Monthly Archives: June 2015
Solution- Radio Telemetry: A test of time
Posted on by P.J. KortensCase Study: Radio telemetry, a test of time Customer: Iron Mt, Mi Water Dept Radio Type: 900 MHz MDS INET Series unlicensed radios. Problem: A municipal water customer in Iron Mountain, MI requested a solution for cost savings with their data telemetry system. Rising dedicated phone line expenses between the master and 6 remote sites […]
Solution – Remote Access
Posted on by P.J. KortensProblem: Grenville sanitary district requires remote monitoring of operation from smart phones and or Tablets. Operators need to be able to view system, acknowledge alarms, change settings remotely. Observations: Current Control systems includes 2 RsView SE Site edition computers for operation control, Win-911 software for alarm monitoring and notification, Allen Bradley PLC’s, and MDS Ethernet […]
Solution – Wastewater Lift Station Energy Cost Reduction
Posted on by P.J. KortensCase Study: Lift Station Pump High Energy Costs Customer: Greenville Sanitary District PLC Type: SLC 5/04 Drive Type: Powerflex 750 Problem: Customer was having trouble with frequent starts on a lift station pump causing high energy costs. The customer requested that we look at the call to run for the pump to find a solution […]
Solutions – Conductivity
Posted on by P.J. KortensProblem: Dairy customer was having issues with Liquisys conductivity probes. They found that the material used could not handle the extreme temperature swings of the CIP system, over time the plastic became brittle and would crack. Observations: Customer had to replace the probe twice in a 6 month period, while the probes were covered under […]
Case Study – Ingredients Manufacturing
Posted on by P.J. Kortensby: Kelly Treml 6-1-15 Problem: Customer lost product due to occasional cooling failure. Observations: Coordinated efforts with customer to develop a solution to prevent this from happening again. The customer makes a product that is very temperature sensitive at certain times in the production sequence. If the product does not cool down in a certain […]
