Sensors for aquaculture
How full is a particular tank at this moment? When do supplies need to be delivered? If you’re able to keep a close eye on the status and quality data regarding feed, fish health, water quality and environmental conditions, you can react more quickly to changes. That’s why VEGA sensors are the primary building block in aquaculture processes – they not only deliver this important data, they also guarantee higher efficiency and safety.
Level and pressure measurement technology for reliable transparency
Robust measurement technology for safe and reliable automation of fish farming processes
Front-flush, tight, reliable
To ensure safe and stable processes, VEGA offers a design specifically tailored to the exacting requirements of the industry. High-quality materials withstand demanding outdoor use and aggressive substances such as cleaning agents. Front-flush process fittings prevent injuries to the animals. The robust housing design even withstands steam jet cleaning.
Expertly designed
Resistant to buildup
Unaffected by pressure and temperature fluctuations
Efficient against fish lice
Aquaculture operators combat the spread of fish lice, either chemically or mechanically. So-called “lice tubes” are increasingly being used. When the fish swim through these tubes, the lice are mechanically sucked off their bodies using a negative pressure.
VEGA pressure transmitters ensure the correct process conditions and, thanks to their front-flush ceramic process fittings, avoid possible injuries to the sensitive animals.
To the application
Sensors for aquaculture
Level sensors
For liquids |
For bulk solids |
VEGAPULS 31
VEGAPULS Air 23
VEGAPULS 31
Point level switches
Capacitive level switches |
Vibrating level switches |
VEGASWING 66
For liquids (density: > 0.42 … 2.5 g/cm³) – high temperature version
plics® instrument platform
VEGAWAVE 62
For powdery and fine-grained bulk solids with density > 8 g/l – with cable extension
plics® instrument platform
Pressure sensors
Process pressure measurement |
Hydrostatic pressure measurement |
4 factors for successful fish farming
Safe and healthy feed
VEGA sensors monitor and ensure adherence to all recipes and guidelines. Non-contact measurement with radar helps preserve the shape of the fragile pellets. The result: Feed that optimally supplies the fish with nutrients, while retaining its ideal size and stability in water.
Healthy fish stocks
Besides controlling parasites, such as salmon lice, and bacteria, there is also the need for maintaining important water parameters, like optimal concentrations of treatments, which is an important prerequisite for healthy aquatic conditions.
VEGA level and pressure sensors ensure that operators know exactly what’s in their tanks at all times. What is more, they operate contactlessly and are mounted flush with the tank inner wall, so that the fish cannot injure themselves.
Compliance with all environmental regulations
Through continuous monitoring of their own environmental compatibility, aquacultures guarantee the required sustainability.
Environmental impacts, caused by water extraction, land use, wastewater treatment, medicines and chemicals are all significantly reduced, as well as significant cost savings to the process.
Water of the right quality and quantity
Level sensors that withstand all ambient conditions to reliably monitor the water quantity and quality in the aquaculture tanks, production facilities and pumps.
Warning messages and alarms provide timely information in the event of level and point level deviations to enable a quick response to any degradation of quality.
Interconnected solutions
Online-Tools
To ensure that production facilities are competitive today and stay competitive tomorrow, process cycles have to be optimized and costs reduced – without compromising quality. With intelligent networking and unique services, VEGA makes processes noticeably more efficient and reliable throughout the entire value-added chain.
Wireless adjustment
IO-Link
myVEGA
With myVEGA as your personal information platform you have access to numerous online functions relating to the VEGA products.
- 2D/3D drawings of configured instruments
- Access to product documentation and order data
- Access codes for VEGA sensors
VEGA Inventory System
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