The development of new technologies at MONTI SYSTEMS helps protect the environment

and supports circular economy

The company MONTI SYSTEMS focuses on the development of modern devices and innovative software applications. They also deal with the modernization of existing technologies. Four years ago, with the support of the European OPPIK program, they built a technology development center for fuel station technologies in Trebic. During this time, they managed to invent, develop, and implement several products in the field of highly precise level gauges, monitoring and control systems, as well as applications for managing the operation of fuel stations or fuel logistics.

The development of new technologies at MONTI SYSTEMS helps protect the environment

Innovative probes save material in their production

In addition to developing new products, they are intensively engaged in the modernization and application of new technologies, and last but not least, they aim to support sustainable development.

A good example is the modernization of their flagship product - the highly precise capacitive measuring probes MONTI EXTRA. Imagine the probes as square-section rods with an outer covering made of stainless steel sheet. Inside the casing is electronics encapsulated in a special durable resin. The rod with a measuring height of 2.5 meters weighs around 10 kg. By using flexible printed circuit boards with extreme length, employing new printing and component mounting technologies, they were able to develop a completely new design.

The comparable measuring length of the new probe will now weigh no more than 3.5 kg. The new probe design and manufacturing technology thus support the circular economy by saving on used materials. 'Saving about 4.3 kg of stainless steel and 2.05 kg of resin in the production of one probe amounts to a total material saving during production of 61% of the original weight,' calculates the company owner Josef Vlašín. 

Raw materials from used probes are returned to circulation

However, weight savings are just one of the advantages of the new technology. With the original probes, which must be ecologically disposed of after their service life, it is not possible to separate the electronics and use valuable materials for further processing.

The original probe design allows for the recycling of stainless steel casings and cores up to a maximum of 50% and reuse them in the production of new probes. The remaining stainless steel cannot be reused. Other materials, namely electronics encapsulated in resin, must be completely disposed of.

The new design will allow for the use of stainless steel one hundred percent, thus reducing the weight of metal waste from 3.35 kg/piece to 0 kg/piece. The new manufacturing technology will also enable the separation of electronics from resin, allowing for the use of rare materials and metals for recycling. This will lead to a reduction in waste from 5.55 kg to 0.3 kg per unit. That's a 95% reduction.

The development of new technologies at MONTI SYSTEMS fulfills several goals of the sustainable development strategy, particularly reducing material and energy consumption, more careful handling of chemical substances, and reducing waste production.