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Non-stick blackwater sensor has multi-market appeal

UK-owned Gill Sensors & Control displayed its Gill 7014 Blackwater Liquid Level Sensor at Seawork 2017, as it continues to create new business opportunities in the marine and leisure sectors.

Launched in February, the capacitive sensor is solid with an FEP non-stick coating which prevents blackwater from blocking it. Instead, the sensor is designed so blackwater waste slides off it when it’s removed from water.

Trevor Pearson, business development manager at Gill, said: “It has been tested in a septic tank for 12 months so we know nothing sticks to it.”

He explained that other capacitive sensors have holes at the bottom which can become clogged, stopping the sensor from working, alongside their float switches.

Other sensors have to undergo maintenance, said Mr Pearson, but the key benefit of the Gill 7014 is that “you fit it and you forget it.”

The sensor has a 10-year lifespan, 4-20mA and resisting output and comes in sizes up to 2m.

It is predominantly aimed at boat builders, yacht makers, and end users in the marine industry, but Gill is also hoping to attract people working with or using leisure boats and barges, and customers from any greywater industry, e.g. pulp and paper

Gill confirmed it is approximately one month into a partnership with UK-based Reygar Marine, which is using the sensor in its BareFLEET, fleet monitoring system.

Gill will be focusing on boat builders and yacht manufacturers in the UK initially, particularly the south coast of England, before expanding to yacht manufacturers in Finland, the US and Thailand.

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  • Gill Sensors & Control