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Data as the key to greater efficiency:
How our GreenTec Performance System makes dialysis centers smarter
In dialysis centres, water treatment is one of the biggest consumers of resources – and at the same time often a black box. Electricity and water consumption, operating times, cleaning cycles: much remains unclear because data is missing. Without data there is no transparency, and without transparency there is no optimisation. This is exactly where our GreenTec Performance System (GPS) comes in.
The challenge: Making resource consumption visible
Dialysis centres consume up to 400 litres of drinking water and up to 12 kWh of electricity per treatment. Some centres in Germany still exceed this values. A large proportion of this is consumption comes from water treatment – a process that is rarely monitored in detail.
The result: unnecessarily high water and energy usage, and missed opportunities to reduce operating costs.
Our GPS software changes that. It makes visible what was previously hidden and thus lays the foundation for more sustainable resource management. The system is one of two pillars of our Smart Dialysis® concept, our approach to make dialysis future-proof.
Screen of the Smart Water GPS module:
Screen of the Smart Energy GPS module:
Our solution: GPS, the “brain” of smart dialysis
The GreenTec Performance System, with its two modules Smart Water and Smart Energy, digitally connects the systems of the Cross-Sector Integration and water treatment digitally.
How GPS works:
1. Monitoring systems:
To control resource consumption, dialysis centers need data. Our GPS software collects and visualises all relevant consumption data in real time; from reverse osmosis and hot cleaning to energy generation via PV systems. The data is accessible at any time and forms the basis for all further steps.
2. Analysing the data:
To unlock value, we analyze the data. This helps identify inefficient processes and anomalies, such as:
- Is the RO system (reverse osmosis) running longer than necessary before or after treatments?
- Are the cleaning cycles efficient?
The GPS data provides answers, and shows where optimisation is possible.
3. Optimisation based on data:
Based on the analysis, we can propose specific measures to optimise resource consumption.
Examples include
- Adjusting RO settings to save water and energy
- Modifying RO schedules to avoid unnecessary runtimes (without changing the patient schedule)
- Optimising hot cleaning cycles to meet hygiene requirements with lower energy costs.
More than just a tool
GPS is not just a tool for collecting data. It is a digital assistant for operations. It automates daily logs in accordance with ISO 23500, reducing staff workload. It monitors hygiene parameters such as A0 values and enables remote monitoring of multiple sites. This allows technical teams to work more efficiently and minimise the risk of downtime.
Digital daily log
The benefits of GPS at a glance:
- Digital data collection and monitoring as basis for well-founded analyses and actionable recommendations to optimise the water treatment system.
- Automated generation of daily logs in accordance with ISO 23500 replaces manual documentation processes and reduces workload for the teams.
- Hygiene verification for systems with integrated hot cleaning through logging of A0 values, along with identification of potential energy savings.
- Technical specialists: Central system monitoring of multiple facilities from a single platform (including operating parameters of RO systems and prefiltration, as well as permeate quality monitoring).
- Automatic dispatch of alerts to shorten on-site response times and minimise the risk of downtime during dialysis operations.
- Monitoring of consumption values and energy yields, including devices integrated via Cross-sector Integration.
- Expert mode with timeline view of all recorded parameters, troubleshooting tools, and visualisation of system interdependencies.
Eligible for funding and future-proof
Our GPS is eligible for BAFA subsidies in Germany.
This makes it not only an efficiency tool, but also a strategic building block for the sustainable transformation of dialysis centers.
Conclusion: Digitalisation is not a nice-to-have, it’s the foundation for real savings.
If you want to save resources, reduce CO₂, optimise operating costs, and at the same time maintain treatment quality, you need good data. Our GPS software provides the basis for smooth operation, so that dialysis teams can focus on their core tasks.
