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spotOnU
A3
Monitoring|SmartIntegrityMonitoring
©2014A3MonitoringLtd.Allrightsreserved.|A3MonitoringLtd,SaundersHouse,52-53TheMall,Ealing,London,W53TA,UK|info@a3monitoring.com|+44(0)2030786775
spotOnUisapermanently-installedreal-time
corrosionmonitoringsolutiondesignedto
operateinmostenvironmentsandlocations.
Offshore AboveGround BelowGround
Offshorestructuressuchasplatforms,
FPSOsandunderwaterpipelineswith-
standveryharshenvironmentalcondi-
tionsandcanbechallengingandcostly
toinspect.
Afully-submersible,IP69Kversionof
spotOnUhasbeenspecificallydesigned
foroffshoreutilisation.
spotOnUcaninterfacewithon-deck
andonshorefacilitiesvialocalwiredor
wirelessnetwork,givingreal-timeup-
datesonthestatusofthepipes.spotOn
Ucanalsobeprovidedwithdedicated
satellitedatalinks.
spotOnUprovidesreal-timeinformation
aboutpipewallthicknessandtempera-
turetoidentifycorrosiontrendsinreal
timewhilereducingtheneedforintru-
sivetoolsandperiodicinspection.
Dataissentinreal-timetotheshield-
Cubeportalortoyourdedicatedserver
utilisingencryptedGSM,WiFiorsatellite
links.Alternatively,datacanbestoredon
theinstrumentandmanuallycollected.
Corrosionengineerscanutilisethisin-
formationtoquicklyestablishtheeffi-
ciencyofinhibitorsortheeffectoftem-
peratureonthecorrosivityoftheprod-
uctsflowinginsidepipes.
Theintegrityofburiedpipelinesistypical-
lysurveyedutilisingin-lineinspection(ILI).
Thistechniqueisveryeffectiveatidentify-
ingthreats.Howeveritmaynotalways
befeasibletoimmediatelyaddressevery
identifiedthreat.
spotOnUcanbemountedonburied
pipesandutilisedtomonitorthreatsuntil
remedialactionbecomeseitherstrictly
necessaryorconvenient.
spotOnisafundamentaltooltoobtain
andmonitorthereferencethickness
valuethatmanyothermonitoringtools
relyupon.

2. spotOnU
A3
Monitoring|SmartIntegrityMonitoring
©2014A3MonitoringLtd.Allrightsreserved.|A3MonitoringLtd,SaundersHouse,52-53TheMall,Ealing,London,W53TA,UK|info@a3monitoring.com|+44(0)2030786775
Simple
•Installsin30minutes—timed!
•Fullyautomaticsoftwareconfigurationand
networkconnection.
•WorkswithexistingITsystems.
Accurate
•Wallthicknessesandcorrosiontrends
canbecarefullymeasured.
•Remotelyconfigurabledatacollection
ratetotrackfast-evolvingeventsand
testcorrosioninhibitors.
Cost-Effective
•Onetimeaccesstodifficult
andchallenginglocations.
•NoneedforadditionalIT
investments.
Robust
•Withstandsharshenviron-
ments,andcanbeburied
orsubmerged.
Safe
•ExII3GDEExiaIICT4
intrinsicsafetyrating.
•Non-Intrusiveoperation.
•Minimumaccessrisk.
WorksEverywhere
•-10ºCto120ºC
•IP67toIP69K
•GSM,WiFiorsatellitelink
•submersibleupto300metres
Reliable
•Automatedsensingforminimal
measurementerror.
•Continuouslyself-checking.
•Remotelyconfigurabletomaximisebatterylife.
Real-Time
•Dataisavailableinreal-time.
•Customthresholdscanbedefined,andwarn-
ingsaredispatchedautomatically.
•Remotelyconfigurabletotrackfast-evolving
eventsandtestcorrosioninhibitors.
TECHNICAL & OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS
probe type 3-5MHz frequency longitudinal wave, dry coupled dual-crystal UT probe
pipe diameter 3” (DN90) and above
pipe nominal wall thickness 1
/8” (3.175mm) to 1” (25.4mm)
pipe temperature -10ºC to 120ºC (add Fahreneit)
ambient temperature -40ºC to 85ºC (add Fahreneit)
ingress protection IP68 — IP69K optional, submersible up to 300 m
intrinsic safety Ex II 3 GD EEx ia IIC T4
battery type lithium metal, located on pipe or away from pipe for easy replacement
battery life in excess of 10 years, with remotely-controlled active management system
data link quad-band GSM, WiFi, Iridium or Inmarsat, internal or external antenna
device management custom scheduling via shieldCube to maximise battery life or data collection frequency
data management data delivered to shieldCube platform, or to designated private server
data analysis
state-of-the-art shieldCube statistical, with custom-defined fixed and intelligent threshold
and automatic notifications via email and mobile phone
installation minimum surface preparation, no metal-to-metal contact