A client at an environmental monitoring station was using imported equipment to measure groundwater, and just the calibration alone required waiting three days for the manufacturer’s engineer.
AIMOLI, as a domestic innovative brand deeply rooted in the field of environmental monitoring, clearly understands the pain points of grassroots monitoring personnel—although imported equipment has high accuracy, the price of tens of thousands, along with complicated maintenance processes, often puts many monitoring stations in the dilemma of “can afford to buy, but cannot afford to use.”
“Bring the thermometer and pH meter over!” This was the most common instruction at past groundwater sampling sites. But now, the client’s team only needs to bring the AML916 device.
The AML916 Groundwater Six-Parameter Analyzer measures six key parameters at once: water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, oxidation-reduction potential, conductivity, and turbidity. The data is displayed in real time on a 4.3-inch high-definition screen, eliminating the need to operate multiple instruments in a hurry.
“Especially for dissolved oxygen measurement,” the client demonstrated while speaking, “previously, using the titration method took 20 minutes per measurement. Now, putting the sensor into the water gives a result in 30 seconds, and the accuracy exceeds the national standard by 0.1 mg/L.” Behind this is the AML916’s imported core sensor, combined with self-developed signal processing algorithms, achieving ±0.5% measurement accuracy, fully meeting the requirements of HJ1019-2019 and HJ164-2020 standards.
“Previously, calibrating imported equipment required sending the entire machine back to the manufacturer, which took at least half a month one way and back.” The AML916 turbidity module can be removed by rotating 90 degrees clockwise, allowing the client to calibrate it themselves with standard solution in 10 minutes. This modular design increases maintenance efficiency by 90%, saving the client more than 20,000 yuan annually just on calibration costs.
Director Wang from a provincial environmental monitoring center calculated: the average annual maintenance cost of imported equipment is 35,000 yuan, while AML916 only requires 10,000 yuan, saving 125,000 yuan in five years, equivalent to getting a new device for free. More importantly, it avoids monitoring data gaps caused by returning equipment to the factory, which is a “lifesaver” for groundwater projects that require continuous monitoring.
“At first, we were also skeptical,” the client admitted, “it costs only a third of imported equipment, can it really be good?” But three months of comparative testing dispelled all doubts: in the same monitoring well, the data deviation between AML916 and a certain imported brand was always less than 0.3%. During field sampling, team members no longer had to carry multiple devices up the hills.
Now the client’s monitoring station has 12 monitoring points. Previously, it required three people working two days; now two people can complete it in one day, cutting labor costs in half. This is why more and more environmental departments choose AML916—it is not simply a replacement for imported equipment, but a design more suited to Chinese monitoring needs, redefining the efficiency standard of groundwater testing.
When the client’s team completed the monthly monitoring task with AML916, the neighboring city’s monitoring station was still waiting for the imported equipment’s calibration engineer. This is the real gap in today’s groundwater monitoring field: on one side is the cumbersome and expensive traditional solution, and on the other is an efficient and economical domestic innovation.
“Previously, we thought imported equipment was the best,” the client reflected, “now it seems that equipment like AML916, which truly understands the needs of Chinese users, is what we need most.” Indeed, when a device can simultaneously solve the three major pain points of accuracy, efficiency, and cost, it brings not just equipment updates but a revolution in the entire monitoring workflow.
Currently, AML916 has served environmental monitoring stations in two-thirds of the provinces nationwide. If you also want to double groundwater monitoring efficiency and halve costs, feel free to contact us to get a free trial—after all, seeing the accuracy and efficiency with your own eyes is more persuasive than any promotion.