MSFM AV (Area Velocity) Flow Meter – Engineered for Precision in Australia's Harshest Wastewater Environments
Purpose-built for monitoring raw sewage, industrial discharge, and stormwater, the Detectronic MSFM S2.5T is a cutting-edge, battery-powered, ultrasonic area velocity flow meter designed for performance in demanding conditions. With IECEx and ATEX certification, this robust multi-sensor insertion unit is perfectly suited for use in combined sewer systems, open channels, and stormwater networks across Australia.
Whether it’s safeguarding our waterways, improving industrial compliance, or optimising wastewater treatment operations, accurate flow data is critical. The MSFM S2.5T empowers utilities and industries to meet these challenges with confidence.
Featuring the latest onboard processing technology, the MSFM S2.5T performs real-time flow calculations and can automatically trigger flow-proportional samplers via pulse output. This ensures precise, event-based sampling—ideal for trade waste monitoring, environmental compliance, and inflow & infiltration studies.
Multi-Parameter Measurements for Smarter Sewer Insights
The MSFM S2.5T goes beyond traditional flow monitoring by integrating a built-in temperature sensor, offering a powerful tool for identifying inflow and infiltration (I&I) events. When tidal or groundwater enters the sewer network, subtle shifts in water temperature and flow volume are detected—giving asset managers an early warning system without the need for costly weirs or flumes.
By continuously capturing velocity, depth, and temperature, the MSFM S2.5T delivers highly accurate flow calculations in real time. This intelligent sensing adapts effortlessly to dynamic conditions such as production surges and extreme weather events, ensuring reliable data even in the most challenging environments.
Powered by a rechargeable 12V lithium-ion battery, the MSFM S2.5T is built for longevity and minimal maintenance. A full charge provides over 12 months of operation at a standard 2-minute logging interval, and the battery itself has a typical lifespan of 5 years, making it ideal for long-term and remote deployments.
Flexible Communications and Advanced Alarm Management
With full support for 4G, NB-IoT, and LTE-M1 networks, the MSFM S2.5T delivers reliable, real-time communication in both urban and remote locations across Australia and globally. This ensures seamless data transmission from even the most challenging sites—whether it’s deep in a sewer or along a rural stormwater channel.
Users can define custom logging intervals from as frequent as 1 minute to once per day, with data uploads scheduled hourly, daily, weekly or monthly to suit your operational needs. All data is transmitted securely to DetecData—a powerful, multi-language web-based platform that transforms raw flow data into actionable insights.
Through DetecData, operators gain full visibility into flow trends, I&I detection, event duration, and rainfall correlation, enabling informed decisions with confidence. The platform also provides remote configuration of alarm thresholds, logging rates, and transmission settings, with high/low flow alerts and profile-based triggers automatically sent to designated recipients via SMS or email—keeping your team informed in real time.
Proactive Data Screening – Prevent Blockages Before They Escalate
At the heart of the MSFM S2.5T solution is Detectronic’s dedicated Data Centre, a powerful analytics hub that continuously monitors your sewer network. By leveraging advanced data screening tools and expert oversight, potential issues such as blockages, overflows, and pollution events can be detected early—before they become costly environmental incidents.
Our data screening service intelligently filters and validates incoming data, reducing alarm fatigue by cutting down false or non-actionable alerts from thousands to just a few hundred high-confidence intervention reports.
With seamless integration of site-specific flow data, national rainfall datasets, and local environmental factors, the system offers a comprehensive view of what's happening below ground. And thanks to its open data compatibility, the MSFM S2.5T can work alongside any brand of telemetered monitors, enhancing your existing network with minimal disruption.
This human-in-the-loop approach ensures you receive only reliable, actionable insights, helping operators and councils across Australia make faster, more accurate maintenance decisions.
Intelligent Algorithms That Learn Your Network’s DNA
At the core of the Detectronic ecosystem is DetecAnalytics—an advanced analytics engine that transforms raw sewer data into predictive intelligence. By analysing over 2 billion data points collected across sewer networks, catchments, and live feeds, DetecAnalytics builds a comprehensive understanding of how each catchment behaves under normal and stressed conditions.
Every wastewater network has its own unique hydraulic fingerprint. Through continuous monitoring and integration with local site knowledge, DetecAnalytics constructs a tailored “normal” operating profile. This enables anomaly detection algorithms to identify irregularities in real time, triggering only the most meaningful alarms.
The system uses catchment-based rules and alarm coefficients to refine its decision-making, ensuring that critical events are prioritised while minor variations are filtered out. This intelligent alarm hierarchy boosts operator confidence and reduces false positives, helping authorities and utilities focus resources where they’re needed most.
With DetecAnalytics, you don’t just get data—you get actionable insights backed by powerful machine learning and a deep understanding of your network’s behaviour.
