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The Future of Event Duration Monitoring: A Comprehensive Look

At Detectronic, we are committed to staying at the forefront of industry trends and providing our clients with cutting-edge solutions. Recently, our Global Future Trends Director, Dave Walker, presented a webinar discussing the future of Event Duration Monitoring. The overwhelming […]

Optimising Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) Plant Management with the ORAKEL System

Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) plants are integral to wastewater treatment, providing efficient removal of suspended solids and other contaminants. Effective management and optimisation of these plants can significantly enhance performance, reduce operational costs, and improve compliance with regulatory standards. The […]

EDM Monitoring: Understanding the Importance

What is EDM Monitoring? Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) is a critical aspect of managing wastewater systems. EDM monitors, such as those provided by Detectronic, track the duration and frequency of overflow events, which occur when the capacity of a wastewater […]

The Importance of Sewer Level Monitoring Systems

In the world of wastewater management, the significance of sewer level monitoring systems cannot be overstated. These systems play a crucial role in ensuring the efficient operation of sewer networks, preventing overflows, mitigating environmental contamination, and ultimately safeguarding public health […]

SWAN Conference 2022: review

At the end of May we attended the SWAN (Smart Water Networks Forum) Conference 2022 in Washington. Our main reason for heading across the Atlantic to take part in the SWAN Conference was to forge relationships with our peers and […]

New apprentice at Detectronic

We’re delighted to announce that undergraduate, Tom Marsden, will be joining Detectronic on 27th June to start an apprenticeship. Tom is studying business growth at Sheffield Hallam University and will be working alongside our commercial director, Dave Walker. As part […]

Why it’s smart to increase your sewer network monitoring

by Dave Walker BSc (Hons), BA, co-founder of Detectronic Effectively managing hundreds of thousands of miles of sewer network is not an enviable task. And with ever changing industry regulation, stricter statutory targets, additional compliance and a growing abundance of […]

Get a grip on your wastewater

by Dave Walker, commercial director at Detectronic Be it due to global shortages, logistical issues or changes relating to Brexit, many UK food manufacturers are facing increasing raw material costs. As such, best practice and management regarding wastewater handling & […]

Using temperature to help measure Inflow and Infiltration

For a number of years, the recognised way to measure Inflow and Infiltration (I&I) into a sewer network has been via area velocity flow measurement. This traditional method takes into account hydraulic flow and rainfall data in relation to both […]

5 top tips for wastewater treatment

By Dave Walker, Commercial Director at Detectronic Having worked with a wide variety of food processing and manufacturing companies over the last three decades, it’s safe to say there’s not much I’ve not seen when comes to wastewater treatment! The […]

Together we’re stronger: driving innovation through partnerships

By Neil Butler There’s no doubting that when it comes to driving innovation, most companies will firmly agree that working in partnership with likeminded businesses and individuals is the key in almost every industry. It’s certainly a strategic focus for […]

A week in the life of our Commercial Director, Dave Walker

As we embark on a campaign to recruit more site technicians to work on a variety of projects throughout the UK, it gave us the perfect opportunity to catch up with our commercial director, Dave Walker and reflect on his […]

How we can help you retain customers

Alongside controlling costs and gaining competitive advantage, retaining customers is a business prerequisite. Yet despite this, many companies devote most of their resources to finding new business. Growing a user or customer base is clearly important but that base will […]

Storm overflow measures to reduce harm

As you can imagine, we welcomed news that the Government has introduced legal measures to reduce sewage discharges from storm overflows in a bid to reduce the harm they can cause to waterways and wildlife. Storm overflows play a key […]

How to do water level monitoring better

Water level monitoring for Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) and Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) has been around in the UK for decades. But the technology hasn’t changed much, and there are many limitations. At Detectronic, we’ve been working to make water […]

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