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Overall, close to $78 trillion is expected to be spent globally between now and 2025 on five industry sectors - extraction, utilities, manufacturing, transport and social.

Lake Como, in northern Italy, is served by nearly 40 miles (60 KM) of aqueducts. After 30 years of service, the SCADA system was in need of modernization.

CVA electric control valve actuators are enabling the Sydney Water Corporation in Australia to control the pressure in the city’s water supply network with greatly increased response and accuracy.

Taking place in August at the Crowne Plaza Orlando-Universal Hotel in Orlando, the 2014 ISA WWAC Symposium is a three-day event that focuses on the challenges associated with automation and instrumentation in the water and wastewater sectors.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Fluke recently introduced Fluke Connect, a system which allows maintenance technicians to wirelessly transmit measurement data from their test tools to their smart phones. There is a lot of hype about the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing. To date, from what I have seen on the market, Fluke Connect is the most useful, productivity-increasing industry solution based on these technologies.

The deadline for early-bird registration for the 2014 ISA Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls (WWAC) Symposium has been extended to 1 July 2014.

Rotork valve actuators upgrade and automate flow control equipment in many areas of Thames Water’s operations.

Open Systems International will replace the existing SCADA/EMS system at Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority in the United Arab Emirates with a new SCADA/EMS system based on OSI’s monarch platform.

Training courses and workshops teach control systems designers, engineers and operators various aspects of process safety and how to meet worldwide safety requirements.

The new system will replace a legacy system in use for nearly a decade at the RPU plant in Rochester, MN. It will allow improved operations and improved management of electric and water resources.

Patti Engineering will provide technical expertise to Siemens in the design of a SCADA system for a sustainable energy efficient water and wastewater infrastructure project in Texas.

On May 29, 2014, experts will discuss the challenges, problems and common mistakes involved in a process control system migration, and show how using front-end loading (FEL) practices help smooth the migration process.

The theme of Inspire 2014, May 6-8, 2014 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is how the interaction among Culture, Safety and Technology can be used to improve safety in process plants.

CIO Utilities Technology magazine named MAVERICK Technologies the best source for automation in the utilities industry.

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) will use the SCADA system to monitor the city’s water distribution network and wastewater facilities.

Classes typically are a combination of classroom and hands-on training covering various aspects of process safety, including P&ID drawings, hazard and operability (HAZOP) studies, Safety Integrity Level (SIL), Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA), and similar topics.

The European Smart Pumps Market for the Water and Wastewater Industry earned revenues of $192.4 million in 2013 and is predicted to reach $267.9 million in 2018.

The free workshop teaches the essential elements of Safety Instrumented Systems including how to comply with myriad safety requirements. The workshop is available in a two-day classroom in Calgary, or as a three-day webinar.

Endress+Hauser Group increased its net sales by approximately 7 percent to over 1.8 billion euros ($2.43 billion) in the 2013 financial year.