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Process Monitoring of Reactor Vessels at Ammonia Plant

Posted in: Application News on December 15th, 2009

Fibre optic leak detection and condition monitoring specialists Sensornet recently installed and commissioned two Distributed Temperature Sensing systems and sensing cables at the largest Ammonia plant in Europe to provide continuous process monitoring of two reactor vessels. Client Requirements The two ammonia vessels at Yara Sluiskil operate at high temperatures. The vessels are internally insulated [...]

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RFID Collision Alert

Posted in: Application News on November 6th, 2009

In conjunction with RFID Inc, Pacific Automation has developed an RFID Collision Alert system for use in the underground mining industry. Scope Of Project Telfor Gold Mine had a number of Landcruisers “squashed” by boggers in their underground mining  operations.  At over $80,000 per vehicle, these were proving to be expensive accidents. What was required [...]

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Access Monitoring at Remote Location

Posted in: Application News on November 5th, 2009

At the start of 2009, Pacific Automation commissioned a solar powered remote access monitoring  system at a rail yard in Pilbara, Western Australia. Scope Of Project The customer needed to monitor seven access points and activate alarms upon unauthorised entry.  This requires monitoring of the gate position, an infra red cross beam and an infra [...]

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