Communications/Telemetry
Flexible and reliable field wireless systems are not only being used to improve productivity but, as Sean Ottewell finds out, also to ensure plant security
Los sistemas inalámbricos de campo flexibles y fiables no solo se utilizan para mejorar la productividad, sino también para garantizar la seguridad de la planta, tal como ha podido observar Sean Ottewell.
Flexible und zuverlässige Drahtlossysteme für den Feldeinsatz verbessern nicht nur die Produktivität, sondern auch die Anlagensicherheit. Sean Ottewell erklärt wie.
Wireless developments boost productivity and plant security
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Fig. 1. Installation of five Smart Wireless networks and more than 100 wireless measurement devices has increased visibility into the process, enabling the gas storage facility to improve control and run closer to its capacity.
ith a focus very much on security, Apprion has launched R2 for ION Location Application, ION
Access Control Application, IONite Personnel Tag, and IONite Asset Tag. ION Location tracks and monitors
employees, contractors and tagged assets via a map-based graphical dashboard that can be integrated with satellite images of the facility. ION Access Control wirelessly monitors access to specific plant areas and keeps physical track of personnel and contractor staff as they move around industrial facilities. Both ION Location and ION Access Control use the innovative IONite Tags to keep real-time records of exactly who is in the facility, what areas they have entered or exited, and precisely where they are at all times. Tese latest versions include new
features, functionality and form factors such as: ION Location - location tracking
via mobile devices, live tracking and history views, new reports (OSHA, zone entry/ exit, missing assets/personnel, battery level, and more), rule/condition/zone grouping; ION Access Control - zone entry/exit alerts, work permit authorisation and management, live track of location changes (entering and exiting of defined zones); and IONite Tags - new, smaller form factor for the IONite Personnel Tag makes it easier to equip all personnel and contractors with the small, battery operated wi-fi Tag. “With recent safety incidents making headlines in the process industries, the need to have a quick and accurate safety solution that allows you to account for all people on a facility in an emergency situation is being discussed more and more,” said Jason Glende, Apprion vp of sales. “Our customers have expressed their elevated concerns for personnel safety and that they must follow stricter compliance mandates. We are working closely with them to continually improve our solutions like ION Location and ION Access Control to address these safety concerns and enable managers to respond quickly and effectively to a safety incident and improve total accountability goals in less than half the conventional response time. Before an industrial wireless infrastructure, it simply was not cost effective to deploy such a solution in a process facility.” Until now, most products for real-time location tracking have met limited success because multiple tagging technologies are required, the physical environment is so challenging, and network infrastructure is very sparse in industrial facilities.
Productivity up, less downtime Emerson Process Management is making it easier for the oil and gas industry to maximise productivity and reduce
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