Condition monitoring
CONDITION MONITORING
What can we do?
CONDITION MONITORING
The costs of manual monitoring
LIMITED SCOPE
Spot checks miss crucial data points.
HUMAN ERROR
Manual data recording is inaccurate.
DELAYED INSIGHTS
Paper-based records delay real-time analysis.
RESOURCE INEFFICIENCY
Time monitoring could be better spent elsewhere.
CONDITION MONITORING
Our solution
Bluetooth
(BLE) Tag
BLE Tags provide temperature, humidity and motion data. These record the ambient conditions of your sensitve assets and communicate with Detectors.
Detector
Our battery-powered Detectors can be easily mounted anywhere on your walls that can hold a magnet. They communicate with a Gateway.
Smart GPS
+ BLE Tag
Our Smart GPS tracks location and scans for nearby BLE Tags. These Tags send their humidity, temperature and location data to the cloud through the Smart GPS, which transmits via a cellular network.
GATEWAY
The Gateway communicates with Detectors in the area using a LoRaWAN network and then transmits all the data to the cloud via a cellular network.
GPS Tracking
For complete global tracking, Smart GPS trackers are recommended. This solution is straightforward: place a GPS tracker on your asset, and it will track it worldwide. This ensures you always know the location of your equipment, providing peace of mind and reducing the risk of loss or misplacement.
Bluetooth Tracking
In many cases, GPS tracking might be excessive or too costly. In such situations, Bluetooth tags are a practical alternative. Simply attach Bluetooth tags to your assets. These tags need to communicate with Detectors, so you’ll also need to place Detectors in the relevant locations where your equipment moves to and from. When a tagged piece of equipment passes by a Detector, it will be scanned, and the data will be sent to the portal for you to view. You’ll only need one Detector per location, making it a cost-effective solution for tracking your equipment.
Ground support equipment often gets moved around facilities and across the globe, making it essential to monitor their location to keep operations running smoothly. Poor visibility can lead to various issues, including wasted time, non-compliance, production halts, and in severe cases, hefty fines from customers. Fortunately, this problem can be easily solved with the use of trackers.
Collaborate with Pathfindr to set up the Detector network and create relevant zones where monitoring is required.
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Attach BLE Tags to all your sensitive assets. For global or assets on the road, also use a Smart GPS along with BLE Tags.
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Sign-in to your Pathfindr account to view your assets online, set up environmental based alerts, filters, and searches, and add data to each asset.
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Steps to monitor your assets
CONDITION MONITORING
Why solving the problem matters
REDUCED DOWNTIME
Equipment failures and production disruptions are reduced.
ENHANCED QUALITY
Consistent environmental conditions ensure optimal product quality and safety.
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
Elimination of manual monitoring tasks frees up personnel to focus on higher-value activities.
DATA-BASED DECISIONS
Real-time insights empower informed decisions regarding process optimisation.
CONDITION MONITORING
Solution components
Metric | Before Pathfindr | With Pathfindr |
|---|---|---|
Humidity Check Events Per Month | 128 | 128 |
Time Taken To Monitor Per Event | 45 Minutes | 2 Minutes |
Annual Cost Of Monitoring | £115,200 | £5,130 |
CONDITION MONITORING
Before & after tracking
Company A conducted an average of 2 humidity checks per month on 64 of their sensitve assets. Each check takes an average of 45 minutes to access the asset, take a reading, and then report/review the readings. This results in an annual cost of £57,600 for the business spent on manual monitoring, based on an hourly business cost of £100 p/h.
CONDITION MONITORING
Investment vs ROI
16 Smart GPS Units + 64 Tags
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ROI
Cost Savings - Investment
Investment
£97,620
Per Year
£1,040
Solution Cost Per Month
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This results in a saving for each check of
£63.55
16 Smart GPS Units and 64 Ble Tags were used to monitor the estate of 64 sensitive assets.