Dutch I-IoT (Industrial Internet of Things) solution provider TWTG has secured an enterprise framework agreement to supply its vibration analytics solution to Shell Information Technology International. The announcement comes a few months after TWTG delivered 2,500 wireless NOEN Vibration Sensors to Shell Energy and Chemical Park, Rotterdam.
The monitoring solution forms part of SolidRed, TWTG’s I-IoT middleware. The program is designed to provide engineers with precise insight into rotating equipment that’s retrofitted with TWTG’s NEON sensors.
The application takes data collected from on-site assets and provides the operator with a visual representation of the full-spectrum vibration analysis. This can be done from any remote monitor in Shell’s closed system.
For Shell engineers, the data application allows them to have a greater insight into more than simply the RMS velocity and RMS acceleration data as they are able to turn the raw data into more practical information.
Yvo Thal, Senior IT Project Manager at Shell Information Technology International says: ‘The SolidRed NEON VB application allows us to get the most data and insight out of the NEON wireless LoRa devices, including spectrum analysis data. Rotating engineers can evaluate changes in patterns and diagnose these without leaving their desks. Comparing visualised changes in the spectrum over variable timeframes gives engineers a clear indicator of possible wear or damage, far in advance of any actual loss in performance or potential failure”.
The Vibration Application roll-out sits within Shell’s current IT architecture, and TWTG’s open approach to development ensured the easy integration with other systems, including Shell’s Sensor Intelligence Platform
