Water Industry benefits from Industrial Wireless Solutions
Industrial wireless solutions have proliferated in the last 2-3 years and
became a cost-effective solution for non-critical control and monitoring
applications.
In particular, the
Water and Wastewater type applications can benefit
tremendously for the following reasons:
Reduce or eliminate altogether the wiring costs for remote locations.
Many times, data gathering involves remote sites (e.g. wells, pumps, storage
tanks) scattered over a large area and sometimes with no access to power.
In that case the long-distance, high-penetration 900MHz Eurotherm/Action
wireless solution can be very effective. These radios can be powered by
solar panels and can be provided with NEMA 4x enclosures for protection.
Quick and more accurate access to data for decision-makers. Having a wireless solution eliminates the need for manual data-reading and
the associated delay required to send someone to read that data
Basically the information is provides in almost in real-time, with a high
degree of accuracy.
Faster installation compared with wired solutions.
The time required to wire a couple monitoring points is much longer that the
time required to install a WiModPak point-to-point wireless system (up to 16
I/O)
Minimum software settings are necessary. WiModPak devices have built-in RSSI
indicators (receiver signal strength indicator) for easy and proper
installation.
Easy to expand with minimal cost
Our radio devices have built-in I/O's but also have modular construction and
adding a couple I/O per node requires just adding an expansion module. (up
to 6)
Secure
WiModPak offers a high level of encryption (256bit)
Bus Communication capabilities WiModPak radios have Modbus/Profibus compatibility for easy integration with
higher level monitoring and control systems if necessary.
Improved life-span of monitored assets through better maintenance
scheduling
Wireless devices can be used to monitor and quickly detect equipment (e.g.
pumps) malfunctions and initiate a shut-down procedure, therefore preventing
complete and costly damage.
ADDITIONAL INDUSTRIAL WIRELESS
APPLICATION INFORMATION