The Challenge
AstraZeneca's water reuse and conservation system was constrained by a legacy HMI platform with limited scalability, communication inefficiencies, and no centralized historical reporting.
- Legacy HMI platform limiting scalability and transparency
- Communication inefficiencies and performance gaps
- Limited centralized reporting and historical tracking
- Opportunity to improve reliability and compliance
Why These Projects Are More Complex Than They Appear
Migrating a live water reuse system to a new SCADA platform without disrupting operations required coordinated work across communications, interface design, and reporting infrastructure.
System Assessment
Conduct a comprehensive on-site assessment of the existing HMI and communications architecture.
Ethernet Architecture Upgrade
Upgrade to an Ethernet-based communications architecture across the system.
SCADA & HMI Migration
Migrate the legacy HMI to the Ignition 8.3 SCADA platform.
Alarm & Diagnostics Enhancement
Enhance the graphical interface and alarm diagnostics for operators.
Historian & Real-Time Dashboards
Implement a centralized data historian with real-time dashboards and historical trending.
Automated Reporting & Traceability
Deliver automated reporting and improved operational traceability.
Technical Approach
The execution combined a full system assessment, SCADA platform migration, and reporting infrastructure to modernize the water reuse system.
- Conducted comprehensive on-site system assessment
- Migrated legacy HMI to Ignition 8.3 SCADA platform
- Enhanced graphical interface and alarm diagnostics
- Upgraded to Ethernet-based communications architecture
- Implemented centralized data historian
- Developed real-time dashboards and historical trending
- Automated reporting capabilities
- Improved system monitoring and operational traceability
Project Execution
The project followed a structured path from initial assessment through commissioning and validation.
- STEP 01
Assessment
- STEP 02
Procurement
- STEP 03
Installation
- STEP 04
System Configuration
- STEP 05
Testing & Validation
- STEP 06
Reporting
- STEP 07
Support & Maintenance
Key Takeaway
Modernizing a live utility system is as much about communications architecture as it is about the SCADA platform itself—Ethernet upgrades and centralized historian data are what make real-time visibility possible.