Virginia Wastewater Plant Proves Remote Monitoring & IIoT Tech Enables Predictive Maintenance

Utilizing smart actuator technology in conjunction with diagnostic software to monitor actuator and valve operation can allow operations teams to gain a better understanding of when process anomalies are occurring or developing. Analyzing smart electric actuator diagnostic information through a remote monitoring system is providing data that can help predict valve failures or suggest preventative maintenance planning. The available data points, such as pullout or closing torque, motor starts, set point vs valve position and stroke time monitoring, are or can be predictive of wear or damage to the valve seat or disc caused by obstructions within the filter piping system.