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Artificial intelligence improves pump efficiency at Melbourne Water treatment plant   By Russell Riding, Melbourne Water Team Leader, Automation Delivery, Service Delivery – Asset Management Services Winneke treatment plant, located in the hills north east of Melbourne, was commissioned in the early 1980s to provide a treated water source to meet the growing needs of […]

Modern pumping systems typically include alarms that alert operators when a malfunction occurs. However, by practicing predictive maintenance, potential problems can be caught before they become major issues.

Jail sentence for solar heat pump installation fraud The Brisbane District Court has sentenced a plumber to four and a half years of jail time for fraud and production of false and misleading documents that falsely claimed he had installed more than 400 solar heat pumps. The sentence, handed down on 5 August 2019, is

Many end users have been through it more than once. The executive suite announces a new industrial internet of things (IIoT) investment to the tune of millions of dollars. Instead of sharing the enthusiasm, operators cringe. What represents promise to the C-suite often smells of chaos to operators.

Temporary pumping restrictions as drought continues In an effort to support drought measures, WaterNSW has announced it will implement  temporary pump restrictions, including the imminent annual water allocation announcement on 1 July 2019. A series of section 324 orders were gazetted by the NSW Government and came into effect on 1 July: NSW Border Rivers—Trade