Water and Wastewater Automation

Water Automation for Treatment and Distribution Systems

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Lower Your Project and Maintenance Costs

Dependable, Flexible Control Solutions to Maximize Productivity

Water industry professionals around the world face major challenges:

Tighter water quality standards and rising labor, operating and maintenance costs
Increased security and stringent government regulations
System capacity expansion with increased equipment reliability
Control and distribution systems that are aging which require upgrades

We invest extensively in the development of new products and technologies to deliver best-in-class process control solutions to help you maximize productivity while reducing costs. From field devices and motor control through the supervisory layers to business integration systems, our water and wastewater automation solutions:

Maximize productivity
Reduce cost of implementation
Minimize lifecycle costs
Meet regulatory compliance
Allow for future expandability

Partnerships To Help Sustainability and Compliance

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Partnerships To Help Sustainability and Compliance

Meet your water/wastewater business objectives with proven technology and solutions for water treatment.

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Automation in Water Treatment Operations

Fresh Water

Accessing data is important for managing your operations. We provide the necessary solutions to help you get secure access to your data. This in turn allows you to improve system performance through increased visibility into the production process.

Fresh Water

Wastewater

Our process control and motor control wastewater treatment automation solutions provide the levels of control and security necessary for your operations. They help you rein in energy use and manage your assets for improved optimization.

Wastewater

Integrating Control for Better Utility Management

Globally, our water team is focused on developing water automation solutions to help you address the most compelling challenges in the industry. Today, you must:

Meet accelerating water supply and conservation challenges
Reduce process variability and meet ever-more-stringent regulatory requirements
Improve operational and energy efficiency
Integrate new technology into an aging infrastructure
Achieve secure, remote information for both internal personnel and external stakeholders and customers who are demanding it

To address these challenges, you require an integrated control system. It is a system that must integrate process control, motor control and information.

Water Industry Overview

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Water Industry Overview

Products, technology, and solutions for the complete water cycle.

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Cybersecurity

The approach to cybersecurity in the water/wastewater industry must be holistic. By integrating both IT & OT cybersecurity, municipalities are helping to reduce their risk of cyberattacks, maintain public health and safety, and safeguard their critical infrastructure.

New regulations and laws have been implemented such as the AWIA Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the CIRCIA Act. The SEC has increased disclosure requirements for applicable companies. Furthermore, even more commercial, civil, and investment laws have emerged that are waiving sovereign immunity privileges for municipalities with respect to risk management programs, including cyber risk.

The time is now, more than ever before, to maintain your operations by efficiently securing OT assets with continuous cybersecurity threat monitoring and real-time threat detection and response.

How Have We Helped Businesses Like Yours?

Along with our many partners, we have been helping customers in the water industry for decades. Our solutions help with compliance and keep costs down.

INTEGRATED SYSTEM HELPS IMPROVE OPERATIONS

"Our previous system was outdated and we required an upgrade to help simplify the process of complying with current water regulations in New Zealand. Not only that, but we identified the potential for improving operational efficiencies at the plant by implementing an integrated system that aims to increase productivity and reduce down-time."

- Gary Pitcaithly, Automation Manager, Hamilton City Council

The Connected Enterprise® Improves Water Plants

You need to be able to extract data from within your industrial or municipal water treatment assets. The convergence of IT and OT is also on the lips of just about everyone in the industry. Do you have a vision for how you can embrace data and new technologies to improve your operations? The Connected Enterprise® is our vision. For decades we have been building our core value around a single platform for process control, motor control, safety and Information technologies. This platform has a standard secure Ethernet backbone. With the combination of integrated control and secure communications, the vision of the Connected Enterprise can be your reality. It is a framework you can adopt and tailor to your own needs. It becomes your connected enterprise, and it helps you make your water or utility operations:

More productive
More agile
More sustainable

The Connected Enterprise®

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The Connected Enterprise®

The Connected Enterprise® converges plant-level and enterprise networks, and securely connects people, processes, and technologies.

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Work with a proven Water Wastewater Industry Leader

Rockwell Automation partners with Water Wastewater Industry Recognized System Integrators who are committed to your success. They are leaders in their markets, have demonstrated competencies in technologies and the application expertise needed to become an Industry Recognized System Integrator. These System Integrators have a track record of delivering water and waste water applications successfully.

In addition, you now have the ability to engage and prequalify an Industry Recognized System Integrator to participate in capital project bids and implement Rockwell Automation sector-specific product technologies to drive a better customer experience through more consistent planning and execution design in the field.

The Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork™ has been integral to the success and strategy of our business for 100+ years because we know that no single company can deploy best-in-class solutions alone.

For more information and to find a Water Wastewater Industry Recognized System Integrator, see our partner locator.

How Wastewater Automation Works

The wastewater and water treatment industries are facing a range of challenges, from tighter quality standards and rising labor costs to aging legacy systems and more stringent government regulations. Water automation enables wastewater businesses to remain competitive despite these growing hurdles.

By incorporating water automation systems and technologies into their workflows, water industry businesses can enhance and streamline different facets of water treatment procedures, such as monitoring, control, data analysis, chemical dosing, and equipment operation.

Benefits of Water Automation Systems

When incorporated throughout a business, water automation systems offer a range of benefits. These include:

Greater Energy Efficiency – Automation enables greater energy efficiency throughout many wastewater treatment processes. With end-to-end visibility and real-time access to data, businesses can better control energy-dependent processes like aeration to maximize efficiency and limit wasted resources.
Streamlined Processes – Outdated equipment and procedures can lead to inefficiencies throughout the water treatment processes. Automation enables water industry businesses to optimize their processes, limiting wasted resources and time.
Holistic Data Accessibility – Automation can provide businesses with constant access to data which empowers real-time decision making on resource utilization.
Reduced Chemical Usage - Automation provides the chance to decrease the need for chemical additives in wastewater treatment. By adjusting factors like pH levels and sludge depth, operators can enhance chemical efficiency. Improved data access allows for proactive equipment maintenance, extending equipment lifespan and lowering chemical expenses.
Efficient Resource Utilization – By streamlining processes with water automation systems, businesses can better allocate their resources to where areas where they are needed.

Additional Benefits of Automation in Wastewater Treatment

While water automation solutions empower businesses to streamline their processes with greater visibility and readily accessible data, that’s just the start of what it can provide. When businesses employ wastewater treatment automation, they realize benefits such as:

Reduced Human Error
Agile Responses to Market Fluctuations
Remote Systems Monitoring and Control
Predictive Maintenance
Enhanced Worker Safety and Environmental Compliance

Automated Systems in Wastewater Treatment Facilities

Water automation solutions offer a wide range of benefits, enabling businesses to streamline both physical and digital processes. Wastewater treatment systems and processes that can benefit from automation include:

Pumping Stations
Grit Chamber and Aeration Tanks
Environmental Emissions Monitoring
Anaerobic Digestion
Cogeneration and Combined Heat and Power Systems

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We offer industry expertise to help design, implement and support your automation investment.

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