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Markland is pleased to announce the arrival of the newest member of its family of process control instrumentation:
The Sludge Sleuth™

Stay in Control

with Markland Specialty Engineering

Serving the water, wastewater and process industries since 1967

Detection Perfection!

Markland’s NEW Sludge Sleuth™
Single Point Sludge Blanket Level Detector

Keep it Simple

Markland Duckbill™Automatic Composite Sampling System

Maintain your Concentration

Suspended Solids Density Meter

Find Your Blanket

Automatic Sludge Blanket Level Detector

Hit Your Target

Sludge Gun ® Portable Sludge Blanket Level Detector

Improve efficiency. Improve effectiveness. Reduce costs.

Since 1967, Markland Specialty Engineering has been designing and manufacturing process monitoring and control instrumentation that is valued by operators, managers and consultants, in diverse sectors, around the globe:

  • Municipal water and wastewater treatment plants use our equipment to measure primary, secondary, return-activated, and backwash sludge;
  • Our equipment is used for Industrial processing and water and wastewater clarification in mining operations; petrochemical, pharmaceutical, food, mineral and chemical manufacture; as well as pulp-and-paper and power generation plants.
Get in touch!


    Stay in control

    with Markland Specialty Engineering

    Serving the water, wastewater and process industries since 1967

    Detection Perfection

    Markland’s NEW Sludge Sleuth™
    Single Point Sludge Blanket Level Detector

    Keep it Simple!

    The Markland Duckbill™ Automatic Composite Sampling System

    Maintain your concentration

    Suspended Solids Density Meter

    Find your Blanket

    Automatic Sludge Blanket Level Detector

    Hit your target

    Sludge Gun® portable sludge level detector

    THE MARKLAND ADVANTAGE

    Reduce your energy and maintenance costs

    • Run desludge pumps only when necessary.

    Improve your chemical dosing

    • Know the concentration of your sludge, slurry or silt.

    Increase clarifier efficiency

    • Maintain your preferred sludge blanket level.

    Lower your costs for additional processing

    • Maximize your sludge density and feed density.

    Facilitate regulatory compliance monitoring

    • Automate composite sampling even up high lifts, over long runs and in freezing temperatures.

    We offer, at no-charge, a report of our instrument’s response to your material. Markland works to ensure that our products are well suited for each application, and has built a reputation for reliable instruments, factory-direct support and fast delivery


    Since 1967, Markland Specialty Engineering has been designing and manufacturing process monitoring and control instrumentation that is valued by operators, managers and consultants, in diverse sectors, around the globe:

    • Municipal water & wastewater treatment plants measure primary, secondary, return-activated, and backwash sludge;
    • Our equipment is used for Industrial processing and water & wastewater clarification in mining operations; petrochemical, pharmaceutical, food, mineral and chemical manufacture; as well as pulp-and-paper and power generation plants.

    The Markland Advantage

    Reduce your energy and maintenance costs

    • Run desludge pumps only when necessary.

    Help prevent costly overflows

    • Maintain your preferred sludge blanket level.

    Improve your chemical dosing

    • Know the concentration of your sludge, slurry or silt.

    Lower your costs for additional processing

    • Maximize your sludge density and feed density.

    Facilitate regulatory compliance monitoring

    • Automate composite sampling even up high lifts, over long runs and in freezing temperatures.

    We offer, at no-charge, a report of our instrument’s response to your material. Markland works to ensure that our products are well suited for each application, and has built a reputation for reliable instruments, factory-direct support and fast delivery


      ​Find your blanket - Automatic Sludge Blanket Level Detector    Hit your target - Sludge Gun® Portable Sludge Blanket Level DetectorMarkland Duckbill; the Simpler Sampler - Keep it Simple  Maintain your concentration - Suspended Solids Density Meter