Gas and Chemical Sensors / Detectors
Industrial Scientific's iNet(TM) to Simplify Gas Detection Program for Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
PITTSBURGH - 24 Jul 2006 - Industrial Scientific Corporation, a global leader in gas detection and monitoring instruments, systems and related services, has announced that the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has selected the iNet Instrument Network(TM) to automate the maintenance and management of its fleet of gas detectors.
Industrial Scientific's iNet Instrument Network(TM) is a total-cost-of-ownership program that eliminates the most cost-intensive and time-consuming tasks involved with managing a gas monitor fleet.
"The iNet solution will solve a lot of the issues we had related to maintenance and record-keeping of our gas monitoring equipment, which is deployed over twelve different plants," said Mark Landgaard, industrial hygienist for Metropolitan District.
With its focus on safety, continuous improvement, and reporting requirements, Metropolitan has historically been one of the safest utilities in the nation. "One of our biggest concerns was the cost of having to keep a large number of back-up monitors due to the lag in third party repair and maintenance work," Landgaard said. "The iNet program enables us to streamline our gas monitoring fleet with half the instrument inventory, significant cost savings and no instrument downtime." Metropolitan's gas monitor fleet is now at 172 instruments. From an equipment management standpoint, the volume of this reduction has provided immediate benefits for their safety program.
Combining the two-way communication technology of Industrial Scientific's DS2 Docking Station(TM) and the capabilities of the Internet, iNet continually monitors for conditions such as low, empty or expired calibration gas, marginal or failed sensors, and days since last calibration. Weekly e-mail reports are sent on the status of the instrument fleet and immediate reports are sent when a problem is detected.
A number of options are available to handle service requirementts, and Metropolitan selected the iNet Exchange Program(TM). Should a malfunction occur, iNet will initiate the delivery of a ready-to-use replacement monitor to any one of the Water District's work sites. The original instrument is then sent back to Industrial Scientific in a prepaid shipping package.
"We developed iNet to provide value that extends well beyond the convenience and time-saving benefits of the Docking Station(TM)," said Garth Miller, Industrial Scientific Vice President of Customer Services. "When your gas detection equipment is monitored and serviced by the manufacturer, you can focus more resources toward your core business and dramatically increase productivity," he added.
About Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, a cooperative of 26 cities and water agencies serving 18 million people in six counties, is the nation's largest provider of treated drinking water. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage, and other resource-management programs. For more information about the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, please go to www.mwdh2o.com.
About Industrial Scientific Corporation
Industrial Scientific Corporation is a global leader in designing, manufacturing, selling and servicing gas monitoring instruments, systems and related products. With continuous improvements in engineering and R&D, lean manufacturing operations and expanded service capabilities, Industrial Scientific is widely known for providing rugged, dependable products that excel in monitoring hazardous gases in the most demanding work environments in the world. Employing over 700 people, Industrial Scientific has manufacturing operations based in Pittsburgh (USA), Arras (France), Dortmund (Germany) and Shanghai (China), provides technical services to customers from local service centers around the world, and has additional subsidiaries in Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Dubai, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. For more information about Industrial Scientific, please go to www.indsci.com.
