Most flow-meter selection mistakes trace back to one property: viscosity. A meter that reads perfectly on water can drift, stall or lose linearity on oil, resin or adhesive, because a thick fluid moves through the meter differently than a thin one does. Viscosity shapes the flow profile inside the pipe, shifts with temperature and interacts with the sensing method the meter relies on.
In many flow measurement applications, accuracy depends on one critical value: the meter’s K-factor. The K-factor defines the relationship between the number of electrical pulses generated by a flow meter and the actual volume of fluid that has passed through it. In simple terms, it tells a display, transmitter, PLC, or control system how to convert pulse output into a meaningful flow rate or totalized volume.
Spur gear and oval gear meters both provide direct volumetric flow measurement, but differences in resolution, low-flow behavior, and dynamic response can make one a better fit. Learn what to compare before selecting a positive displacement flow meter.
Oak Creek, Wisconsin, July 28, 2026 — AW-Lake and KEM Flow Measurement today announced that the two companies are formally coming together as one organization, marking an important milestone in the evolution of two respected names in industrial flow measurement.
Oak Creek, Wisconsin, February 3, 2026 –AW-Lake, a leading manufacturer of flow measurement instrumentation, has named Claude Champion as its new General Manager. Champion brings extensive experience in business management, sales leadership, and business development, with a strong record of guiding industrial technology companies through strategic planning, sales transformation, and organizational development.
AW-Lake offers a wide selection of Flow Technologies – Coriolis, Gear, Turbine, Variable Area, and Paddle Wheel – so we can match the right technology to your applications. We only sell instrumentation manufactured inhouse or by one of our Sister Companies so we can maintain the highest quality and design control to assure accuracy and long life for our products.
AW-Lake and KEM are Joining Together
We’re excited to share that AW-Lake and KEM Flow Measurement are joining together as one organization. This merger builds on more than 40 years of collaboration and strengthens our ability to serve customers with expanded engineering expertise, broader flow measurement capabilities, and continued reliable support. While our brand will gradually transition to KEM Flow Measurement, our day-today operations remain unchanged. You can continue to count on the same trusted contacts, responsiveness, and partnership you know from AW-Lake.
