Energy and Utilities
How the Internet of Things and water utility companies are making a splash
Written by Hamsa Srinivasan | September 19, 2017 | Asset Management, Energy and Utilities
Imagine waking up with no running water. How would that impact your morning routine? Would you have enough bottled water on hand to get ready for work? If this lack of water lasts all day or all week, it would become truly problematic. No running water to flush the toilet. No water to brush your ...read more
Track asset performance using real-time health scores
Written by Sarah Dudley | August 10, 2017 | Asset Management, Energy and Utilities
As we learned in last week’s post from Kansas City BPU, providing clean, safe water to a large community is a cumbersome task. This post will dive into how one regional water supplier tracks asset performance using real-time health scores. Using data from IoT sensors, they can produce a sustainable, reliable water supply for their community, and ...read more
Macao Water raises the bar on customer satisfaction and productivity with EAM
Written by Ron Wallace | August 7, 2017 | Asset Management, Energy and Utilities
IBM is delighted to announce that The Macao Water Supply Company Limited (Macao Water) has built a new enterprise asset management system based on IBM Maximo which results in: Raised customer satisfaction Improved productivity via mobile job dispatching Purchasing data synchronization between the asset management system and the finance system. The award-winning system synchronizes purchasing ...read more
The evolution of maintenance
Written by Matt Bellias | March 14, 2017 | Asset Management, Energy and Utilities, Manufacturing...
The science of maintenance is on the cusp of a transformation. The Internet of Things, combined with advancements in edge computing and analytics, is poised to usher in an era of what is referred to as “prescriptive maintenance”. But for many companies’ operations and maintenance teams, daily maintenance tasks feel like a grind. It’s critical ...read more
IoT for water utilities
Written by Matt Bellias | January 9, 2017 | Energy and Utilities, Environment
It’s often said that water is the world’s most valuable commodity, but in many Western countries water has been so cheap and accessible that many people don’t even think about its cost. But with rapid urbanization – nearly 70% of the world’s population lives in cities – it is estimated that almost half of the ...read more
4 ways IoT will transform energy and utilities companies operations
Written by Matt Bellias | December 7, 2016 | Blog, Energy and Utilities
With the proliferation of smart meters and cheap sensors, energy and utilities companies are looking to technology as a catalyst for business change. Distributed power generation is eroding traditional revenue streams, and aging distribution infrastructure is cutting into profit margins. As a result, utility companies are trying to extract as much value as possible from ...read more
3 ways IoT will change smart meters for utilities
Written by Matt Bellias | December 1, 2016 | Article, Energy and Utilities
The concept of a smart grid, and the smart meters that are used to measure it, predated the Internet of Things. If we think about IoT as simply the networking of physical devices to allow them to exchange data, then energy & utilities companies building smart grids could be considered leaders of the early IoT ...read more
E&U companies can now create CUE’s on WIP
Written by Lisa Stuckless | November 15, 2016 | Energy and Utilities
Compatible unit estimating (CUE) is a fundamental component in a utility transmission and distribution work management process. Companies use compatible unit estimates to calculate the cost of work, determine the labor hours and the bill of materials needed to perform an specific or a work package. Using this information, a work order can then be created ...read more
IoT use cases: the Internet of Things in action
Written by Jen Clark | October 25, 2016 | Buildings, Case Study, Energy and Utilities
Anyone with a smartphone, connected thermostat or internet-enabled home entertainment system can see how the Internet of Things is part of our daily life. But besides remotely turning on the heating via an app, where else can we see IoT technology at work? In industry? Manufacturing? The office? Here are some quick case studies to ...read more
Understanding asset health with Maximo
Written by Pete Karns | July 26, 2016 | Buildings, Energy and Utilities, Factories...
Change and transformation in business is inevitable. Last December I spoke at the International Maintenance Conference about how advancements in technology have disrupted industries over time – and why it is critical to utilize advancements for improvements, or get left behind. With all the hype around the Internet of Things – we need to look ...read more
Improving worker safety with wearables
Written by Chris O'Connor | June 23, 2016 | Energy and Utilities, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas...
According to the International Labor Organization every 15 seconds, 151 workers have a work-related accident. The global number of non-fatal occupational accidents reaches a staggering 317 million, annually. Even more concerning, 321,000 people die each year from occupational accidents. Work accidents remain a huge, cross-industry problem, despite safety regulations and procedures. Even a non-fatal injury can have a ...read more
