Selwood, the UK’s largest pumping solutions provider, has unveiled its new SelWatch technology – a bespoke data panel that introduces real-time performance data and remote monitoring to its market-leading pump range.
SelWatch was developed to Selwood’s exacting specifications in close consultation with the product development team at the company’s Hampshire pump manufacturing centre.
The technology responds to increased demand for digitisation in the water handling industry, driving efficiency and environmental sustainability through real-time telemetry.
SelWatch provides users with real-time information on discharge and suction pressure, engine speed, fuel conditions, operating temperature and oil levels, as well as “wet end” data on pump flows and vacuum.
The panel works with an online platofrm, providing remote telemetry to users wherever in the world they are. The data can be used to ensure pumps are running as efficiently as possible, minimising fuel consumption and emissions, and enabling maintenance to be scheduled as required to limit downtime.
Chris Garrett, CEO of Selwood, said: “From our knowledge of the market and from our regular conversations with customers in the field, we know that access to accurate, easily-accessible, real time data is often a factor in the decision to rent or buy a pump.
“That feedback was crucial in developing SelWatch to our precise requirements, giving our customers increased reassurance and choice. The launch of SelWatch underlines Selwood’s continuing commitment to exceptional standards in everything we do – from the excellence of our R&D and manufacturing teams, to the quality of our products, to the outstanding service provided by our specialist pumping solutions teams.”
SelWatch technology will initially be offered as an option on the newest addition to Selwood’s flagship S pump solids handling range, the S160Eco, before being introduced across the range.
In line with Selwood’s commitment to minimising the impact of all its products, the unit was developed to reduce emissions without sacrificing performance. Using Selprime technology for fast, environmentally-friendly priming and housed within Selwood’s market-leading Super Silent canopies, the six-inch pump is driven by an Isuzu diesel engine and is the quietest on the market.
The S160Eco is suitable for a full range of sewage, sewer bypass, overpumping, water and wastewater applications and is designed to handle large solids including raw sewage and fibrous solids without blocking.
Selwood remains one of the few British pump companies to design and manufacture, rent and sell its own range of surface diesel and hydraulic pumps – meaning that the design of every Selwood pump is proven to meet the rigorous demands of the market.
Renowned for expertise, Selwood’s clients include Anglian Water, the Canal & River Trust, Wessex Water, Welsh Water and United Utilities. With the largest dedicated network of pump rental branches across the UK, Selwood is proud to deliver bespoke installation and site surveys.
In 2018 Selwood acquired water treatment specialists Siltbuster, creating a single point of contact solution for pumping and water treatment requirements.
For more information about Selwood’s range of products and pumping solutions, visit www.selwood.co.uk.
