February 2018Maintenance, Test & Measurement, Calibration
Omniflex has been designing and manufacturing electronic products and systems for the automation and control industry since 1965. The company now brings this depth of experience and technology to the field of M2M communications: a framework of technologies providing an integrated service to retrieve and present data and to provide monitoring and control of remote assets, wherever the user or the assets may be.
Features
• Remote control: not only can assets be monitored from around the world, but they can be controlled as well.
• Instant notification of alarms: notify the correct personnel the moment an alarm occurs.
• Tailor the system: user-friendly configuration and flexibility allows users to tailor their systems to suit any application.
Benefits
• A versatile solution to remote asset management: keep in touch and in control of remote assets 24/7/365, from anywhere.
• Reduce downtime, improve business process and provide greater efficiency = higher revenues.
• Managing assets in real-time provides competitive advantage.
Applications
• Utilities: remote meter reading.
• Supply chain management: optimise stock levels, service calls and downtime.
• Building automation: monitor heating, ventilation and refrigeration.
• Agriculture: monitor pumping stations, boreholes and greenhouses.
• Environmental monitoring: water quality and gas monitoring.
• Security: intrusion alarms and access monitoring.
• Production monitoring: batch reporting and stoppage alarms.
• Cargo: position tracking, cold chain and onboard diagnostics.
• Pharmaceutical (laboratory and clinic): compliance monitoring for 21 CFR 58.
• Electrical substations: status and fault monitoring.
For more information contact Ian Loudon, Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists, +27 (0)31 207 7466, [email protected], www.omniflex.com
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