Technical bulletin

Tank monitoring: data accuracy, integration and security

Covers tank monitoring with SCADA and SAP integration, access controls and centralized data management.

  • SCADA
  • SAP
  • TMS
Type
Technical bulletin
Published
24 September 2025
Reading time
1 min
Illustration of engineers reviewing monitoring screens
Overview

Optimizing the tank monitoring system matters for ensuring accurate real-time data, supporting the right operational decisions and preventing filling errors, so that operations stay efficient and reliable.

It also highlights the complexity of integrating the monitoring system with management systems such as SCADA and ERP, and the importance of data security and access protection to maintain integrity and keep operations running smoothly.

Key concerns

Key concerns

  • Real-time data monitoring

    The challenge is ensuring accurate, real-time tank level data to support the right operational decisions and prevent filling or distribution errors.

  • System integration and security

    The need to integrate the monitoring system with SCADA and ERP, and to ensure data security and protection against unauthorized access, to maintain operational integrity and efficiency.

Solutions

Solutions

This ensures consistent and accurate tank level data, supports the right operational decisions and avoids filling errors, while also improving efficiency through integration with central management systems.

Integrating the monitoring system with SCADA and SAP creates a more coordinated and automated workflow. A focus on data security and access protection, with strict security protocols, keeps data protected and maintains the integrity and smooth running of operations.

This ensures consistent and accurate tank level data, supports the right operational decisions and avoids filling errors, while also improving efficiency through integration with central management systems.