Transform Water Treatment with SmartLab® Technology
SmartLab®: Reaping the benefits of digital water
SmartLab®: The Key to Optimal TCO and Sustainable Water Management
In a world where water scarcity and environmental sustainability are paramount, Waterleau's SmartLab® revolutionizes your water treatment facility into a state-of-the-art, IoT-enabled hub. By digitizing operations and harnessing data-driven intelligence—including the new OPEX Dashboard for full visibility into operational expenditure—SmartLab® enhances efficiency while aligning with stringent Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards.
Our SmartLab® water asset management tool delivers unparalleled efficiency by reducing downtime, increasing reliability, lowering operational costs, and optimizing the use of chemicals and energy, ensuring your facility operates at its best.
Discover how SmartLab® empowers water and wastewater treatment facilities to connect seamlessly, analyze performance comprehensively, and optimize operations intelligently, optimizing your plant Total Cost of Ownership.
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Waterleau SmartBox - The Heart of SmartLab®
The SmartLab® digital platform enhances any water or wastewater treatment facility, improving efficiency without modifying existing PLC and SCADA systems. At its core, the Waterleau SmartBox, a local edge device, preprocesses data on-site to optimize cloud transmission, reducing latency and bandwidth usage. This setup allows for real-time access from any device and turns raw data into actionable intelligence by merging process data with laboratory measurements.
- Real-Time Data Access: Connect from any device, anytime
- Optimized Data Transmission: Local edge device processing minimizes latency and bandwidth usage.
- Seamless Integration: Works with existing PLC and Scada systems without disruption.
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Advanced Analytics for Comprehensive Oversight
SmartLab® optionally delivers a detailed overview of your plant, assessing performance through tailored KPIs that align with sustainability objectives. It provides a comprehensive view, tracking the water footprint, energy use, and greenhouse gas emissions essential for ESG compliance.
Additionally, SmartLab® integrates with web-based SCADA systems, enhancing plant management with dynamic tools. Its smart alerts and notifications hub acts as an integrated alarm system, aggregating notifications to ensure critical updates are efficiently communicated to the right personnel, serving as a digital co-pilot for operators.
- KPI and Performance Tracking: Custom metrics tailored to sustainability goals.
- ESG Compliance: Monitor and manage your environmental impact effectively.
- Smart Alerts: Integrated notifications system ensures crucial updates are promptly delivered.
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Empowering Operational Excellence
SmartLab® empowers boosting operational efficiency and reliability. Through predictive analytics, digital twins, and process upset detection, the platform transitions operations from reactive to proactive, improving system reliability and efficiency.
A complete set of health monitors for processes, equipment, and sensors deliver predictive alerts and proactive maintenance, reducing energy use, emissions, and treatment costs while ensuring real-time control.
SmartLab® also prioritizes cybersecurity with a robust multi-tiered strategy that includes encryption, firewall protection, multi-factor authentication, and regular security updates. This advanced approach not only preserves data integrity and privacy but also sets Waterleau at the forefront of the digital transformation in the water industry, championing a more sustainable and efficient future.
- Predictive Maintenance: Smart algorithms predict and prevent equipment failures.
- Energy and Cost Reduction: Optimization for lower energy use and operational costs.
- Enhanced Reliability: Digital twins and process upset detection technologies advance proactive operations.
SmartLab® OPEX Dashboard: Transforming Wastwater Insight into Action
We are proud to introduce the latest enhancement to the Waterleau SmartLab® suite: a dedicated OPEX Dashboard designed to optimize operational performance at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Built with real-time analytics and user-friendly visuals, the dashboard empowers plant operators and facility managers with a comprehensive overview of key operational metrics—enabling data-driven decisions, regulatory compliance, and financial control.
A Smarter View on Operations
The dashboard transforms raw operational data into actionable insights:
- Time Period Selection
Easily switch between daily, weekly, monthly, or quarterly views to evaluate system performance and track anomalies over time. - Historical Evolutions
Visualize the trend of water quality parameters across multiple periods to identify recurring patterns and anticipate system behavior. - Compliance Tracking
Monitor critical KPIs against design and contractual limits. Automatic alerts highlight deviations and enable targeted root-cause analysis. - Chemical Consumption Monitoring
Track real-time chemical usage and associated costs, segmented by type (acid, caustic, coagulant, etc.). - Net Energy Monitoring
Compare energy input with biogas output to evaluate the energy footprint and potential for circular economy gains. - OPEX Estimation
Consolidated charts show total operating costs per cubic meter treated, providing clarity on the true cost of water treatment.
This new dashboard represents a key step forward in our mission to deliver holistic digital solutions. While previous SmartLab tools focused primarily on product and process monitoring, this upgrade offers a plant-wide operational perspective—enhancing the ability to support our clients in managing efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Discover more on the SmartLab® Dashboard at brewery wastewater treatment facility
What our customers say
“The Control room... That is a great feature. It's an enormous competitive advantage. Managing a facility as a service and have 24-hour monitoring. Quick reactions to help, to intervene and solve an issue is a valuable feature. Having experts from Waterleau available for support is a great idea. I like it a lot!”
AB Inbev - Miroslav
“You can have all information, dash-boarding and reporting functionalities delivered in a single point platform. That's very powerful, a big time saver and brings added value . Smartlab empowers you to go straight to the problems and solve them."
Heineken - Edwin
Experience how SmartLab® can enhance your water treatment operations.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Waterleau SmartBox?
The Waterleau SmartBox is a local edge device that serves as the core of the SmartLab® digital platform. It seamlessly integrates with existing PLC and SCADA systems, preprocessing on-site data to optimize cloud transmission. This approach reduces latency and bandwidth usage, enabling real-time access from any device and transforming raw data into actionable intelligence by combining process data with laboratory measurements.
Waterleau's SmartLab® is a cloud-based digital platform that transforms water and wastewater treatment facilities into IoT-enabled hubs.
By integrating with existing PLC and SCADA systems, it provides real-time data access, advanced analytics, and AI-driven tools to optimize operational efficiency, reduce downtime, and ensure compliance with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards.
How does SmartLab® integrate with existing systems?
SmartLab® is designed to seamlessly integrate with your existing PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems without necessitating major hardware overhauls.
It connects via the Waterleau SmartBox, which acts as a bridge, gathering and analyzing data from your current infrastructure. This integration allows for enhanced data utilization and control without disrupting ongoing operations.
What are the benefits of AI in water treatment?
AI in water treatment brings multiple benefits, including:
- Predictive Maintenance: AI algorithms predict equipment failures before they occur, allowing for timely maintenance and reducing downtime.
- Operational Efficiency: AI optimizes processes for energy use, chemical dosing, and operational settings, leading to cost savings and reduced environmental impact.
- Enhanced Monitoring: Continuous analysis of operational data helps in detecting anomalies early, ensuring water quality and system integrity.
- Resource Management: AI tools provide insights that help in better water and energy management, aligning with sustainability goals and regulatory compliance.
Other Waterleau Services
Modular wastewater treatment plant: WaterleauBox®
Financial solutions: WaterLease
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