many items will in the future be available for shipment from stock in Italy. We are therefore excited to be able to serve the market even better in the future.

For further questions, please feel free to contact me: volker.koschay@gimat.de

Customized Wastewater Sampling: Vacuum Technology in Confined Industrial Environments

Today at GIMAT, we prepared two wastewater samplers from EFCON® Water b.v. for shipment, which we adapted in-house for a specific customer application.

Our customer, a large-scale food industry company, tasked us with finding a solution to the following problem:

The wastewater flows in existing pressure pipelines located beneath the hall ceiling of one of the technical rooms. The sampling method was required to use the vacuum principle.

These two requirements were initially incompatible. Therefore, a practical and cost-effective solution had to be found, considering the very tight space constraints and the need for the sampling devices to be positioned in the middle of the hall.

Our solution involved the fabrication of constantly overflowed or supply pots, which were attached to the plastic housings of the EFCON samplers and fed with “fresh” wastewater from the overhead pipelines. The wastewater sample can then be drawn by the samplers from these pots.

Soon, we will mount all components on-site at the customer’s facility, lay the supply lines, and connect the overflows from the supply pots via hoses to the floor drains in the hall. With the commissioning and training of the operating personnel, this project will then have been successfully completed.