"Our
technologies make your processes transparent and secure"
Precise, continuous monitoring of water and wastewater processes in near real-time.“
Improving water quality, reducing energy consumption and resource use contribute to sustainability.
Our integrated solution OBA sets new standards for a networked, forward-looking and resource-efficient water management.
OBA provides near real-time information about operational anomalies in the form of alerts, warnings, and alarms.
"Our technologies make your processes transparent and secure"
Precise, continuous monitoring of water and wastewater processes in near real-time
Improving water quality, reducing energy consumption and resource use contribute to sustainability.
Our integrated solution OBA sets new standards for a networked, forward-looking and resource-efficient water management.
OBA provides near real-time information about operational anomalies in the form of alerts, warnings, and alarms.
Customer Benefits
A measurement technology used around the clock creates the conditions to comprehensively monitor your processes, notice deviations in near real time, make decisions and initiate necessary measures manually or automatically.
Locations
Our measurement technology is used directly on-site in your industrial processes. The Online Bacteria Analyzer (OBA) with true flow cytometry delivers precise and fully automated microbiological values such as total cell count, damaged and intact cells 24/7 at intervals of just a few minutes.
Environment
Our technologies optimize resource use, reduce CO₂ emissions and increase energy efficiency. With real-time data, we improve water quality and industrial processes – for a sustainable future in environment, industry and society.
Online Bacteria Analyzer (OBA), Fact's
Completely decentralized, automatic operation
OBA monitors around the clock, 24/7
Measurement operation runs for 6–12 weeks without manual intervention
Very high measurement reliability, precision, and availability
Measurement results and information are displayed in a user-friendly graphical format and available at any time.
Events or limit violations are transmitted immediately and indicated by different alarm levels.
One measurement takes 20 minutes; thus, up to 70 measurements are possible daily.
True FCM Detection
The first industrial online flow cytometer (DFZ) for the precise on-site detection of bacteria and particles using hydrodynamic focusing.This enables precise and artifact-free imaging of cells and particles.
Marker Cartridge
Our new cartridges guarantee the safe storage and handling of two fluorescent dyes used to mark bacteria. To ensure proper storage of the dyes, our cartridges within the OBA are cooled to a constant, adjustable temperature.
Around the Clock, 24/7
Our online sensor technologies are designed for continuous 24/7 on-site operation in industrial processes. The processes are monitored almost in near real time by reliably recording events through measurements at short intervals.
Modular
Flexible and modularly configurable: Our online measuring devices can be adapted to individual customer requirements at any time and without prior specification before or after delivery.
Sample-Ports
Measurements at multiple sampling points: OBA can simultaneously monitor and analyze up to four different sampling points.
Integration
To reliably transmit measurement data and, using integrated functions, securely forward warnings and alarms to higher-level systems such as SCADA, OBA provides various interfaces such as Modbus TCP, Ethernet, WLAN and UMTS.
FCM Technology
ONTRONIX flow cytometry technology features an industrial-grade mechanical and optical design that ensures reliable, precise detection of bacteria and particles, even in harsh environments.
Consumables
To distinguish cells from particles and intact from damaged (dead) cells, OBA labels the cells with fluorescent dyes. The new, safe cartridge with two dyes allows for more than 1,000 measurements per day.
