Development, construction and conversion of test rigs for gas and water meters as well as gas engineering consulting
Ing.-Büro IMBUS Inh. Dipl.-Ing., FA-Ing. Lutz Fabian
PotsdamNew on Amplifa
About the Engineering Office IMBUS
The engineering office IMBUS was founded in 1995 in Potsdam as a consulting company and is run by its owner Dipl.-Ing., FA-Ing. Lutz Fabian, a personal member of the DVGW who headed several government-recognized test centers for gas measuring instruments. The office develops, builds and renews test rigs for gas and water meters – from design and construction or conversion through programming, sensor technology and standards to documentation, uncertainty analysis and service. A special focus is gas test engineering with sonic nozzles; in 1991 Mr. Fabian brought the first nozzle test bench for diaphragm gas meters approved in Germany through type approval, whose maintenance the office has looked after to this day. Together with the Dutch company I METER, a nozzle test rig for diaphragm gas meters of sizes G1.6 to G6 was developed, which was built in 2008 by Akhnaton LTD in Sofia and approved by the Dutch metrology authority NMI. Further offerings include gas engineering consulting, certifications in the gas sector, expert witness activities, risk analyses for explosion protection, and test rigs outside the meter sector, e.g. for bellows.
- Site
- Potsdam
- Processes
- Development, construction and renewal of test rigs for gas and water meters (design,, Nozzle test rig with critical/sonic nozzles for diaphragm gas meters (calibration and verification,, Water meter test benches (development, conversion, PTB acceptance, sensor technology, standards,, Test bench for bellows (mechatronics test technology), Gas engineering consulting (gas measuring and control technology, test technology for flow, Gas engineering consulting, Development, construction and conversion of test rigs for gas and water meters, Test benches for other assemblies (mechatronics, bellows)
- Materials
- Development and Engineering, Programming, Uncertainty Analysis, Expert Witness Activities
- Certificates
- PTB acceptance, NMI approval (NL), ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1995
- Industries
- Gas supply industry, Gas measuring and control technology, Water meters / metrology, Mechatronics
- 01
Consulting and requirements capture
- 02
Design and engineering
- 03
Construction or conversion of the test rig
- 04
Programming and electronics
- 05
Documentation and uncertainty analysis
- 06
Acceptance or approval
- 07
Service and maintenance
Processes and Techniques
Development and Engineering
Development of test rigs including standards, sensor technology, electronics and software.
Programming
Programming of control and test software including documentation.
Uncertainty Analysis
Verification of the required system accuracy through uncertainty analyses.
Expert Witness Activities
Expert witness for gas metrology, certification and risk analyses for explosion protection.
Location
Potsdam
DEOffice, engineering and sales
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development, construction and renewal of test rigs for gas and water meters (design,Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nozzle test rig with critical/sonic nozzles for diaphragm gas meters (calibration and verification,Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Water meter test benches (development, conversion, PTB acceptance, sensor technology, standards,Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Test bench for bellows (mechatronics test technology)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gas engineering consulting (gas measuring and control technology, test technology for flowEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Approvals
Test rigs are documented with uncertainty analyses; systems have been approved by PTB (acceptance) and the Dutch metrology authority NMI.
| Evidence | Potsdam |
|---|---|
| PTB acceptance | |
| NMI approval (NL) | |
| ISO 9001 |
Company History
- 1991
Lutz Fabian brought the first nozzle test bench for diaphragm gas meters approved in Germany through type approval; first official use of sonic nozzles at 40 l/h and 60 l/h.
- 1995
Foundation of the engineering office IMBUS as a consulting company (sales of diaphragm gas meters, technical consulting in Western Europe).
- 1997
Start of cooperation with the Polish company COMMON (until 2003); development of gas metrology products, device certification and market development.
- 2004
Expansion to include marketing for electronics and automation on behalf of a Berlin company.
- 2005
Development of water meter test benches; first conversion of a test bench for a metrology authority with PTB acceptance.
- 2008
Nozzle test rig for diaphragm gas meters developed with I METER; built by Akhnaton LTD Sofia, approved by NMI, installed in Poland.
- 2009
Expansion of offerings to include test rigs outside the gas and water meter sector (test bench for bellows).