In a recent article, REM (Resource Engineering and Maintenance) Magazine, described how oil sands companies are using Scanimetrics' wireless sensor technology to monitor crack propagation on critical heavy equipment in the Northern Alberta.

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Scanimetrics' wireless sensor technology was recently featured in a Plant West article on condition-based maintenance (CBM). The article highlights how Scanimetrics' system monitors equipment and component health by measuring strain, bolt tension, crack propagation, pipe integrity, fatigue and vibration. Here's an excerpt:

[Scanimetrics] has developed a stand-alone, add-on wireless system for measuring the parameters in heavy equipment and components. This data can trigger maintenance events. The system, already used in mining and power generation equipment, consists of a portable display and control unit and a software platform for data management and data analysis.

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In a recent article, the Edmonton Journal described how Syncrude Canada is using Scanimetrics' wireless sensor technology to track bolt tension and strain on critical heavy equipment in the Canadian oil sands. Here's an excerpt:

Demands by Syncrude Canada to design and build the world’s toughest wireless remote sensor has pushed local startup Scanimetrics Inc. to do just that, and earn the attention of other mining firms and equipment manufacturers around the world.

"Wireless miniature electronics is our forte, but this product for Syncrude wasn't even on our radar before they talked to us three years ago," said Chris Sellathamby, vice-president of sales for the firm which began life as a spinoff from the University of Alberta — with one patent to commercialize.

When you are running a complex oilsands operation with thousands of employees producing hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil each day, the last thing you want is a "surprise."

But the unexpected happens all the time in the industry. A loose bolt could fail, production could be slowed — with the penalty a $6 million per day loss of revenue.

In an effort to track the strain on critical steel components, Syncrude previously used monitors that require extensive wiring and provide vast amounts of raw data that must be analyzed by technologists, a process that can take many weeks, says Khaled Obaia, who is head of the condition monitoring project.

The new Scanimetrics units are small, easy to attach battery-powered "motes" which can transmit to a base station that feeds the raw data to the Scanimetrics office where its new software program designed for Syncrude evaluates the data and provides regular reports on the condition — basically the strain on the metal from continual flexing...

Read the full story in the Edmonton Journal

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