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Reduce your ongoing costs with the right solutions


Can gas detection really save you time and money?


As technology has got smarter and more intelligent, so have the gas detection solutions available to today’s customer.


The word “smart”, when referring to gas detection, can mean many things; technologically speaking, “smart” can refer to devices that feature additional intelligence (resulting from hardware, firmware or software), that makes the device easier to use (for example Plug and Play sensor cartridges that can be automatically plugged into a device and auto-recognised).


When talking in the context of saving money, a smart solution is actually much more about the selection of a product that is right for your business and one that harmonises with the many variables at your site to deliver true value to you. But what provides a saving to one site may


end up being more costly to another.


So can selecting the right gas detection really save you money? The answer is most definitely yes, if all variables are considered and a complementary solution is selected.


Functionality versus suitability


Functionality doesn’t necessarily have to be intelligent to make a big impact; suitability is really more key. In fact, some aspects that can add a lot of value in terms of reducing the ongoing cost of gas detection can be very simple. This type of value can be seen in our newly launched Sensepoint XCD, which features a tri-colour display that clearly indicates the unit’s status at a glance – even from a distance; green for normal operation, yellow to indicate a fault status and red to indicate an alarm status. Although there are many models that offer LED indicators, few units offer a LCD illumination;


Sensepoint XCD is in fact one of the only models to provide a full colour-illuminated screen that is easily seen from a distance. Although this is not state-of-the-art in terms of the technology used to deliver this functionality, Sensepoint XCD can help save sites considerable costs, as highlighted by the following example: Consider a plant set up, where a series of devices are monitoring for gas hazards and are feeding back information to a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller). If a hazard occurs, the maintenance engineer must enter the area and find the sensor that has gone into warning/fault. If the plant is large with many points of detection, this can take some time. In the case of Sensepoint XCD, the device in warning/fault will be clearly visible by its bright illuminated yellow screen, meaning that the engineer can get straight to the


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