3M, TaKaDu Partner to Offer Water Utilities Infrastructure Management Solutions

3M and TaKaDu recently signed an agreement designed to help water utilities learn how to improve efficiency to save water.

3M currently has a small strategic equity investment in TaKaDu. By combining their commitment to improving water efficiency and their technological advances, the two companies will be addressing the market together, to offer water utilities a more complete solution to detect problems, convert data into insights and decide where to rehabilitate their infrastructure.

3M developed Scotchkote Liner 2400 for the rehabilitation of potable water pipe infrastructure without the cost and community impacts of full pipe replacement. The liner is designed to help extend service life, reduce leaks and improve water quality by helping prevent the future build up of tuberculation. TaKaDu offers a smart analytics solution designed to detect events (such as leaks and bursts) and manage the events through their entire life cycle by providing key insights into network issues and operational planning.

TaKaDu’s Event Management Solution is a comprehensive decision-making platform that can be integrated across the utility. Using advanced statistical and mathematical algorithms, the platform translates utility raw data, into actionable insights about events including: leaks, bursts, faulty assets and operational failures. Because the platform is cloud-based and works across IT systems, it can be implemented within weeks. Utilities can achieve higher network efficiency by resolving issues faster and at a lower cost.

Source: TaKaDu