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Machine learning techniques for fuel loss detection at service stations
Coupling industry expertise and university research to develop effective data analytic and machine learning techniques for identifying and quantifying the different sources of fuel losses from underground petroleum storage systems (UPSSs) at service stations. EMS & RMIT SECURES ARC GRANT TO DESIGN THE NEXT GENERATION OF WETSTOCK MANAGEMENT Australian Research Council (ARC) has announced that RMIT researchers in collaboration with industry ...
Fuel site protection: Are you at risk?
With the clean-up costs of contaminated soil and groundwater ranging from a whopping $100,000 – $1 million, and a hefty EPA fine to top it all off, running a non-compliant fuel ...
Fuel Reconciliation: Get an A+ on your SIR Report
How do you protect your fuel site from product lost? Normally, your Statistical Inventory Reconciliation (SIR) report is your best line of defence against fuel leaks and costly ...
Is rust risking your revenue?
Due to changing legislation and emission standards, sulphur levels in diesel have significantly decreased worldwide over the past 20 years. The reduction of sulphur content in diesel fuels has ...
EMS announces partnership with Amazon Web Services as an Independent Software Vendor
Environmental Monitoring Solutions Pty Ltd [EMS] is delighted to announce it has accepted a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) as an Independent Software Vendor. Fuelsuite®, the leading ...
Fuelscan® detects lost sales at unmanned truck stop
During SIR analysis for an unmanned truck stop, a tank was flagged for investigation as the data displayed some large negative variances that were not normal characteristics of ...
A Lesson Learned: The importance of accurate SIR analysis data
It’s vital that our clients understand the necessity and importance of collecting accurate data for Statistical Inventory Reconciliation (SIR) Analysis. After a change of owners, a small, ...
Dangers of the dipstick: How to ensure reliable, safe fuel inventory management
Accurate fuel inventory information is the backbone of a successful fuel station business. Knowing what’s going on in your tank decreases the risk of profit loss – protects ...
Machine Learning in Retail Petroleum
Gone are the days of buying ‘set and forget’ electronic equipment, especially intelligent embedded electronics that someone (maybe you) very likely paid a handsome price for! Machine Learning ...
IoT – Disrupting Retail Petroleum
At a recent presentation to the Institute of Engineers Australia, I was asked: How is IoT disrupting retail petroleum? Firstly what is the ‘Internet of Things’? The Internet ...
Managing a network of blended ATG’s
Whether you have a Veeder-Root, OPW, Franklin, Hectronic, Fafnir or other brand of Automatic Tank Gauge (ATG) – managing them effectively can make a real difference. The challenge has ...
Managing a Fuel Dispenser Network
As a consumer, we all know that filling up the car is not very high on our list of fun things to do. It’s especially not fun ...
Do you know the cause of your fuel volume measurement errors?
We all know that fuel is a changeable and oftentimes unpredictable product. Fuel volume measurement is the most obvious and essential of tasks for any fuel station or ...
Detecting fuel contamination in real time
Fuel contamination can be disastrous to a business, often to leading to a loss of business and customer dissatisfaction. A Mobil fuel station in Slade Point, Queensland, experienced ...
Fuelsuite News: Fuelscan® will be supporting global fuel dispensers
In 2018, Fuelsuite’s® award winning enabling IoT device ‘Fuelscan®’ will be supporting the following global Dispenser brands: Tokheim; Tatsuno; Aplab; Nuovo Pignone; and Avery electrical communications protocol. Support ...
Fuel station maintenance: gain visibility over breakage and errors
There’s no denying that fuel station maintenance, including the upkeep of pumps, tanks, and other equipment, can be a very taxing process. Like any industry with machinery ...
Calibrating ATG Accuracy
We are often asked the question: “Which Automatic Tank Gauge is more accurate?” With so many ATG brand options available, such as Veeder-Root, OPW, Hectronic, Franklin and other ...
How can I improve my fuel purchasing process?
Site Managers often make fuel purchasing decisions based off their gut-feeling due to a lack of available tank data. When you order fuel for your site, are you ...
Fuelsuite announced as finalist in 2017 Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards
Media release, 14 September 2017 Carrum Downs company Environmental Monitoring Solutions Pty Ltd [EMS] has been announced as a finalist in the Small and Medium Enterprises category in this year’...
Keep your customers and employees safe with Fuelsuite
We don’t often associate refrigeration and beverage dispensing machines with retail petroleum risk management. However, two issues present risk when thinking about the typical petrol convenience store: ...
Future of retail petroleum automation
Historically, from the 1900s to 1980’s, the typical retail petrol station required only the most basic components to fill consumers vehicles, consisting primarily of tanks, piping, dispensers, a ...