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Radar Overcomes Price Constraints for Water/Wastewater Industry
Advocating radar technology as the better ultrasonic, Vega demonstrates how its radar sensors outperform under a variety of temperature, gas, pressure, and environmental conditions.
IIoT
IIoT Enables Next-Level Remote Asset Monitoring
Water / Wastewater
The Cost and Safety Benefits of Automated Water Management
Software
Production Cockpit Analytics Software
Networks
18-Port Gigabit Ethernet Managed PoE+ and Non-PoE Switches
Data
Hardness Analyzer for Drinking and Process Water
The Liquiline System CA80HA from Endress+Hauser helps optimize the control of water softening processes such as ion exchange or reverse osmosis, ensures quality of products influenced by water hardness, and analyzes feedwater used in boilers.
Motion
Motor Drive for Infrastructure Pump, Fan and Compressor Applications
The Sinamics G120X series from Siemens has power ratings of 1-700 hp (0.75-630 kW).
Data
Thermal Mass Flow Meter Resists Corrosion in Biogas Environments
The ST51A Biogas Flow Meter from Fluid Components International combines high measurement accuracy with high reliability and dependability.
Networks
Portable Unit Monitors and Audits Control System Networks
SCADAShield Mobile from Cyberbit allows on-demand audits and provides asset discovery, threat detection and vulnerability assessment for applications from on-site compliance audits to understanding the security posture of an ICS network during an emergency.
Control
DCS Streamlines Monitoring, Costs and Training at Wastewater Plant
After Lima, Ohio, migrated its wastewater plant to a distributed control system, the city increased its water capacity, met updated regulations, improved training and reduced costs with real-time monitoring capabilities.
Software
Advanced Analytics for Process Manufacturing
Seeq’s R21 now supports Fast Fourier Transform and expanded reporting capabilities, and increases headcount to support larger and worldwide customer deployments.
Data
Water Utility Reduces Enterprise Complexity
A large water/wastewater utility adds application platforms to better manage growing plant complexity, relying on a fault-tolerant server to host the multiple platforms.
Control
Ho Chi Minh City Water Network Gets Efficiency Boost
Tackling leaky and damaged pipes that cost Vietnam’s largest city some 30 percent of its potable water last year, ABB is teaming with TaKaDu to provide monitoring and control for operational issues.
IIoT
To Embrace Digital, Water Needs to Tackle Fundamentals
David St. Pierre, with a background in process control, moved from oil refineries to water utilities in 1986. The difference was night and day. More than 30 years later, he still sees a need for the water industry to understand the basics.
Water / Wastewater
Cybersecurity System
Release 17.5 of SCADAguardian and Central Management Console (CMC) from Nozomi Networks provides improved industrial control system (ICS) threat detection coupled with an API that enables OT/IT integration within organizations.
Control
Bluetooth-Enabled Gas Detector
The Honeywell Sensepoint XRL detector is certified for explosive-area applications and works with smart phones to simplify and speed installation, calibration, maintenance, and reporting.
OEE
Cloud-Based Maintenance Management Software
The CMMS from EZmaintain now accommodates plug and play temperature and vibration sensors.
Water / Wastewater
Cybersecurity Lessons From Critical Infrastructure
Cyber attacks and threats against power plants and grids, water/wastewater facilities and transportation networks are on the rise. What is being done to improve cybersecurity at these facilities? And what lessons can manufacturers take away?
Water / Wastewater
900 MHz Radios for OEM and Embedded Applications
The ZumLink Z9-PC from FreeWave Technologies is designed to function in rugged environments for a variety of IIoT applications, including defense, precision agriculture, oil and gas, unmanned systems, smart cities and utilities.
Water / Wastewater
Self-Learning 40 hp Soft Starters with Integrated Overload Protection
The RSGD Series from Carlo Gavazzi is an easy to use soft-starter for 3-phase induction AC motors, needing just three settings.
Networks
Fiber Optic Repeater Increases the Range and Availability of PROFIBUS Networks
The OZD Profi 12M G22 from Belden allows PROFIBUS networks to communicate over longer distances through fiber optic signals, while guaranteeing signal reliability through integrated redundancy technology.
Motion
Electronic Platforms Now Support Up to 128 Solenoid Valves
Numatics G3 and 580 Series Electronic Platforms from ASCO can support 128 Numatics 501 Series solenoid valves and 80 Numatics 502 and 503 Series valves.
Control
Managing Water: IIoT App Supports Sustainable Farming
SCADAfarm—a cloud-based system built by WaterForce and Schneider Electric on Microsoft Azure—helps farmers monitor and control their irrigation and wastewater, saving resources, time and money.
Data
Vortex Flowmeter
The digitally based Sitrans FX330 Vortex flowmeter from Siemens is suitable for HVAC and auxiliary systems and is versatile enough for use in many process applications.
Data
Process Data Analytics Software
Seeq R17 expands easy-to-use visual data analytics, and introduces monitoring and predictive analytics features.
Networks
Low-Power RTUs Enable Wireless Control
System integrator RTUdirect replaced long runs of troublesome wiring to remote water treatment drip fields with wireless radios communicating from a base station to remote RTUs powered by solar panels.
IIoT
Digital Offerings Help Aging Water Infrastructure
With leaking pipes costing the water industry dearly, GE is putting its Predix digital platform and software solutions to use to tackle the challenges. GE Power is also forging multiple partnerships along the way.
