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WIN-911 in the News
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May/June 2023
Sound the Alarm
Remote alarm notification software is critical to Comox Valley water and wastewater treatment plants.
Safe and reliable drinking water and wastewater systems are critical to maintaining the health and safety of communities. Unfortunately, as with the United States, Canada’s water system has seen a substantial drop in funding in the decades since World War II, the impacts of which have been felt by many communities across Canada. More recently, however, investments from Federal and provincial governments as well as through the Canada Infrastructure Program, have resulted in significant water infrastructure investments and technology upgrades.
By Jeremy Meegan, WIN-911
May 23, 2023
Advanced Technology Imperative in the Production of Natural Gas
Remote alarm notification software helps fuel increased efficiencies
The United States is the world’s largest producer of natural gas. Production levels in 2020 were approximately 33.5 trillion cubic feet coming from the two mainstays in the industry, the Appalachian region and West Texas. To meet demand and remain competitive, companies in this industry rely upon Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems to help communicate important information, monitor equipment, improve efficiencies, and ensure there isn’t unplanned downtime.
By Cody Bann, WIN-911
May 4, 2023
Forward-Thinking Utility Knows the Value of Advanced Technology
Renewable Water Resources looks to remote alarm notification software to improve efficiency and avert problems.
Greenville County, SC, encompasses an area of approximately 795 square miles with a population of over 500,000. The water and wastewater infrastructure servicing the county is intricate and robust, including more than 350 miles of pipe that connect the community and provide for future growth and development.
By Cody Bann, WIN-911
April 20, 2023
Remote alarm notifications improve irrigation system upkeep
The Internet of Things is set to push the future of farming to the next level.
Smart agriculture is already more commonplace among farmers, and high-tech farms are quickly becoming the standard thanks to agricultural drones, sensors, supervisory control, data acquisition and remote alarm notification systems.
By Cody Bann, WIN-911
April, 2023
Suppliers Provide Path To Cyberattacks
Unsecured supplier connectivity opens the door to your assets and operating data.
Even before the pandemic began, global supply chains were experiencing growing pains as they adapted to meet the pressures of rising demand and a delivery system in need of an overhaul. Supply and demand issues during the pandemic revealed how fragile supply chains can be, particularly with the increased threat of cyberattacks.
March 30, 2023
Navigating rural water utilities’ cybersecurity challenges; managing cyber risks; and recommended steps to protect systems, including examining two high-profile rural cyberattacks.
Join Cody Bann of WIN-911 Software, and Eddie Noyes and Eric Conder of MR Systems as they discuss some of the threats we’re facing but also offer some practical advice on mitigating those threats.
March 2023
Podcast – Sound The Alarm!
Host and Automation Support Engineer, Auston Davidson discusses the latest products and trends in industrial automation with experts in the field.
Alarms are an integral part of understanding the status of your machine and process. But too many of them and you are left deciding what is important and what is basically noise. In this episode, Auston is joined by Jeremy Meegan of WIN-911 and they discuss proper ways to sound the alarm.
WIN-911 Alarming Boosts Operational Efficiency
Alarm notification software enables faster response for customers, keeping production on track
Operational efficiency has long been a primary goal across the industrial landscape. More efficient operations lead to better productivity, less waste – and higher profitability.
Keeping production running optimally has become even more critical as organizations sharpen their focus on reducing their carbon footprint and combatting rising energy costs.
January 2023
Additional Technology to Help Thwart Cyberattacks
Water infrastructure is critical to national security, economic stability, and public health and safety. While necessary for operations, the increasing automation of the water sector has opened it up to malicious cyber activity that could disrupt or manipulate services. In 2009, President Obama declared cybersecurity threats to be among “the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation.”
December 2022
WIN-911: SCADA Protection, Alarm Notification & Cybersecurity
In this interview with The Journal’s Executive Editor Theresa Houck, Cody Bann, Director of Engineering with WIN-911 Software, explains how manufacturers can help strengthen their cybersecurity. He answers questions such as, what are “nuanced” cyberthreats? What steps can manufacturers take to improve cybersecurity? How are cyberthreats mitigated in this age of smart technology? Why are SCADA systems vulnerable to cyberattacks? How can tools like remote-alarm notification software help mitigate cyberattacks?
December 2022
WIN-911 Software at 2022 Automation Fair
Greg Jackson, CEO and Steven Rivas, Product Manager with WIN-911 Software, highlight the company’s WIN-911 Mobile industrial alarm notification app for smartphones, using Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform to provide a faster, easier, more secure experience so teams can collaborate to resolve alarm conditions. Also learn about WIN-911’s machine alarm notification software that works via smartphone or tablet, VoIP and analog, text, email and announcer to cut operator response times, downtime and maintenance.
September 2022
Podcast – Talking Industrial Automation Podcast Software
Director of Engineering Cody Bann talks with Control System Integrator Association’s Lisa Richter about his professional background, WIN-911 and cybersecurity.
December 2022
Notification software is compatible with more secure, layered networks in which a series of firewalls provide added protection from attacks.
Connectivity provides manufacturing plant operations many advantages like increased productivity, faster identification and remediation of quality defects, and better collaboration across functional areas. However, this connectivity is dramatically increasing smart factories’ vulnerabilities and leaving them exposed to cybersecurity threats. In a recent survey by Deloitte and the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation, 48% of respondents identified operational risks, which include cybersecurity, as the greatest danger to smart factory initiatives.
By Cody Bann, WIN-911
November 2022
Podcast – A Case Study In Remote Alarm Notification Software
Director of Engineering Cody Bann talks with Food Processing magazine about how companies can not only improve their cyber security but also mitigate their risks for cyber-attacks. The conversation includes how tools like remote alarm notification software can help reduce cyber-attacks in processing facilities.
They’re then joined by Ozarka’s Trey Mixon, who explains how this Blue Triton brand out of Texas uses WIN-911’s remote monitoring tool and why it’s critical for them to keep up with their real-time and long-term monitoring data. Trey offers an example of an emergency that was averted because of the remote alarm software before explaining the advantages the software provides him and his team when they’re not on site.
November 2022
Reducing Manufacturing Plant Downtime
Remote alarm notification software is more critical than ever.
Moving from an automated plant to a smart factory is a leap forward but well worth the effort to enable a fully connected and flexible system—one that can use a constant stream of data from connected equipment and production systems to learn and adapt to new demands.
By Cody Bann, WIN-911
October 24 2022
Supply Chains’ Digital Transformation Exposes Vulnerabilities
Remote alarm notification software adds protection
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic started, global supply chains were experiencing growing pains as they adapted to meet the pressures of rising demand and a delivery system in need of an overhaul. Supply and demand issues during the pandemic revealed how fragile supply chains can be, particularly with the increased threat of cyberattacks.
By Cody Bann, WIN-911
October 3, 2022
Supply Chains’ Digital Transformation Exposes Vulnerabilities
A digital supply chain provides visibility into the workings of the chain. Companies are layering more systems into their IT networks to support remote work, enhance the customer experience and generate value.
Even before the pandemic started, global supply chains were experiencing growing pains as they adapted to meet the pressures of rising demand and a delivery system in need of an overhaul. Supply and demand issues during the pandemic revealed how fragile supply chains can be, particularly with the increased threat of cyberattacks.
By Cody Bann, WIN-911
October 1, 2022
Basic Cybersecurity Deters Agro-Terrorism
The food & beverage industry needs to lift its cybersecurity game as it becomes a popular playground for hackers.
Connectivity provides manufacturing plant operations many advantages such as increased productivity, faster identification and remediation of quality defects, and better collaboration across functional areas. However, this connectivity is dramatically increasing smart-factory vulnerabilities and leaving them exposed to cybersecurity threats.
By Cody Bann, WIN-911
September 22, 2022
Remote alarm notification software is a crucial component to the operation
Case Study: Threemile Canyon Farms
The IoT is set to push the future of farming to the next level. Smart agriculture is already more commonplace among farmers, and high-tech farms are quickly becoming the standard thanks to agricultural drones, sensors, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and remote alarm notification systems.
September 2022
Heat Recovery Project at University of British Columbia
Steam-to-hot-water conversion saves $1 million/year
UBC embarked on a six-year upgrade with the commitment of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. One component was a steam-to-hot-water conversion project, which was completed in 2017.
September 1, 2022
Monitoring & Alarm Software Helps Renewable Energy Process
See how a waste management firm improved uptime and cybersecurity using remote alarm notification software for anaerobic digestion biogas production.
Increased demand for renewable resources coupled with rising energy costs and a global movement to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) is fueling growth in the anaerobic digestion market. Anaerobically digested waste creates biogas, a renewable energy source used to power engines and generators. Biogas also can be harnessed for vehicle fuel and has similar applications as natural gas.
By Cody Bann, WIN-911
September 1, 2022
Digital Transformation Helps Airports Soar
Remote alarm notification software ensures ongoing operations.
Airports are finely orchestrated logistical operations, moving people, planes and products safely, securely and without delay. Being digitally connected keeps things running smoothly and prevents any unplanned downtime. However, while awareness of IoT across the aviation ecosystem is high, its knowledge of how to harness and maximize IoT’s capabilities within an organization is much lower.
By Steve Szabo, WIN-911
September 1, 2022
Cranberry Farm Goes High-Tech
Previously, Lee relied on hand-held digital and mercury thermometers to monitor the bogs’ nighttime temperatures, but he wanted a more autonomous and hierarchical system that allowed for continuous monitoring of multiple variables.
The 200-year-old cranberry industry is now a multi-billion dollar business. While grown in just five states, the U.S. is the world’s leading cranberry producer harvesting approximately 40,800 acres of cranberries, which yielded nearly 8.7 million barrels in 2017.
August 9, 2022
Food and beverage manufacturers face mounting cybersecurity attacks
Remote alarm notification software adds protection.
Connectivity provides process manufacturing plant operations many advantages, such as increased productivity, faster identification and remediation of quality defects, and better collaboration across functional areas. However, this connectivity is dramatically increasing smart factories’ vulnerabilities and leaving them exposed to cybersecurity threats.
July 25, 2022
Anaerobic Digester Company Turns Waste Into Energy
Remote alarm notification software plays important role in safeguarding operations.
Increased demand for renewable resources coupled with rising energy costs and a global movement to reduce greenhouse gases is fueling growth in the anaerobic digestion market. Anaerobically digested waste creates biogas, a renewable energy source used to power engines and generators.
By Steven Clawson, WIN-911
July, 2022
Reducing Cyberattack Threats
Restricted physical and technical access, firewalls, logging, and encryption are key.
As readers of this magazine and members of the National Rural Water Association (NRWA) know, the vast majority of water utilities in the country serve fewer than 10,000 people, operating with limited budgets and even more limited cybersecurity personnel and expertise. The automation of technology that these water utilities have implemented over the past two decades to both save money and increase efficiency has also exposed them to malicious cyber activity that could disrupt or manipulate services. Display footnote number:
By Cody Bann, WIN-911
July, 2022
Integrating 69 Stations
SCADA and remote alarm notification software ensure ongoing operations at Grand Forks Water Department.
After 6 years of planning and construction, Grand Forks, North Dakota, began operation of the Grand Forks Regional Water Treatment Plant (GFRWTP) in mid-2020. The $134 million USD, 23,225.76-m2 (250,000-ft2) complex is one of the most technologically advanced facilities of its kind. The goal of the project is to provide the city’s residents and industries with potable water. Additional key targets include reducing seasonal taste and odor issues and meeting any upcoming water regulatory requirements.
By Barbara Padgett, WIN-911
May 27, 2022
Remote alarm notifications add firewall as utilities face mounting threats of cyberattacks
Municipal utilities are critical to national security, economic stability, and public health and safety. As technology in these sectors evolves, cyberattackers take advantage of opportunities to exploit vulnerabilities. While the Federal Government has taken steps to address this issue by creating innovative public-private partnerships and initiatives, the worldwide attacks on municipal utilities in the past year have virtually doubled. Additionally, because of the geopolitical unrest, cyberattacks have become such a threat that President Biden has urged private sector partners to immediately harden cyber defenses.
By Cody Bann, WIN-911
May 12, 2022
Utilities Face Mounty Threats of Cyber Attacks
Remote alarm notification software adds firewall. Utilities face myriad challenges to managing cyber risk due to varying infrastructure and entities of vastly different sizes, capabilities, resources, and types of ownership. However, turning to additional technology is one answer.
By Cody Bann, WIN-911
April 12, 2022
Ways to Safeguard Water & Wastewater Systems From Cyberattacks
Cody Bann, director of engineering at WIN-911, joins the Pumps & Systems podcast to discuss ways to safeguard water and wastewater cyberattacks.
By Cody Bann, WIN-911
April 1, 2022
Additional Technology To Help Thwart Cyberattacks
Remote alarm notification software adds firewall to water utility vulnerabilities.
Water infrastructure is critical to national security, economic stability, and public health and safety. While necessary for operations, the increasing automation of the water sector has opened it up to malicious cyber activity that could disrupt or manipulate services.
BY Cody Bann, WIN-911
January 2022
Words On Water #208: Steven Rivas on Automation of Monitoring and Alerts
Steven Rivas is Product Manager for WIN-911. In this episode Steven explains the drawbacks of manual monitoring of systems at utilities and the advantages of automation of that tracking and alerts to problems. He talks about the process that utilities are monitoring, the importance of rapid response, and growing concerns about cybersecurity. Steven also discusses how the tools for monitoring and alerts may change as technology continues to evolve in the years ahead.
November 2021
Steven Rivas, WIN-911 product manager, talks one-on-one with Theresa Houck, editor The Journal, a Rockwell Automation publication, about the company’s new WIN-911 2021 product release.
March, 2022
Remote Monitoring Key to Freezer Reliability
Rapid growth for a Texas frozen-food manufacturer is assisted by SCADA and remote notification systems.
To help reduce maintenance expenses and ensure minimal unplanned equipment downtime, the refrigeration maintenance crew uses Wonderware InTouch software from AVEVA Solutions, Lake Forest, CA (aveva.com), to oversee and manage their control-systems hardware. Integrated with this SCADA system is Austin-based WIN- 911 remote-alarm notification software (win911.com) to continuously monitor the alarms and provide important security updates on the entire refrigeration system.
January, 2022
Technology reduces costs and increases uptime at the Ocean Spray plant
Remote alarm notification ensures beverage processing plant meets production goals.
BY BARBARA PADGETT, WIN-911
December, 2021
Reducing Plant Downtime
Win-911 Examines Critical Role of Remote Alarm Notification Software
Manufacturing plants are facing a convergence of extreme challenges: an aging workforce coupled with the transfer of knowledge, increased demands for higher quality products utilizing fewer resources and the pandemic.
October, 2021
Redesign Reduces Costs, Increases Uptime
Remote-alarm notification helps beverage facility meet production.
Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc., Lakeville-Middleboro, MA (oceanspray.com), was founded in 1930 as an agricultural cooperative owned by more than 700 cranberry farmers in the United States, Canada, and Chile. The cooperative’s cranberries are used in more than 1,000 products in more than 100 countries.
October 19, 2021
North Port, Florida utilities department depends on SCADA and remote alarm notification
Located on the Gulf of Mexico between Tampa and Sarasota, North Port, Fla., has 80 miles of freshwater canals and is the only city in the Florida with an entire 8,000-acre state forest inside its city limits. The city’s residents, visitors and many businesses are dependent on the Water and Wastewater Utilities Department.
Sept. 9, 2021
How Remote Alarm Systems Help Reduce Downtime
A remote alarm notification software helps Ocean Spray mitigate unplanned downtime.
Moving from an automated plant to a smart factory is a leap forward but well worth the effort to enable a fully connected and flexible system—one that can use a constant stream of data from connected equipment and production systems to learn and adapt to new demands.
August, 2021
At Ocean Spray Plant, Remote Alarms Keep Eye On Production
For maximized uptime, remote alarm notification ensures the Lehigh Valley processing plant meets production goals.
July, 2021
Sounding The Alarm: How To Enable Efficient Infrastructure Surveillance And Response
With SCADA and an upgraded remote alarm notification system, North Port Utilities in Florida can keep ‘eyes’ on operations even when workers are off — out of sight but never out of touch.
June, 2021
Monitoring Temperature Controls and Alarms Reduces Downtime
Remote alarm notification software can provide benefits to cold food manufacturing plants.
BY GREG JACKSON, CEO, WIN-911
May, 2021
Technology Ensures Resiliency
Reinforcing the sector means leaning forward on system management
BY GREG JACKSON, CEO, WIN-911
May, 2021
Ensuring Water And Wastewater Resiliency During The Pandemic
According to the American Water Works Association (AWWA), with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic impacting communities throughout the world, water professionals are working around the clock to ensure that safe, reliable water service continues to flow. But what if many of these essential employees now must work from home or only minimal crews are on-site at the plants?
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May, 2021
Water Utilities Facing Unprecedented Challenges
Innovative technology can help utilities reduce downtime and increase operational efficiency.
BY GREG JACKSON, CEO, WIN-911
March, 2021
Reducing Food Processing Plant Downtime.
Remote Alarm Notification Software is more critical then ever.
BY GREG JACKSON, CEO, WIN-911
March 11, 2021
Remote Monitoring for Remote Availability
Forward-thinking municipalities are incorporating state-of-the-art digital technology to avoid unanticipated risks.
BY GREG JACKSON, CEO, WIN-911
March, 2021
Remote Alarm Notification Software Plays a Key Role in Reducing Downtime
Manufacturing plants are facing a convergence of extreme challenges: an aging workforce coupled with the transfer of knowledge, increased demands for higher quality products utilizing fewer resources and the pandemic.
BY GREG JACKSON, CEO, WIN-911
February, 2021
Innovative monitoring technology increases utilities’ resiliency
The pandemic is affecting every industry, including public works and municipalities, which are confronting a variety of challenges.
BY GREG JACKSON, CEO, WIN-911
February, 2021
How Remote Alarms Can Help Food Processors Avoid Downtime
Remote alarm notification is a predictive maintenance tool to help food and beverage firms deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and maintenance worker shortage.
BY GREG JACKSON, CEO, WIN-911
September, 2020
Pandemic Increases Challenges at America’s Rural Water and Wastewater Facilities
Remote monitoring helps keep employees safe while mitigating emergencies
BY GREG JACKSON, CEO, WIN-911
September, 2020
Remote Monitoring Mitigates Emergencies
Pandemic increases challenges for America’s water; wastewater facilities
July, 2020
Ensuring water and wastewater resiliency during the pandemic
Remote monitoring helps keep employees safe while mitigating emergencies
September, 2020
Keeping Employees Safe
Appreciating the benefits remote monitoring while mitigating emergencies.
BY GREG JACKSON, CEO, WIN-911