Case Study: Nucleus3 achieves 22% reduction in water usage and rapid leak detection with Software AG's Cumulocity IoT

Keeping water—and data—flowing across arid Australia

Nucleus3 is a Melbourne-based consultancy and systems integrator that helps Australian water authorities adopt IoT to manage scarce water resources. Facing drought-driven water loss and theft, poor consumer visibility into usage, billing inaccuracies and tight, maintenance-focused budgets, authorities needed a low‑cost way to detect leaks, improve compliance and engage customers.

Nucleus3’s Utilities.io — delivered with GreenBe and Software AG technologies (Cumulocity IoT, TrendMiner, webMethods) — provides device management, integrations and time‑series analytics with near real‑time (15‑minute) visibility. The solution enabled leak and theft detection, streamlined billing and consumer engagement, reduced average household water use by about 22%, produced automation savings of roughly 15–20%, and is being scaled to monitor hundreds of thousands of sensors across Australia.

Nucleus3

Louis Limnios

Managing Director