Personal Water Analytics: A Nexus of Need, Technology, and Human Productivity

Industrial water systems … whether pre-treatment, cooling, steam generation, or process … are key enablers of processes for manufacturing or human comfort.  System performance serves to realize primary business goals such as production throughput and yield, energy consumption, capital asset preservation, environmental compliance and the protection of human health.   Measurement and control of  critical water chemistry parameters are key performance indicators of water system health.

In today’s industrial arena, all enterprises require that the productivity of their assets be maximized to remain competitive and profitable in the markets they serve, and in particular, their human assets.  Pervasive and accelerating in the past decade, in almost every facet or our personal and professional lives, advent of technologies  that enhance the human experience and productivity in achieving a better end-result.

This paper discusses the convergence of the changing needs of the owners and operators of industrial water systems.  The discovery and development of technology that transfers to personal, hand-held devices that vastly improve the productivity of measurement and control of water systems is discussed.  Case reviews of real-world applications and the realization of value in practical, every-day situations are presented.