Floscan Instrument Co News

FloScan is a leading manufacturer of Fuel Monitoring Systems for permanent installation on diesel and gasoline engines. FloScan Systems are installed worldwide on commercial and recreational vessels, stationary industrial generators and general aviation aircraft. Since FloScan flowmeters were first introduced in aircraft over 40 years ago, more than 750,000 FloScan flowmeters have found their way onto almost every make of gasoline and diesel engine rated from 25hp to 6000hp. Commercial…

As the USCG builds its burgeoning fleet of fast patrol boats as an integral plank in the Homeland Security platform, it is ensuring that these vital boats don't run out of gas. Built by Safe Boats International — which has delivered 30 of these defender class boats with 100 more on order — and powered by a pair of 225-hp Honda four-stroke outboards, these 25-ft. boats carry just 125 gallons of gas and depend on FloScan fuel monitoring equipment to help bring them home. With a top speed of 40+ knots, the boats, at wide-open throttle, will burn fuel fairly quickly. The FloScan instrument monitors both the remaining fuel supply and the burn rate in terms of gallon per hour, allowing the skipper to regulate speed accordingly. FloScan Instrument Co.