Conax and Sensicast To Deliver Comprehensive Wireless Sensor System for Temperature Monitoring; Complete Integrated Solution Delivers Instant Productivity.NEEDHAM, Mass. and BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Sensor industry leaders Conax Buffalo Technologies (www.ConaxBuffalo.com) and Sensicast Systems, Inc. (www.sensicast.com) today announced a product development and business alliance to build and offer comprehensive systems for temperature monitoring using wireless sensors in industrial environments. For companies involved in energy management, pharmaceuticals, food & beverages, metals and other manufacturing or processing industries, the new Conax-Sensicast solution will deliver continuous remote monitoring (protocol) remote monitoring - (RMON) A network management protocol that allows network information to be gathered at a single computer. Whereas SNMP gathers network data from a single type of Management Information Base (MIB), RMON 1 defines nine additional MIBs that provide a of environments and processes for tighter temperature range control, leading to improvements in process, throughput and cost-efficiencies. "Conax's extensive experience in temperature monitoring across a very wide range of applications, has made them the premier supplier of temperature sensors," said Gary Ambrosino, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Sensicast. "By integrating Conax's sensors with Sensicast's wireless technology, we'll be able to offer a reliable, best in class temperature measurement system. As our new global marketing partner, Conax extends Sensicast's sales reach to 25 countries worldwide," said Ambrosino. "Through its industry-leading wireless solutions, Sensicast is an ideal partner for Conax to address temperature measurement challenges today and into the future," said Robert Fox, CEO of Conax Buffalo. "Through joint development, testing, deployment and marketing we can offer a robust, integrated temperature measurement where wireless sensing is desirable or required including harsh or hazardous environments, large-scale buildings, or for mobile applications." Conax Buffalo designs, engineers and manufactures temperature sensors and temperature transmitters. Sensors are available in size ranges starting at 0.040"/1mm diameter and temperature ranges up to 4000 degree F with probe configurations available in over 30,000 combinations of mounting styles suitable for applications from laboratory to large industrial environments. Conax and Sensicast have collaborated on pre-integrating Conax Buffalo temperature sensors with Sensicast's SensiNet system to provide pre-configured solutions that can be quickly and inexpensively deployed to deliver highly accurate temperature data. The SensiNet(TM) Conax System integrates sensors, software, and mesh networking Mesh networking is a way to route data, voice and instructions between nodes. It allows for continuous connections and reconfiguration around broken or blocked paths by “hopping” from node to node until the destination is reached. devices, through Sensicast's patented SensiNet(TM) mesh network A communications network in which there are at least two pathways to each node. If one of the paths fails, the other is still available. A "fully meshed" network means that every node has a direct connection to every other node, which is a very elaborate and expensive architecture. technology, into turnkey solutions giving plant/building managers instant actionable measurements of key operational levels. While sensor networks have been in use for some time in scaled commercial and industrial installations, the Sensicast Wireless Advantage delivers benefits beyond those possible with wired approaches; in particular: --New sensor applications and support for coverage in challenging and/or harsh physical environments (e.g. large buildings, multi-building facilities) --Self-managing wireless systems with lower Total Cost of Ownership, combined with faster and simpler deployment; compared to wired solutions --Flexible multi-application wireless infrastructure through centralized monitoring of a wide variety of sensor node A sensor node, also known as a mote (chiefly in North America), is a node in a wireless sensor network that is capable of performing some processing, gathering sensory information and communicating with other connected nodes in the network. types sharing the same wireless backbone What Makes Up The SensiNet(TM) Conax System? The SensiNet(TM) Conax System gives manufacturers superior solutions to wired senor systems. These solutions are built on Sensicast's industry leading wireless mesh networking (1) A network that relies on all nodes to propagate signals. Although the wireless signal may start at some base station (access point) attached to a wired network, a wireless mesh network extends the transmission distance by relaying the signal from one computer to another. system and patented SensiNet(TM) technology. The SensiNet(TM) Conax System includes the following components: --Conax Buffalo Temperature Sensors --The SensiNet(TM) Wireless Sensor Network “WSN” redirects here. For the metasyntax, see Wirth syntax notation. A wireless sensor network (WSN) is a wireless network consisting of spatially distributed autonomous devices using sensors to cooperatively monitor physical or environmental conditions, such as System --SensiNet(TM) Intelligent Sensors Wireless sensor interfaces that feature long battery life and connect to Conax Buffalo Temperature Sensors through industry standard analog interfaces. --SensiNet(TM) Mesh Node See wireless mesh network. Wireless mesh network repeater that extends the range & coverage area of SensiNet(TM) --SensiNet(TM) Services Gateway Software gateway that connects the SensiNet(TM) network to software applications and the Internet. --OnCall Applications software for viewing temperature status & history, and generating alerts for out of range conditions. About Conax Buffalo Technologies For 50 years, Conax Buffalo Technologies has been a leading supplier of custom designed temperature sensors and sealing glands for a wide variety of applications in every industry, from process control to aerospace. Conax Buffalo Technologies is a fully integrated manufacturer with extensive in-house design and manufacturing capabilities, enabling us to provide superior products. Conax Buffalo Technologies offers sensing and sealing solutions for virtually any application and serves a wide range of industries including food and pharmaceuticals, energy and utilities, metals, fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. and manufacturing. About Sensicast Sensicast (www.sensicast.com) provides comprehensive and cost-effective intelligent wireless sensor solutions to a wide range of industries. Sensicast's sensing solutions deliver crucial information in real time from environments and processes where data collection is impossible or impractical through wired sensors. Easy to deploy and operate, Sensicast's wireless systems are in operation in plants and buildings across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe providing robust and reliable monitoring of temperature, process, and energy as well as predictive maintenance Predictive maintenance (PdM) techniques help determine the condition of in-service equipment in order to predict when maintenance should be performed. This approach offers cost savings over routine or time-based preventive maintenance because tasks are performed only when . Sensicast provides complete solutions through a network of system integrators and technology partners, its OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and development platform, and directly to end-users. Headquartered in Massachusetts (USA), Sensicast is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , with Ardesta, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control and Global Environment Fund as its primary investors. |
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