Next-generation pipeline leak detection
Leslah Garland 8 April 2026 
KROHNE, a leading provider of industrial process instrumentation, has announced it will highlight its latest advancements in pipeline leak detection, theft detection and monitoring systems at the 2026 API Pipeline Conference, underscoring its role as a technology leader in safe, reliable, and environmentally responsible pipeline operation.
At the event, KROHNE says it will showcase intelligent, integrated monitoring solutions, including a new generation of internal leak detection technology to be unveiled at the show, helping operators detect small leaks quickly, identify product theft and illegal tappings, and intervene in the shortest possible time.
KROHNE says a key focus of its presence will be the company’s work in advancing internal leak detection through enhanced Computational Pipeline Monitoring based on Extended Real-Time Transient Models for both liquid and gas pipelines. By combining physics-based models with artificial intelligence and machine learning, KROHNE says it supports enhanced optimisation, improved sensitivity, reduced false alarms, and greater robustness under varying operating conditions, forming the foundation of its latest solution to be introduced at the event.
KROHNE says it will also emphasise the critical importance of cybersecurity as an integral design requirement for modern leak detection systems. As operational technology and information technology environments become more interconnected, KROHNE says it addresses the expanded attack surface with secure system architectures, lifecycle-oriented protection concepts, alignment with relevant standards, and continuous vulnerability management to help ensure that monitoring, control, and safety functions remain protected for both existing installations and the new pipeline monitoring platform being presented.
KROHNE says another highlight of its showcase will be the integration of leak detection with broader pipeline monitoring and integrity management solutions. The company says it will demonstrate how data from multiple sources can be consolidated into unified environments for real-time visualisation, analysis, reporting, and decision support, with seamless interfaces to SCADA, DCS, integrity tools, and third-party systems so operators can manage pipeline performance and condition holistically, a concept fully embedded in the new solution to be premiered.
In addition, KROHNE says it will present evolving operational concepts that transition from traditional project-based system delivery toward service-oriented models such as Monitoring as a Service. These approaches focus on continuous availability, expert operation, cybersecurity maintenance, scalability, and predictable cost structures, enabling operators to reduce capital expenditure, simplify day-to-day operations, and concentrate on core business activities while maintaining high levels of safety and compliance through continuously monitored and protected pipeline infrastructure, supported by the forthcoming leak detection offering.
By bringing together artificial intelligence–enhanced CPM, embedded cybersecurity, advanced integration concepts, and service-based operational models, KROHNE says its presence at API Pipeline Conference will demonstrate how leak detection is evolving from a standalone technical function into an intelligent, connected, and resilient element of modern pipeline operations, with a new solution debuting at the event that embodies this evolution.
