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Benefits
of ITA Membership
ITA's research, test reports, maintenance studies, educational programs
and membership can help you and your organization benefit from the following:
Objective
Third-Party Testing Improved
Efficiency and Cost Savings Professional
Networking Project
Involvement
Periodic Newsletter Web
Listings View
ITA' s Benefits Brochure for
more information.
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Objective
Third Party Testing
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Objective Third-Party Testing
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ITA's testing programs provide the end-user with objective third-party data
that can be used to make informed decisions for selecting instrumentation.
ITA's rigorous test protocols are proven to provide objectivity with its
cooperative approach and consensus of industry conformance
standards. Instruments are tested side-by-side in real-time process
monitoring conditions to provide comparative performance data. Maintenance
requirements are also observed as well as instrument design and response when
subjected to various environmental impacts experienced in the field such as loss
of power, loss of sample, and fluctuating process conditions. The results of
these tests are used by the end-user to qualitatively select the most
accurate and reliable instrument for their application, are used by consultants
to specify instruments and are used by manufacturers to improve instrument
design.
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Improved
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Through objective performance evaluations (ITA tests) and
investigations of treatment plant instrumentation practices (ITA research and
maintenance studies) an end-user can gain improved efficiency of plant
operations and realize cost savings by installing the most accurate and reliable
instrument and by efficiently operating and maintaining instruments for their
application. A good example of this was experienced by an ITA member who
realized a cost savings of $0.25 to $0.50 per capita per year in treatment costs
just by changing the way they calibrated, operated and maintained their online
dissolved oxygen analyzers. This resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in
energy
cost savings per year. View a case study that demonstrates how a wastewater
treatment plant evaluated the Compound
Costs of Instrument Inaccuracies.
Some ITA members also realize in-house cost savings by using
ITA's test reports to prove instrument performance capabilities to justify
purchases and meet regulatory permit requirements. Additionally,
ITA's third-party objective testing eliminates the need to procure instruments
and perform costly in-house testing.
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Professional
Networking
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ITA membership provides a forum of common interest and thus
provides
the best platform to harness the expertise and knowledge of industry
professionals to troubleshoot common issues and realize collaborative solutions.
Networking with ITA members (instrumentation and automation professionals)
provides an excellent opportunity to benefit from the experiences of other
organizations and individuals.
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Project
Involvement
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ITA members directly contribute their ideas, needs and issues
regarding instrumentation and automation to assist in the planning and
development of ITA projects. ITA volunteer members make these
contributions to the industry by applying their knowledge and utilizing their
expertise for the development of ITA projects. ITA members who volunteer to
participate in the planning and development of ITA projects have the opportunity
to bring their needs to the forefront and have a direct impact on the planning
and development of ITA projects. Members involved in ITA projects
participate by reviewing project data and research findings and benefit by
gaining an inside track of project results before final project production.
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Periodic
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ITA publishes a periodic newsletter, the ITA Enews, which
contains technical and educational case studies, white papers, and general
information about the status of ITA projects. Members benefit by receiving
focused instrumentation and automation articles and learn what other
professionals are practicing in the industry.
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Web
Listings
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| Web Listings |
Membership in ITA provides a listing of your organization's web site on ITA's
Web site to help link your organization with other industry
professionals.
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email your
ITA experiences.
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