Greenfield, Indiana has relied on Itron technology for years, relying on the company’s meter usage readers to efficiently gather information for its 15,000+ water and electricity customers. Just three people were in charge of obtaining monthly meter reads, a process that took about twenty days to complete. Seeking to improve efficiency and accuracy as well … Continued
The city of Petersburg, Virginia is currently home to more than 30,000 people across an urban territory spanning over 20 square miles. Last year, the city sought to automate its billing process and meter reading. Using increased revenue by focusing on billing customers for the actual amount of water they used versus an estimate as … Continued
An automated meter reading (AMR) system provides a tremendous amount of benefits when it comes to cost savings, revenue cycle enhancements, and flexible upgrade solutions. With brands like Itron’s ChoiceConnect, its scaleable meter data collection can address many business challenges. South Carolina-based electric utility service Blue Ridge Cooperative is always on the lookout for the … Continued
Liquid Controls is one of the several companies we have represented for almost forty years, and its history dates back to the 1950s when Fred G. Wacker, Jr. and George Richards collaborated on a positive displacement liquid measurement principle that would become one of the key foundations towards the creation of the Liquid Controls company. … Continued
Longmont, Colorado has been considered one of the best places to live in the United States, and its increase in population has forced the city to keep pace. In the city’s most recent wastewater treatment master plan, the City’s Public Works & Natural Resources Department took the initiatives necessary to determine capacity requirements for its … Continued
A critical component in the efficient operation of plants working in electric power, industrial process and manufacturing is an evaporative cooling tower. These towers are also important for use in HVAC systems that control the climate in facility complexes like school campuses, medical buildings, hotels, and data centers. Economical operation efficiency is highly dependent on … Continued
Last month we highlighted the McCrometer CONNECT, a comprehensive system designed to work with the McMag 3000, providing a complete solution for irrigation management monitoring and designed to work with mobile devices. McCrometer is now taking advantages of the CONNECT capabilities by launching the CONNECT TrendView app. McCrometer CONNECT TrendView provides a convenient means to … Continued
The water meters of today require durability, real-time accuracy, and improved reliability to keep up with the ever-evolving flow technologies that capture revenue and bring down the costs of operation. The Elster evoQ4 is designed to be a robust, battery operated, revenue billing, no moving parts, electromagnetic flow commercial water utility water meter, delivering a … Continued
Field operator variability is an important factor capable of significantly affecting water data quality due to factors like limited visibility, causing potential headaches for collection system managers who need to be able to see as many details as possible to make accurate assessments. To address issues like this, there is the RedZone Robotics Solo Robots, … Continued
Itron’s water ERT endpoint modules are designed to function as radio-based endpoints that attach to existing or new water meters, preparing them for an automatic meter reading system, commonly referred to by its AMR acronym or an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). The primary responsibility of the ERT is to provide the data required for accurate … Continued
Product traceability, quality control, rebatching, operator traceability, reconciliation and the control of inventory are just a few of the problems that were facing one of the world’s largest producers of paints and coatings. Solvents carrying a greater cost or considered more hazardous necessitated tighter controls. All raw material paint resins and solvents are compiled into … Continued
Tim is not only Universally considered a good guy, he is the President and Owner of The Avanti Company. Not your traditional “Big Kahuna”, you can often find Tim in the warehouse building, re-configuring and repairing customer’s meters. Tim Spends much of his time on the phone talking to customers about their application issues, diagnosing … Continued
