Xylem to open water meter testing facility in Germany

The facility will provide extensive testing under real installation conditions by the end of this month — and Xylem plans to extend these testing services for meters by other suppliers.

May 16, 2023

In the new Xylem test stand, water meters are tested for long-term accuracy, changing climatic conditions and, thanks to the modular design, in various installation positions.

Water technology company Xylem announced that, this month, the company will officially open its new testing facility for bulk water meters in Laatzen, Germany.

Xylem says that the new facility is a major investment in its metrology branch Sensus and a dedicated commitment to the success of its new ultrasonic bulk water meter, Cordonel.

In this new test bench, Cordonel and other bulk water meters can be tested in real installation and extreme environmental conditions, thanks to its so-called U0D0 section (90° bend in front of and behind the meter) and integrated climate chamber. It is one of the very few test benches in Europe that can test water meters up to DN 300. Extensive testing under real installation conditions, high precision components and fully automatically controlled processes ensure constant accuracy in the testing process.

Xylem plans to extend the operation to testing meters by other suppliers as well. The planning and realization of the project was supported by the Xylem Rental Solutions team.