Water & Wastewater Treatment

www.wwtonline.co.uk | WWT | APRIL 2015 | 27 trend and log data from the Flygt Multismart units across the pilot sites, as well as Thames Water's top end systems. The collated information, dating back over the course of a number of weeks, enabled the team to understand current performance trends and therefore make accurate and tailored recommendations for each and every site. Propose fully optimised solution Once the data had been collated and analysed, Xylem produced an 'Optimisation' report outlining all the current settings of the pumping station found during analysis; such as such as start stop level, where high level probes should be, where overrides are located etc. From this, Xylem was able to recommend a series of Improvements to the operating configuration, based on site specific detail and indicate the overall benefits of these changes. The report was then discussed in detail with the Thames Water operational managers, where they signed off any recommendations they wished to be implemented. Optimisation & Validation Once the Thames Water operational managers agreed on which improvements they wished to progress, Xylem was then able to deploy a team of engineers to put the plan into action. All of this was conducted in conjunction with Thames Water WOCC. All the solutions were implemented and thoroughly tested, per site, by Xylem and Thames Water tested it remotely from the WOCC to make sure everything was working, as stated in the optimisation report. Based on the results of the pilot, it is estimated that Thames Water will achieve nationwide energy reductions of 18 per cent, and aim to vastly reduce call outs, and of those still required improving the ratio of first time fixes as a result of remote diagnosis and improved information sent to field technicians from the WOCC. Following the success of the initial pilot scheme, Thames Water is now rolling out this programme across its pumping stations throughout the UK. Xylem is working closely in partnership with Boulting, a Tier 1 ICA framework contractor to implement the programme. Needless to say, a product alone can be limited in its capabilities unless it is fully integrated into a company and system. What this project has shown to date, if nothing else, is the benefit of working in partnership with an OEM from the start; enabling the teams involved to have a greater understanding of how an organisation operates and how it's system's function day- to-day. It can be all too easy to apply a sticking plaster mentality to maintenance, when in fact with careful planning and analysis, businesses can harness the power of existing systems and technology to improve maintenance strategies over the long term, rather than simply focusing on short term fixes. For more information, contact Xylem on 0115 940 0111 or visit www.xylemwatersolutions.com/uk ADVERTORIAL www.wwtonline.co.uk | WWT | APRIL 2015 | 27

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