Industrial

The industrial sector covers many different sub segments but with one common denominator. This is the necessity to maintain control over industrial machines and processes and to minimise production downtime. In general, M2M technologies provide an opportunity to effectively control, share and distribute information between machines, operators, process equipment, facilities and data management systems. It can encompass monitoring liquid levels in tanks, control temperature levels, log operational data, position equipment, update parameter settings or alarm in case of fault. An increasing trend within the industrial sector is the movement towards connected equipment such as machines and robotics in order to enable remote service monitoring. This will prevent downtime by monitoring the status of a certain asset and also provide direct access to a faulty machine in order to quickly analyse and if possible remotely rectify any problem.

M2M technologies are also used to monitor assets such as pipelines, valves and storage tanks in the process industry. This provides the opportunity to gain better control and optimise production.

Beecham Research (2008) predicts that the usage of M2M technology in the industrial sector will grow substantially over the coming years due to a highly competitive environment and a continuous need to streamline processes, minimise downtime and reduce environmental effects.

Telenor Connexion has experience of integration of customized wireless communication solutions in many industrial segments, ranging from water pumps and valves to robotics.