Being relatively new to the market, Alia Instruments – based in Twente, the Netherlands – is a builder of production monitoring equipment for the maritime and mining industry. During our first ever Dredging Today Conference, held last October in Amsterdam RAI, we took the opportunity to have a quick chat...

Arjan Vriend, an expert from Alia Instruments, fields questions from African Mining Brief on the relevance of non-nuclear slurry density measurement source: African Mining Brief AMB: Why would you recommend Non-Nuclear Density Measurement of mining slurries amongst other techniques? Arjan Vriend: Conventionally, mines use so-called radiometric or nuclear density meters....

For companies seeking to optimize their operations, accurate and up-to-the-minute production feedback is indispensable. Jan Peters, co-founder of Alia Instruments, explains why with the next generation of non-nuclear equipment, the benefits of production monitoring are now attainable for any company regardless of type of vessel, personnel, or existing onboard technology....