Environmental
Monitoring
Services
An Overview of Project
Support Capabilities
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DAYTON, OH PERMIT# 860 Fondriest Environmental, Inc.
1415 Research Park Drive Beavercreek, OH 45432
Fondriest Environmental will stand by your side for the entirety of your monitoring project. Applications engineers can help customers understand the products they are buying and make the correct
decisions out in the field. They seek to understand
project needs, devise a comprehensive solution, provide the equipment and know-how to implement it, and then offer long-term project support for whatever needs arise.
Our specialists have years of experience developing and deploying remote monitoring solutions that meet the requirements of a wide range of project types. Fondriest technicians are factory trained and can perform regular maintenance and repairs and
offer assistance any time a problem or question arises. Additionally, for customers who want to spend less time worrying about data collection, Fondriest’s staff of experienced scientists can even perform data monitoring for them.
As a full-service environmental monitoring company, Fondriest Environmental has the expertise and resources to facilitate seamless implementation of monitoring solutions. To reach an application engineer, please call (888) 426.2151 or email
customercare@fondriest.com.
Fondriest Environmental provides
support for a project from start to finish.
Services include:
•Needs analysis and system planning •Real-time data configuration
•Drafting of proposals & supporting materials •Pre-construction and system testing
•Field deployments
•Technical service & support •Equipment diagnostics
•Factory-certified calibrations & repairs •Field monitoring & data collection
From the initial planning of a project, to training, repair,
maintenance, and technical support, we offer a wide range of
services to help see a project through.
Here to help at every step
Fondriest Environmental, Inc. 1415 Research Park Drive Beavercreek, OH 45432
Field Services
Training
Repair
Rental
Integration
Calibration
Monitoring
Planning
when your demandsresearch
quality data
Application engineers will assist with configuration and equipment
choices on a site-by-site basis to ensure reliability, safety, and proper data management. They will review application requirements and
objectives and help develop a cost-effective and efficient solution.
With extensive product and deployment knowledge, our specialists will work with you to determine important monitoring aspects, such as the best sensors, platform, and method for data collection. If existing options are not suitable for a new project, custom platforms, sensors, and adaptations are possible to suit a growing list of unique applications.
Additionally, application engineers can help with the preparation of project proposals and create custom support drawings that illustrate the various components of a monitoring and data acquisition system.
Planning
The application engineers and scientists at Fondriest Environmental specialize in designing real-time monitoring systems with data transmission via cellular, radio, landline phone, Ethernet, WiFi, and satellite telemetry, as well as sharing data via the Internet. They
can help figure out the most cost-effective real-time monitoring solution for a specific application and then determine how to
implement it.
Real-time monitoring can save valuable time and money by
eliminating the need to retrieve field data manually. A combination
of cutting-edge technology and advanced software produces seamless networks of environmental sensors that provide real-time data from remote locations.
Monitoring
Fondriest’s monitoring systems interface with sophisticated data
collection and processing software that simplifies and automates
many of the tasks associated with acquiring, processing, analyzing, and publishing environmental data. This complete, ready-to-use environmental data toolkit offers a straightforward interface and
makes it easy for anyone to configure and customize environmental
monitoring and data collection projects.
This software can post data directly into WQData, a secure web datacenter service that provides an online interface for viewing environmental data. It offers 24/7 instant access to project data using any web browser.
Fondriest can set up and configure this software on a project
computer, providing a turnkey solution for clients. Just turn it on, and have easy, convenient access to your data. Alternatively, Fondriest can collect and host a project’s data from its state-of-the-art server room.
Either solution is a simple and cost-effective way to have this 24-hour access to project data, automatically generate reports,
receive instant notifications, and easily share data with colleagues
around the world.
Cutting-Edge Monitoring Software
Integration
Monitoring equipment requires proper assembly before it is ready
for the field. This process can be difficult and time consuming without
the right tools, knowhow, and manpower. That’s why highly skilled Fondriest technicians will pre-construct devices before they leave
our doors. And before sending monitoring equipment to the field,
Fondriest will test all sensor, data logging, and telemetry functions to ensure the system is working completely free of errors.
Fondriest engineers can handle this initial setup and testing
knowledgeably and efficiently, because they do it every day. This
saves unnecessary hassle and frustration during a deployment and helps ensure you can start collecting data quickly.
We’ve heard from our clients how overwhelming it can be to order monitoring equipment elsewhere, receive it in pieces, and have to assemble it themselves. Constructing a sophisticated, expensive, monitoring system that includes sensitive components can be nerve wracking. Fondriest can handle this initial assembly so you can focus on what matters: making good use of quality data.
System & Sensor Integration
Advantages of Professional
Setup & Integration
Calibration
Quality data depends on monitoring equipment that is precisely and routinely calibrated. Fondriest’s trained technicians have performed thousands of calibrations. Their experience guarantees
a proper and efficient calibration, ensuring the continued delivery
of accurate, reliable data.
Field technicians can service monitoring equipment on site. This option means equipment will not have to be sent away and monitoring can resume almost immediately following calibration.
Alternatively, sensors and equipment can be sent to Fondriest’s factory-authorized service center. Our service center is fully equipped with all the necessary equipment and calibration reagents to ensure a dependable calibration with quick turnaround times.
Monitoring equipment will be returned with a certified calibration
report, so clients can see exactly how well their sensors are functioning.
On-Site Calibration
Fondriest’s field engineers can help save time, money, and unnecessary hassles in the field. They offer both extensive field
experience and deployment expertise, including workboat services, to facilitate the implementation of a project, no matter how complex.
Fondriest engineers handle data buoy platforms, fixed PVC pipe
deployments, weather monitoring stations, sophisticated in-facility systems, and more. They have experience deploying equipment for everything from small university research projects to major operations, such as river early warning systems, dredge turbidity monitoring, and industrial process monitoring applications. Whatever the deployment needs, Fondriest engineers will ensure the setup and deployment runs smoothly so customers can start collecting data with little delay.
Need more time for project management or data analysis?
Fondriest Environmental can perform the field monitoring and
data collection so you can concentrate on the system analysis and modeling. Fondriest’s staff of environmental scientists possess
years of environmental field experience in a variety of applications
and have access to a wide array of monitoring equipment, including
multi-parameter water quality sondes, field meters, acoustic
Doppler current meters, side scan sonar, telemetry data loggers, buoys and more. These professionals will provide well-documented,
highly qualified, and accurate data.
Field Services
Delivery, Installation, and Setup
Training
As customers become familiar with their systems, they can rely on Fondriest’s detailed product knowledge and experience to help them learn. To ensure customers can begin using their equipment
as quickly and efficiently as possible, application engineers are
available for training and technical support, both by phone and in person.
Located in the Lower Great Lakes and Ohio River Valley region,
Fondriest’s close proximity to many customers provides the unique opportunity to offer personalized, on-site training and ongoing support.
Questions and issues are bound to come up not just at the beginning but throughout the duration of a monitoring project, which is why Fondriest Environmental offers free long-term technical support. Application engineers and experienced in-house technicians are available during the work week between the hours of 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. EST to assist users over the phone and via email with technical questions and troubleshooting. Most email requests receive a response within a few hours. In-person and on-site consultations are also possible. Fondriest Environmental’s knowledgeable engineers can even conduct group training sessions to prepare a whole team for properly operating monitoring equipment.
Repair
Once a monitoring system is set up, equipment should be inspected, reconditioned, and calibrated periodically to ensure reliable results. Quality data can be directly correlated to the condition of monitoring equipment. Fondriest Environmental offers a unique
maintenance and certification program for YSI 6-Series sondes
and displays, YSI 556 multi-parameter meters, and all other YSI handheld water quality meters. Fondriest repair technicians will perform a free evaluation and send a repair quote via email to the point of contact and then repair the instrument based on the user’s feedback.
Authorized
Repair Center
Instrument check-up, characterization, and certification by a
factory-authorized service center are recommended on a semi-annual basis. In addition to improved data quality, the useful life of the monitoring instrument is extended with regular service. Fondriest’s factory-authorized service and repair center offers excellent turn-around times and low service costs on YSI instrument repair and annual maintenance services, ensuring the continuity of a sampling program and accuracy of its data. Technicians can also
visit the field to repair and calibrate equipment on site.
Rental
While it often makes sense to purchase systems outright, many short-term monitoring projects make it cost-prohibitive. Fondriest offers many real-time monitoring systems with weekly and monthly rental rates to meet project requirements.
Fondriest offers an extensive range of competitively-priced instruments for rent. Leasing on equipment for water quality testing, soil sampling, weather monitoring, and much more is available. Fondriest’s rental equipment includes the latest
monitoring technology, along with the field supplies needed to get
the job done.
Schedule your rental by phone or email. We’ll assign an account manager to ensure you get personalized service and your equipment needs are handled professionally and timely.
Reserve equipment up to 30 days in advance with a signed rental agreement and credit card or purchase order; we’ll hold it until your project begins.
Shipping costs can be added to the quoted rental price, or we can ship using your UPS, FedEx, or DHL shipping accounts.
We offer flexible time frames to meet your project requirements.
If you need to extend the lease, simply call or email your rental account manager.
You won’t have to tell us your rental preferences every time you reserve equipment. We keep a detailed record of your
rental history.
We keep your project shipping address and contact information
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The Fondriest Preferred Rental Program simplifies and expedites
the process of environmental monitoring equipment rental, offering
the following benefits: