AMR, AMI and Metering ARTICLES & WHITE PAPERS
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Can The Internet Of Things Lower AMI Solution Cost?
4/11/2016
Low-power wide-area networks are critical to the Internet of Things but may also work to bring advanced metering infrastructure to the masses.
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Digital Transformation In Water: The 9 Key Success Factors
11/30/2020
Climate change, urban population growth, aging infrastructure, budgetary constraints and increasing regulatory pressure are some of the many challenges facing US water utilities.
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Meeting The Growing Demand For Large Size Degasification Modules
11/14/2016
Sun Chemical Advanced Materials’ parent company, the DIC Corporation, is pleased to announce that it has expanded production capacity of its large size degasification module (LDM), SEPAREL® EF-120, by building a new plant.
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The Key To Restoring Customer Trust After A Data Breach
1/10/2024
Public confidence can be hard to win back, emphasizing the need for secure systems as utilities grow more reliant on digital technologies.
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Purpose Of An IoT-Based Smart Water Meter
5/26/2020
It is fascinating to see how the Internet of Things (IoT) is working in the water sector. Many countries are adopting smart meters for effective water utilization, and they further save cities against increasing water scarcity while setting permanent water-saving goals for consumers.
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Water And The Internet Of Things: 2017
1/6/2017
I became interested in water and the Internet of Things (IoT) two years ago when I had a below groundwater leak at home that resulted in a large water bill.
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4 Tips For Building Meter-Related Revenue
4/20/2010
The water meter industry operates on revenue and the modern utility is both a business and a public service. This article deals with the business and revenue side of the water industry. I don’t question the ability of the modern water utility to produce safe, high-quality water. However, I am concerned about the service side, since fairness to the end users of our product and fairness to the utilities who produce this very high-quality product is important and closely related to the revenue issues. It is our job to collect the revenue to which we are entitled by the application of fair business practices and the use of accurate and cost-saving measurement devices. I will talk about building revenue by avoiding revenue loss. By Floyd S. Salser, Jr., CEO, MARS Company
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Smart Infrastructure Solutions: The Antidote To AMI Tunnel Vision
3/19/2020
For 20 years, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) has been viewed primarily as a cost-efficient meter-reading resource — a key driver behind water utility ROI. More recently, however, utility operations increasingly rely upon AMI capabilities to cope with broader issues ranging from water scarcity to aging infrastructure. Here’s how an expanded view of AMI can benefit water utilities in both the short and long term.
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Make The 'Smart City' Vision A Reality With Innovative Self-Funded Financing
6/5/2019
“Smart city” technologies are on the minds of cities everywhere today. There’s no shortage of networks, end-point devices, software applications, and services to help cities upgrade infrastructure to conserve water, save energy, reduce costs, and improve efficiency.
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To AMI Or Not To AMI: Lessons Learned From Global Omnium’s Deployment, And Steps To Success
11/29/2020
Is AMI worth the investment? Where will the ROI come from? How long will it take the water utility to be fully operational after AMI implementation? How can risks be minimized?