CAFM & IT
YOU CAN’T MANAGE WHAT YOU DON’T MEASURE
Tim Waterman, Technical Director at Corintech explains how wireless data-logging can improve Facilities Management.
Whatever the sector, accurate monitoring and logging of environmental data is crucial to the role of the modern Facilities Manager. Whether that’s in order to understand the environment in which products are stored or displayed, or the working environment of employees.
Of course traditional sensors like thermometers have been used for decades, but now there is more and more demand for sensors that can provide real-time, detailed data that can be accessed remotely. As a result, wireless sensors are increasingly being used for cost-effective, professional environmental monitoring.
The importance of these sensors is growing, as monitoring environmental data increasingly becomes a legal requirement in different industries. Using data loggers allows these processes to be largely automated; reducing man- hours spent collecting readings, whilst monitoring a range of stimuli at once - from temperature and humidity, through to carbon monoxide and voltage. Consequently, sensors are no longer just a convenient tool to gather and record data or a ‘nice to have’; they are part of a critical commercial task.
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can be thought of as cloud-based, logging data to a remote database via Wi-Fi, without any need for an FM to manually download the readings.
This database is accessible from anywhere, by anyone (anyone who is authorised, that is) and from any device. Typically management is performed via a standard internet browser. Should a problem occur, it is possible for any member of the team to be notified without needing to be on-site, and take the necessary steps to rectify the situation.
More importantly, given many businesses deploy several sensors across several sites, it gives a greater insight in to where the problem is, not just the problem itself. As cloud-sensors tend to be low-cost, multiple sensors can be easily deployed in unison, tagged through the cloud interface with their location or role, and monitored from a single point. Then, in the event of a temperature alarm, email alerts can be set up to immediately notify the relevant members of staff in the supply chain to what situation has occurred and where, reducing the time spent by staff in rectifying these issues.
This also means that wireless logger systems are scalable. Should a business’s need for monitoring expand or contract, it’s a simple matter of adding a new logger to the site or removing any existing units:
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