Stay in the H2 Know - Providing Clean Water With Cisco Industrial IoT
Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) has implemented a Cisco industrial IoT solution to modernize its water and wastewater services across 750 client facilities in Ontario, Canada. The solution, built on Cisco industrial routers, addresses three key goals:
1. Standardizing data from various equipment types
2. Eliminating compliance reporting issues due to network disruptions
3. Expanding service portfolio for added customer value
The new system transforms plant data into a standard format, ensures data retention during network outages, and enables new services like energy management and asset performance monitoring. Currently deployed in over 165 facilities, OCWA aims to implement the solution in the majority of its remotely monitored facilities by 2030, with potential future applications including machine learning for predictive maintenance.
Agenzia per l'Acqua Pulita dell'Ontario (OCWA) ha implementato una soluzione IoT industriale di Cisco per modernizzare i suoi servizi idrici e di gestione delle acque reflue in 750 strutture clienti in Ontario, Canada. La soluzione, basata su router industriali Cisco, affronta tre obiettivi chiave:
1. Standardizzazione dei dati provenienti da diversi tipi di apparecchiature
2. Eliminazione di problemi di reporting di conformità a causa di interruzioni di rete
3. Espansione del portfolio di servizi per un maggiore valore per i clienti
Il nuovo sistema trasforma i dati degli impianti in un formato standard, garantisce la conservazione dei dati durante le interruzioni di rete e consente nuovi servizi come la gestione dell'energia e il monitoraggio delle prestazioni delle risorse. Attualmente implementato in oltre 165 strutture, OCWA mira a implementare la soluzione nella maggior parte delle sue strutture monitorate da remoto entro il 2030, con potenziali applicazioni future che includono l'apprendimento automatico per la manutenzione predittiva.
Agencia de Agua Limpia de Ontario (OCWA) ha implementado una solución de IoT industrial de Cisco para modernizar sus servicios de agua y aguas residuales en 750 instalaciones de clientes en Ontario, Canadá. La solución, construida sobre encaminadores industriales de Cisco, aborda tres objetivos clave:
1. Estandarización de datos de varios tipos de equipos
2. Eliminación de problemas de informes de cumplimiento debido a interrupciones en la red
3. Ampliación de la cartera de servicios para agregar valor al cliente
El nuevo sistema transforma los datos de la planta en un formato estándar, asegura la retención de datos durante cortes de red y habilita nuevos servicios como la gestión de energía y el monitoreo del rendimiento de activos. Actualmente desplegado en más de 165 instalaciones, OCWA tiene como objetivo implementar la solución en la mayoría de sus instalaciones monitoreadas de forma remota para 2030, con aplicaciones futuras potenciales que incluyen el aprendizaje automático para el mantenimiento predictivo.
온타리오 청정 수자원 기관 (OCWA)는 캐나다 온타리오의 750개 고객 시설에서 물 및 폐수 서비스를 현대화하기 위해 시스코 산업 IoT 솔루션을 구현했습니다. 이 솔루션은 시스코 산업 라우터를 기반으로 하여 세 가지 주요 목표를 설정하고 있습니다:
1. 다양한 장비 유형의 데이터 표준화
2. 네트워크 중단으로 인한 준수 보고 문제 제거
3. 고객 가치를 더하기 위한 서비스 포트폴리오 확대
새로운 시스템은 플랜트 데이터를 표준 형식으로 변환하고, 네트워크 중단 중 데이터 유지를 보장하며, 에너지 관리 및 자산 성과 모니터링과 같은 새로운 서비스를 가능하게 합니다. 현재 165개 이상의 시설에 배포된 OCWA는 2030년까지 원격 모니터링되는 대부분의 시설에 솔루션을 구현할 계획이며, 미래에는 예측 유지보수를 위한 기계 학습을 포함한 잠재적 용도가 있을 수 있습니다.
Agence Ontarienne de l'Eau Propre (OCWA) a mis en œuvre une solution IoT industrielle de Cisco pour moderniser ses services en matière d'eau et d'eaux usées dans 750 installations clients en Ontario, Canada. La solution, basée sur des routeurs industriels Cisco, vise trois objectifs clés :
1. Standardisation des données provenant de différents types d'équipements
2. Élimination des problèmes de rapport de conformité dus aux perturbations du réseau
3. Expansion du portefeuille de services pour un ajout de valeur pour le client
Le nouveau système transforme les données des installations en un format standard, assure la conservation des données pendant les pannes de réseau et permet de nouveaux services tels que la gestion de l'énergie et la surveillance des performances des actifs. Actuellement déployé dans plus de 165 installations, OCWA vise à mettre en œuvre la solution dans la majorité de ses installations surveillées à distance d'ici 2030, avec des applications futures potentielles incluant l'apprentissage automatique pour la maintenance prédictive.
Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) hat eine Cisco industrielle IoT-Lösung implementiert, um ihre Wasser- und Abwasseranlagen in 750 Kundenanlagen in Ontario, Kanada, zu modernisieren. Die Lösung, die auf Cisco Industrie-Routern basiert, verfolgt drei Hauptziele:
1. Standardisierung der Daten aus verschiedenen Gerätschaften
2. Beseitigung von Problemen bei der Einhaltung von Berichten aufgrund von Netzwerkunterbrechungen
3. Erweiterung des Dienstleistungsportfolios zur Steigerung des Kundenwerts
Das neue System verwandelt die Daten der Anlage in ein Standardformat, stellt die Datenbeibehaltung während Netzwerkunterbrechungen sicher und ermöglicht neue Dienstleistungen wie Energiemanagement und Asset-Performance-Überwachung. Aktuell in über 165 Anlagen installiert, zielt OCWA darauf ab, die Lösung bis 2030 in der Mehrheit ihrer fernüberwachten Einrichtungen umzusetzen, wobei zukünftige Anwendungen maschinelles Lernen für die prädiktive Wartung umfassen könnten.
- Standardization of data across 750 client facilities, improving operational efficiency
- Elimination of compliance reporting issues due to network disruptions
- Expansion of service portfolio, including energy management and asset performance monitoring
- Successful deployment in over 165 facilities with plans for wider implementation by 2030
- Potential for future machine learning applications to predict and fix issues proactively
- None.
By Susanne Cubbage
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / September 20, 2024 / Cisco Systems Inc.
Safeguarding our most precious resource
Water is one of the world's most precious resources. Human beings drink about four liters a day alone, and water is critical for both agriculture and industry as well as sustaining life.
Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) aims to be a "trusted water partner for life." OCWA's priority is to deliver water and wastewater services for the health and sustainability of communities. The agency treats water and wastewater, and provides other technical services for 750 client facilities in Ontario, Canada, including municipalities, First Nations, and commercial, industrial, government, and institutional clients.
OCWA's municipal clients range in size from populations as large as 1.5 million in the Region of Peel, to as small as 2,400 in Moose Factory, a community located in Northern Ontario. This broad scope of experience enables the agency to solve any issues that may arise, no matter the size or type of treatment process in the province. As a result, the agency has grown its municipal client base every year over the past 30 years.
When the Canadian government imposed stricter requirements for monitoring water quality after the Walkerton crisis in May 2000, OCWA built a custom remote monitoring system. Remarkably, the homegrown solution met the agency's needs for more than 20 years. By the 2020s, the agency needed to modernize. OCWA had three goals. One was converting data from various types of equipment in different plants into a standard format. Another was eliminating time-consuming compliance reporting required whenever network disruptions caused gaps in data. And finally, OCWA was interested in expanding its service portfolio to add value for customers.
Going the distance
OCWA met its goals with an industrial IoT solution built on Cisco industrial routers. Applications running on the routers transform each plant's data into a standard format for compliance and business reporting, making costly custom work a thing of the past - a report written for one facility will work for all facilities. "It is powerful to standardize monitoring this way," said Ciprian Panfilie, Director of Operational Systems at OCWA. "Instead of having a specialist for each facility, we built teams that provide specialized services to all facilities around the province, optimizing our approach."
The solution also ensures OCWA is able to meet regulatory requirements and mitigate the risk of network outages that may create data gaps. If the link from a facility to OCWA's offices is down, the router retains the data on its built-in storage, transferring it to the cloud once connectivity is restored. "We tried dozens of solutions, but only Cisco's solution worked flawlessly," Panfilie said.
As for expanding services, OCWA recently added a sophisticated energy management solution to its portfolio. The routers provide a standard network and cybersecurity template for energy management, enabling baselines, forecasts, and real-time energy management. Another area of service development is near real-time asset performance monitoring and predictive maintenance using LORAWAN sensors and gateways.
Looking ahead
Cisco's industrial IoT solution is up and running in over 165 OCWA-monitored facilities to date and counting. By 2030, the agency expects to deploy the industrial IoT solution in the majority of its remotely monitored facilities and is exploring other long-term opportunities. Pending further pilot testing, some concepts may be running machine learning applications on the Cisco routers to predict and fix issues before they occur, such as out-of-bounds changes in wastewater effluent quality.
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