Resource Spotlight

Feb. 12, 2015
Collection of reading materials for the municipal drinking water and wastewater markets.
Website redesign

The Water Quality Association (WQA) has launched of a more intuitive, user-friendly version of its website. Designed by St. Louis, Missouri-based web development firm Engage, the site features a streamlined design, enhanced search functionality and seamless integration with third-party applications. The site will help improve both member and consumer browsing experiences while supporting the not-for-profit association's growth goals. The new WQA website is also responsive, ensuring that content is now accessible and readable across the device landscape -- whether smartphone, desktop or tablet.

The Water Quality Association (WQA)
www.wqa.org

Telemetry product catalog

The SignalFire Wireless Telemetry Product Catalog presents range of telemetry products that support robust, long-distance wireless communications in challenging, large-scale environments. Addressing different remote sensing requirements, it offers solutions that provide wireless communications and power to sensors with 4-20 mA, 1-5V, Modbus, Hart, Digital IO, and other analog and digital interfaces. Remote shutdown systems and a field monitor providing in-field access to any gateway data without a computer, as well as digital interface cards, batteries and a SignalFire setup and diagnostic tool kit completing a wireless telemetry system, are outlined in the catalog.

SignalFire Wireless Telemetry
www.signal-fire.com

New book

The Water Innovation Project has released a new book for preorder, titled Damned If We Don't! Ideas for Accelerating Change Around Water. The anthology is focused on water-related issues and personal stories from more than 25 different authors representing ideas around better managing the industry's relationship with water. Some of them include Bob Sandford, EPCOR chair of the Canadian Partnership Initiative; Karen Kun, executive director of Waterlution; Dave McGimpsey, an energy lawyer who has represented water utilities for over 15 years; and Renee M. Kayal, program director of Education & Training for the Water Environment Federation.

The Water Innovation Project
www.WaterInnovationProject.com

Custom ordering on website

Groschopp is now offering customers the ability to order custom motors and gear motors online. A recent redesign of its website features a number of new functions and abilities that make it easier for the company to deliver what customers need in a motor, allowing them to modify and choose specifications for standard products. These features, combined with Groschopp's ability to build and ship within two working days, provides a quick turnaround for customers desiring quality, precision-engineered gear motors. There are over 50 modifications to choose from, as well as a feature where customers can directly upload their specifications.

Groschopp
www.groschopp.com

Full-length video

Blacoh University's full-length feature video, Water District Project Insights: A Roundtable Discussion, delves into the equipment procurement process, answering questions about how product requirements are specified and by whom. Shooting on location at the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District in Southern California, Blacoh University brought together the end user, engineer, distributor, and contractor to discuss key aspects of a project to procure new equipment for a water reservoir and treatment facility. The various roles of the engineer, distributor and contractor, and how they interact, are all keys to the discussion.

Blacoh Fluid Control's Blacoh University
www.BlacohU.com

VFD fact sheet

The Consortium for Energy Efficiency has released a new fact sheet on variable frequency drives (VFDs). Many plant managers overlook the energy saving potential of these devices, but the cost of electricity over a motor's lifetime far outweighs its purchase price. While VFDs have been available for some time, they must be matched correctly with existing motor systems in order to achieve optimal electricity savings. This sheet helps simplify what might otherwise be a complex decision given competing business priorities: If a plant moves water, then it is worth assessing the costs and benefits of installing VFDs.

Consortium for Energy Efficiency
www.cee1.org

Spanish version of website

Modern Water has released a Spanish language version of its website designed for its customers across Latin America and Spain. The company's Monitoring Division has a long-standing presence in Latin America, where it has been selling its monitoring products, including the M500 toxicity monitor, for over 10 years. Modern Water's site aims to provide clear information about its monitoring products and membrane processes, as well as further promote its identity in the region.

Modern Water
www.modernwater.com/es

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