Emerson makes predictive power play
26 Oct 2015
Emerson has acquired US power protection supplier IntelliSAW, as it seeks to expand its stable of condition monitoring solutions.
IntelliSAW provides protection systems for electric power transmission and distribution equipment with a suite of predictive maintenance and continuous monitoring systems.
Its systems are designed to increase staff safety and protect vital equipment from damage.
“Continuous and passive wireless monitoring allows users to safely monitor the health of critical power assets
Emerson vice president Tom Moser
Emerson’s vice president Tom Moser said that having continuous reliable power was essential to businesses as outages could potentially cost millions of dollars of lost production per day.
IntelliSAW’s monitoring capabilities consist of surface acoustic wave (SAW) based temperature sensing and radio frequency (RF) based partial discharge detection, with humidity monitoring instruments and an advanced human-machine interface.
Its suite of software tools are designed to send data to the user’s asset management infrastructure, including standard historians and alarm systems.
The IntelliSAW product line will become part of Emerson’s Rosemount portfolio of measurement and analytical technologies.
“Continuous and passive wireless monitoring allows users to safely monitor the health of critical power assets to avoid unplanned downtime, allowing for increased uptime and revenue generation,” said Moser.
