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Orlando Utilities Commission Creates Powerful, Intuitive Visualizations

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OUC is transforming HMI/SCADA with centralized, intuitive visualizations

GrayMatter customer Orlando Utilities Commission worked with GrayMatter to deploy GE Digital’s Proficy Operations Hub to establish a user-friendly way for supervisors to get a real-time read on the system’s status.

Leaders at OUC wanted a simple way to create customized reporting screens accessible via a view-only web interface.

Proficy Operations Hub offered the perfect solution, said James Alday, SCADA Coordinator for Water Production at OUC.

“We centrally manage everything here, so if we need outside sources like managers or upper management to view our data, it’s very important to have a method of allowing them to view that information without having complete control over our systems. That’s where Ops Hub came in for us.”

OUC took the most important parameters from its iFIX SCADA variables screen and organized them by plant in Ops Hub.

Variables included:

  • Pressure
  • Raw flow and treated flow (MGD)
  • Ground reservoir level (PPM)
  • pH and others

“Data is very important to us,” Alday said.

Any variables that were out of normal parameters are highlighted by a red box alarm, prompting operators or leaders to seek more info. Since building the variables page, OUC has also expanded its screen monitoring to treatment chemicals.

 
 
 
 

BIG WINS

 
Strengthened collaboration & continuous improvement via mobile tablet and remote technology
Sped up reports to regulators and other compliance personnel
Flattened the learning curve for new operators because on-screen “widgets” display at relational gauges that provide context
Reduced the time and effort required to build custom reports and visualizations
Improved communication about time-sensitive operations with managers & non-technical leaders
 
 
 

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