The Xylem Smart Conversion
As water crisis deepens, the Xylem management team in Eastern Europe & Eurasia reflects on the challenges it poses to water and wastewater managers and calls the SMART Water Conversion in aid . This article elaborates on why the team remains optimistic about the future.
The high temperatures of the 2018 summer in Europe broke all records. The persistent high pressure caused anomalies, wildfires and drought across Europe. During July the heatwave resulted in 74 people dead in Greece as well many destroyed resorts.
In Poland’s capital, Warsaw, the people braced themselves for a second flooding of the Vistula River that runs through the city. It got dangerously close to bursting its banks. The heavy storm in western Ukraine in June caused the flooding of more than 200 houses, 35 fields, and 40 basements. 14 kilometers of roads were destroyed. State Emergency Service was reported.
In October, the Russian region Krasnodar and the Tuapsinsky, Apsheronsky District along with the city of Sochi, were hit by torrential rains with subsequent floods and mudslides. In the same month, Hungary experienced a record temperature of 27.1 Celsius.
In November, we have been overwhelmed with news of historic flooding and fierce weather conditions. Crazy weather is hitting all over Europe. Some countries suffer whiteouts with temperatures way below zero, while others are flooded under torrential rain, hit by tornadoes or breaks heat records.
If the first reaction to this natural disaster and extreme weather hit us with increasing distress, it does also inspire us to take action. We take great pride in serving and helping communities by constantly searching to find new smart solutions in the water space.
Climate change and aging infrastructure make the management of the water increasingly demanding. Necessary adaptations to today's requirements of the environmental and water protection impose substantial awareness and investments. Changes in water consumption patterns and emergency response add pressure on water supply operators, sewage networks and sewage treatment plants. Xylem bundles its worldwide competences for water and waste water technologies in order to provide suitable solutions to present and future requirements.
At Xylem we strongly believe we can contribute to address water challenges by combining Intelligent technology, Smart networks and Digital solutions into one single Smart Water platform.
Let’s try and explain further. Intelligent technology and products such as self-regulating and self-optimizing pumps, agitators, as well as intelligent sensor, meter and measurement technologies make processes more efficient and safer. Through intelligent technology, we provide product reliability, energy efficiency and damage prevention.
In the area of plant monitoring and control, smart networks enable access to information on all technical components in real time, including remote monitoring, visualization, recording and documentation of all relevant events.
The digital solutions empower the operators with intelligent leak detection and detailed condition analysis in pipelines using ultrasound and scanning techniques. With Xylem sensor technology, data is continuously recorded and network faults are analyzed and corrected in real time. Using algorithms and artificial intelligence, reliable predictions can be made about the faults and lifetime of the entire pipe network.
The Smart conversion happens when we put the 3 elements together: intelligent technology, networking - remote access, and real time prediction data streams.The optimism comes when we are able to do it in an adaptive and forward-looking way. The reason for doing all this is because we can no longer stand still and witness despair without being profoundly moved to prevent it.
Earlier this year, Xylem published a white paper titled "The Smarter Water Manager" available for download at http://makingwaves.xylem.com/white-paper-smart-water-technology-water-utilities/. The purpose is a call to action: Let’s master the water challenges together. The white paper presents an overview of Xylem’s portfolio of smart water technologies. Discover how Xylem’s intelligent solutions and global expertise can help you solve your complex water challenges.
About xylem
Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology company that develops and provides solutions around the world for water-related issues. The company supports municipal water and sanitation customers, industry and building services companies with products and services to efficiently extract, treat, analyze, monitor and recycle water and wastewater to the environment. In addition, Xylem will complement its product portfolio with smart and smart measurement and networking technologies, pipe network health analysis and monitoring and control systems for optimized management in the water, electricity and gas industries. With more than 16,500 employees, the company has unique application expertise and focuses on creating comprehensive and sustainable solutions for the water industry. Headquartered in Rye Brook, New York, Xylem has annual sales of $ 4.7 billion in 2017. Xylem operates in more than 150 countries and has a number of market leading product brands. The name Xylem comes from ancient Greek and stands for the tissue that transports water into plants; This highlights the technical efficiency of our water-based company by combining it with the best possible way of transporting water, namely that found in nature. Further information can be found at www.xylem.com