Bliq Photonics

Bliq Photonics

Québec, QC, Canada

Automation & ControlsTesting & Quality
Founded 2016ManufacturerSells to Processors, Artisan Producers
Profile last updated: May 10, 2026

About

Founded in 2016, Bliq Photonics is a dairy industry manufacturer based in Québec, Canada selling automation & controls, testing & quality.

Bliq Photonics is a Québec-based optical engineering company. Its CYCLOP product is an inline optical sensor that measures viscosity and gelation of fluids without contact with the product. It is used in cheese and dairy production to monitor milk coagulation in the vat and determine curd cutting time, as well as in food processing and industrial fluid monitoring. The company also offers SPARQ, a microscopy add-on for life science research, which is outside the dairy scope. A customer testimonial from Fromagerie St-Laurent reports improved curd cutting timing and batch consistency after installation.

Location

Québec, Canada

Founded

2016

Focus areas

inline viscometerviscosity sensorcheese coagulation monitoringmilk gelation monitoringprocess automationoptical sensing

Languages

ENFR

Products & capabilities

Supply categories

Automation & ControlsTesting & Quality

Supplier role

Manufacturer

Sells to

ProcessorsArtisan Producers

Dairy products served

Cheese

Products

CYCLOP

Inline optical viscometer

Non-contact optical sensor that measures viscosity and gelation of fluids inline, including milk coagulation in the cheese vat, with 24/7 real-time data and 4-20mA and digital I/O integration.

Service regions

CanadaUnited StatesEuropeSouth America

Standards, references & customers

Reference installations

Fromagerie St-Laurent

Canada

Cheese

Named customers

Fromagerie St-Laurent

Sustainability claims

Non-contact measurement with no product contactReduces product waste from over-processingReduces energy use in mixing through stop-at-optimal-point control

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