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]]>Image: EMAGIN’s AI technology (HARVI) live in the Integrated Control Centre at UU.
“Digital technology solutions will not only help us to understand how the system operates, but the emerging digital technology around artificial intelligence will enable superior operation of this complex system by machines. This will help drive efficiency and reliability across our core systems. We believe this radical new operating model has the potential to establish new efficiency and performance benchmarks for the sector”, United Utilities, proposed Business Plan for 2020-2025, Chapter 6
EMAGIN was one of 7 companies selected amongst hundreds across 5 continents to participate in the United Utilities Innovation Lab earlier this year. The lab environment allowed for a full trial deployment in a preselected area of UU’s network. After a 12-week demonstration, work began on how to deploy the technology across the network and into other applications. “There’s a real movement in digital and start-up companies and we set up our Innovation Lab to crack the problem and lower barriers to get companies like EMAGIN to meet the right people within our business,” explained Head of Innovation at United Utilities, Kieran Brocklebank.
Image: Head of Innovation, Kieran Brocklebank collaborating with UU Operations Team in the Innovation Lab.
The goal of the lab was to provide product validation from United Utilities stakeholders and customers, co-location and testing in a live operational control centre environment. After implementing EMAGIN’s technology, HARVI successfully led to energy savings of over 22% across the Oldham DMZ. “The engagement at every level across UU showed their continuous drive to deploy technology that supports their customers,” said Mohamad Vedut, COO.
Image: Co-founders of EMAGIN presenting to teams across UU.
The HARVI implementation process will be completed in stages and fully deployed by the end of 2019, after which pumping and resource control will be fully automated across the entire network. “At United Utilities we’ve been working hard to better understand how to become more proactive about our operations. HARVI has played a crucial role in giving our ops team the upper hand,” said Simon Chadwick, Central Operations Director. Through Machine Learning, HARVI is able to learn the complex dynamics of any kind of system which reduces the burden on utilities to have to continuously calibrate and maintain numerical models. Currently deployed across North America and the United Kingdom, EMAGIN is leading into markets like Asia and MENA with current venture backers Tencent Holdings. “This is an exciting time for us, United Utilities is one of the largest and most innovative water companies in the world and gives us a huge presence to grow in the UK and Europe,” said Thouheed Abdul Gaffoor, CEO.
Along with rolling out the technology both parties are investigating new application areas to deploy the technology.
For inquiries, please contact: [email protected] or +1 (226) 476-3230
About EMAGIN
EMAGIN provides water and wastewater facilities with an artificial intelligence-driven platform, HARVI, that supports proactive real-time decision making. In doing so, HARVI helps facilities reduce operational costs, enhance reliability and prepare for emergencies. HARVI is a self-learning and cost-effective platform with one of the fastest integration times in the sector.
About United Utilities
United Utilities is the UK’s largest listed water company and manages the regulated water and wastewater network in North West England – which includes Cumbria, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside with a combined population of nearly seven million. United Utilities’ headquarters are in Warrington. Its shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange and the FTSE 100 Index. In 2017 the company was awarded World Class Status in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the tenth year in succession. In 2018 the company was accredited with the Service Mark by the Institute of Customer Service.
https://www.unitedutilities.com/
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]]>Jon Grant, CSO, EMAGIN pictured with Paul O’Callaghan, founder, BlueTech Research and Tom Ferguson, VP Programming, Imagine H20 at the BlueTech Forum 2018 Innovation Awards Ceremony. Vancouver Convention Centre, June 7, 2018.
Kitchener, Ontario – June 15, 2018 – EMAGIN is pleased to announce that it was selected as the winner of the “Best Market Strategy” award at the BlueTech Forum conference, taking place this year in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from June 6-7.
The BlueTech Forum is a “boutique industry event which brings together the world’s leading water technology companies, entrepreneurs, investors, and executives from leading research centres to network and hear cutting-edge presentations on market trends and insights.”
The 14 companies participating in the Innovation Showcase presented their value propositions and case studies to the panel of judges of their breakthrough technology.
The title was awarded to the company with the best market entry strategy out of all 14 participants. Individual companies that pitched in the Innovation Showcase were nominated by members of the Technological Assessment Group (TAG) then voted for. The two award categories were Market Readiness and Most Innovative Technology.
“We’re very excited to have won one of the premier industry awards, for early stage technology and business model validation. This particular award echoes our growing momentum over the last year with large-scale deployments, confirming the viability of international integration. This award validates that we’ve created a product people both need and believe in; we are standing in the right place at the right time with our solution“, said EMAGIN CEO and co-founder Thouheed Abdul Gaffoor.
Image credit: BlueTech Research, The Photo Project.
About EMAGIN
EMAGIN provides water and wastewater facilities with an artificial intelligence driven platform, HARVI, that supports proactive real-time decision making. In doing so, HARVI helps facilities reduce operational costs, enhance reliability and prepare for emergencies. HARVI is a self learning and cost effective platform with one of the fastest integration times in the sector.
For inquiries please contact:
Jon Grant, Chief Strategy Officer
Email: [email protected]
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]]>Kitchener, Ontario – June 8, 2018 – EMAGIN is pleased to announce that it will be Showcasing and Pitching as part of the AWWA ACE Annual Conference and Exposition taking place this year in Las Vegas, Nevada from June 11-14, 2018.
Jon Grant, CSO, will be showcasing the company’s technology in the Innovation Lounge, powered by Isle Utilities. This year’s conference theme is “Innovating the Future of Water”. According to the American Water Works Association’s official website, “the Innovation Lounge will feature a pool of emerging technologies and innovation resources, offering new approaches for the water sector – to help navigate challenges, implement solutions and realize system improvements”.
EMAGIN will also be pitching its solution alongside other attending innovators. In attendance from the company will be Jon Grant (CSO), Megh Suthar (Director of Modelling), and Mohammad Zargham (Full Stack Developer). Please contact EMAGIN to set up a presentation or for a demonstration of the solution.
“I am very excited for members of our team to present at this year’s exposition! ACE is a premier event in North America, with many possibilities to leverage our recent successful deployments. The American South West is a strong host market, as well as a geographical hub for water-oriented innovation and solutions”, said Thouheed Abdul Gaffoor, CEO.
About EMAGIN
EMAGIN provides water and wastewater facilities with an artificial intelligence driven platform, HARVI, that supports proactive real-time decision making. In doing so, HARVI helps facilities reduce operational costs, enhance reliability and prepare for emergencies. HARVI is a self learning and cost effective platform with one of the fastest integration times in the sector.
For inquiries please contact:
Jon Grant, Chief Strategy Officer
Email: [email protected]
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]]>Kitchener, Ontario – May 18, 2018 – EMAGIN is pleased to announce that it will be Speaking and Pitching as part of Utility Week Live 2018 taking place in Birmingham, England from May 22-23.
EMAGIN’s Thouheed Abdul Gaffoor, CEO, will present a Tech Talk titled: Real-time intelligence in water and wastewater facilities, in the Innovation Theatre as part of the Innovation Pavilion. According to the Utility Week Live website, “This session will see innovative technologies talk in more detail about challenges within the water sector and the solutions they can bring to the table.”
EMAGIN will also participate in the Big Water Pitch as part of the Isle Innovation Competition, hosted by Isle Utilities. Thouheed, will be pitching in the competition in front of a group of independent judges. ”The Isle Innovation Competition will feature exciting and innovative technologies from within the Innovation Pavilion and the winner will receive an award along with the accolade of having been the most innovative technology”, according to Utility Week Live’s website.
Attending from EMAGIN will be Thouheed, Mohamad Vedut COO, and Jon Grant CSO. Please contact EMAGIN to set up a presentation or for a demonstration of the solution.
“We couldn’t be more thrilled to be part of the UK’s largest utilities event! This year’s theme of disruption aligns perfectly with EMAGIN’s approach and recognizes the need for digitalization and increased innovation in traditional sectors. Our team is looking forward to learning more about the current and upcoming challenges facing the industry”, said Thouheed Abdul Gaffoor.
About EMAGIN
EMAGIN provides water and wastewater facilities with an artificial intelligence driven platform, HARVI, that supports proactive real-time decision making. In doing so, HARVI helps facilities reduce operational costs, enhance reliability and prepare for emergencies. HARVI is a self learning and cost effective platform with one of the fastest integration times in the sector.
For inquiries please contact:
Jon Grant, Chief Strategy Officer
Email: [email protected]
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]]>Kitchener, Ontario – April 27, 2018 – EMAGIN Inc. is pleased to announce that it will be Exhibiting as part of the IFAT trade fair taking place in Munich, Germany from May 14-18.
EMAGIN will exhibit as part of the Canadian Pavilion in Hall C2 (Booth #305-404), hosted by Messe München. This Pavilion is supported by a trade mission component where, with the backing of the Provincial and Federal Government, EMAGIN will meet with a curated group of end users and potential local partners. This list has been made through consultation with AHP International.
IFAT is “the World’s Leading Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Waste and Raw Materials Management, and is a place where visitors can find strategies and solutions for using resources in intelligent cycles in a manner that ensures their long-term preservation—with a great deal of success”. IFAT is also the leading platform for environmental technologies, beginning in 1966 and drawing in over 136,000 visitors from 56 countries this past year. Exhibitors come together to “showcase pioneering technologies, innovations, strategies and solutions tailored to meet the market in question”.
Attending from EMAGIN will be Thouheed Abdul Gaffoor CEO, Mohamad Vedut COO, and Jon Grant CSO. Please contact EMAGIN to set up a presentation or for a demonstration of the solution.
“We are very excited to participate in IFAT for the very first time and showcase alongside other global leading technologies from Canada. This will give us a chance to leverage early success within Europe to grow our deployments”, said EMAGIN CEO and co-founder Thouheed Abdul Gaffoor.
About EMAGIN
EMAGIN provides water and wastewater facilities with an artificial intelligence driven platform, HARVI, that supports proactive real-time decision making. In doing so, HARVI helps facilities reduce operational costs, enhance reliability and prepare for emergencies. HARVI is a self learning and cost effective platform with one of the fastest integration times in the sector.
For inquiries please contact:
Jon Grant, Chief Strategy Officer
Email: [email protected]
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]]>Kitchener, Ontario – May 4, 2018 – EMAGIN is pleased to announce that it presented an overview of results from a pilot deployment in United Utilities’ Innovation Lab. The lab was a 10-week programme run in collaboration with corporate innovation specialist L Marks.
The pilot project has been nothing but a “great success so far”, according to Kieran Brocklebank, Head of Innovation at United Utilities. “Our water network pump scheduling is improved as a result of their efforts. For the first time ever, we are getting the optimal water, customer, and energy schedule every day. So far, we have saved time and energy […] helping keep bills low for our customers and freeing up employee time for higher value tasks.” The Innovation Lab was advertised to 1,500 business, from small to large, beginning in Spring 2017. Over 80 applications across 5 different themes were received, with 22 applicants shortlisted for a “pitch day”. After pitching, 7 companies were selected for the lab.
The presentation explained in detail how the pilot deployment led to estimated energy savings of 17-22%, coupled with insights into areas in need of improvement. EMAGIN’s work on addressing these areas of concern has led to a significant increase in engagement with United Utilities. EMAGIN and United Utilities are now exploring potential avenues to scale their network solution, as well as deploying the technology in other applications.
“We are very excited to have presented the insights we’ve gathered from our deployment at UU’s Innovation Lab Demo Day. This pilot was a great opportunity for EMAGIN to embed itself with a large, forward-thinking utility, giving us a foothold in the UK market and hopefully beyond. We were able to demonstrate success, work with inspiring people, and showcase our innovation, which is all we could ask for“, said EMAGIN CEO and co-founder Thouheed Abdul Gaffoor.
About EMAGIN
EMAGIN provides water and wastewater facilities with an artificial intelligence driven platform, HARVI, that supports proactive real-time decision making. In doing so, HARVI helps facilities reduce operational costs, enhance reliability and prepare for emergencies. HARVI is a self learning and cost effective platform with one of the fastest integration times in the sector.
For inquiries please contact:
Jon Grant, Chief Strategy Officer
Email: [email protected]
United Utilities
United Utilities is the UK’s largest listed water company and manages the regulated water and waste water network in North West England – which includes Cumbria, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside with a combined population of nearly seven million. United Utilities’ headquarters are in Warrington. Its shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange and the FTSE 100 Index. In 2017 the company was awarded World Class Status in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the tenth year in succession.
https://www.unitedutilities.com/
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]]>Kitchener, Ontario – February 12, 2018 – EMAGIN is pleased to announce that it was selected from over 80 companies to participate in the first United Utilities Innovation Lab (https://www.unitedutilities.com/innovation) as a solution in the Future of Water Category.
The Innovation Lab will enable EMAGIN to showcase its solution offering under different operating conditions across multiple processes. The team will be embedded within UU where it will be able to gain knowledge from working with and co-locating with end-users of EMAGIN’s software.
The lab takes place over 10 weeks, beginning on February 5th, and EMAGIN will be sending 6 members of its team over in stages to optimize process modeling, data integration, and showcasing success.
From United Utilities’ website: “United Utilities Innovation Lab is breaking new ground in the water sector by creating a window for innovative businesses to partner with one of the biggest water companies in the UK. We want to tackle our key business challenges so we can provide better, more cost effective services for our 7 million customers. That means building relationships with businesses who share our vision, ambition and appetite for innovation – with the potential to lead to longer term commercial partnerships.”
“We are very excited to be part of the Innovation Lab cohort. The opportunity to access operational knowledge with a global leading utility provides a lot of benefit to our growing team. It will allow us to demonstrate our technology in a live setting and showcase a custom solution for a large multi-site operator to the UK and abroad”, said EMAGIN CEO and co-founder Thouheed Abdul Gaffoor.
EMAGIN will also use its time in the UK to participate as the Deep Learning Sponsor at the World Water-Tech Innovation Summit in London, February 20-21.
About EMAGIN
EMAGIN has been rated as one of the leading data driven companies in the water sector globally, with multiple deployments across North America. EMAGIN provides water and wastewater facilities with an artificial intelligence driven platform, HARVI, that supports proactive real-time decision making. In doing so, HARVI helps facilities reduce operational costs, enhance reliability and prepare for emergencies. HARVI is a self learning and cost effective platform with one of the fastest integration times in the sector.
For inquiries please contact:
Jon Grant, Chief Strategy Officer
Email: [email protected]
United Utilities
United Utilities is the UK’s largest listed water company and manages the regulated water and waste water network in North West England – which includes Cumbria, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside with a combined population of nearly seven million. United Utilities’ headquarters are in Warrington. Its shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange and the FTSE 100 Index. In 2017 the company was awarded World Class Status in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the tenth year in succession.
https://www.unitedutilities.com/
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]]>Kitchener, Ontario – January 30, 2018 – EMAGIN is pleased to announce that it will be Speaking and taking part as a Sponsor of the World Water-Tech Innovation Summit (WWT) taking place in London, UK February 20-21.
EMAGIN’s CEO and co-founder, Thouheed Abdul Gaffoor, will present a lecture titled ‘Masterclass in Deep Learning: How AI is Set to Disrupt the Water Industry.’ This presentation will highlight how artificial intelligence is driving successful outcomes in the water sector.
As per the World Water Tech website: “the World Water-Tech Innovation Summit has gained global recognition as the summit where deals are made and new partnerships formed between utilities, engineering giants, technology innovators and investors.”
EMAGIN will take part as the Deep Learning Sponsor. As a key partner of the event EMAGIN is proud to have 3 members of the team Mr. Abdul Gaffoor the CEO, Mohamad Vedut the COO and co-founder, and Jon Grant the CSO. The team will be able to drive successful relationships in the UK and beyond.
“We are very excited to participate in WWT! This is a leading event where we can share ideas with leading utilities, industrial water users, and technology providers. The UK market is a very high potential market for our solutions and we see this as an opportunity to access the market. We are proud to sponsor and speak at this event to demonstrate how AI combined with water process knowledge can lead to better outcomes”, said Abdul Gaffoor.
About EMAGIN
EMAGIN provides water and wastewater facilities with an artificial intelligence driven platform, HARVI, that supports proactive real-time decision making. In doing so, HARVI helps facilities reduce operational costs, enhance reliability and prepare for emergencies. HARVI is a self learning and cost effective platform with one of the fastest integration times in the sector.
For inquiries please contact:
Jon Grant, Chief Strategy Officer
Email: [email protected]
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]]>Kitchener, Ontario – January 19, 2018 – EMAGIN Inc. is pleased to announce that it was selected as the winner of the Innovate@IWS Industrial award at the International Water Summit (IWS) which took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from January 15-18.
According to the competition’s host Isle Utilities (http://www.isleutilities.com/) “The competition and pavilion showcased the “best of the best” in the world of water technology.” There were a number of other dynamic technologies competing in the competition and EMAGIN is happy to have been a part of the proceedings.
This competition enabled EMAGIN to further showcase it’s groundbreaking AI technology to new audiences from around the world. The diverse group of judges included leading individuals from industry, academia, regulators, and investors.
EMAGIN is proud to be in the same group as other category winners:
- Witteveen+Bos (www.witteveenbos.com), a Dutch company with an innovative treatment technology.
- Hydraloop (www.hydraloop.com), a Dutch company with a residential treatment technology.
“We are very excited to have won this award! This pitch shows that the technology is being seen across a wide variety of applications and only furthers our growth prospects. It also validated our belief that the Middle East is a market where we can successfully drive innovation with both industries and utilities. It’s exciting that our co-founders’ passion was translated to the audience in Jon’s pitch,” said EMAGIN CEO and co-founder Thouheed Abdul Gaffoor.
About EMAGIN
EMAGIN provides water and wastewater facilities with an artificial intelligence driven platform, HARVI, that supports proactive real-time decision making. In doing so, HARVI helps facilities reduce operational costs, enhance reliability and prepare for emergencies. HARVI is a self learning and cost effective platform with one of the fastest integration times in the sector.
For inquiries please contact:
Jon Grant, Chief Strategy Officer
Email: [email protected]
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]]>Kitchener, Ontario – January 3, 2018 – EMAGIN Clean Technologies Inc. is pleased to announce that it will be Exhibiting and Speaking as part of the International Water Summit (IWS) taking place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from January 15-18.
EMAGIN will exhibit as part of the Innovation Pavilion (Booth #IP04) hosted by Isle Utilities. As per the WEFTEC website, “WEF’s Innovation Pavilion highlights a selection of the most promising technology businesses in the industry while championing an important dialogue about innovation in our industry.”
EMAGIN will participate in the Innovate@IWS competition for new innovative technologies. Jon Grant, Chief Strategy Officer, will be pitching in the competition on behalf of the team. The competition pits 12 companies across 3 different categories; municipal, industrial and real estate. “Innovate@IWS is designed to find and accelerate next generation technologies in water sustainability and connect innovators with investors, partners and end-users,” from Isle Utilities website.
“We are very excited to participate in the IWS! Our goal with this is to support success in the region where energy and water costs go hand in hand. We have team members that grew up in the region and want to contribute to success back home”, said EMAGIN CEO and co-founder Thouheed Abdul Gaffoor.
About EMAGIN
EMAGIN provides water and wastewater facilities with an artificial intelligence driven platform, HARVI, that supports proactive real-time decision making. In doing so, HARVI helps facilities reduce operational costs, enhance reliability and prepare for emergencies. HARVI is a self learning and cost effective platform with one of the fastest integration times in the sector.
For inquiries please contact:
Jon Grant, Chief Strategy Officer
Email: [email protected]
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