Case studies
What the data revealed — and what changed next.
Explore monitoring projects from Canadian facilities across manufacturing, food and beverage, agriculture, logistics and public utilities.
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Predictive maintenanceWaterBreweries & Beverage
A failing diaphragm pump, caught before it failed
Carlsberg Canada
A failing diaphragm pump caught before it failed, and 540,000 L/day of loss prevented.
540,000 Lper day
WaterBreweries & BeverageFood & Beverage Processing
Pasteurizer water use reduced from 28.0 to 5.5 m³/day
Carlsberg Canada
Pasteurizer water use fell from 28.0 to 5.5 m³/day, producing approximately $38,400 in annual savings through operational changes alone.
$38,400per year
Compressed airWaterFood & Beverage ProcessingBulk Handling & Rail Logistics
More than 450,000 litres saved in four months
PDI Bulk
PDI Bulk saved more than 450,000 litres of water in four months and produced a clear before-and-after view of compressor performance.
>450,000 Lin 4 months
WaterManufacturing: Automotive, Plastics & Rubber
Chiller circuit leak isolated without a shutdown
An automotive factory
Continuous monitoring helped identify and isolate a leaking cooling loop while the production line remained in operation.
1 loopisolated
Temperature & humidityFood & Beverage ProcessingControlled Environment Agriculture (Greenhouses)
A cold-storage alert at two in the morning
A cold storage operation
A refrigeration fault was detected overnight, before product temperature was affected.
2 a.m.alert
Compressed airManufacturing: Automotive, Plastics & RubberMetal Fabrication & Finishing
Compressed air leaks in a stamping operation
A Tier 2 automotive stamping factory
Permanent monitoring revealed compressed air continuing to flow into an otherwise idle building overnight.
20–30%of compressor output
Predictive maintenanceBulk Handling & Rail LogisticsManufacturing: Automotive, Plastics & Rubber
Conveyor-drive bearing degradation detected six weeks before failure
A bulk handling facility
The bearing’s vibration signature began changing approximately six weeks before the projected failure point.
6 weeksof warning
Cooling towersWaterManufacturing: Automotive, Plastics & RubberBuilding Materials, Concrete & Aggregates
Cooling tower blowdown optimization
A plastics manufacturing factory
Blowdown was controlled by a timer rather than conductivity, causing usable water to be discharged unnecessarily.
1 setpointchanged
Compressed airNatural gasMetal Fabrication & FinishingBuilding Materials, Concrete & Aggregates
A furnace over-cycling, seen on the air and gas traces together
A heat-treating operation
Short-cycling that neither the gas bill nor the air system showed alone.
2 utilitieson one chart
Energy & electricityBulk Handling & Rail Logistics
Night setback that never happened
A distribution warehouse
The overnight setback had silently stopped working, and it was worth about a third of the load.
~35%of overnight electrical load
Natural gasBuilding Materials, Concrete & AggregatesManufacturing: Automotive, Plastics & Rubber
A 1970s boiler brought onto the dashboard
A heavy manufacturing factory
A fifty-year-old boiler, integrated through its 4-20 mA output. Nothing was ripped out.
4-20 mAintegration
Energy & electricityManufacturing: Automotive, Plastics & Rubber
Three factories, one unit of production, one outlier
A manufacturer with three factories
Same product, same equipment, and one factory used about 40% more energy per unit.
~40%more energy per unit
Predictive maintenanceMunicipal & Public Utilities
Pump cavitation caught three weeks early
A municipal water facility
The vibration signature changed about three weeks before anyone would have heard it.
3 weeksof warning
Cooling towersEnergy & electricityFood & Beverage ProcessingControlled Environment Agriculture (Greenhouses)
Refrigeration condenser fouling detection
A food storage and processing site
Head pressure rose while load remained constant, revealing condenser fouling and quantifying its energy cost.
Head pressurevs. load
Silo & levelFood & Beverage ProcessingControlled Environment Agriculture (Greenhouses)
Silo-level alert before the reorder threshold
An ingredient handling operation
Non-contact radar provides continuous level readings and a configurable low-level alert before inventory reaches the reorder deadline.
0silo climbs
Natural gasPharmaceutical & ChemicalFood & Beverage Processing
Steam trap failure monitoring
A pharmaceutical manufacturing site
A failed-open steam trap vents energy continuously and silently.
Continuousmonitoring
Silo & levelPharmaceutical & ChemicalMunicipal & Public UtilitiesBulk Handling & Rail Logistics
Tank level and inventory reconciliation
A bulk chemical storage operation
Measured tank level reconciled against what the paperwork said was in there.
Continuousreconciliation
WaterFood & Beverage Processing
Weekend ghost flow in an empty building
A food processing factory
Water still running through an empty factory all weekend, worth about a fifth of the monthly bill.
~20%of the monthly water bill
Temperature & humidityMetal Fabrication & FinishingManufacturing: Automotive, Plastics & Rubber
Welding bay CO and CO₂ monitoring
A metal fabrication shop
Air quality in the welding bay, watched continuously instead of checked quarterly.
Continuousvs. quarterly
| A failing diaphragm pump, caught before it failed | Carlsberg Canada | Predictive maintenance, Water | 540,000 L per day |
| Pasteurizer water use reduced from 28.0 to 5.5 m³/day | Carlsberg Canada | Water | $38,400 per year |
| More than 450,000 litres saved in four months | PDI Bulk | Compressed air, Water | >450,000 L in 4 months |
| Chiller circuit leak isolated without a shutdown | An automotive factory | Water | 1 loop isolated |
| A cold-storage alert at two in the morning | A cold storage operation | Temperature & humidity | 2 a.m. alert |
| Compressed air leaks in a stamping operation | A Tier 2 automotive stamping factory | Compressed air | 20–30% of compressor output |
| Conveyor-drive bearing degradation detected six weeks before failure | A bulk handling facility | Predictive maintenance | 6 weeks of warning |
| Cooling tower blowdown optimization | A plastics manufacturing factory | Cooling towers, Water | 1 setpoint changed |
| A furnace over-cycling, seen on the air and gas traces together | A heat-treating operation | Compressed air, Natural gas | 2 utilities on one chart |
| Night setback that never happened | A distribution warehouse | Energy & electricity | ~35% of overnight electrical load |
| A 1970s boiler brought onto the dashboard | A heavy manufacturing factory | Natural gas | 4-20 mA integration |
| Three factories, one unit of production, one outlier | A manufacturer with three factories | Energy & electricity | ~40% more energy per unit |
| Pump cavitation caught three weeks early | A municipal water facility | Predictive maintenance | 3 weeks of warning |
| Refrigeration condenser fouling detection | A food storage and processing site | Cooling towers, Energy & electricity | Head pressure vs. load |
| Silo-level alert before the reorder threshold | An ingredient handling operation | Silo & level | 0 silo climbs |
| Steam trap failure monitoring | A pharmaceutical manufacturing site | Natural gas | Continuous monitoring |
| Tank level and inventory reconciliation | A bulk chemical storage operation | Silo & level | Continuous reconciliation |
| Weekend ghost flow in an empty building | A food processing factory | Water | ~20% of the monthly water bill |
| Welding bay CO and CO₂ monitoring | A metal fabrication shop | Temperature & humidity | Continuous vs. quarterly |
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