Continuous Fluorescence-Based Sugar Leakage Detection
Sugar mills have long relied on workers manually sampling condensate water hourly to catch sugar leaks before they become costly accidents. It's labor-intensive, demands high precision, and still offers limited detection sensitivity — by the time a leak is confirmed, hours of product and steam may already be lost.
The Pyxis HW-200S uses fluorescence technology to continuously monitor boiler condensate, detecting the natural trace fluorescent components in sugar syrup. Compared to conductivity, total organic carbon (TOC) or flame photometry methods, fluorescence detection combines the highest sensitivity with a sub-minute response at a moderate running cost. In a real-world installation at a long-established U.S. sugar manufacturer, the system caught a leak on its third day of operation — a leak that manual monitoring would have taken a full day to confirm.
Very high sensitivity, fast response — the signal reaches 90% response in under a minute, catching leaks days before hourly manual sampling would
Automated fault response — a 4-20mA or RS-485 signal to the control room can trigger countermeasures like dosing a pH regulator or rapidly replacing water
Remote cloud monitoring — an optional 4G smart gateway streams data to the cloud, viewable remotely from mobile or PC
Built for the mill environment — 100% stainless steel 304 construction with a built-in cooler and pressure/temperature protection for continuous duty
What's Included in the HW-200S Sugar Leak Detection System
Typical application: the sugar industry, including sucrose, beet sugar and refined sugar. The system is built from three parts, plus an optional accessory.
Part 01HW-200S Fluorescence Monitoring System
Part 02HW-201 Fluorescent Detection Probe
Part 03