Reliability consultant AVT Reliability has announced £8 million of new orders for its ‘Machine Sentry’ technology which allows UK based reliability engineers to collect and monitor data on the health of factory machinery all over the world.
The service provided by the firm’s cloud / Internet of Things and Remote Data Centre business helps to ensure reliable performance, avoiding breakdowns and potential environmental accidents.
The largest contract is for the remote collection and analysis of data on off-shore platforms. Other significant wins have been in the USA in pulp and paper, a UK based water authority and a 24 plant global roll-out in the cement industry.
A recent installation in Togo, Africa at a facility that had never previously engaged in condition monitoring demonstrated how quickly a plant can be surveyed, gateways and wireless internet of things Machine Sentry sensors installed and training provided.
“This technology means that it is both practical and cost effective to deliver a condition monitoring solution in Africa within a week and provide professional support in a remote data centre more than 3000 miles away,” said managing director of AES Engineering – the holding company of both the AVTR and AESSEAL groups – Chris Rea.
“This demonstrates that the Fifth Industrial Revolution is a reality.”
The orders coincide with the launch of a new Machine Sentry Fixed Wireless Data Collector – Machine Sentry Fixed 02 (MSF-02) – which offers improved performance compared to the original version of the product launched in 2017.
The original product had a range of 50 feet and maximum of 25 could be connected to a single gateway. MSF 02 has a range of over 300 feet (100 metres) and up to 100 can be connected to a single gateway, with near instantaneous data transfer to the cloud and Remote Data Centres. The RDCs can either be manned by the user or by the reliability professionals that work for AVT.