SCADA and Automation Solutions and Insight For Utility Managers
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Tips On Integrating Packaged Equipment Into Plant SCADA Systems
5/14/2014
Integrating controls from an equipment supplier successfully within a Plant SCADA or DCS system requires communication on multiple levels. These levels include process of design, mechanical fit up and installation, as well as the coordination to get the equipment to work in concert with the plant’s other control systems. Simply looking after mechanical/electrical details are not enough. To be successful, the plant’s System Integrator and the equipment supplier’s PLC programmer must work with each other throughout the entire project’s development. By Todd Nydam, JWC Environmental LLC & Graham Nasby, Eramosa Engineering Inc.
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10 (More) Apps For Water And Wastewater Professionals
2/27/2015
Mobile technology is so fast-moving that new apps are created each day, with more and more people turning to them for on-the-job solutions. Here are 10 apps geared toward the water/wastewater professional that are worthy of consideration.
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Making Every Drop Count During Drought And Fire Season
6/17/2021
In 2020, the world got a firsthand glimpse into how warmer, drier conditions are enabling harsher periods of drought--resulting in longer fire seasons and greater water scarcity.
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Findlay Township Utility Saves Money And Manpower With Proactive Xylem Technology
3/9/2023
Learn about the acoustic monitoring application that identifies water leaks efficiently.
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The Fountain Of Youth For The Aging Industrial Infrastructure, Part 2
5/25/2021
With an aging industrial infrastructure, it’s difficult to meet your daily challenges. As Part 1 of this series reflected, it’s time to tap into the Fountain of Youth and cost effectively modernize. To get started, here are 10 tips for modernizing your HMI/SCADA.
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Applying Automation To Save Our Water Systems
8/22/2022
In this article, explore the power of automation and where automation can be applied in water and wastewater management.
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Video: The VTScada Driver Multiplexer - Part 1 - What Is It?
9/25/2008
VTScada HMI software has long supported automatic failover of both application servers and internet servers. New in VTScada 8.1, the Driver Multiplexer (or DriverMUX) expands this concept to include both redundant PLCs and redundant communication links to the HMI
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Automation Solutions For Fixed-Bed Filters
2/5/2015
Handwheel or automated process valve? The worldwide trend is clearly moving towards automation, because it reduces energy and water consumption, especially rinsing water, and increases plant availability. Pneumatic automation of a fixed-bed filter is a good example of this.
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Striking An Ideal Balance In WTP/WWTP Chlorine Dosing
11/12/2019
For managing chlorine feed rates, automated chlorine analysis has always offered advantages over manual grab samples and feed adjustments. Today, chlorine analyzers connected to cloud-based systems for integrated instrument, data, and process management are bringing new continual-sampling insights to water and wastewater treatment plants (WTPs/WWTPs).
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Your Feedback Helped Us Create The New Transcend Design Generator
7/28/2022
Explore the improvements made to the Transcend Design Generator to improve user experience.