Kobold Instruments is a global manufacturer specializing in industrial measurement and control technology. They produce a wide range of sensors, switches, and transmitters for measuring and controlling physical quantities such as flow, pressure, level, and temperature.
Product Lines
Kobold Instruments offers a comprehensive and diverse product line that caters to a wide array of industrial applications.
Flow Meters, Switches & Transmitters: The company provides one of the industry's broadest lines of flow instrumentation, utilizing various technologies such as variable area (rotameters), ultrasonic, magnetic inductive, vortex, and Coriolis mass flow meters. They also offer flow switches and flow indicators, with many options for handling specific media like viscous liquids or gases.
Level Switches, Transmitters & Gauges: Kobold offers solutions for both continuous level measurement and point level detection. Products include float switches, optical and ultrasonic level switches, and a variety of transmitters including guided wave radar, magnetic level gauges, and pressure-based level transmitters.
Pressure Gauges, Transmitters & Switches: Their pressure instrumentation line includes mechanical, analog, and digital pressure gauges, as well as pressure switches and transmitters for monitoring and controlling pressure in industrial processes. They offer options for measuring relative, absolute, and differential pressure.
Temperature Measurement & Control: Kobold's offerings include a wide range of temperature sensors, resistance thermometers (RTDs), and temperature switches designed for precision and reliability in various applications, from simple monitoring to complex thermal management systems.
Analytical Instruments: The company also manufactures instruments for analyzing liquid properties, such as measuring pH and Redox potential, conductivity, turbidity, and density.
Applications
Kobold's instruments are used across virtually all sectors of industry due to their high quality, configurable nature, and German engineering.
Common applications and industries include:
Oil and gas
Chemical and petrochemical processing
Water and wastewater treatment
Power generation
HVAC systems
Food and beverage production
Pharmaceuticals
Automotive manufacturing
Laboratories and R&D
The company often works with customers to provide customized solutions for unique and challenging measurement applications.
