Conservation Labs develops sensor-based water monitoring technology, led by its H2know device, which listens to sound in plumbing to estimate flow, identify leaks and deliver water-use insights. Founded to help people save money and manage natural resources, the company also applies its edge-to-cloud platform to machine condition monitoring and predictive maintenance. Its H2know sensor installs directly on a water pipe without cutting the pipe or hiring a plumber.
WaxmanOperating since 1934, Waxman designs, develops, and manufactures smart home solutions, with its remaining business centered on leakSMART complete home water-protection systems and industrial sales. The Bedford Heights company began as Waxman Plumbing Supply Co. and spent nearly 88 years supplying home hardware, plumbing, surface-protection, and organization products to major U.S. retailers before selling those product lines. Its leakSMART system detects leaks, shuts off water, and sends an alert in less than three seconds.BEDFORD, OH
Sensus (Xylem brand)Sensus is Xylem’s utility-technology brand, providing remotely managed products and solutions that deliver data to investor-owned utilities, cooperatives and municipalities. Its smart devices and applications connect through multiple communications technologies to support electric, gas and water networks; the brand presents meters and advanced infrastructure solutions as core offerings.UNIONTOWN, PA
AscenixAscenix builds industrial sensor-data acquisition and streaming systems that send machine-condition waveforms into prognostic applications running on a customer’s server or AWS. Its iProbe platform combines compact ADCR acquisition units with edge computing and cloud storage, addressing the high-speed raw-data demands of predictive maintenance. The founding team brings together specialists in predictive maintenance, signal processing, artificial intelligence, and software and hardware engineering.MILLERSVILLE, MD
AssetWatchAssetWatch helps industrial plants prevent unplanned downtime with an end-to-end condition-monitoring platform that combines sensor data, AI fault detection, and guidance from dedicated Condition Monitoring Engineers. Its web and mobile software gives maintenance teams a shared view of asset health, while its turnkey deployment includes installation, monitoring, and ongoing support without upfront capital costs. Dublin-based AssetWatch has documented results ranging from a $1.2 million first-year saving for a plastics manufacturer to 130-plus resolved downtime risks across 15 wood-products facilities.DUBLIN, OH