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Ensuring the efficient operation of water treatment systems is critical for societies around the globe. Traditional maintenance strategies, such as time-based and run-to-failure approaches, are becoming outdated. Condition-based maintenance offers a more proactive and efficient alternative, allowing you to optimize machinery performance, extend equipment lifespan, and enhance energy consumption.

Condition monitoring for reliable water processing

At SPM Instrument, we bring over fifty years of condition monitoring expertise to the water industry. Our technology is designed to address the unique challenges faced by water treatment facilities. Leveraging our patented HD Technologies, with a well-proven record for low-speed applications, our condition monitoring equipment delivers exceptional performance for critical machinery.

By implementing our condition monitoring equipment, you gain the ability to detect issues and mechanical faults with extended prewarning times, enabling you to address potential problems before they lead to costly repairs or replacements. This proactive approach not only saves you time and money but also allows you to optimize your lubrication schedules and transition from reactive to condition-based maintenance strategies.

Discover how SPM’s condition monitoring solutions can help you achieve greater reliability and efficiency in your water treatment operations. Explore our offerings and see how we can support your journey toward a more resilient and cost-effective maintenance strategy.

"Our joint venture and relationship with SPM has indeed helped RWW in many ways. Our close relationship is significant, of course, but we have also discovered several issues and mechanical faults with long prewarning times. This saves us time on repairs and replacements, which naturally leads to financial savings."

Dirk Seifert, Condition Monitoring Specialist at RWW in Germany

Condition monitoring applications in the water industry

Typical machinery to monitor:

  • Screw pumps
  • Blowers
  • Scraper bridges
  • Rotating biological contactors (RBCs)
  • Large vertical pumps
  • Pumps

News

A row of motors and pumps in industrial environment

Stockholm Vatten och Avfall invests in online monitoring from SPM Instrument

SPM has received strategically significant orders from Stockholm Vatten och Avfall (SVOA), Sweden’s largest water and waste company. The order is for the online condition monitoring system Intellinova Parallel EN, which will monitor the company’s process pumps.
Blue sky and clouds mirrored in a circular aeration tank in a sewage treatment plant.

SPM Instrument UK awarded framework agreement with Severn Trent Water

SPM Instrument UK Ltd is proud to announce the award of a new framework agreement with Severn Trent Water (STW) to support the public utility company in its ongoing condition monitoring journey. The agreement covers a comprehensive range of SPM solutions designed to enhance asset reliability, operational efficiency, and environmental sustainability across Severn Trent’s facilities.
Closeup of the Airius LTE-M sensor installed on a pump bearing housing

Wireless monitoring with SaaS solved IT security challenges for Swedish water treatment company

Water treatment facilities play a crucial role in ensuring the availability of safe and clean water for various purposes, contributing to public health, environmental protection, and sustainable development.
Screenshot showing Severn Trent Water sites on a map and in a list, along with asset condition indicators in green, yellow, and red

Connecting the dots: Severn Trent Water’s data integration success

Severn Trent Water, a leading UK water and wastewater service provider, has significantly advanced its data management and visualization capabilities by integrating SPM products and software with Microsoft Power BI. This strategic move aims to enhance the organization's operational efficiency and decision-making processes.
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Continued partnership and success with RWW in Germany

German water utilities company RWW, Rheinisch-Westfälische Wasserwerksgesellschaft mbH, started its collaboration with SPM as a digitalization project with an investment in handheld measuring equipment a few years ago. Since then, RWW has continued to invest in its condition monitoring program, continually purchasing online systems and extending its portfolio of measuring techniques. The handheld equipment is now used for acceptance tests and root cause analysis on applications that are not yet equipped with online monitoring.
Flowing water

SPM Instrument UK receives large order for handheld condition monitoring equipment from Severn Trent Water

British public utility company Severn Trent Water has placed an order for thirty-eight Leonova Emerald data collectors and more than one thousand shock pulse adapters to monitor the mechanical condition of critical equipment in its wastewater treatment sites.
Portage County Water Resources personnel in the class room at SPM Instrument USA headquarters

Portage County Water Resources introduces condition monitoring with SPM

Public utility department Portage County Water Resources in Ohio, USA implements condition monitoring to help ensure reliable operation of its water and wastewater facilities.
Torell Pump improves condition monitoring services using Leonova Diamond

Torell Pump improves condition monitoring services using Leonova Diamond

Flow technology specialists Torell Pump in Stockholm, Sweden is now streamlining its condition monitoring services to customers by investing in the portable instrument Leonova Diamond.
The Bolmen tunnel is used for transporting water from Lake Bolmen to the waterworks in Scania. Photo: Sydvatten

Sydvatten upgrades to Leonova Diamond

Sydvatten AB, one of Sweden’s largest producers of drinking water, has decided to purchase two Leonova Diamond instruments for condition monitoring of equipment in its water supply network.

Case

Structural resonance issue resolved in a waterworks pump

Structural resonance issue resolved in a waterworks pump

Clean water is vital for health, the environment, and industry – all of which require reliable water supply systems. At Mülheim Styrum-East waterworks in Germany, online monitoring detected vibration anomalies in an electric motor driving a drinking water pump.
Screw pump in a chute at a sewage plant.

Bearing damage in 30 RPM screw pumps

Following successful results with condition monitoring using portable instrumentation from SPM on RBC bearings, British public utility company Severn Trent sought to expand their condition monitoring program to include rotary screw pumps, which had long been a troublesome asset.

Further reading

Case Study
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CS_042B_Centrifugal_pump_Plastipak_IT.pdf English (United Kingdom) 3 MB 9/27/2024
This case study describes an early diagnosis of a drive-side bearing failure of a centrifugal pump transferring water in a cooling tower.
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CS_030B_RBC_SevernTrentWater_UK.pdf English (United Kingdom) 9 MB 10/12/2021
This case study describes the process of determining the correct condition monitoring technique to monitor Rotating Biological Contactor (RBC) main bearings at 1 RPM.
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CS_047B_Water feed pump_resonance_RWW_DE.pdf English (United Kingdom) 8 MB 2/6/2025
Case study involving a structural resonance issue in a pump in a German waterworks.
Customer Case
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CC_013B_Vakin.pdf English (United Kingdom) 598 kB 10/23/2025
Customer case – Vakin, SE – water pumps (process optimization)
Success Story
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SS_002B_RBC bearings.pdf English (United Kingdom) 2 MB 12/14/2023
Success story from British public utility Severn Trent Water, where bearing damage was detected during a six-month trial using the handheld Leonova instruments.
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SS_018B_Drinking water pumps.pdf English (United Kingdom) 1 MB 10/23/2025
Success story from German water company RWW, highlighting cases of correlation between flow rates and vibration levels, leading to optimized operating condition.