Tag: AFC SEMPER RPM

The city of Monroe, North Carolina, is the industrial engine of Union County. Located south of Charlotte, precision manufacturing represents a significant portion of the workforce and contributes to the area’s low unemployment rate of 3%. Manufacturing investment and job creation remain high, and it’s easy to see why the city continues to experience rapid growth.

A case study involving Aqua Pennsylvania’s use of the AMERICAN Flow Control SEMPER® Remote Pressure Monitor (RPM) appeared in the November 2023 Opflow. Aqua PA began using the pressure sensing technology more than two years ago to identify pressure transients, reduce water main breaks and mitigate nonrevenue water.

The utility installed the AMERICAN Flow Control SEMPER RPM in a meter vault to measure water pressure. The unit allows Tyler County PSD to remotely monitor pressure and send personnel out to remove debris when it collects around the meter screen.

AMERICAN Flow Control Marketing and Technical Manager Derek Scott spoke with Water Online during ACE22. In his interview, Scott discusses AMERICAN’s history of and commitment to providing innovative products to the water industry.

The city continues to expand its use of the AFC SEMPER RPM as a result of the accuracy of the data obtained, the convenience and ease of setup, and the information available through the Trimble Unity® software.

In October 2021, the Birmingham Water Works (BWW) in Birmingham, Alabama, discovered a broken 16-inch water main in one of its city centers that supplied water to several businesses and hospitals. The break was found after one hospital reported a […]

It was just before noon on August 29, 2021, when Hurricane Ida made landfall on the Louisiana coast as a Category 4 hurricane. But for the Lafourche Parish Water District in Lockport, Louisiana, preparations had been underway for days.

AMERICAN Flow Control’s SEMPER® RPM claimed the number one spot on Water Online’s Top 10 Products of 2021. The AFC SEMPER RPM is a wireless, battery-powered pressure recorder that can be installed on any hydrant or system asset.

The Forsyth County, Georgia, Department of Water and Sewer deployed the AMERICAN Flow Control SEMPER® Remote Pressure Monitor (RPM) more than a year ago and has seen numerous advantages. But the AFC SEMPER’s ability to move from one system asset to another, “Lift and Shift,” is among the greatest.

In March 2021, the city of Fairfield, California’s Water Division was tasked with commissioning a new 36-inch Cross Town Transmission Line (CTTL). The CTTL will enhance the already robust distribution system and better serve the water needs of the Water Division’s 33,000 customers. This new CTTL, however, will change the dynamics of the city’s current distribution system.