Vilnius Water benefits from AVEVA System Platform in Water Supply
For years, Vilnius Water has been operating with the AVEVA softwares to form a foundation for management processes and to data-driven operations, without compromising the strict international water quality standards. In cooperation with Klinkmann, Vilnius Water has created a long-term modernization program aiming to improve drinking water quality and reduce harmful emissions in Lithuania.
Top 3 customer benefits of AVEVA System Platform for critical infrastructure:
- Enhanced Operational Agility and Resilience: The AVEVA System Platform empowers workers to make rapid decisions during service disruptions or crisis situations. It enables remote situational awareness, monitoring, and control, ensuring continuous and reliable operations.
- Improved Data Integrity and Reliability: AVEVA ensures critical data is protected with backup and redundancy features. The platform includes data buffering to prevent data loss during network disruptions, and supports high availability and automatic failover, maintaining safe and continuous operations.
- Optimized Efficiency and Sustainability: The platform helps customers optimize efficiency, reduce emissions, and improve resource consumption. It supports renewable energy shifts, extends asset life, and automates compliance reporting, contributing to sustainability goals.
Water Supply and Management System
Vilnius Water (Vilniaus Vandenys, Lithuania) is one of the largest water treatment companies in the Baltic region, serving a population of 550,000. The company has invested over 100 million EUR in implementing automation in stages with flexible capital investment planning. Collaborating with Klinkmann, Vilnius Water has ensured optimal system structure, project timelines, and certified support and training, using the AVEVA System Platform.
The AVEVA System Platform is used for automation, database, and as reporting software to form the foundation for management processes, meeting strict international water quality standards.
AVEVA System Platform Implementation
Standard AVEVA tools integrate existing systems and devices into a single reporting system across a vast area. The platform allows significant savings in capital investments and quick project completion. Klinkmann's remote flexible control concept supports various communication means, ensuring optimal site communication.
The long-term modernization program aims to improve drinking water quality and reduce harmful emissions.
Daily water quality control complies with World Health Organization requirements. The company uses sodium hypochlorite for disinfection, ensuring high-quality water free from nitrates and harmful substances.
How has Klinkmann helped Vilnius Water?
Klinkmann offers a wide range of AVEVA platforms and industrial automation products, providing flexible solutions tailored to each proposal. The AVEVA InTouch HMI/SCADA software package, the most installed automation software worldwide, manages control processes, signaling, reporting, and connections to major PLCs, DCS, and industrial bus systems. The AVEVA Historian database collects production data with high recording speed for long-term storage and report generation.
Klinkmann provides regular training, continuous technical support, and consulting for all AVEVA solutions. The AVEVA Customer First maintenance agreement ensures the latest software functions and updates, optimizing the lifetime and use of the original investment.
Basic facts of Vilnius Water:
- over 1 100 employees focusing on reliable water supply, wastewater treatment, and environmental protection measures
- The company operates 29 water pipelines, 59 pumping stations, reservoirs, water towers, pressure pipelines, sewer collectors, and treatment plants.
- Vilnius Water provides over 25,500 million m³ of water and treats 23,300 million m³ of wastewater.
Klinkmann's remote flexible control concept supports various communication means, ensuring optimal site communication. The long-term modernization program aims to improve drinking water quality and reduce harmful emissions.