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HOW IT WORKS

Deep UV Autofluorescence + Decision Intelligence = Real-time Trends & Results

You know how UV lights work in a nightclub? Well, that's how we work, we're like a disco for bacteria in the drinking water network.

Orb's probes use UV light to detect bacteria via autofluorescence, enabling real-time risk analysis&root cause identificatin

Simply explained with one image

1. Orb probes shoot high-energy UV photons into water

 

2. Bacteria passing the beam absorb the energy and re-emit new photons at different wavelengths (autofluorescence)

 

3. Orb's Decision intelligent platform analyze the spectral signature and identify a water system’s bacterial risk while helping to pinpoint the root cause for improved operational intelligence.

 

Fast. Simple. Economical.

Orb's biomonitoring captures 10,000 samples weekly, delivering detailed water quality insights compared to traditional method

Next Level Sampling for Water Operators

The two images in the graphic are the same, but there's a significant difference.

 

When it comes to biomonitoring, more data translates to more detail. Orb's autofluorescence technology is revolutionizing our understanding of water quality.

 

The left side of the graphic illustrates what many in the water industry may recognize as the "Traditional Method"—offering only a partial view of water quality, with limited data gathered over the course of a year.

On the right, the same scene appears in far greater detail. This is the Orb advantage: 10,000 sample scans in just one week, compared to the one-year cycle of the regulatory method.

Orb's monitoring delivers precise 4-log RO membrane quantification, doubling accuracy compared to traditional TOC methods

RO Membrane Monitoring with Precise 4-Log Removal Quantification

Delivering unprecedented precision, Orb can quantify up to a 4-log removal value (3.9 - 4.1) across the RO membrane—doubling the 2-log removal currently validated with TOC monitoring. 

 

We showcased our focus on monitoring MF and UF permeate as a supply to the RO membrane, including online monitoring of both RO feed and permeate, to demonstrate the robust capabilities of our monitoring solutions.

 

The device is also sensitive enough to detect subtle fluctuations in water quality in the RO permeate.

The Brain of all water treatment decisions

Delivering High Resolution Intelligence

Think of us as the sharpest set of eyes in your control room, delivering the high-resolution data you need to make every water treatment decision with confidence and clarity.

Orb’s data-driven water management delivers real-time biological risk insights via cloud-based analysis for operational excel

Data-Driven Water Management

We’re not just connecting 'things'—we are pioneering smarter, data-driven strategies to ensure water sustainability and operational excellence. Orb delivers biological risk data directly to the cloud for rapid analysis, making the results readily available on any device, effectively bypassing the outdated three-day lab wait.

Orb's technology predicts microbial risks, detects water quality shifts, and offers real-time root cause analysis

Understanding your process risk at a deeper level

Enhance your water system management with advanced insights. Our solution predicts microbial cell concentrations and offers sensitive detection of water quality shifts from baseline levels. By identifying patterns and de-trending fluctuations, it provides clarity on system behavior. Plus, automated root cause analysis ensures swift identification and resolution of underlying issues, keeping your process risk under control.

Orb’s probes feature user-friendly installation, eliminating major modifications while seamlessly integrating

Designed for easy InstalLation

Our probes are designed for easy installation, eliminating the need for major infrastructure modifications. With a user-friendly setup, you can seamlessly integrate Orb’s advanced monitoring technology into your existing systems. 

CASE STUDIES

Success Stories in Action

See how our online biomonitoring solutions simplify operations and improve decision-making for water treatment professionals. These case studies showcase real-time data integration that streamlines processes and enhances accuracy.

Safeguarding the microbial water quality remains a challenge for drinking water utilities, and because of population growth and climate change, new issues arise regularly. To overcome these problems, biostable drinking water production and water reuse will become increasingly important. In this respect, high-resolution online microbial monitoring during treatment and distribution could prove essential. Here, we present the first scientific and practical comparison of multiple online microbial monitoring techniques in which six commercially available devices were set up in a full-scale drinking water production plant. Both the devices’ response towards operational changes and contaminations, as well as their detection limit for different contaminations were evaluated and compared. In general, the strategic implementation of online microbial monitoring as early-warning system will allow for intensive quality control by high-frequency sampling as well as a short event response timeframe.

Download the research paper authored by our Chief Scientist, Jorien Favere

Online microbial monitoring of drinking water 

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Water Quality
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