Here’s a use case from Aegex Technologies and Extronics, showing how an Oil & Gas customer can use the Aegex10 tablet and Extronics iRFID500 and iTAG500 range to streamline inventory and maintenance planning.
Extronics iRFID500 Track and Trace use caseSusie Marriott
An Oil & Gas customer wanted to streamline their turnaround process. Here’s a walkthrough of the passive RFID-based solution that helped them increase speed, improve efficiency, and reduce costs.
Improve asset management with the Extronics iRFID500Susie Marriott
The iRFID500 is a handheld Bluetooth passive RFID reader designed to integrate with your existing systems to streamline business processes. It provides a practical, cost-effective solution for tracking assets, recording maintenance, and demonstrating regulatory compliance.
NEW! iWAP XN3 Zone 2/Div 2 universal wireless enclosure system now available!Susie Marriott
The iWAP XN3 is a safe, reliable way to use the latest wireless technologies in ATEX and IECEx Zone 2 and 22 and North American Class I, II Division 2 and Zone 2 hazardous areas.
Choose any wireless technology from any vendor – including Wi-Fi access points, LTE routers, UHF RFID readers, IoT gateways including LoRa, WiHART, or ISA100, and more!
An overview of wireless solutions from ExtronicsSusie Marriott
Find out how you can benefit from Extronics' wireless expertise. Specialising in hazardous area deployments, we can help you improve communication, productivity, and safety.
AeroScout Worker Safety & Contractor Tracking from ExtronicsSusie Marriott
Find out how Worker Safety solutions from Extronics leverage AeroScout technology to provide a sophisticated solution that improves safety, security, and accountability for industrial customers, such as those in the oil and gas, pharmaceutical, chemical, and mining sectors.
Extronics leverages our wireless expertise and hands-on experience with AeroScout technology to provide Automatic Mustering & Evacuation Monitoring solutions to our industrial customers.
Extronics iRFID500 Track and Trace use caseSusie Marriott
An Oil & Gas customer wanted to streamline their turnaround process. Here’s a walkthrough of the passive RFID-based solution that helped them increase speed, improve efficiency, and reduce costs.
Improve asset management with the Extronics iRFID500Susie Marriott
The iRFID500 is a handheld Bluetooth passive RFID reader designed to integrate with your existing systems to streamline business processes. It provides a practical, cost-effective solution for tracking assets, recording maintenance, and demonstrating regulatory compliance.
NEW! iWAP XN3 Zone 2/Div 2 universal wireless enclosure system now available!Susie Marriott
The iWAP XN3 is a safe, reliable way to use the latest wireless technologies in ATEX and IECEx Zone 2 and 22 and North American Class I, II Division 2 and Zone 2 hazardous areas.
Choose any wireless technology from any vendor – including Wi-Fi access points, LTE routers, UHF RFID readers, IoT gateways including LoRa, WiHART, or ISA100, and more!
An overview of wireless solutions from ExtronicsSusie Marriott
Find out how you can benefit from Extronics' wireless expertise. Specialising in hazardous area deployments, we can help you improve communication, productivity, and safety.
AeroScout Worker Safety & Contractor Tracking from ExtronicsSusie Marriott
Find out how Worker Safety solutions from Extronics leverage AeroScout technology to provide a sophisticated solution that improves safety, security, and accountability for industrial customers, such as those in the oil and gas, pharmaceutical, chemical, and mining sectors.
Extronics leverages our wireless expertise and hands-on experience with AeroScout technology to provide Automatic Mustering & Evacuation Monitoring solutions to our industrial customers.
Temperature and Condition Monitoring customer stories from Extronics AdvanceSusie Marriott
See the value that AeroScout condition monitoring solutions have brought to our industrial customers; improved compliance, easier auditing, and better analysis.
Outdoor Equipment Tracking customer stories from Extronics AdvanceSusie Marriott
See the value that AeroScout outdoor equipment tracking solutions have brought to our industrial customers; get better visibility to optimise workflows.
WIP Throughput customer stories from Extronics AdvanceSusie Marriott
See the value that AeroScout WIP throughput solutions have brought to our industrial customers; increase scheduling accuracy, improve efficiency, and streamline production.
In a recent presentation, Dr. Chris Diorio, Impinj Founder and CTO, described how UHF RFID allows computers to identify, locate, and authenticate things, thereby truly enabling the Internet of Things. Dr. Diorio, in his role as project editor for the original and recently updated UHF Gen2 protocol, also shared his unique insights into UHF Gen2 RFID today and in the future.
See the value that AeroScout worker safety solutions have brought to our industrial customers; safeguard workers, track contractors, and increase accountability.
Webinar: Using Monza R6 to Enable Item IntelligenceImpinj RFID
Monza R6 is Impinj’s latest high-performance RAIN RFID tag chip which enables businesses to gain Item Intelligence by connecting items to the Internet. Monza R6 allows retailers and brand owners to achieve significant system performance improvements, unmatched data integrity and the lowest applied tag cost in their RFID operations while using smaller and more versatile tags that extend the benefits of Item Intelligence to new product categories. Innovations in Monza R6 such as Integra, AutoTune and Enduro deliver rapid and consistent scaling of use cases such as retail omnichannel fulfillment and personalized in-store consumer experiences.
Tego has recently attended the first annual RFID in Energy, Mining and Construction Conference organized by RFID Journal. Although Tego is a new player to this sector, our experience in aerospace is directly applicable to the needs of the energy, mining and construction industry. The rugged high-memory data capabilities of Tego’s RFID chips, tags and TegoView software enable storage of an asset’s complete lifecycle information, even in remote locations without Internet access.
We participated in the RFID Standardization Workshop in Perth, and will continue to be an active member in this group. For us, the workshop is reminiscent of the early days of the ATA Spec 2000, chapter 9-5 standardization groups, where Tego was and continues to be an active leader in developing standards for aerospace.
For those of you who attended our presentation about Tego, its solutions, and lessons learned from aerospace, I thank you for that opportunity. We received favorable reviews about our demonstration of TegoView software, its easy to use solutions for lifecycle maintenance, repair and overhaul activities on oil and gas assets. It was gratifying to see folks were as excited to see our high-memory RFID solution in action as we were to discuss the similarities between energy and aerospace Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) use cases.
Thank you for checking out our Oil and Gas application brochure. For more information, please visit our website at http://tegoinc.com/
Temperature and Condition Monitoring customer stories from Extronics AdvanceSusie Marriott
See the value that AeroScout condition monitoring solutions have brought to our industrial customers; improved compliance, easier auditing, and better analysis.
Outdoor Equipment Tracking customer stories from Extronics AdvanceSusie Marriott
See the value that AeroScout outdoor equipment tracking solutions have brought to our industrial customers; get better visibility to optimise workflows.
WIP Throughput customer stories from Extronics AdvanceSusie Marriott
See the value that AeroScout WIP throughput solutions have brought to our industrial customers; increase scheduling accuracy, improve efficiency, and streamline production.
In a recent presentation, Dr. Chris Diorio, Impinj Founder and CTO, described how UHF RFID allows computers to identify, locate, and authenticate things, thereby truly enabling the Internet of Things. Dr. Diorio, in his role as project editor for the original and recently updated UHF Gen2 protocol, also shared his unique insights into UHF Gen2 RFID today and in the future.
See the value that AeroScout worker safety solutions have brought to our industrial customers; safeguard workers, track contractors, and increase accountability.
Webinar: Using Monza R6 to Enable Item IntelligenceImpinj RFID
Monza R6 is Impinj’s latest high-performance RAIN RFID tag chip which enables businesses to gain Item Intelligence by connecting items to the Internet. Monza R6 allows retailers and brand owners to achieve significant system performance improvements, unmatched data integrity and the lowest applied tag cost in their RFID operations while using smaller and more versatile tags that extend the benefits of Item Intelligence to new product categories. Innovations in Monza R6 such as Integra, AutoTune and Enduro deliver rapid and consistent scaling of use cases such as retail omnichannel fulfillment and personalized in-store consumer experiences.
Tego has recently attended the first annual RFID in Energy, Mining and Construction Conference organized by RFID Journal. Although Tego is a new player to this sector, our experience in aerospace is directly applicable to the needs of the energy, mining and construction industry. The rugged high-memory data capabilities of Tego’s RFID chips, tags and TegoView software enable storage of an asset’s complete lifecycle information, even in remote locations without Internet access.
We participated in the RFID Standardization Workshop in Perth, and will continue to be an active member in this group. For us, the workshop is reminiscent of the early days of the ATA Spec 2000, chapter 9-5 standardization groups, where Tego was and continues to be an active leader in developing standards for aerospace.
For those of you who attended our presentation about Tego, its solutions, and lessons learned from aerospace, I thank you for that opportunity. We received favorable reviews about our demonstration of TegoView software, its easy to use solutions for lifecycle maintenance, repair and overhaul activities on oil and gas assets. It was gratifying to see folks were as excited to see our high-memory RFID solution in action as we were to discuss the similarities between energy and aerospace Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) use cases.
Thank you for checking out our Oil and Gas application brochure. For more information, please visit our website at http://tegoinc.com/
Maintenance and repair of plant equipment, whether for operational or safety reason, whether scheduled or unplanned, is a critical but time-consuming task. Tego offers an unprecedented RFID asset visibility solution for oil and gas companies. The benefit it real-time operational and safety equipment information and certificates stored on the equipment itself.
Thank you for checking out our Oil and Gas application brochure. For more information, please visit our website at http://tegoinc.com/
Nerospec IIoT is part of a group of companies, Nerospec Core is a group of key individuals specialising in Industrial Networks, Mining, Machine Automation and of course IIoT. The Internet of Things (IoT) industry has come about due to the need for effective tools to transform outdated processes into the Industrial 4.0 revolution and streamline machine data.
Intel Gateway Solutions for the Internet of ThingsIntel IoT
Intel Gateway Solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) is a family of platforms that enables companies to seamlessly interconnect industrial infrastructure devices and secure data flow between devices and the cloud. Intel Gateway Solutions for IoT enables customers to securely aggregate, share,and filter data for analysis.
Watch the webinar on demand at: http://forms.embarcadero.com/RADInActionBluetoothTethering
RAD in Action: Building Connected Apps with Bluetooth and App Tethering
Al Mannarino - Embarcadero Technologies
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Join Embarcadero Technologies' Al Mannarino for a presentation and demonstration on how App Tethering and Bluetooth can be used to create exciting and new Internet of Things (IoT) solutions with distributed, connected apps.
Useful IoT apps are not stand-alone mobile apps, but are distributed over several tiers, gadgets and devices such as operating system platforms including Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, as well as middle-ware, cloud, servers, and enterprise services. Bluetooth integrates IoT into an app solution. With App Tethering you can also breathe new life into existing desktop applications by extending them to include IoT.
Here's what you will learn:
1) Capture Bluetooth LE data directly from a temperature and heart rate sensor
2) Use App Tethering to build a connected app and create a distributed IoT solution
3) Analyze the data lifecycle of an IoT solution to understand the possible data management and app logic tiers
Virtually all industries can immediately benefit from building connected apps, such as retail, food services, health care, manufacturing and industrial automation, and the applications are limitless!
Watching this video will provide you with valuable information that will help you deliver highly innovative IoT solutions that your users and customers will love.
The TRANSEO-PLUS software plus Z-TAGS cards, is an underground tracking system developed specifically for use in underground mines and tunnelling applications. The system tracks highly robust active Tags, carried by personnel or tags attached to vehicles and other equipment. Receivers and controllers of the system are designed for optimum reliability in work areas, even explosive areas with the ATEX products line.
The intuitive TRANSEO.PLUS software can not only support real-time tracking, but also could integrate Sensors, IP or analog video cameras, intruders detection, allow asset management and other expandable functionalities.
The Active Tag RFID system enhances the traditional manual tag board by providing a secure and accurate means of ‘tagging’ the location of personnel.
- HANDS-FREE COUNTING PEOPLE
o A count can be kept of personnel entering a tunnel section and an alarm raised if the number exceeds a preset limit
o Hardened display and lights to control traffic
- REAL-TIME ACCESS CONTROL AND TRACKING
o From the primary display screen users can also see the total number of tags and their location in the system, as well as a list of the most recent movements.
- CUSTOMIZABLE REPORTS
o Sorting and filtering on multiple fields simultaneously allows users to quickly list, print and export the data they need.
- MONITORING IN IMPORTED MAPS
o Maps of the tunnels can be imported to position partial counters.
o Clicking in a counter, displays the personnel list.
Other key benefits:
- EXPANDABLE SOFTWARE
o Software can manage a network of 800 receivers and 15.000 workers
- INTEGRATE IP VIDEO OR LOW COST ANALOG
- MANAGE VISITORS
- ASSET MANAGEMENT FOR THE SAME PRICE
- INTEGRATE SENSORS
- INTEGRATE VEHICLE NUMBER PLATE RECOGNITION
- STOCKS ALL DATA EVEN IN HARDWARE OFFLINE
- LONG RANGE OF DETECTION (MORE THAN 100 METERS)
- PRODUCTIVITY MANAGEMENT
- INTRUDER DETECTION SYSTEM
White Paper - Tracking Assets and Workers in ConstructionJulia McNally
This white paper looks at how Iknaia uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to track and monitor workers and assets in the construction industry, where other traditional technologies such as GPS and Wireless signals are not available.
RFID technology increases supply chain visibility, improves inventory management, quality control, and enhances relationships with suppliers and customers. It could enable small, agile businesses to compete with larger, more bureaucratic ones that may be slow to adopt this new technology. RFID could lead to great potential benefits for Operations and Supply chain management like long-term competitive advantages for more than one company in the supply chain.
The maintenance is an important process within productions in Industry 4.0. The analysis of past data is important for proper testing and measurement. Our G3 RFID Tablets are an optimal RFID tablet computer solution for maintenance of machines and devices. The integrated RFID HF NFC function reads important data stored on the RFID tags. We offer a tablet computer solution for Windows and Android users.
Link: https://en.idtronic-rfid.com/white-paper-2/maintenance/
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2. An industrial oilfield facility stores equipment used for drilling and other oilfield operations. Personnel must locate the correct items to be used on each
job and continually track the inventory of those tools to maintain supply levels and expedite operations.
All inventory that is stored, moved, consumed, shipped or returned must be recorded in the company’s online inventory system as quickly as possible. Real-time
reports are also needed to verify inventory accuracy. Regular inspections must be conducted to ensure safety and other compliance standards.
Personnel currently identify the correct pieces of equipment to be used by visually locating serial numbers or barcode numbers on the pieces and matching them
to the paper-based orders. This manual process is time-consuming and prone to inaccuracies, resulting in decreased efficiency and repeat searches to swap out
incorrect selections.
The Hypothetical Situation:
Routine counts of inventory pieces are currently completed by hand with paper and pencil onsite, and inspectors later enter the data into the cloud-based
inventory system.
The hypothetical company would ideally seek a solution that would simplify and expedite the processes of locating and inventorying the equipment. They
would also want to implement digitized reporting and inspection processes that more efficiently and accurately assist them in meeting regulatory mandates.
In addition, maintenance is regularly required for equipment that can-
not be removed from the location, such as a valve. That valve might
be one in a row of multiple valves, so it is not immediately apparent
which one requires maintenance. To improve efficiency, the company
would want a tool that could help identify parts needing maintenance
and quickly schedule the appropriate action.
3. The main complication for incoporating technologies that could improve these processes is that the equipment is often
stored in hazardous locations where highly combustible materials may be present. Not every area of a facility is extreme-
ly combustive all of the time, but in the event of an oil spill or other emergency, the entire vicinity could quickly become
volatile. Thus, any electronic equipment used in these areas, including any computing devices, should optimally be certified
“intrinsically safe” for IECEx Zone 1, ATEX Zone 1 or UL Class I Division 1 hazardous areas, where flammable materials are
constantly present. Intrinsically safe equipment is designed to be incapable of causing a spark or generating enough heat
that could potentially ignite an explosion.
Currently, in this hypothetical example, all inventory tracking is done manually onsite, and then data is transferred to online
systems at an offsite (non-hazardous) location. Using passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags has been
suggested as a costeffective and increasingly popular method of asset management, but the company needs to make sure
this method conforms to the requirements for hazardous areas and will not pose a risk of explosion.
The Challenge:
The company would seek a mobile solution that would improve the efficiency and accuracy of inventory tracking and
record-keeping. Specifically, the company would like to be able to:
• Track assets such as drill pipes or other tools
• Complete inventory counts on weekly, monthly and annual bases
• Record and report inspection data onsite
• Access real-time, actionable reports
• Be alerted to potential issues before they become critical
• Communicate in real time with personnel
• Demonstrate regulatory compliance
To perform these functions, personnel would need a tool that can scan and track inventory, along with a correspond-
ing mobile computing device that is certified for IECEx Zone 1 areas, that would help them to complete these tasks
in real time.
Requirements:
UL Class I, II, III Division 1
ATEX Zone 1
IECEx Zone 1
4. The proposed technology solution for this hypothetical situation would be the Aegex10 Intrinsically Safe Tablet in conjunction with the
Extronics iRFID500 handheld Bluetooth passive UHF RFID reader and iTAG500 series of passive UHF RFID tags.
1: Hardware - Aegex10 Intrinsically Safe Tablet 2 : Extronics iRFID500
The Proposed Solution:
Inventory:
Rather than searching manually for each piece of equipment, personnel could use the iRFID500 to scan the iTAG500 RFID tag attached to each asset and compare those
each with order, thus improving accuracy in the selection of equipment for jobs. The iRFID500 could also make inventory counting exponentially quicker and more accurate.
Maintenance:
The Extronics iRFID500 can be set to scan each valve or other part in question, and it will notify the operator when the needed RFID tag is read, thus identifying the correct
valve or part. The user’s software can also be set up to pull up a maintenance inspection sheet on the Aegex tablet, so the operator could use the iRFID500’s stylus to add
notes and fill out the sheet onsite, rather than waiting to get back to an office or filling out paperwork onsite that then needs to be digitized later (which carries risk of human
error in transposing the information, or of the paperwork itself being lost).
5. 1. Hardware - aegex10 Intrinsically Safe Tablet
Using the Windows-based Aegex10 IS Tablet, operators can access the Windows 10
apps, cloud services and third party apps approved by their organization, even in the
most volatile hazardous areas (ATEX/IECEx Zone 1; UL Class I,II,III
Division 1).
Certified for IECEx Zone 1 hazardous locations, as well as equivalent areas in Europe
(ATEX Zone 1) and North America (UL Class I, II, III Division 1), the Aegex10 oper-
ates on Wi-Fi or 4G LTE from any hazardous location around the globe on a unified
platform.
The 10.1-inch Aegex tablet is rated IP65 rugged for industrial use, yet is lightweight
and priced as low as non-certified devices. Its Windows 10 operating system gives
users uniform access to the Microsoft cloud, plus easily connects with apps and
services, including tools like those of Extronics.
TM
Purpose Built
Rugged IP 65
UL913 5th edition: C I, II, III Div 1
Gr A-G T4, Tamb= -10°C…+50°C;
CI Zo Gr IIC T4 IP65, Tamb=
-10°C…+50°C
CSA 22.2 part 157 IECEx 60079:
Ex ib IIC T6 Gb, Ex ib IIIC T85°C Db
IP6X, Tamb= -10°C…+50°C
ATEX: II 2G Ex ib IIC T6 Gb, II 2D
Ex ib IIIC T85°C Db IP6X, Tamb=
-10°C…+50°C
Oil & Gas Chemical Public Safety Mining Utilities Pharmaceutical
UL Class I, II, III Division 1
ATEX Zone 1
IECEx Zone 1
TM
6. 2. Hardware – Extronics iRFID500
Extronics, a U.K.-based manufacturer of technology solutions for industrial
and hazardous environments, can provide a handheld Bluetooth passive UHF
RFID reader to be used in conjunction with the Aegex10 IS Tablet.
The Extronics iRFID500 handheld Bluetooth passive UHF RFID
reader helps streamline business processes, including tracking assets, moni-
toring maintenance tasks and planning, and demonstrating regulatory compli-
ance.
This RFID inventory management solution tracks items’ unique RFID tags and
provides information about their movement and location. It connects via Blue-
tooth technology to smart mobile devices, such as the Aegex10 IS Tablet.
Hardware – Extronics iTAG500
Extronics also provide a comprehensive range of passive UHF RFID tags that
are fully certified as intrinsically safe and designed for use in the most haz-
ardous areas, in accordance with ATEX, IECEx, and North American stan-
dards. iTAG500 includes a large variety of tag options, including broadband
operating ranges for global functionality, so customers can choose a
tag that meets their application requirements.
With excellent read performance up to 35 meters in metallic environments
that are common in industrial environments and round liquids, the iTAG500
range is extremely rugged and durable.
7. The Results:
With the Aegex10 IS Tablet and the Extronics iRFID500, stockyard personnel could enter the most volatile hazardous areas (IECEx Zone 1) and more easily and accurately
locate the correct equipment, count inventory, and manage reporting without fear of causing an explosion.
Using the Aegex tablet and the Extronics iRFID500 with iTAG500 tags, inspectors could:
1. Scan the RFID tag of each piece of equipment with the iRFID500
2. View related documentation for each asset on the Aegex10 IS Tablet
3. Record inspection data on corresponding apps on the Aegex10
4. Count inventory and record data
5. Share data over Wi-Fi or 4G LTE
6. Upload data to a server for online storage
With the Aegex10 IS Tablet, operators could also use a number of Windows 10 applications to
communicate information to teammates, such as:
• Opening a Skype for Business line to speak directly and show visually
• Using Exchange/Outlook to email photos or other data
• Uploading information to a Microsoft cloud-based platform
The Extronics solution can be used anywhere in hazardous locations via the Aegex10 IS Tablet. Tag reads are also viewable offline on the tablet when wireless networks are
not available. The solution is transferrable across different geographies since the Aegex10 IS Tablet is certified worldwide. The Aegex10 IS Tablet + Extronics iRFID500 solu-
tion reduces mistakes in inventory management and makes record-keeping simpler and more efficient, even in hazardous areas.