Process Analytics for Food & Beverage

Liquid analytics play a critical role in maintaining product quality, ensuring food safety, and supporting consistent production in food and beverage operations. M4 Knick provides digital measurement systems for pH, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen that hold up to hygienic requirements while delivering reliable, traceable data across the process.

Process Analytics for Food & Beverage

Liquid analytics play a critical role in maintaining product quality, ensuring food safety, and supporting consistent production in food and beverage operations. M4 Knick provides digital measurement systems for pH, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen that hold up to hygienic requirements while delivering reliable, traceable data across the process.

Overcoming Food & Beverage Measurement Challenges

Maintaining Hygienic Conditions

Food and beverage processes require hygienic design. Frequent washdowns, CIP, and harsh chemicals can cause sensor failure, contamination, and unreliable measurements if the wrong sensor is used.
M4 Knick sensors are built for harsh conditions. Memosens probes resist chemical attack and deliver real-time data to reduce corrosion, extend asset life, and prevent downtime.
REQUEST SELECTION ASSISTANCE

Minimizing Downtime in High-Speed Production

Food & beverage facilities move fast. A single measurement issue can impact an entire batch, leading to product loss and unplanned downtime. Maintenance teams must resolve issues quickly.
Memosens enables plug-and-play sensor replacement with pre-calibrated sensors. Predictive diagnostics provide insight into sensor health, allowing teams to act before failures occur. This reduces troubleshooting time and keeps production running without unnecessary interruptions.
LET'S PREDICT MAINTENANCE

Compliance & Product Consistency

Regulatory requirements and internal quality standards require accurate, documented measurements. Inconsistent calibration practices or poor data traceability can create compliance risks and affect product quality.
Memosens provides built-in sensor diagnostics, calibration history, and digital data transfer to control systems. Automated calibration and documentation support audit readiness while maintaining consistent measurement performance across production lines.
AUTO CLEANING & CAL OPTIONS

Equipment Designed for Food & Beverage Requirements

Lab & Process Measurement Solutions

Process measurements control operations, but verification happens in the lab. Both must align to maintain quality and compliance.

Memosens sensors are calibrated in the lab and installed without recalibration, reducing variability and improving efficiency. Standardizing measurement technology across the plant provides:

Bullet point

Calibration traceability with stored sensor data

Bullet point

Simplified training and reduced operator error

Bullet point

Standardization of your measurement technologies in the lab and the field

Application Examples

pH and conductivity in Hydroponics farming

pH and Conductivity Monitoring in Nutrient Concentration for Hydroponic Systems

Researchers and farmers use conductivity and pH measurements to monitor concentrations of essential nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
Read More

Wine Fermentation Process: Preventing Sulfur Aromas from Hydrogen Sulfide

In the wine fermentation process, it is possible to prevent sulfur aromas by controlling the grape must's ORP value.
Read More

Cold Wort Transfer pH Monitoring

In humid environments, sensors using metal connections and coaxial cables are susceptible to corrosion causing drift and sensor failure.
Read More

pH Monitoring in Sugar Carbonation

Continuous pH monitoring ensures the efficiency of the sugar carbonation stage.
Read More

pH Monitoring on the Brewing Packaging Line

As the final quality assurance measurement, breweries require high precision measurements.
Read More

Ethanol Corn Mash pH Monitoring

Ethanol corn mash slurry can quickly plug the junction/diaphragm of a pH sensor causing it to drift.
Read More

Stay in the loop and join our newsletter

Join the Loop, M4 Knick’s exclusive newsletter, for access to content regarding industry trends, product highlights, and more!

Food and Beverage Industry