Digital Transformation Services
Waltero is all about solving one of our time’s key challenges; Today, companies must respond to the demands of having sustainable production. This can be achieved by reducing the use of raw materials and cutting down on resources, which eventually also has a beneficial impact on profitability. Fostering sustainable production comes from the ability to make use of future technology.
Hence, digitalization is key for achieving this at all levels of a business: strategical, tactical as well as operational.
By digitizing analog meters it is possible to control the consumption of resources. It enables streamlined troubleshooting, where leaks can be found and resource usage can be optimized. Digitization is essential to work more sustainably in various ways: economically, environmentally and resource-friendly.
There are seven stages to a digital transformation when you are going from analog to smart metering systems. This is shown in the model below, where reaching business goals is the aspiration. However, moving from one level to another in the model increases the complexity, adds costs and confronts the company with connectivity challenges.
Waltero offers a shortcut to the goals that the model promises. By offering solutions that address levels two to six, the customers of Waltero can reap the benefits of digitalization at a lower cost and in a shorter time. That is what we call Resource Intelligence.
Levels 6 and 7 are where solutions are integrating sensor-generated knowledge and historical data with AI. This helps leading utility providers to turn knowledge into actionable insights which improves asset planning and meeting their long-term goals.
Levels 4 and 5 are achieved by collecting near real-time data from different sources. The data is then combined and analyzed using a variety of techniques to develop dashboards to monitor system performance.
Level 3 consists of deploying a wider array of sensors either using advanced metering infrastructure or IoT devices connected directly to cellular networks.
Level 2, sensing and control, to some extent. The types of sensors and control vary across utilities.
Level 1, the physical layer is the foundation that each utility has. It includes the pipes, pumps, valves and other devices on the system.