AM-2400 Selected to NEWEA Innovation Pavilion 2024

The new AquaMetrix Smart Process Solutions, by Water Analytics, is designed to bring the innovation and performance of data-driven SCADA systems into a simple-to-use, yet feature-rich package.  The AM-2400 paired with smart sensors provides an innovative process solution.  The AquaMetrix brand is launching its first stage solution of a low-cost reliable solution.  The processing power behind this solution is the forthcoming AM-2400.  This controller allows for local and remote process control from any secure device.

Water Quality measurement traditionally worked by having:

1. The Sensor: only the sensing elements were located within the sensor.
2. The Controller: the mated controller would process the signal and provide control elements.

This is rapidly changing.

To capture this trend in digital data, users are leveraging supervisory control and data acquisition systems.  However, solutions can cost upwards of $25,000, per site, and typically require more expenses down the road to maintain and reconfigure as the site grows.  This price tag, on top of all other necessary operational equipment, can be too much for many companies to burden.  Therefore, at Water Analytics we are developing a small, modular, and inexpensive controller that can be “networked” with other AM-2400s or process output equipment to create a process similar to a SCADA system that can be easily and inexpensively scaled without the cost of outside engineering support.  This controller will be in line with the costs of existing controllers on the market but allows customers to capture their data without additional large expenditures.

Water Analytics is on the precipice of its transition from a manufacturer of analog sensors and controllers to a provider of complete process control (SCADA) systems. The new SCADA system is built on a foundation of digital sensors and the upcoming AM-2400 controller. The two provide an architecture that is scalable, cost-effective, easy to configure, and easy to operate. Furthermore, digital sensor data can be leveraged into analytics that can optimize process control for efficiency and regulatory compliance.

At the Innovation Pavilion, we want to demonstrate the AM-2400 connected with Water Analytics’ and other smart (or analog) sensors used in the industry today.  We will want to highlight two important items:

1. The simplicity of the solution from a physical and aesthetic standpoint
2. The power of the solution, behind the scenes, to drive water quality enhancement and automation of process control.

Aligned to this year’s NEWEA conference theme of ONE Water

While our focus is on the industrial side of water and not the drinking water solution, it still impacts the goal of ONE Water.  It does so by improving the quality of water in wastewater applications, which will impact the downstream effects of drinking water.  The water we have is finite and when industrial segments can reduce their freshwater consumption or can improve the quality of water that leaves their facility, the burden of facilities treating drinking water will be reduced.  In this circular economy, all water quality is critical.  In industrial water applications, especially wastewater, continuous monitoring and process control can be cost-prohibitive, if there is not a driving regulation.  Improving access to meaningful data allows companies to be more proactive with their water treatment methods and creates better visibility to water quality standards.