Maintenance Matters Problem Solver 18 | Plant & Works Engineering www.pwemag.co.uk August/September 2023 For years, Environmental Monitoring Solutions (EMS) has relied on Ovarro’s TBox remote telemetry units (RTUs) and other systems throughout its networks that provide energy management systems to water suppliers. The challenge that EMS has is that each industrial water customer has different network requirements, key performance indicators (KPIs) and uses a variety of different Internet of Things (IoT) systems. EMS approached Ovarro to assist in improving the way data is presented to their clients, simply add new clients to its networks, support existing customers more efficiently, offer its own apps to new customers, and extend its network. For a solution, EMS has chosen Stream Webscada from Ovarro. The scalable and modern 4G web-enabled SCADA platform gives customers real-time insights into processes and asset health, and the ability to control connected field equipment. Stream Webscada is accessed through various devices, like iPads, with secure log-ins and cybersecurity backed by Amazon web services and Microsoft Azure. Projects can be tested and developed offline before going live, and metrics are used to monitor and control connected field equipment such as TBox RTUs and Ovarro’s D26 series wireless data loggers, programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and IoT-devices. With Stream Webscada, EMS can improve the way data is presented to its clients. Ovarro continues to support the customer’s use of the platform. The Stream Webscada platform is suitable for managing and controlling different assets and geographically spread processes, combined with telemetry systems that are easy to use and offer 24/7 online process information. Due to its modern modular design, Stream Webscada is easy to connect to various third-party systems, with fast response times. Assets in critical infrastructure networks ? including water ? often run unsupervised in remote locations. Effectively monitoring and controlling these assets 24/7 is a challenge for operators in any industry. This can lead to non-proactive maintenance, with costly and unexpected recurring failure replacements. As a solution, the Stream Webscada platform gives Ovarro’s customers real-time insights into processes and asset health, and the ability to control connected field equipment. “Stream Webscada gives us two-way communications, alarms, updated calibration information and more, 24/7,” said Gary Thursfield, Technical Director, EMS. “The platform can streamline how we manage and collate information on all our customers.” Cloud-based SC ADA for asse t monit oring Environmental Monitoring Solutions (EMS), a provider of energy management systems to water suppliers, asked Ovarro to assist in improving the way data is presented to its clients? PWE reports. Monitoring the condition of large industrial equipment fleets is challenging and, without the necessary insights, it can be hard to understand the health and performance of assets. To help operators overcome this challenge, industrial digital solutions provider WEG has launched its new WEGscan sensor. By integrating WEGscan into their fleet, operators can monitor a wide range of equipment, including reducers, gear motors and compressors, helping operators reduce costs and improve predictive maintenance. The new sensor is an evolution of the existing WEG Motor Scan WEGscan and can be integrated onto a range of industrial assets to gather data and feed it to WEG Motion Fleet Management (MFM), a condition-based internet of things (IoT) platform that allows customers to monitor their assets online. Using this technology, users can monitor the operational status of electric motors, compressors, fans, planetary reducers and many other assets on sites across different industrial sectors. WEGscan can be customised for virtually any asset, and its communication range and capability is far more evolved than previous products. The new sensor offers a cloud solution, with WEG MFM facilitating data storage, analyses by a technician or specialist, and data processing using AI for autonomous fault diagnosis. Therefore, by combining WEGscan with the platform, businesses can be benefit from a reduction in equipment fleet operating costs, or total cost of ownership, by enhancing condition monitoring and understanding faults early. Marek Lukaszczyk, European & Middle East marketing manager at WEG, explained: “Detecting faults in industrial equipment is one thing, but communicating effectively to understand their impact is another.” He added: “WEGscan is the cutting edge of condition monitoring technology, harnessing the cloud, IoT and AI to provide operators with all the information they need to maintain uptime and avoid costly asset breakdowns.” “This latest addition builds on the benefits of the WEG Motor Scan, and goes further by monitoring the operational status of everything from gear motors, pumps and exhaust fans to compressors and reducers. The scope of monitoring is greater than ever, making it easier for businesses to make vital operational savings and prevent unplanned downtime.” For further information please visit: www.weg.net Advancing monitoring and diagnostics
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