FOCUS-ON (Flow Optimized Control Using Sensors) originated as a joint venture leveraging the expertise of both KROHNE, a company with expertise in measuring equipment, and SAMSON, a control valve manufacturer. The result is smart valve devices for chemical and petrochemical, food and beverage, water and wastewater, general process, and other industries.
The main product of the Dordrecht, Netherlands company is FOCUS-1, which is comprised of a globe control valve, two pressure and two temperature sensors, a flowmeter, and an on-board computer all in a single device. FOCUS-1 is the first fully integrated, multi-parameter flow control and measurement device in the process industry. Innovative integration of ultrasonic transducers within the control valve body accurately measures liquid volumetric flow.
The R&D team is continually working on perfecting FOCUS-1’s features and functionalities. Devices are tested extensively before they prove their value at customer sites. The 4-in-1 solution is changing the flow control landscape by leveraging the industrial internet of things (IIOT) by analyzing process and device data, thereby providing end-users with deeper insight into their processes.