TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory (NEL) has completed investment and upgrade of its water flow testing facility, paving the way for improved resource management in the sector. 

The new facility at TÜV SÜD NEL’s site in East Kilbride, Scotland, will enable global water utility companies and meter manufacturers to assess flow meter performance more accurately, as part of their strategy to deliver more effective, economic and sustainable water management.

 

Accredited to ISO 17025, the facility’s enhanced digital capabilities offer improved process and data automation, alongside significantly lower calibration measurement uncertainty.

Effective flow measurement is crucial to improving resource management 

 

“The global water industry is under immense pressure to deliver environmentally responsible services and there is an urgent need to improve resource management,” noted Muir Porter, Head of Facility Operations at TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory. 

“Metering is essential for managing water supplies, helping water utility companies to deal with a wide range of demands such as abstraction, leakage, service monitoring and customer billing accuracy,” he continued. “Without effective flow measurement, process control, monitoring capabilities and data reporting are impossible, significantly reducing efficiency, reliability, sustainably and potentially leading to regulatory noncompliance.”

Staying ahead of industry and societal needs

 

NEL is the Designated Institute for Flow and Density Measurement, and is responsible for maintaining the UK’s physical flow measurement standards. 

As flow meter technologies are constantly enhanced, it is essential that the uncertainty of the Primary Physical National Flow Standard is sufficiently low enough to validate the performance of new flow meters. NEL’s facility upgrade investment ensures that the water flow national standard is far enough advanced to stay ahead of industry and societal needs.