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Prove the Value of Fast Metal Data Before Investing
Many industrial sites recognize the potential value of faster water quality information. The challenge is often not the technology itself. It is understanding whether the data will create enough operational value to justify implementation.
Will it improve process control? Reduce treatment costs? Increase visibility into critical water streams? Support compliance management? Reduce laboratory workload?
These questions are difficult to answer without practical experience. That is why we developed the 3AWater MWAS Pilot Program.
What is the value in our process?
The MWAS Pilot Program provides an easy-access way to quantify operational value of fast dissolved metal data before making an investment decision. Instead of evaluating the monitoring technology alone, the pilot focuses on a selected application where faster data could improve process control and decision making.
The goal is simple: integrate fast metal measurements into daily operations and quantify the benefits. During the pilot, we work together with the customer to define the target application, estimate potential value, and measure the actual impact. The outcome is a clear understanding of the operational benefits, potential savings, and return on investment.
Typical pilot applications include:
Water treatment optimization
Environmental risk management and compliance assurance
Process water quality monitoring for understanding better flotation dependencies
Troubleshooting of process upsets and reducing laboratory sampling burden.
What Does the Pilot Include?
The pilot includes everything needed to quantify the value of faster water quality data in your process:
Desing: Implementation plan and impact assessment plan with Return of Investment estimate.
Preparations: Analytical performance validation, Delivery MWAS equipment and consumables, on-site training of personnel.
Trial and Evaluation: Independent use of the system with 3AWater support, review of the impact, future recommendations. The pilot is focused on one selected measurement application to ensure practical use and measurable results.
Practical and Low Risk
The trial and evaluation phase typically lasts between 2 and 8 weeks depending on the objectives. The system is delivered ready for use and integrated into normal operating routines. At the end of the pilot, the customer receives recommendations for future implementation together with an estimate of the expected value and operating costs.
The result is a data-driven basis for deciding whether broader deployment of fast dissolved metal monitoring is justified.
Interested in quantifying the value of faster water quality data?
We are currently planning MWAS pilot projects for autumn 2026. Pilot projects are carried out in close collaboration with customer teams and therefore the number of available pilot slots is limited.
Whether your objective is improving water treatment, increasing process visibility, reducing laboratory workload, or strengthening environmental compliance, a pilot provides a practical way to quantify the benefits before committing to a wider deployment.
Contact us to discuss a suitable pilot application for your site.