siliconindia | | April 202219optimize their operation. Siemens MindSphere open cloud-based IoT operating system combined with Grundfos IoT solutions can optimize pump and motor schedules to maximize uptime and minimize energy consumption. Similarly, with our focus on the prevention of water leaks, we invested in smart water infrastructure to predict pump failures and leakage detection. In collaboration with Microsoft, we established a time-saving, cost-effective remote monitoring and maintenance solution that allowed two-way communications between Grundfos' pumps and customer's monitoring consoles. Using Azure IoT Hub and Azure IoT Edge, Grundfos was able to collect pump data from intelligent sensors in real-time and synthesise it using Microsoft Dynamics 365, enabling the smart pumps to help predict, prevent, and react to water issues.For instance, Rakshit Pharma, a leading pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer from Vishakhapatnam, utilizing cloud computing solutions to optimize its processes, in which E-pumps played a key part. They were pivotal in reducing overall system complexity, thereby increasing the reliability and energy efficiency of the pumping systems. Grundfos' CRE pump solved the challenge of a demineralized water circulation system by smoothly handling variable load profiles, thereby increasing the overall efficiency. Industrial water usage is intrinsically linked with CO2 generation. This is crucial as CO2 emissions contribute to a significant increase in temperature, causing the process to become counterproductive in the first place. Digitization and e-Solutions have the key to solving this problem: analyzing and real-time monitoring of the system leads to easier identification of failures that would lead to energy efficiency across varied industries. The development of industry-based applications that utilize IoT, artificial intelligence and machine learning are effective ways to pursue this goal. Also, fault prediction increases efficiencyand efficiency is key when it comes to building greener water management. [iv] Recently Grundfos performed energy audits on a paint manufacturing facility's cooling tower pumps and discovered that the system could be optimized. Grundfos switched the old pumps with Grundfos CRE pumps with IE5 motors. These permanent magnet motors helped in reducing the energy consumption by 42 percent and CO2 emissions by 72 percent. Also, innovative solutions like the Grundfos iSOLUTIONS are designed to study the performance of a pump and adapt to it through digitization, which minimizes energy consumption, making pumps smarter and greener. Furthermore, with the ability to customize solutions for every pump, pump systems are bound to experience less downtime and fewer failures, thereby emphasizing the benefits of digitalized pump solutions. The Role of Pumps inIndustrial Water ReusePumps are the heart of any industrial process. Any industrial application is directly or indirectly dependent on pumps, as water plays a significant role in industrial processes. Be it industrial cooling, boiler feeds, wastewater treatment or specific processes. Industries require water from sources that are either limited or are utilized by the locality for civilian purposes. Energy-efficient pumps are an effective tool to mitigate excessive consumption by industries. Digitally connected pumps are integral to every stage of a wastewater management process and are specifically designed to analyze industrial water processes and collect real-time data while incurring low maintenance costs and possessing greater durability. Recently, a distillation plant with a production capacity of 12 million litres per day was set up in Gujarat to treat wastewater for reuse and reduce the burden on groundwater [v]. Along with all of the facility's pump equipment, Grundfos delivered a Smart Filtration Suite, which is a collection of controls targeting membrane filtration, including desalination control. The Smart RO is equipped with unified data normalization analytic control, an antiscalant controller and an optimizer that supports automation. This enabled our customer to move towards energy and chemical conservation. Additionally, Grundfos' pumps provided the plant with a scope to increase the production capacity in the future. The antiscalant consumption of the plant was reduced by 75 percent [vi]. With Grundfos Smart Digital DDA, the plant's clean-in-place (CIP) frequency would also drastically come down, which can help reduce downtime for maintenance. This advanced digital dosing pump also monitors chemical levels in a tank and communicates the same to avoid failures. Sensor based technology and data analytics in a pump enables predictive maintenance of industrial processes. Utilising sensor data to understand if a particular equipment or part is underperforming or nearing its end stage is a great boon in determining repair needs of a system. This also makes remote monitoring of water possible thereby preventing leakages of water or wastewater during the transportation or distribution phase. Smart pumping systems that, employ cutting edge resources like cloud, IoT can effectively monitor the digital water management infrastructure. Such pumping infrastructure will go a long way in reducing contamination of water and increase its reuse capability. Another method to actively convert such wastewater into reusable water are pumps that are specifically designed to dose the generated effluent with chemicals.
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