Badger Meter (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) 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 →
The Siemens FMS500 / FMT020 Magnetic Flow Meter (pictured below) is one of Siemens’ newest and most advanced process magnetic flow meters. It is suitable for a broad range of water and wastewater flow metering applications. The FMT020 is the transmitter, and the FMS500 is the flow sensor tube, which is available in ½–48 inch … Read More →
Founded in 1899 as the Swiss branch of a measuring instruments company, GWF Group (Lucerne, Switzerland) has evolved into a globally leading provider of solutions for the water, gas, electricity, and heat industries. The Sonico Edge (pictured below) is a mains-powered ultrasonic water meter manufactured by GWF. Ultrasonic flow meters are based upon the principle … Read More →
Within the municipal water sphere, one particularly challenging SCADA topic is flow metering at well pumping stations. Many standard potable flow meters are not suitable to the vagaries of well water which, by definition, is neither filtered nor softened. Mechanical (moving-part) turbine flow meters are particularly problematic at wells, because suspended particulates cause abrasive wear … Read More →
ABB (Stockholm, Sweden) is a global technology leader with over 140 years of history in electrification and automation. The ProcessMaster (pictured above) is one of ABB’s flagship, closed-pipe electromagnetic flow meters – aka “mag meter”. Mag meters are based upon the principle of measuring fluid flow as proportional to voltage induced across the liquid by … Read More →
Spirax/Sarco (Blytheville, NC) is known as a leader in ultrasonic flow measurement technology. The UTM20 (pictured below) is Spirax/Sarco’s mains-powered flow measurement system that is deployed in closed-pipe water and wastewater applications. It features ultrasonic sensing capability that can be used to calculate rate-of-flow (example: GPM), plus an accumulator functionality that can be used to … Read More →
A sincere thank you to Kamstrup Water Metering LLC (Cumming, GA) for the gracious invitation to their Water Meter Boot Camp (October 2025)! It was such a pleasure 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 phone or via … Read More →
AMETEK Drexelbrook (Horsham, PA) is known throughout the world as a leader in level measurement technology, with over five decades of experience providing level solutions to virtually every major industry, including water, wastewater, chemical, petrochemical, refining, power, food, pharmaceutical, pulp & paper, mining, automotive, and many others. The USonic-R (pictured below) is AMETEK’s mains-powered level … Read More →
A heartfelt thank you to Neptune Technology Group (Tallassee, GA) for the gracious invitation to their Neptune Connect Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona (August 2025)! 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 … Read More →
The purpose of this article is to illustrate practical techniques that will maximize the allowable distance from instrumentation to the flow meter. Maximum Allowable Distance, And How to Achieve It… Personal and customer-reported experience has shown that cable distances up to 50 feet in the absence of EMI noise sources are generally easily achieved; and … Read More →
Zenner Group manufactures innovative metering products for the water and gas industry, including the manufacturing and development of water meters, gas meters, meter reading systems, and submetering products as well as the support services throughout their lifecycle. Here at SCADAmetrics (Wildwood, MO), we manufacture flow metering instrumentation in support of these industries, with the stated … Read More →
Siemens Industry (Harleysville, PA) manufactures a broad line of 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 HydroRanger 200 (pictured below) is a popular flow meter transmitter that is … Read More →
Dieh Metering USA (Lisle, IL) is a manufacturer of ultrasonic flow meters for both residential and commercial/industrial applications within 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. … Read More →
Kamstrup 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 of AWWA-style flow meters, … 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 →
Sensus, a Xylem Brand (Morrisville, NC) 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. Sensus offers … 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 →
Master Meter Inc (Mansfield, TX) 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 →
Endress+Hauser USA (Greenwood, IN) manufactures instrumentation for the industrial process sphere, including solutions for flow, level, pressure, and temperature. Typical served industries include chemical, food & beverage, life sciences, power & energy, mining, minerals, metals, oil & gas, and water & wastewater. The Endress+Hauser Promag W 400 (pictured left) is a popular magnetic flow meter … 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 →
SCADAmetrics is pleased to announce to introduction of a leased line adapter for its Model SB.202 Smart Bell-202 Modem! The SB.202 was designed as a Bell-202 modem for radio-only applications. However, due to popular demand, we have developed and introduced an add-on module that converts the SB.202 for 2-wire leased line applications: The Model TL.202 … 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 →
The model evoQ4 is a popular magnetic flow meter manufactured by Honeywell (formerly Elster-AMCO); and it is available in pipe diameters 1.5-12 inch. Like many AWWA-style flow meters, the evoQ4 is available with several remote signaling options, including: Encoded and pulse signaling modules for the evoQ4 are detailed in the following Honeywell documents: HERE (pulse … 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 →
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 →
SCADAmetrics® is pleased to introduce The Modbus Encodalizer™! – The new AMR/AMI signal generator for water meters that provides a Sensus-Protocol output to certain flow meters that otherwise do not offer that option! For example, the Siemens FM Mag 6000 Magnetic Flow Meter is outfitted with a 4-20mA Rate Output (default), a Pulse Output (default) … Read More →
SCADAmetrics® is pleased to introduce a new member of our DINstrumentation™ series – the Smart Bell 202 Modem! The Model SB.202 Modem delivers non-proprietary, Bell-202 data modulation and demodulation for many popular analog telemetry radios. Its rugged design is optimized for use with industrial serial communication protocols, such asModbus/RTU, Allen-Bradley DF1, and DNP3. Non-proprietary, Bell-202 … Read More →