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	Customer Success Story: Keokuk Municipal Water Works ICONICS

Customer Success Story: Keokuk Municipal Water Works

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries	Utilities
Applicable Functions	Facility Management
Use Cases	Remote Asset Management Water Utility Management
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Keokuk Municipal Water Works, serving over 4,800 customers, is responsible for providing its residential, commercial, and industrial customers with a high-quality and reliable water supply. The Water Works service area, 105 miles of pipe within a 20-square-mile area, includes the entire incorporated area of the city of Keokuk, Iowa. Additionally, the water system serves two small private water systems outside the Keokuk corporate limits. The challenge was to monitor all functions of the plant, from analytical equipment to Rotork Valve: control, monitor, alarm, trend, etc. The system needed to connect to an Allen-Bradley Series 5 and MicroLogiX PLCs, Prolinx Hart Multiplexer, Rotork Valve System, Hach Analytical Equipment, Toshiba Drive Systems, and Rosemount Field Devices. Read More
About Customer	Keokuk Municipal Water Works is a water utility company based in Keokuk, Iowa. The company serves over 4,800 customers, providing residential, commercial, and industrial customers with a high-quality and reliable water supply. The Water Works service area, which includes 105 miles of pipe within a 20-square-mile area, covers the entire incorporated area of the city of Keokuk. In addition to serving the city of Keokuk, the water system also serves two small private water systems located outside the Keokuk corporate limits. The company is responsible for all aspects of water supply, from sourcing to treatment and distribution. Read More
Solution	Keokuk Water installed ICONICS GENESIS32™ after evaluating ICONICS, Wonderware, and Intellution HMI software products. The GENESIS32 modules used are TrendWorX™32 and AlarmWorX™32. These ICONICS products were selected because of their cost-effectiveness, ActiveX®-based technologies, ability to log data to Microsoft SQL Server, and local support. GENESIS32 replaces a stand-alone, proprietary system. The GENESIS32 system monitors all functions of the plant, from analytical equipment to Rotork Valve: control, monitor, alarm, trend, etc. The GENESIS32 system connects to an Allen-Bradley Series 5 and MicroLogiX PLCs, Prolinx Hart Multiplexer, Rotork Valve System, Hach Analytical Equipment, Toshiba Drive Systems, and Rosemount Field Devices. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms

Applicable Industries

Utilities

Applicable Functions

Facility Management

Use Cases

Remote Asset Management

Water Utility Management

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Keokuk Municipal Water Works, serving over 4,800 customers, is responsible for providing its residential, commercial, and industrial customers with a high-quality and reliable water supply. The Water Works service area, 105 miles of pipe within a 20-square-mile area, includes the entire incorporated area of the city of Keokuk, Iowa. Additionally, the water system serves two small private water systems outside the Keokuk corporate limits. The challenge was to monitor all functions of the plant, from analytical equipment to Rotork Valve: control, monitor, alarm, trend, etc. The system needed to connect to an Allen-Bradley Series 5 and MicroLogiX PLCs, Prolinx Hart Multiplexer, Rotork Valve System, Hach Analytical Equipment, Toshiba Drive Systems, and Rosemount Field Devices.

About Customer

Keokuk Municipal Water Works is a water utility company based in Keokuk, Iowa. The company serves over 4,800 customers, providing residential, commercial, and industrial customers with a high-quality and reliable water supply. The Water Works service area, which includes 105 miles of pipe within a 20-square-mile area, covers the entire incorporated area of the city of Keokuk. In addition to serving the city of Keokuk, the water system also serves two small private water systems located outside the Keokuk corporate limits. The company is responsible for all aspects of water supply, from sourcing to treatment and distribution.

Solution

Keokuk Water installed ICONICS GENESIS32™ after evaluating ICONICS, Wonderware, and Intellution HMI software products. The GENESIS32 modules used are TrendWorX™32 and AlarmWorX™32. These ICONICS products were selected because of their cost-effectiveness, ActiveX®-based technologies, ability to log data to Microsoft SQL Server, and local support. GENESIS32 replaces a stand-alone, proprietary system. The GENESIS32 system monitors all functions of the plant, from analytical equipment to Rotork Valve: control, monitor, alarm, trend, etc. The GENESIS32 system connects to an Allen-Bradley Series 5 and MicroLogiX PLCs, Prolinx Hart Multiplexer, Rotork Valve System, Hach Analytical Equipment, Toshiba Drive Systems, and Rosemount Field Devices.

Impact #1	The system provides better methods of data monitoring and alarm logging.
Impact #2	It provides much better visual representation of the water treatment process, with the browser nodes located strategically throughout the facility.
Impact #3	The ICONICS 16-bit to 32-bit graphics translator made for a fast and easy upgrade from GENESIS™ for Windows version 3.5x to GENESIS32 version 6.x.

Impact #1

The system provides better methods of data monitoring and alarm logging.

Impact #2

It provides much better visual representation of the water treatment process, with the browser nodes located strategically throughout the facility.

Impact #3

The ICONICS 16-bit to 32-bit graphics translator made for a fast and easy upgrade from GENESIS™ for Windows version 3.5x to GENESIS32 version 6.x.

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Customer Success Story: Keokuk Municipal Water Works

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