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18/10/2011: Case Study - Aldinga MAR

Industry: Water
Location: Aldinga, SA
Value: $400,000
Customer: SA Water

Background

The recycled water stored in the aquifer is   sourced from the Christies Beach wastewater treatment plant at a quality suitable for irrigation of vineyards.  Up to 400 megalitres (ML) of water can be stored per annum.

This project has enabled SA Water to increase the use of recycled water from the Christies Beach wastewater treatment plant, and thereby reduced the amount discharged to St Vincent Gulf. The project has also benefited the River Murray by reducing the amount of drinking water being used for irrigation.

The recycled water is used for irrigation by customers of the Willunga Basin Water Company. Willunga Basin Water Company currently supplies recycled water to more than 100 vineyards and irrigators located in the Willunga Basin.

APC Integration Electrical & Control Overview

APC Integration designed, programmed, installed and commissioned the electrical & control, consisting of the stainless steel switchboard, PLC, Touchscreen & Electrical cabling.

The Aldinga Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) project had four (4) Bore Compounds comprising of one fixed speed pump unit, injection and extraction flow meters, PRV's and pressure sensing equipment.

In addition, the MAR Compound comprises of flow meters, pressure transmitters, pipe work manifold and manually operated valves to control the operation for either the injection or extraction of treated effluent to or from the bores.

During the injection period operators select which bore to inject. The injection pressure is controlled by a PRV at each bore compound and bore availability. Pressure sensors indicate when bores sites are at full capacity. Operators manually initiate an injection backwash when certain flow and pressure characteristics detected by the control system on each bore.

The operators select which bore pumps to operate (up to four at any one time) either via SCADA, the touch screen or locally at each bore.  A bore pump will automatically stop if the water level in a bore falls to below the bore pump stop level.

The complete operation is controlled locally via iFix SCADA and can be monitored from SA Waters operation centre.

SCADA overview screen

APC Integration has over 27 years of experience working in the water industry and can provide the latest technology solutions to ensure cost effective and highly robust solutions.

12/07/2011: GE Solutions Provider

APC Integration is now a GE Solutions Provider. APC Integration can now provide support to GE products such as the iFix SCADA platform commonly used in the Water Industry & Factory Automation.

12/07/2011: Barker Inlet Stormwater Scheme

APC Integration has won the Electrical and Control contract for the Barket Inlet Stormwater Scheme helping South Australia Lead the Nation in Stormwater Reuse

The Barker Inlet Stormwater Reuse Scheme is an $8.15 million project to harvest, treat, store and distribute stormwater from the Barker Inlet wetlands at Wingfield to industrial, commercial and irrigation customers in the Regency Park area.

The Scheme will provide 350 million litres of dual reticulation standard stormwater per annum, reducing the use of potable water and thereby improving the security of water supplies for metropolitan Adelaide.

Establishing the Barker Inlet Stormwater Reuse Scheme will involve construction of the following components:

• Infrastructure to harvest stormwater from the Barker Inlet wetland system
• Equipment for storing treated stormwater deep underground for future use and supply to industrial, commercial and irrigation customers (via a process called Aquifer Storage and Recovery or “ASR”)
• Chlorination and UV disinfection systems to treat stormwater to a dual reticulation standard
• Water distribution mains to Wingfield, Regency Park and Angle Park

The Scheme is jointly funded by the Australian Government, the Government of South Australia and SA Water.

For further information please view the following waterproofing the north.pdf

12/07/2011: Nordic ID Merlin HF Blade

The Nordic ID Merlin HF RFID Blade mobile computer follows the successful footsteps of our UHF RFID devices. As a robust, best-in-class HF RFID reader, it is a reliable working tool for various environments and verticals. Nordic ID Merlin Blade is proven to be very efficient for example in libraries & archives and also in laundry solutions. In addition to the powerful Blade antenna, Nordic ID Merlin HF RFID devices are available with an internal HF antenna

Nordic ID Merlin HF RFID and Nordic ID Merlin HF RFID BLADE replace Nordic ID PL3000 HF RFID units

Nordic ID PL3000 HF versions will be replaced by Nordic ID Merlin HF RFID and Nordic ID Merlin HF RFID Blade. The EOL versions can be purchased until 30th September 2011 and after EOL if agreed separately. Service and support of the EOL versions is planned to continue until 31st March 2016

25/02/2011: Service - Electrical/Control/CNC/Maintenance

APCI continues to provide 24 hour service to customers across all industries. We specialise in PLCs, machine control and CNC breakdowns, Electrical Service & Maintenance. If you need assistance please contact our service staff on 8366 2333.

01/12/2010: Merry Christmas

We would like to take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas, and thank you once again for your support over the past year.  We look forward to working with you in the New Year.

For your information, our office will be closed from the evening of 24^th December, reopening on Tuesday 4^th January 2011.  As always our service department will be on call during this time should you require assistance.  Contact details are located at the end of this newsletter.

23/11/2010: Energy Monitoring and Saving Money

Why monitor Energy Usage?

Government legislation such as NABERS, from 1 November 2010 require most sellers or lessors of office space greater than 2,000 square metres to obtain and disclose an up-to-date energy efficiency rating.

APC Integration specialises in solutions for energy monitoring and management. We have typical savings of 10% or more depending on the industry and processes involved. This system has successfully been used from small offices to large industrial customers across multiple sites allowing for savings greater than $100 million in some cases.

18/11/2010: New Web Page Launch

APC Integration has launched a new web page to better serve our customers. The new design reflects our image as a high quality integrator. Over time you will see more updated and revelant content appearing on the page.

To visit now click here.

10/11/2010: Full Steam Ahead!

APCI helps export to the UK! APCI have developed a control system for a mobile soil reclamation machine. The machine is entirely self powered, including the control system, by a 300HP turbo diesel engine. A PLC and 15 inch marine grade touch screen are used to display and control machine parameters. The display of "in screen" video images from two cameras located at strategic points on the machine is another feature highlighting APCI's expertise and ability in integrating different systems through custom software.

10/11/2010: Electrical switchboard Cost savings

Locating electrical switchboards next to process plant rather than in a dedicated electrical switch room can save significant building costs. An example of this is a switchboard built by APCI for a new chemical dosing facility at a water treatment plant. The switchboard is 4.8m long, made of 316 stainless steel and weighs in at 1.6 tonnes. As the board has to withstand being hosed down careful selection of components and ventilation design was required. The chemical dosing plant is essential for water treatment so as well as a redundant PLC the control system includes further backup in the form of a dedicated process controller, hardwired manual control and even some hardwired automatic control.