Honeywell expands wireless solution portfolio with gauge reader

The OneWireless gauge reader introduced by Honeywell, wirelessly monitors manual gauge readings from existing dial gauges, allowing operators to analyse critical equipment health and process information and make decisions to improve plant operations. Honeywell jointly developed the product with Cypress Envirosystems, a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

It will integrate with Honeywell's OneWireless mesh network designed to simultaneously accommodate thousands of field devices and multiple industrial protocols. This device non-intrusively attaches to existing dial gauges without requiring the plant to disrupt on-going processes or remove old gauges, break-pressure seals or run wires. The device provides gauge measurement data that is displayed quickly on operator consoles in the control room, and on mobile field devices. The control system can proactively send alerts to operators to notify them when gauges exceed certain limits. The additional data now available to the operator helps improve plant energy efficiency by monitoring compressed air, steam, water, exhaust&venting, and compiling data for energy audits&baselines.