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Significant opportunities exist for wireless measurement devices in industrial applications. Wireless transmitters enable the addition of process measurement points that, to date, have been too costly to instrument, due to installation cost vs. the value of the data, or impossible due to the nature of the process. Typical installation issues that impede the use of additional measurement points are: cost of new cable runs (wires, conduit, trays, associated labor, etc) to the measurement points and accessibility to the measurement point (e.g. remote, hazardous areas, rotary equipment).
 
In a typical process plant the cost of wiring is estimated to be between $10/ft to $40/ft.  For sites that are significantly remote to the control room the cost of wiring quickly exceeds the cost of instrumentation.  Improving product quality, reducing costs, maximizing uptime, achieving regulatory compliance, enhancing product development are all key objectives. What’s keeping you from reaching these goals? The key is obtaining more and better information about your process and assets. Here are just a few ways wireless technology can help:
  • Installation savings — Going wireless makes it affordable to place transmitters wherever you need them. Not only is installation faster and easier, but you also avoid wiring costs of $10 to $40 per foot. Simplified installation leads to faster start-ups and accelerated profits.
  • Better information — replacing manual readings with automated measurement results in information that is more accurate, timely, and consistent.
  • Maintenance and operational savings — These devices monitor assets such as pumps, motors, and furnaces to support predictive, proactive maintenance. They can also help you identify costly problems that lead to excess use of energy and raw materials.
  • Safer operations — wireless transmitters make data available in the control room and thus reduce human exposure to hazardous areas and products. In addition, more frequent measurements and early detection of asset problems can help reduce or even prevent incidents and accidents.
Added to above reality, the wireless industry faces the following challenges:
  • Decreased Maintenance Staffs: The maintenance staffing in all process plants has been declining as companies continue to drive down the costs of operations.  Additional online measurement points can assist identification of plant problems faster with fewer manual interventions.
  • Reduction of Operation Costs: The industry is under strong pressure to reduce operating costs and improve the return of industrial plants. Additional measurement points (steam / fuel consumption, leaks detection, etc) can assist with the optimization of the production processes and reduction of operating costs.
  • Reduction of Plant Downtime: Once the run time operational efficiencies have been optimized the next level of performance improvement is online availability. Additional measurement points can assist in predictive maintenance operations and assist in answering the question of: “How many more runs can we do before a maintenance shutdown?”
  • Equipment Monitoring: The processing equipment deployed in these processes represents a significant capital investment. The early detection and correction of impending problems can reduce potential failures and repair costs. An example is pump monitoring of down stream pressure, bearing temperatures and motor temperatures.
The team at Wilson-Mohr is experienced in meeting the needs to monitor your applications where hard wires are too costly or not feasible.  Call today for your site survey and assessment of your application for wireless technology.