Transforming Wastewater Through Predictive Maintenance

Time-based maintenance is a standard practice across the industrial world. But, is it helping or hurting the health of your assets? At Altoona Water Authority, a common greasing practice on a key mixer motor was unknowingly pushing the asset toward failure. With no way to see inside the machine, there were no red flags - until they partnered with KCF Technologies. Just three days after installation, continuous monitoring data revealed bearing stress caused by over-greasing. The team acted quickly and prevented a failure that would have taken the asset offline for 8–10 weeks. That one insight alone saved nearly $15,000 in the first month of the pilot. Over the next six months, Altoona transformed its approach to machine health, gaining visibility, increasing uptime, and empowering its team to make data-backed decisions. This is what early wins in predictive maintenance look like.