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• Water Treatment's Mass Exodus to Improved Chemical Dosing

  Discover how Coriolis mass flow meters are transforming chemical dosing in water treatment. Accurate dosing of flocculants, chlorine, and ammonia is essential for safe purification.

• The Enduring Value Of Ultrasonic Level Measurement In Water And Wastewater Level Applications

  Discover how using ultrasonic technology allows level and pump controllers to progress in ways that enhance both accuracy and usability — rather than remaining static.

• Leveraging Technology To Combat Lost Non-Revenue Water

  Join us for an insightful 15-minute session on the transformative role of digital technology in addressing non-revenue water. We will discuss how utilities can utilize data from sensors and hydraulic models to analyze water loss effectively and implement targeted strategies. Discover how artificial intelligence, software, and communication technologies are enabling utilities to identify and reduce NRW water loss at unprecedented costs.

• Siemens SIPART PS2

  Robust position detection is an important feature for valves and actuators. Especially when it comes to vibration, explosion protection and SIL applications across all industries like e.g. chemical and petrochemical industry.

• Smarter Monitoring With Siemens SITRANS IQ Guard

  Handling the heavy lifting in industrial monitoring, SITRANS IQ Guard adds diagnostics, verification and more to a host of Siemens level solutions—saving companies time and money. By transforming data into actionable insights, levelling up with SITRANS IQ Guard lets operators focus on strategy and decisions—not troubleshooting.

• Navigating Flow Measurement Choices In Water Treatment: A Guide To Optimal Decision-Making

  In today’s economic climate, finding cost-saving opportunities has become crucial for the survival of companies across various sectors, including water and wastewater management. Inefficiencies in processes or measurement equipment can lead to significant resource and revenue losses.

• SITOP Power Supplies: Always In Stock

  Siemens offers a comprehensive range of power supplies known for their reliability and efficiency, particularly the SITOP series, which is designed to handle critical network conditions and provide stable power across multiple voltage levels. These power supplies are integral to numerous industrial applications, ensuring seamless automation and energy management.

• SITRANS FMT020

  SITRANS FMT020 is the new state-of-the-art transmitter in our electromagnetic flow meter range, that will include backward compatibility with existing sensors.

• SITRANS LT500 MultiRanger/HydroRanger

  Siemens has evolved its industry-leading solutions to include control for 80 GHz radar sensors or ultrasonic transducers.

• Accurate Measurement Of Sewage Flow Made Possible By Clamp-On Technology

  Read about how Welsh Water sought innovative solutions, exploring clamp-on technology for accurate sewage flow measurement.

• Complete Flow Solutions

  Siemens’ extensive portfolio includes various flow measurement technologies, such as Coriolis, clamp-on ultrasonic, vortex, and differential pressure meters, catering to a wide range of industrial needs.

• Getting Started On The Path To A Practical Cybersecurity Program With Limited Resources

  Our top 10 OT cybersecurity questions to start asking today will help provide insight to the state of cybersecurity at your facility and leave you ready to tackle any challenges.

• PCS 7 Cybersecurity Blueprint For Water Plants

  This documentation is intended to help system integrators to setup a water plant more securely.

• Industrial Networks Health Check

  It’s never been more important to have a strong industrial network as the backbone of your operation to make sure your data gets where it needs to go on time, every time.

• How Secure Is Your Network?

  To avoid damages and downtime from cyberthreats, it’s important to implement a holistic approach addressing the
  primary components of a security strategy: people, process and technology.

• IT Security In The Water Industry: Essential Protection

  The water and wastewater industry faces increasing cyber threats, highlighting the need for integrated IT security solutions. Siemens offers industrial security products and services to protect processes and plants from cyber threats.

• SIWA Meter Data Management: Advanced Analytics Of Meter Data

  SIWA Meter Data Management optimizes processes for water utilities, reduces non-revenue water, and ensures accurate billing. It helps detect leaks and anomalies in meter data, and provides valuable insights for maintenance and replacement programs.

• SIWA Leak Finder: Smarter Leak Detection

  Siemens' SIWA Leak Finder is a water leak detection solution that combines artificial intelligence and hydraulic modeling to reduce non-revenue water by up to 50%. It helps utilities save money, resources, and reduce environmental impact.

• How W&WW Can Learn From Other Sectors And Leapfrog The Hurdles In Deploying Simulation And AI

  In this webinar learn lessons on delivering value from digital solutions and AI from groundbreaking advancements in automotive, oil and gas and what they can mean for water.

• Siemens USA Announces Expanded SITRANS FC Coriolis Mass Flowmeter Portfolio

  Siemens USA is pleased to announce that we have released our fully upgraded and expanded SITRANS FC Coriolis Mass Flowmeter portfolio. With this release, we have significantly enhanced our offering and capabilities.

• How To Reduce Water Hammer And Quiet Your Pipes

  Join us as we discuss the mechanism behind water hammer, its causes, and ways to prevent it from happening in the first place.

• Sustainable Water Management Solutions

  Explore how utilities can deal with non-revenue water, or water that has been produced and is lost before it reaches the customer. 

• Choosing The Right Instrumentation For Produced Water Treatment Systems

  A range of devices are required to cost-effectively manage the lifecycle of produced water. Operators often face the question of which process instrumentation is the right fit given the unique requirements of their application.

• From The 1970s To Today - Four Key Advances In Coriolis Flow Measurement

  The following article highlights four key advances in Coriolis flow measurement’s journey from the 1970s to today.

• SITRANS PS100 Brochure

  Easy, fast, and reliable valve control is essential to the smooth and reliable operation of your process. 

• SITRANS LR100 Brochure

  Liquid, slurry, or solids measurements? Dirty applications? These maintenance-free sensors deliver the reliable performance you need, no matter what the environment.

• Sitrans FS220 Brochure

  Discover a best-in-class solution for straightforward flow monitoring of liquid processes in number of industries, including water and wastewater, HVAC, power and chemical. 

• Motion Detection Means Process Protection

  Learn about an easy-to-install system that works in conjunction with a variety of heavy duty motion sensing probes. 

• Battery Operated Magmeter Provides Reliable Flow Rate Measurements In Remote Areas

  A municipal water district had questioned the accuracy of their water meter readings and, after testing, they found that the billing amounts were too low. Discover the solution that they chose to provide reliable flow rate measurement. 

• Louisiana Wastewater Treatment Facility Benefits From Siemens Product Support

  Learn about a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Louisiana that was having problems with its clamp-on ultrasonic flow meter, and how the issue was resolved. 

• Water Authority Chooses Siemens Pressure Transmitters For Accuracy, Reliability And Ease Of Use

  A county water authority in the Northeast U.S. supplies over 40 million gallons per day to its 340,000 residential customers. In this case study, learn why they chose Siemens pressure transmitters. 

• Water Treatment's Mass Exodus To Improved Chemical Dosing

  Learn why the accuracy of the Coriolis sensors is better than any other insitu measurement technology.

• Alternatives To Pump Alternation Schemes Using Advanced Level Controllers

  This article will focus on the pump control functionality of advanced level controllers and how they can help to optimize your process.

• How Can You Utilize Process Instrumentation To Save Money In The Treatment And Distribution Of Clean Water?

  In municipalities, approximately 6 billion gallons of water are lost to leaks every day. In this article, discover a solution to water loss and excess energy costs.

• Siemens Demonstrates The Next Generation Of Digital Technologies At The Water Tower

  Siemens proudly announces its expanded support of The Water Tower by becoming a sustaining partner.

• Quick Access To Equipment Can Make Or Break Your Success

  When it comes to project execution, having quick access to equipment can make or break your success. 

• Digitalization And Remote Monitoring: Learn How To Maintain High Levels Of Security While Improving Process Control For The Water Industry

  The term Digitalization is thrown around all the time in today’s work environment. With people still working remotely, reduced maintenance and support budgets and the ever-present pressure to improve performance and reduce downtime, digitalization offers some real advantages. However, with these advantages comes concerns. Concerns about cloud security, susceptibility of networks to outside access and making sure only the proper people see the specific information they should. These are key questions that are being asked and deserve to be answered.

• Reduce Or Eliminate Water Hammer With Valve Positioners

  Water hammer, which can occur in just about any pumping system and even steam systems, can lead to pipe breakage, equipment damage or even total system failure. Addressing water hammer at the source is the savviest and most cost-effective way to handle the issue.

• Take Control Of Your Water Distribution Network With Digitalization And Remote Monitoring

  Any process plant constantly generates a high volume of status data. Today, this data can be extracted from the plant, stored, analyzed, and prepared to meet operator needs and lower marginal costs.

• Digitalization Is Changing The Process Industries

  Process automation is the eyes, ears and heart of every plant: it measures, analyzes, regulates and controls industrial processes to increase efficiency and improve product quality – helping you stay competitive and profitable despite ever-increasing demands.

• Need A Pressure Transmitter NOW? Siemens' Same-Day Shipping Has You Covered

  Fully featured, advanced pressure transmitters require competitive lead times to go with them. Siemens’ North comprehensive local stock means that we have the right transmitters for you, whenever you’re feeling the pressure.

• Be There Without Being There – SITRANS Store IQ

  After years of relying on an inflexible tracking process, A.P. Nonweiler introduced cloud-based remote monitoring technology to increase inventory transparency, save valuable man-hours, and minimize the risk of costly shutdowns.

• Simplify And Optimize Your Process With Level And Pump Control

  Level controllers have evolved to meet today’s environmental challenges and industry demands. Learn how they support improved process management and, ultimately, a better bottom line.

• SITRANS FS290 Portable Clamp-On Flow Meter Test Kit Brochure

  The SITRANS FS290 is a portable ultrasonic flow meter system for remote monitoring of volumetric flow in pipes. The system is made up of the SITRANS FST090 battery-operated transmitter and SITRANS FSS220 clamp-on transducers. The transducers are installed quickly and easily on the outside of a pipe – without any process interruptions or plant downtime.

• A Framework For Digital Transformation

  Manufacturers around the world are being forced to do more with less, as they grapple with finite resources and numerous challenges. The chemical process industries (CPI) in particular are facing challenges as they look to increase productivity. Digitalization and automation are game changers that can help to overcome obstacles, but they come with their own set of challenges.

• Executive Cybersecurity Forum For Water And Wastewater

  Even as cyber threats increase in scale and frequency to critical infrastructure sectors, the water industry shows a varied level of preparedness from one utility to the next. Implementing an effective cybersecurity program is both necessary and achievable. We've gathered industry leaders and technology experts to examine the current state of cybersecurity in the water sector and share practical advice on securing your facility against threats.

• 'TOTEX' Is Key When Purchasing Instrumentation

  There’s a lot to be considered in the price tag of an ultrasonic instrument. Derek Moore from Siemens explains how the historical way of thinking only of capital costs needs to change to the more holistic approach of total expenditures.

• City Of Decatur Implements Siemens SITRANS store IQ For Operational Transparency

  The addition of the Siemens SITRANS store IQ hardware solution and app allowed Decatur immediate access to flow rate, totalizer, and head measurement on all their devices.

• Can Your Custody Transfer Gas Flow Measurement Equipment Improve Your Bottom Line?

  In this on-demand webinar join Eric Heilveil of Siemens Industry Inc., as he discusses a new advance in custody transfer flow measurement for the gas industry, that delivers critical accuracy with a very low cost of ownership.

• Reducing Valve Operation Costs With Smart Valve Positioners

  Control valves are critical components in almost every process, and one of the most expensive. Between the compressed air driving your pneumatic actuators and the regular maintenance on the valve assemblies themselves, many factors contribute to the continual costs of keeping your process up and running.

• Taking Liquid And Gas Hydrocarbon Flow Measurement To A New Level Of Performance

  Martin Dingman of Siemens Process Instrumentation will discuss the new FS230 clamp-on ultrasonic meters for liquid and gas hydrocarbon flow measurement. Topics to be covered are theory of operation, innovative features and benefits, liquid and gas hydrocarbon applications, installation tips and tricks, and selection criteria.

• External Or Internal Flow Meter Verification – An Independent Review

  To increase the reliability of field devices, some manufacturers equip instruments with internal verification functions based on integrated hardware components. Procedures for the internal testing of devices are not new to the market, but rather a standard feature – at least for MID (European Measuring Instrument Directive) devices. This article looks at the advantages and disadvantages of advanced integrated verification functions for electromagnetic (MAG) flow meters with advanced integrated verification functions compared to external verification.

• Hydro-Electric Power Station Benefits From The Use Of Siemens Flow Meters

  A power plant plant experienced an accident when a pipe broke after it was sand-dusted during maintenance. The pump location, including the turbines and control room, was completely flooded. Read about the customer's search for a cost-effective flow measurement solution to drive a safety shut-down valve in case the pipe should break again.

• Clamp-On Flow Meters From Siemens Help To Regulate Outflow From A Dam

  A utility company in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States needed to regulate the outflow of a large dam built in the 1930s. The outflow of the dam feeds a river into which the state government wanted to reintroduce a salmon run. Because of this, the utility company would need to comply with some very restrictive limits on how quickly they could change the level of the river. They were now required to account for all water flowing downhill from the dam.

• Power-Gen Efficiency Boosted By Clamp-On Flow Meters

  When an energy storage facility in New York, USA was looking for a way to improve the efficiency of their power generating turbines they did not have many options to choose from. Because of the sheer size, the space limitations and performance requirements of the application, the only option was to install a SITRANS FS230 clamp-on ultrasonic flow meter from Siemens. 

• Water Authority Uses Clamp-On Ultrasonic Flow Meters To Avoid Peak Limit Surcharges

  A suburban township in the upper Midwest United States buys their drinking water from a major municipal water district. The township’s water distribution system network has four connections to the larger municipality’s water transmission main. The municipality has many wholesale customers and has implemented contracts with each customer to limit the peak flows and the time of day in which they may occur. If a customer exceeds the limit, they are assessed significant surcharges.

• Remote Monitoring And Maintenance Through Digitalization

  Siemens offers to our customers the ability to make both process measurements, and to remotely monitor the activity and health of instrumentation, whether you have a SCADA, PLC or DCS system, or not. By utilizing Siemens’ ability to offer unparalleled flow, level, pressure, temperature, and weight measurement we can provide a broad range of process measurements and offer unequaled monitoring of the health and performance of those products.

• The Benefits Of Digitalization And Remote Monitoring In Water Treatment And Distribution

  Your water treatment facilities and water distribution networks are a complex set of interlocking steps that should include making the measurement, protecting that information in the cloud, and then putting it in the hands of key personnel, regardless of where they may be. This is the challenge of the 21st century — extracting needed information and getting it to the right people. This is where digitalization comes in.

• Siemens Process Automation Brings Customers Closer To The Digital Future With New Technology Showcase And Demo Center

  Siemens Process Automation is proud to announce the opening of a state-of-the-art technology showcase and demonstration center in the greater Philadelphia area, offering customers in the process industries a chance to experience the future of industrial operations up close, hands-on and all under one roof.

• Improved Intelligence For Better Control

  The water and wastewater industry has been dominated by automation based on programmable logic controllers working in tandem with SCADA. However, newer systems that better blend those aspects provide improved intelligence. As a result, plant operators aren’t required to maintain a separate engineering station to control strategy as well as the HMI.