SCADA & AUTOMATION RESOURCES

  • The full potential of smart water infrastructure is within reach — if our digital systems work together and share critical data.

  • Pumps are power-hungry and thus expensive to run, but San Jose Water shows how data-driven technologies and strategies can bring the cost down for utilities.

  • Traditional analog devices are increasingly being replaced by digital solutions, and communication protocols like CANopen are playing a key role in this transition. This shift calls for engineers to assess whether digital pressure transmitters are the best fit for their specific applications.
  • The state of America’s crumbling infrastructure continues to be a perennial concern as the scale of the problem continually outpaces both the funding and the human resources needed to solve it. Engineers have the solution — AI systems that offer unprecedented speed and potential cost savings — but to leverage its full potential, engineers need to take on a new role — and potentially a new business model.
  • Non-revenue water is a global problem. Around 30% of drinking water is lost on its way to the consumer, imposing a huge economic loss that increases the overall cost of water treatment. The good news: By combining smart metering, hydraulic modeling, and AI, utilities can effectively increase their operational efficiency, reduce water losses, and optimize the utilization of increasingly scarce resources.
  • When people talk about artificial intelligence, they tend to sort into four camps — doomers, gloomers, bloomers, and zoomers. The doomers fear the robot apocalypse. The gloomers worry AI will automate away all the meaningful jobs. The bloomers are optimistic about AI innovation but want to take a measured approach with guardrails as the technology develops. And the zoomers? They're already deep into it and want minimal regulation to accelerate progress. But I'd like to add a fifth mindset to the mix: the loomers.

  • As climate change continues to intensify, utilities face a growing list of challenges from unpredictable storm events and aging infrastructure to rising energy demands and water scarcity. These evolving external pressures are forcing utility leaders to reimagine infrastructure and operations, adopt resilient systems, and pursue sustainable practices grounded in data.

  • Challenges associated with deploying smart water technologies include "Where do I begin?" and "Who do I use?". These questions can often be barriers to small and mid-sized utilities that have limited resources available to them and are already burdened with competing daily priorities.

  • SCADA technology generates excitement because it can tackle some of the water industry's most significant pain points. It complements innovations like IoT and AI, enhancing maintenance efficiency and eliminating downtime. Use these best practices to embrace SCADA and related technologies for a competitive advantage.
  • Part 5 of the Get Pumped Up series brings it all together with a bold but practical shift: treating pump and lift station design as a living process, not a one-time deliverable.

SCADA & AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS

  • SmartProcess™ Plant Optimization Software

    Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions has a long and proud history of providing innovative solutions to help water and wastewater treatment facilities improve performance and decrease costs. With the release of two SmartProcess™ modules, the Economic Optimizer and the Global Performance Advisor, we continue that tradition

  • Modicon M580 PAC Controller

    The new high-end Modicon M580 Ethernet Programmable Automation Controller (ePAC) features Redundant Processors, native Ethernet, and cyber-security embedded in its core. It brings native ethernet capabilities, high performance and high availability for processors and networks, enhanced cyber-security, more flexibility in design and greater agility for your operations, and smooth modernization solutions.

  • ArcGIS

    ArcGIS offers unique capabilities and flexible licensing for applying location-based analytics to your business practices. Gain greater insights using contextual tools to visualize and analyze your data. Collaborate and share via maps, apps, dashboards and reports.

  • VTScada Training Courses

    VTScada Configuration Course and VTScada Scripting Course.

  • Xylem Edge Control

    Xylem Edge Control is a suite of digital solutions designed to help conventional activated sludge facilities optimize nutrient removal while reducing energy costs.

SCADA AND AUTOMATION VIDEOS

In this episode of the Water Online Show, host Angela Godwin sits down with Bentley’s Kristen Dietrich and Joel Johnson to explore how OpenFlows is revolutionizing the way utilities design, manage, and operate water infrastructure. Joel explains how OpenFlows helps future-proof systems through hydraulic modeling that not only supports long-term planning but enhances daily operational efficiency and resilience. Kristen dives into the platform's flexibility, showing how it integrates seamlessly with tools like ArcGIS and AutoCAD—empowering engineers to work smarter at every stage.