US firm claims wireless ‘first’

Chicago, Massachusetts — Senicast Systems Inc. has launched the first ever “comprehensive wireless sensor networking solution” for industrial and process automation applications, the company said 20 March.

The new Sensicast Wireless Advantage integrates sensors, software, and mesh networking devices, through its patented SensiNet mesh network technology. The system provides instant actionable measurements of temperature, power, voltage, steam, water, air, flow, and pressure, said a company announcement.

Existing sensor networks used in scaled commercial and industrial installations offer only piecemeal solutions requiring a lot of integration effort and investment to get working, claims Gary Ambrosino, Sensicast’s CEO.

“Sensicast is the only wireless sensor network company that can deliver complete, top-to-bottom solutions for a range of applications … Sensicast’s solutions work out of the box and are up-and-running immediately, said Ambrosino, in a press statement.

As the first to deploy sensors with IEEE standard radios in industrial plants, Sensicast has developed reliable hardware and software for real industrial environments, ” said Harry Forbes, senior analyst at ARC Advisory Group.

“With the assurance of reliability, plant managers in industrial and manufacturing facilities are now installing systems based on wireless sensors at a significant rate,” added Forbes, commenting in the Senicast statement.