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While it has been possible to control other technical installations from a smartphone, this has not previously been an option in hydropower. Voith, in conjunction with digital specialist Ray Sono, has now developed a solution to achieve this. The use of real-time data and intelligent analysis permits faster and better decisions.

Samotics has launched a new energy efficiency product to market: SAM4 ENERGY. By providing detailed performance and efficiency insights across industrial assets, Samotics’ customers can now realize energy savings of 10-15% and cut CO2 emissions. This is achieved with minimal investment and implementation costs, has short lead times, and benefits are generated quickly.

Climate change, urbanisation, water pollution and stricter laws and regulations – water management is facing major challenges. In order to meet the increasing demand for clean water and to protect water resources sustainably, innovations, ideas and initiatives are required.

With its new virtual showroom, Vogelsang GmbH & Co. KG offers its customers and interested parties a 360-degree view of grinding and pumping solutions for a wide range of industries.

The ability to access network information on tablets and smartphones is another step forward in the digitalisation of the water sector, writes Chris Moore, product line manager at Ovarro. A tablet-based leakage detection system has been launched by technology company Ovarro.

Voith Hydro’s OnCare.Diagnostic Professional has proven itself at Landsvirkjun’s Budarhals power station in the south of Iceland, providing early detection of anomalies and thereby enabling optimal plant uptime. The solution is part of Voith Hydro’s ever-evolving diagnostic services portfolio.

As part of Predictive Services for Drive Systems, Siemens is expanding its offering with an edge application. The Predictive Service Analyzer indicates defects in the drive system at an early stage before they affect the entire production.

CIRCOR International, Inc. announces its Remote Service augmented reality solution. This innovative solution empowers service engineers and technicians in all industries with the flexibility and creative approach they need to connect with, interact with, and support in-field services remotely.

SEEPEX GmbH is modernizing production planning together with the supply chain experts from valantic. By optimizing supply chain processes and implementing the advanced planning & scheduling (APS) software wayRTS (real time simulation) at the company headquarters in Bottrop, the company has already reduced throughput and delivery times and increased planning quality significantly.

The complete Nelprof valve sizing and selection software for all intelligent automated process valves by Neles is now available as a free web-based tool.