IIOT: MAKING SENSE OF EVERYTHING

TWTG looks at the benefits of vibration measuring solutions based on the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) In 2021, the introduction of TWTG’s Vibration Sensor was warmly welcomed by the market. This year, TWTG will launch the Vibration Sensor Application onto their IIoT platform, SolidRed, and in doing so, unleash the potential far beyond the sensors’ base functionality. This is just the latest addition to the LoRaWAN-based solution that has forced a steady disruption in methods of monitoring oil and gas industry assets. FINGERS CROSSED Go back half a century, and maintenance of rotating equipment was undoubtedly an imprecise science. With little technology available to diagnose equipment externally, engineers leant on experience to evaluate when maintenance should occur. Regular visual inspections were essential, with a pair of engineers visiting the most critical or vulnerable equipment, sometimes up to a few times a day. More robust or possibly less vital equipment was inspected far less frequently, perhaps with weeks between visits. Outside of this routine, only a combination of bitter experience, and the estimated cost of failure, determined the strategy for the...