To help meet growing water demand in Australia’s second largest city, Yokogawa is supplying integrated SCADA for Melbourne Water.
Yokogawa Electric Corporation has announced that its subsidiary, Yokogawa Australia, has received an order from Melbourne Water to implement Yokogawa’s flagship supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system – OpreXTM Collaborative Information Server – to help modernise the city’s water supply network that serves more than five million people.
Yokogawa Australia was selected to deliver OpreX Collaborative Information Server and engineering services for Melbourne Water’s SCADA for our Future project, which will take up to three years to complete.
Key considerations in the selection process included the company’s strong local capabilities combined with a globally proven SCADA software platform, meeting Melbourne Water’s scale, business and operating requirements. The new SCADA system will serve as a modern platform that can scale as Melbourne Water expands its network and capacity to meet the demands of the growing city. OpreX Collaborative Information Server will deliver advanced integration capabilities with more flexible access, and support increased resilience to both cyber security and business continuity threats.
The platform will provide Melbourne Water with a centralised source of truth for all operational data and
will make this available to all business users and applications to support operational efficiency, advanced analytics, and future technologies. The project is a key element of Melbourne Water’s digital strategy and it’s goal to create a an intelligent network, leveraging automation and analytics to enable effective planning, efficient operations and responsive decision making.
Melbourne Water Senior Manager of Asset Knowledge and Technology and project sponsor, Aidan Hollier, said, “We are very excited to have Yokogawa working with us to support our continuous growth requirements. We provide water for over five million Melbourne residents, with a 24/7 operation, and this requires technology solutions that are reliable and can be continuously maintained for the foreseeable future.”
Reflecting on the two-year selection process, Yokogawa Australia Managing Director, Russell Palmer, said, “The thorough and intensive selection process conducted by Melbourne Water left no stone unturned and really challenged our engineering team. We are excited to partner with Melbourne Water to implement OpreX Collaborative Information Server and support their modernisation and growth objectives.
“A significant project like this allows us to strengthen our local engineering capabilities and continue to expand support for our customers as we commemorate the Yokogawa Group’s 110th anniversary this year.”
Yokogawa provides advanced measurement, control and information solutions to customers across a broad range of industries, and addresses customer issues regarding the optimisation of production, assets and the supply chain with the effective application of digital technologies, enabling the transition to autonomous operations.
Founded in Tokyo in 1915, Yokogawa continues to work toward a sustainable society through its team of more than 17,000 employees across a global network of 126 companies spanning 60 countries.
For more information, visit www.yokogawa.com
