SCADA and Automation Solutions and Insight For Utility Managers
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Appreciating The Importance Of Resiliency
6/21/2020
As essential services, water and wastewater utilities face a lot of pressure to maintain continuity despite a variety of challenges — stormy weather, natural disasters, and even global pandemics. In-plant instrumentation, SCADA systems, and remote sensors all have their roles. But for more holistic views and higher-level analyses of performance patterns, an operational intelligence system can help to maximize resiliency.
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Industrial IoT-Enabled Remote Monitoring Improves OEM Service Performance
1/3/2019
The prime reason most industrial plants still have internal, on-site maintenance staffs is to reduce repair times and unplanned downtime, which negatively impact revenue, customer satisfaction, cost, and other key business metrics. In most plants today, contracting with the equipment manufacturer for maintenance usually results in unacceptably long periods of downtime for critical equipment while waiting for a technician to arrive – particularly with the typical two passes required for inspection and repair.
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How The Middle East Is Transforming Its Power And Water Industry
5/17/2018
Global demand for power and water is accelerating — and the Middle East is no exception. A burgeoning population combined with multiple industrial diversification programs is fueling a boom in power and water projects. During the first three quarters of 2017, about US$30 billion of major power contracts and US$20 billion of water projects were awarded across the region. In 2018, the figure is looking more like $60 billion with the two sectors combined.
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4 Trends For Water Infrastructure Longevity And Conservation In 2016
10/22/2015
Looking back on 2015, severe droughts, flat budgets, and insights on decreased reading system life have affected the way utility managers make decisions about water metering systems. As utilities plan for 2016, managers should consider four key water metering technology trends predicted to help utilities meet their water management initiatives in 2016 and beyond
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VTScada Performs Monitoring And Control Of Aquifer Storage And Recovery In The Town Of Fountain Hills, AZ
6/11/2008
Imagine a quiet ranch in the middle of Arizona, complete with cactus, tumbleweeds, and very little water. Now imagine twelve thousand people, a thriving suburban community, four golf courses with lush, green grass, and the same small amount of water
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Oporto Water Utility Develops Technology Platform For Integrated Management Of Urban Water Cycle
8/24/2022
Explore how a water utility in Oporto, Portugal, designed, developed, and implemented an innovative solution for Smart Water Management by integrating existing IT solutions into a single platform.
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The Many Faces Of SCADA
5/8/2013
For over a decade, utilities have turned to supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems to monitor and control their remote infrastructure. By Christopher Little
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How Can We Take Climate Change Into Account When Designing Water & Wastewater Treatment Facilities?
10/15/2021
Scientists have long predicted that one of the impacts of climate change would be an increase in the frequency of extreme weather events and rising sea levels across the world. We are already seeing it happen across the USA and the world.
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IoT in Water — 4 Ways To Make Sense Of Your Data
10/28/2020
Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of devices, data, and other technological features to run any operation more intuitively with minimal manual intrusion. IoT has gradually spread across everyday life and the commercial landscape. The fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) concept is hugely based on IoT’s intuitive adaptation and intelligent automation in every industrial activity.
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Setting Digital As The Default For Water
3/15/2021
As the water sector continues its shift from constructing new infrastructure to improving performance of existing assets, full adoption of building information management (BIM) tools is critical to success.