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Efficient Water Management through IoT: A Case Study of Industrial Water Management

Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAM)
Sensors - Utility Meters

Applicable Industries

Buildings

Applicable Functions

Maintenance
Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Intelligent Urban Water Supply Management
Smart Irrigation

About The Customer

Industrial Water Management is a company that has been providing water treatment and hygiene services to the Irish market since 1974. Their customers are in both the public and private sectors. Over the last decade, the company has grown its business to the extent that it is now operating internationally. The company was recently acquired by German company EnviroWater, which will consolidate their position in Ireland and help them design new and more innovative services for their customers.

The Challenge

Industrial Water Management, a company providing water treatment and hygiene services in Ireland since 1974, was facing challenges in managing its operations efficiently. The company had expanded its business internationally over the last decade and was looking for a comprehensive software solution that could streamline its operations. The existing software packages they were using were not meeting the requirements of their industry. They were using two to three different packages, which was not only inefficient but also disruptive to their day-to-day business. The company wanted a user-friendly interface that could be implemented without disrupting their current operations. They also wanted a solution that could provide real-time information on a single platform.

The Solution

The company chose Fieldmotion, a comprehensive software package that met all their requirements. Fieldmotion offered a user-friendly interface and could be implemented without disrupting the company's day-to-day operations. The software provided a single platform where all information could be viewed in real time. Fieldmotion Water Management Software is cloud-based, which means the mobile app does not lose information on forms when offline and it updates when you return to signal. The software also offered many features that helped the company become more efficient. These features included asset management, which made servicing and maintaining assets in compliance with Legionella Risk Assessments easy. The software also allowed the creation of job sheets for service, maintenance, and risk assessment jobs. This helped the company keep all compliance in one place.

Operational Impact

The implementation of Fieldmotion brought significant operational benefits to Industrial Water Management. The software's user-friendly interface and comprehensive features allowed the company to streamline its operations and become more efficient. The cloud-based nature of the software ensured that no information was lost when offline, and updates were made as soon as a signal was available. The software also made asset management easy, allowing the company to maintain compliance with Legionella Risk Assessments. The ability to create job sheets for various tasks helped the company keep all compliance in one place. The time saved by the engineers and admin staff allowed them to focus on creating new business and marketing, contributing to the company's growth.

Quantitative Benefit

Fieldmotion brought a savings of 30 hours a week between the engineers not having to come back to the office with physical paperwork and the admin staff having minimal filing and processing work to complete.
The company was able to add an additional field worker to their team due to the efficiency brought by Fieldmotion.
The company is now looking to expand the application of Fieldmotion into other areas of their company including Water Treatment, Wastewater, and Pure Water Division.