The majority of SCADAmetrics’ instrumentation is focused on connecting flow meters to SCADA, telemetry, and building automation systems. Today, we introduce a new device that helps to connect specialty flow meters to your AMI system: the model PTE Pulse Encodalizer™!! Extending AMI Systems to Specialty Flow Meters (Wastewater, etc…) Modern AMI systems excel at collecting … Read More →
In many commercial building sub-metering applications, the Schneider PowerLogic ION electric meter is utilized to collect electric metering data via Modbus, and also to function as a Modbus gateway to one or more pulse-type flow meters (water, natural gas, steam, etc.). The SCADAmetrics model EMP Signalizer features a pulse output that is compatible with the … Read More →
At many pumping stations, production wells, filtration plants, and custody transfer stations, it is often desired to add chemicals (such as hypochlorite, for example) to the water flow. Whenever chemicals are pumped into a pipeline, it is important for the utility to ensure that the chemical flow is a fixed proportion of the pipeline flow. … Read More →
In certain industrial water meter applications, a 4-20 milliamp flow rate output, pulse-per-volume output, or both, is required to provide signaling to a connected batching or telemetry system. When using a member of the electro-mechanical flow meter family from Neptune Technology Group (Tallassee, AL, USA), a traditional solution was to outfit the meter with Neptune’s … Read More →
A heartfelt thank you to Neptune Technology Group for the gracious invitation to their Neptune Connect Conference in Fort Lauderdale, FL (October 2023)! And perhaps most importantly, it was so great to shake hands and meet face-to-face with so many terrific water industry professionals — many of whom I had previously spoken with on the … Read More →
Venturi-Type Flow Meters are utilized within the municipal water industry to measure flows both within the water treatment plant, as well as within distribution. The Venturi flow measurement is based upon measuring the pressure drop between two sections of the tube with differing diameters. Often times, Venturi meters are outfitted with only a 4-20 milliamp … Read More →
Flow-Tronic (Welkenraedt, Belgium) develops and manufactures flow measurement instrumentation for the water & wastewater industries. The Flow-Tronic Torpee-Mag (pictured left) is a full-profile, insertion-type magnetic flow meter. Insertion-type magmeters may be installed via hot-tap, which precludes the need to shut down, empty, or cut the pipe. Such technology can provide most economical installations for flow … Read More →
Siemens Industry (Harleysville, PA) manufactures instrumentation for the industrial process sphere, including solutions for flow, level, and pressure. Typical served industries include chemical, food & beverage, power & energy, mining, oil & gas, and water & wastewater. The Siemens FM Mag6000 (pictured left) is a popular magnetic flow meter transmitter that is suitable for a … Read More →
Neptune Technology Group (Tallassee, AL) manufactures a broad line of flow meters and AMI/AMR systems, serving the municipal water utility industry. Here at SCADAmetrics (Wildwood, MO), we manufacture flow metering instrumentation in support of this industry, with the stated mission of helping users extend such meters for enhanced SCADA interoperability and functionality. Like many manufacturers … Read More →
In certain industrial water meter applications, a pulse-per-volume output is required to provide signaling to a connected batching or telemetry system. When using a member of the electro-mechanical flow meter family from Neptune Technology Group (Tallassee, AL, USA), the traditional solution was to outfit the meter with Neptune’s Tricon/S register. The Tricon/S provided a visual … Read More →
A customer recently expressed a desire to utilize a Model WW-900 device and consequently monitor its performance within the context of both his AMI/AMR system and his SCADA system. The WW-900 is a unique, all-in-one device manufactured by Victaulic Bermad Technologies (Houston TX); and it features both a flow meter and a control valve in … Read More →
Also, if the water meter, instrumentation, and/or cabling is installed in the vicinity of electrically noisy equipment, such as motors, welders, or variable-frequency drives, the use of shielded cables is especially recommended! Also, if there is an extended distance between the water meter and the SCADA/Telemetry/BMS instrumentation (10+ feet), shielded cable is recommended for these … Read More →
Along that theme, we are pleased to unveil the latest results of our recent work toward improving our flagship instrument, the Model EM-100 EtherMeter! SCADAmetrics continuously develops new products to solve today’s metering challenges. Additionally, we also dedicate a significant effort toward improving our existing products in order to make them more user-friendly, reliable, and … Read More →
In the past, Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) Systems for municipal water were generally limited to collecting flow totalization from water meters that were natively outfitted with a Sensus/Neptune protocol signal. Today, the SCADAmetrics Encodalizer™ is able to provide a Sensus/Neptune protocol option to many flow meters that otherwise would be precluded from your AMR/AMI system. … Read More →