Category: Wireless Solutions
Posted on February 25, 2021 by Kirk Dragsbaek
With the advancement of wireless technologies, wireless devices have become common place for industrial process applications. As outlined in some of our previous blogs, wireless technology is also being utilized more often for gas detection at various levels of the plant safety system. This is usually accompanied by the need to have a local alarm …
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Posted on December 3, 2020 by Chris Frail
We recently had a case where our customer needed to place a detector high on a tank and the nearest gateway was about 150 ft below the walkway. There were not enough wireless instruments to relay the signal and the antenna was fixed to the detector. The device would not sync with the gateway until …
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Posted on October 29, 2020 by Adam Karlgren
When we think of gas detector calibration and how often it must be performed, it is dependent on many variables. First and foremost is determining if a gas sensor is out of calibration. The best way to establish this is through a “bump” or functional test using a certified standard gas mixture of known concentration. …
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Posted on October 15, 2020 by Chris Frail
Instrumentation today is far more capable and advanced than just a decade ago. Microprocessors continue to get more powerful and continue to reduce the power needed to perform tasks. However, the smart detectors and sensors today can operate reliably for years on a battery without any loss of performance. With wireless technology able to carry …
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Posted on June 29, 2020 by Chris Frail
Wireless gas detectors in permanent monitoring applications are rapidly being accepted to meet increased need to provide detection coverage when budgets are constrained. I took a quick look at a prior blog from our marketing team posted earlier, Safety: Wireless has matured, gas detectors have too. Things have not changed much since that post. Andy was discussing how wireless can fit …
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Posted on April 16, 2020 by Levon Khatchadourian
After working from home for the past few weeks I have a newfound appreciation for wireless technologies. Having to share the home office with my wife and son, both of whom are working from home, wireless connections made all the difference. It would have been logistically impossible to wire all our work devices to the …
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Posted on February 9, 2020 by Julian Yeo
Using wireless communication for tough industrial applications is not a new concept. In fact, the technology has been around for more than 30 years, with the use of proprietary radios. However, with the modernization of industrial networks and the emergence of the Industrial Internet of Things, there has been an increasing demand for secure standardized industrial wireless technologies, or open …
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Posted on January 13, 2020 by Julian Yeo
What does aging plant infrastructure mean for instrumentation users? In 2013, The Economist published a report about the impact of aging infrastructure in the process manufacturing industry. The study explored how aging infrastructure has affected process manufacturing operations globally and identified broad strategies that corporations are implementing to overcome the problems associated with this inevitable …
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Posted on October 30, 2019 by ueonline
As we get bombarded with daily reminders to wear sunscreen by the pool and posters with cliché sayings, keep in mind the meaning behind them is vitally important. As an active participant on our company’s safety committee, it can be easy to turn a safety project into a long term, high investment project that will be …
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