The FLOMEC team at Great Plains Industries, Inc. is pleased to introduce the FLOMEC QS200 insertion ultrasonic flowmeter for commercial irrigation applications. The QS200 provides an accurate reading of liquid flow rate and accumulated flow.
“The irrigation market has shifted to the need to measure flow, especially in low flow situations like drip irrigation. The QS200 was designed to do just that,” said Kevin Symens, Director of Sales at GPI.
The QS200 has no moving parts and utilizes ultrasonic technology to measure flow instead of simply sensing it. The QS200 provides high accuracy (2% of Reading) and extended leak detection down to 0.1 fps (0.03m/s). It measures flow rates five times lower than current flow sensors on the market, as low as 0.22 GPM (.83 L/min) and is compatible with most common name brand irrigation controllers. Additionally, it offers LED indication of power and flow activity and retrofits into Data Industrial PVC tees.
“Current flow sensors in the industry cannot read low flows required in many irrigation applications. Even at their lowest detectable flows, the accuracy is extremely poor, basically making them flow switches. This dramatically limits the ability of finding leaking valves or other irrigation system leaks,” said Edwin Fetzer, QS200 Lead Engineer.
In fact, the FLOMEC QS200 was impressive enough to win the Landscape Irrigation Category of the New Product Contest at the 2018 Irrigation Show. Products were evaluated based on innovation, design quality, increased water/resource-use efficiency, ease of use and product life expectancy.
About FLOMEC Brand Meters from Great Plains Industries
GPI is a leader in quality flowmeter manufacturing and distribution worldwide. GPI’s FLOMEC flowmeters provide flow control solutions for commercial and lite industrial applications including turf, landscape, water reclamation, HVAC, and petrochemical flow monitoring. FLOMEC flowmeters measure a wide variety of liquids from water to lubricants in commercial process operations. GPI is known for high quality durable meters, excellent customer service and on-time product delivery.
