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Turbine Flow
Meter Company in the US
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Ken Hoffer’s original
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HOFFER FLOW CONTROLS was incorporated in 1969 in the state
of New Jersey. For over thirty years Hoffer Flow Controls
has been designing and manufacturing quality turbine
flowmetersand related process instrumentation. Our initial experience
was in the field of cryogenic flow measurement. Today our
reputation in this field is synonymous with quality.
The development of the modern turbine flowmeter can be traced
back to David Potter, founder of Potter Aeronautical. Potter
pioneered the development of the turbine flowmeter for the
Navy in the 1940's. The initial application for the Potter turbine
flowmeter was in fuel flow measurement for Navy aircraft.
Today fuel flow continues to be an ideal application for
the turbine flowmeter.
Throughout the 1950's and early 1960's business at Potter
Aeronautical of Union, New Jersey thrived. Potter held exclusive
patents on the design of the turbine flowmeter. Potter Aeronautical
began licensing the turbine flowmeter to other companies,
both domestic and internationally. At the time Potter Aeronautical
closed in 1968, its’ production manager was young engineer
named Ken Hoffer. Ken then founded his own turbine flowmeter
company…Hoffer Flow Controls.
For the first ten years in business Hoffer Flow Controls
specialized in cryogenic flow measurement systems. Hoffer
pioneered the use of the turbine flowmeter in cryogenics.
During the late 1970's we began to diversify into other markets,
including oil patch, chemical and petro-chemical, aerospace
and energy measurement. More recently, we have introduced
our products to the European Common Market, Central and South
America and the Far East.
A key feature in our high precision turbine flowmeter that
differentiates them from other turbine flowmeters is the
hybrid ceramic ball bearings. Designed to tolerate gas spinning
during cool-down in any cryogenic fluid application, this
type of bearing will far outlast all other types of open
race bearings in any clean liquid or gas application. Open
race ball bearings, as used by other manufacturers depend
on the flowing fluid for lubricity therefore, open race bearings
can fail quickly. Our flowmeter with the self-lubricating
ceramic bearing will far outlast other turbine meters with
conventional bearings.
Today Hoffer Flow Controls manufactures high
precision turbine flowmeters, not only for the
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Hoffer Flow Controls pictured
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cryogenic industry but is the world leader in turbine
flowmeter technology
for the measurement of clean liquids and gases throughout
the processing industries.
Company Policy
Hoffer Flow Controls, Inc, is committed to the Quality
System established by ISO 9001 that ensures our ultimate
success by continually satisfying customer needs, improving
performance, and making us competitive in the world market.
Company Objective
Only through the continuing partnership of customer, company
and employee can Hoffer set the quality standard for customer
satisfaction and sustain a Worldwide leadership role in turbine
flowmeter technology.
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