Information is money

Prometec’s Q Solution is a groundbreaking industrial biomass analysis system that enables us to improve energy industry efficiencies by enabling annual savings of up to 5%.

“By providing more accurate information on raw materials, industry saves renewable resources and improves the efficiency of energy production.”

Henna Karlsson, CTO, Prometec

Known facts

Accurate and fast sampling with Q-Robot

Fully automated Q-Robot is a patented sampling solution that takes representative samples of the whole load quickly and accurately, improving sampling efficiency and quality management. Q-Robot has revolutionized the sampling and quality management of our customers such as heat and power producers, pulp mills, biorefineries, and pellet producers who work in several different areas of industries.

Remarkably more accurate samples

Q-Robot is significantly more accurate than any manual sampling solution. Reliable and representative samples have improved the accuracy of quality determination, which has resulted, for example, in 2–8 % smaller error in efficiency calculations of power plants.

Reliable and unbiased samples

As Q-Robot is fully automated, and the need for human labour is minimized, the solution is completely unbiased. The sampling process is transparent for every party, and sampling principles are generated in compliance with the standards of industry in question.

Efficient sampling solution for plants

Our experts will execute an in-depth research of a plant’s current sampling state, operating environment, and aspired outcome. As a result, a client gets a proposition for development procedures. The proposition can also be used in tendering for service providers.

Your Industry

Heating and power plants

Pulp industry

Mining industry

Food industry

Other industries

News

Decommissioning of peat use in Finland

1.6.2021

Finland will halve the energy use of peat by 2030. What does that mean in practice? Read our blog!

EU Green Deal and Q-Robot – from fossil fuels to biomass

8.4.2021

FACT 1:

The biomass material can be anything from straw stalks to felling waste, from branch pieces to plant leaves.

Solution: Prometec's Q-Robot takes an automated sample of the material at the moment of arrival at the power plant and sends the data to both the power plant and the material driver. Q-Robot is able to take samples of all kinds of crushed and granular materials.

Prometec’s Q-Robot is linked to Finland’s bioeconomy strategy – what is about?

4.3.2021

Finland's new bioeconomy strategy, which will be completed in summer 2021, will take a stronger position on circular economy solutions and the utilization of renewable natural resources. The strategy has been made public, with the aim of securing the sustainable use of renewable resources as part of the EU's climate goals.

Prometec’s automatic sampling has been verified by VTT

17.12.2020

A comparative study carried out by VTT was done in November 2020 at Kuopio Energy's Haapaniemi power plant. Read about the results at the link

Prometec’s customers willing to recommend us

12.11.2020

It is important for us to know how to develop our operations and products as well as our services. We at Prometec believe that our current customers are the best opportunities for sparrers and that’s why we actively want to hear how we have succeeded.

Certificate awarded to Prometec’s ISO 9001: 2015 quality management system

8.10.2020

A certified quality management system tells our customers that our company's processes meet the requirements set for them. Certification is also a clear indication that our organization is systematically improving its operations. Key factors for sustainable business include reliability, customer satisfaction and continuous improvement

A missing piece of quality control for solid biofuels is now being found

12.5.2020

There have long been two major problems with quality control of biofuels. The first challenge is to automatically take representative samples of each load and the second is to obtain real-time information on the moisture content of the material before unloading the load. It seems that after Q-Robot, the latter problem is also coming to a solution.

Prometec to European-wide EMPIR research and development project

30.4.2020

Prometec wants to be a part of the global network and in the front line when it comes to technological development of the bioenergy sector.
The new sampling methods combined with on-line measurement methods developed in the project will be demonstrated at test-sites (Power plants) in Finland and Denmark.