316L Stainless Steel Material + Intelligent Self-Cleaning Solves Industry Pain Points of Easy Corrosion and Difficult Maintenance in Traditional Sensors
I. Industry Background: Challenges and Needs in Water Quality Monitoring
In the field of water safety monitoring, turbidity as a key indicator faces severe challenges:
- Material corrosion issues: Traditional plastic sensors are prone to aging and deformation during chemical cleaning
- Measurement accuracy fluctuations: Optical window contamination after long-term use leads to data drift
- High maintenance costs: Frequent calibration and cleaning required, keeping labor costs high
- Rising hygiene standards: Increasingly strict requirements for sensor material safety in drinking water industry
In 2023, a large water treatment plant experienced monitoring data distortion due to sensor corrosion, triggering a water supply safety warning, highlighting the urgency of industry upgrades.
II. Technological Innovation: Breakthrough Design of Stainless Steel Turbidity Sensor
1. Material and Structural Innovation
- Medical-grade 316L stainless steel housing
- Certified by NSF/ANSI 61 for drinking water system components
- Resistant to chloride ion corrosion, service life exceeding 10 years
- Surface Ra ≤ 0.8μm mirror polishing, preventing microbial adhesion
2. Optical Measurement System
- Dual-beam 90° scattering measurement principle
- Measurement range: 0-1000NTU, accuracy ±2% or ±0.1NTU
- Automatic temperature compensation: precise measurement within 0-50℃ range
- Built-in self-cleaning brush, maintenance cycle extended to 6 months
3. Intelligent Monitoring Functions
- Real-time self-diagnosis system
- Automatic lens contamination detection and alarm
- Light source life monitoring, 30-day advance replacement warning
- Automatic marking of abnormal data, ensuring monitoring effectiveness
III. Application Practice: Success Case in Municipal Water Supply System
1. Project Overview
A provincial capital city water supply system upgrade project:
- Coverage scope: 3 main water treatment plants, 25 booster pump stations
- Deployment quantity: 86 stainless steel turbidity sensors
- Monitoring points: Raw water intake, process points, finished water
2. Operational Results
Data Quality Improvement
- Data stability improved by 45% compared with traditional sensors
- Calibration cycle extended from 2 weeks to 3 months
- Annual data validity rate increased from 92.5% to 99.8%
Maintenance Cost Optimization
- Cleaning maintenance frequency reduced by 80%
- Spare parts replacement costs reduced by 60%
- Manual maintenance time reduced by 15 hours per week
Significant Safety Benefits
- Successfully warned of 2 raw water turbidity anomalies in 2024
- Emergency response time shortened to within 30 minutes
- Water quality compliance rate maintained at 100%
IV. Technical Specifications and Certification
1. Core Parameters
- Measurement principle: 90° scattered light method, compliant with ISO7027 standard
- Measurement range: 0-1000NTU (auto-range switching)
- Accuracy grade: 0-10NTU: ±0.1NTU; 10-1000NTU: ±2%
- Communication interface: RS485, MODBUS-RTU protocol
- Protection rating: IP68, long-term operation at 5 meters water depth
2. Authoritative Certification
- National Drinking Water Safety Product Hygiene License
- CE certification (EMC, LVD directives)
- RoHS hazardous substance restriction certification
- ISO9001 quality management system certification
V. Industry Application Expansion
1. Multi-scenario Adaptation
- Municipal water supply: Water treatment plant process monitoring, pipeline network water quality monitoring
- Food and beverage: Process water quality monitoring
- Pharmaceutical industry: Purified water system monitoring
- Environmental monitoring: Wastewater discharge turbidity monitoring
2. Intelligent System Integration
- Cloud platform integration: Supports data upload to mainstream IoT platforms
- Mobile monitoring: Real-time data viewing via mobile APP
- Warning push: Multi-channel alarm notification via WeChat/SMS
Conclusion
The successful development of the all-stainless steel turbidity sensor marks a new development stage in the water quality monitoring industry. Its excellent corrosion resistance, long-term measurement stability, and significant maintenance advantages provide more reliable technical support for drinking water safety. With the deepening advancement of smart water management construction, this innovative product will play an important role in broader applications.
Service System:
- Professional Technical Support
- On-site installation guidance and debugging
- Regular operation training services
- Customized Services
- Custom measurement ranges based on application scenarios
- Special interface protocol development
- Quality Assurance
- 36-month extended warranty period
- 24/7 emergency response
- 100+ service locations nationwide
- We can also provide a variety of solutions for
1. Handheld meter for multi-parameter water quality
2. Floating Buoy system for multi-parameter water quality
3. Automatic cleaning brush for multi-parameter water sensor
4. Complete set of servers and software wireless module, supports RS485 GPRS /4g/WIFI/LORA/LORAWAN
For more water sensor information,
please contact Honde Technology Co., LTD.
Email: info@hondetech.com
Company website: www.hondetechco.com
Tel: +86-15210548582
Post time: Nov-17-2025