Faststream Technologies has developed a comprehensive Smart Home & Build Automation solution that helps consumers automate their home application devices and appliances, each of the devices being connected to the network, consumers can have total controls over their devices anytime anywhere with internet connectivity.Our catalog of services includes a variety of smart home options which fully automates and integrates home entertainment systems, heating, ventilation & air conditioning, home and building lighting control system, presence and intrusion detection, automation of home appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines, kettles. Our suite of products integrates with voice assistants Amazon Echo and Google Home for voice control of the entire home.

Mobile App based on non-invasive for estimating blood alcohol content (BAC) from a blood sample.Portable DeviceLess ExpensiveAccurate as compared to the standard Breath Analyzer.BAC test result varies between individuals consuming identical amounts of alcohol due to race, gender, weight, genetic predisposition, metabolic rate.

SunForce Technology Co., Ltd was tasked with developing a monitoring system for micro biomass power plants in Taiwan. The goal was to reduce labor expenses and equipment failure rates while increasing power generation. The challenge was to create a system that could perform scheduling and cascade control to create standard operating procedures. The aim was to achieve remote monitoring and real-time management of the power plants. The system was also expected to adapt to third-party software and interface with environmental protection authorities, as well as export biomass electricity for sale to Taipower. The future plan was to combine artificial intelligence with gradually accumulated operational data to perform intelligent monitoring.

Reducing production lossesIn 2013, the company identified a need in the maintenance and operation of its acid nitric plant to reduce production losses and improve annual production. Vale noticed there was a gap in nitric acid production from 2011 to 2012 and discovered that three pieces of equipment were responsible for the main losses, including two weak acid condensers and a compressor discharge air cooler. The condenser’s losses were due to thickness loss, lack of availability of the spare condenser, and shell cracking.With a production loss above 14,000 tons in 15 months, Vale aimed to reduce annual loss by 10,000 tons by August 2015. 

Factories in the automotive industry have enormous amounts of latent data about manufacturing processes, raw materials, and products. The key to leveraging these data assets is connectivity with the right interface at the control level to get at the information provided by robots, ovens, cathodic electrocoating systems or conveyor technology. Operators in existing plants are often constrained because most of their systems do not have connectivity and the right interface for data acquisition.

Industrial facilities, municipalities, hospitals and universities nationwide depend upon steam carried through pipes to heat their buildings. Unfortunately, the reliability of steam systems also leads to them being forgotten or poorly maintained until it’s too late, resulting in uninsulated distribution components and faulty steam traps (leaks) that can lose hundreds or even thousands of dollars a day in wasted energy. That’s why Embedded Energy Technology (EET) teamed up with Thermaxx Jackets to create a next-generation solution for steam pipe insulation. They wanted to develop a product that not only insulated pipes, but also used technology monitor the system for leaks and heat loss. Ideally this solution would install in minutes, have no wires, and avoid the need for costly construction.

Guardsman Group, a leading security company in the Caribbean, faced a significant challenge in maintaining the security of its digital infrastructure. The company provides security equipment, personnel, and systems for various businesses across the region. However, one of its offices experienced a security incident that affected all communications at that location. The existing security tools were not sufficient to provide the necessary protection, and it took hours to identify the source of the issue. This incident highlighted the need for a dynamic solution that could proactively identify threats. The company's primary concern was any disruption to its business, as it manages a significant portion of Jamaica's money and cannot afford for its operations to go down.

As the economies of Southeast Asia have grown, the number of cars has rocketed. At the same time, implementation of traffic rules and measures to ensure road safety have been slow to develop, meaning that accidents are common.“The damage incurred by companies through car accidents and property damage is growing because the number of cars has increased without any solid framework for insurance, or safety measures being put in place,” says Miyuki Nakamura, Nihon Unisys Group.In response to this situation, Nihon Unisys Group took its Mujiko-Program DR™ cameraequipped mobile communication driving management and support service, which it had released for corporate clients in Japan in 2009, and remodelled it for the Southeast Asian market. 

Kinseed’s core purpose is ‘Connecting the Disconnected’ – whether that means people, information, or processes. Working with Great Ormond Street Hospital, Kinseed identified a major gap in accessing patient data. The monitoring of patients during transit to the hospital was predominantly manual and high-effort. A solution for real-time monitoring did not exist and handover processes were manual, slow and prone to error.Using a standard bedside monitor to track patients’ vital signs, Kinseed created an application to access and analyse this data in real-time, which consultants could access from their phones and tablets at Great Ormond Street Hospital or from wherever the specialist resided when providing care. The challenge for Kinseed was connectivity. The company needed a partner that could provide reliable and robust connectivity, ensuring that consultants were able to access critical patient data without issue.

The complex Business requirements and existing Legacy platforms posed challenges for Geith. Given the size of business, the costs had to be kept under strict control so as to justify the business case and extract the expected returns. Moreover, the implementation timelines were to be kept at a minimum, so as to avoid business disruption.

Manufacturers are facing risky challenges associated with complex visual inspection activities. Many human inspectors, operators and engineers are needed at each manufacturer. They have a full workload of repetitive tasks aimed at identifying hundreds of defects. This results in major plant labour costs, issues with inspection accuracy and consistency, a need for employee training and potential health problems for inspections in hazardous areas.

Agero, a market-leading roadside assistance company, was facing the challenge of digitizing its services to improve response times and provide better customer service. The company, which responds to approximately 12 million events annually, provides critical driver support services 24/7. Traditionally, customers accessed its services via telephone, and agents would then dispatch a tow truck or other service provider. However, with the increasing demand for digital services, Agero needed to offer a fully digital, transparent experience to better pinpoint locations, dispatch vehicles, and provide the help customers needed when they were in an accident or stranded on the road. The challenge was to transition from a phone-based service to a 100% digital, agentless experience.

Toyo Tire, a Japanese-based tire manufacturer, was facing the challenge of keeping up with the rapid changes in the automotive industry. With the advent of electric vehicles and connected cars, the company recognized the need to innovate and develop new types of tires to meet these specific needs. However, their existing product development processes were not sufficient to keep pace with the industry's transformation. The company's data was held in siloes, preventing users from easily accessing all the information they needed. This lack of integration was hindering their ability to innovate and develop new products efficiently. Toyo Tire needed a solution that would accelerate its product development processes and put innovation at the core of its activities.

The motto of the automotive industry is: Time is money. Machine downtime must be prevented to avoid costly production outages. The EDAG Group had been commissioned to implement predictive maintenance for a customer, requiring a combination of intelligent software and high-performance hardware.

Mining companies have a lot of data at their disposal. Sensors are seemingly everywhere in their underground operations. But thus far it has been very hard for mining companies to capitalize on all their data because of the difficulty in making sense of it all.So what’s the most important data for mining companies? The short answer: assets. Mining is one of the most asset-intensive businesses there is. At every point in the extraction chain— drilling, cutting, crushing, screening and removing ore-bearing rock—heavy equipment is critical. And it takes a beating. When equipment breaks down, requiring unscheduled maintenance, production takes a hit, costs rise and a critical measure of capital efficiency in mining—overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)—goes down.

The city which used our lighting control solutions was able to improve the efficiency, costs, and operations of their streetlights. Our solutions had helped them do more with their strategic but costly lighting assets. Data from traffic and weather sensors and an internal astronomical clock are used to automatically dim some street lights, thus reducing energy use, extending lamp life, and lowering replacement costs.

As a trailblazer for the future of mobility and a leading innovator behind ingenious technologies for electric car charging, safety and security concepts, Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles, and the AUTOSAR Adaptive Platform, Vector’s business depends on selling many thousands of licenses every year. Protecting its technology from piracy is a challenge that Vector faces head-on with their Vector Network Interfaces (VNIs) and licenses associated with a combination of Wibu-Systems hardware and software containers. Integrating this system into the production landscape and streamlining its delivery called for a leaner and standardized solution, built right into the company’s sales processes.

Gerdau was looking to reduce their annual maintenance spend while also improving productivity, thus targeting margin improvements within their manufacturing operations. 

Electra group of companies, a developer of high-rise commercial towers, recently completed the construction of five new towers. These towers are equipped with IoT devices, smart power and water management systems, smart lighting, smart cleaning systems, controllable machines and sensors, security and safety systems, parking and gate systems. The challenge was to find a cloud-based, smart facility management system that could integrate, control, and monitor all these towers remotely from their main HQ. The system needed to be flexible and generic for all types of systems installed and should have customizable integration workflows and rules for automating all subsystems’ control and operations. Additionally, the solution should incorporate a mobile application for all facility management staff to receive technical alarms and faults, as well as control smart elements directly from the phone. The solution should also have a visitor management system built-in and assist in cutting down facility management costs, time of response to faults, and reduce utility charges.

Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT), a leading cargo handling company based out of Hong Kong International Airport, was facing challenges with its Wi-Fi network, which was critical for the functioning of its automated Material Handling System (MHS) within the warehouse. Any interference or lost signals could directly impact their operational efficiency. AAT also had separate networks for their office and CCTV cameras, which made the job of their data center challenging. The company was in search of a Wi-Fi network configuration that could streamline their networks and reduce its network management workload. AAT was already running on equipment from a competing vendor, and the new solution needed to prove its worth in scalability and reliability.

SRC Inc., a not-for-profit research and development company, faced a significant challenge when transitioning from small-run R&D projects to full-scale manufacturing for large volume contracts. The company needed a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution that would allow them to scale and provide the flexibility to continuously innovate and build new solutions. The challenge was further complicated by the company's decision to develop a Windows-based client to improve performance and to stick with their fully custom version, which had served them well for a long time. However, this decision led to them being isolated from the improvements and enhancements coming out from Aras, the PLM solution provider. SRC Inc. had to make a decision about the best way to move forward, considering the many customizations they had made and the cost of replacing Aras Innovator with multiple systems.

A manufacturer of flexographic printing machines, the requirement was to upgrade the system performance which included high speed and resolution with a camera delivering high frame rate and good megapixel functionality. They needed full control over lenses and also zoom to have high-quality optical zooming from different distances. They also needed more options for adjusting focus and zoom factor at an economical cost.

Amongst the wide range of parking solutions that can contribute to reduce parking problems or regulate parking activities, e-Parking looks at developing and applying an innovative e-business application for parking optimization services.Requirement:The two target user groups of a Parking Brokerage Service are primary drivers on the one side and parking space suppliers regardless of their type on the other side. For the primary categories, the essential aspect that needs to be taken into account when specifying a travel-related service are the information needs of the users. In general, drivers, as other types of travelers, expect services that provide accurate and real-time information, meet their preferences and particular needs, and are available whilst being on the move. Parking suppliers expect services that are adaptable or complementary to their parking management policy, can help them to improve existing services or that can bring them the possibility to offer new ones to their customers, can optimize their parking management operations, and that are related to their parking location and the purpose of use of their customers. Based upon these considerations the essential requirements that have been extracted to respond to the user needs are summarized below.Real-time information provision, which shall be precise and accessible by the users of the system, makes use of available communication infrastructure.Ease of use characterized by a destination is driven service including Geographical Information Service (GIS) modules, which is fast and easy to operate, and that is customizable permitting the introduction of user preferences and the information about services related to the parking destination.

Our esteemed clients required new smart home automation and control solutions, which not only help consumer enhance their personal comfort but also reduce energy consumption substantially,  besides each of the devices being connected to the network, consumers can access, monitor, and control each of their devices on the go.

AT&T, the largest provider of fixed telephone service in the United States, was committed to reducing its carbon footprint by 20 percent by 2020. In 2013, the company's energy team decided to optimize the energy performance across 1,000 of their largest energy-consuming sites and 500 of their retail sites. The challenge was to find an intelligent way to lower energy consumption using advanced technology. The company was looking for a solution that could be integrated into their existing infrastructure and could be expanded to other areas of facilities control, such as HVAC and building security in the future.

Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) needed a consistent and thorough approach for training inspectors to assess road defaults such as holes, cracks, and more. The level of wear and tear on the roadways determines the amount of money that districts in Georgia receive for repairs, so it was important that all assessments were judged by the same standards.

In tandem with its 6 year-long smart meter rollout plan, Con Edison sought to implement Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) operations on top of a comprehensive enterprise data analytics platform for improved operational insight and customer service for its base of more than four million customers. In order to improve customer service and operations across its region, one of the largest integrated utilities in the United States has rolled out the C3 AI Suite and C3 AMI Operations application on AWS. Con Edison’s project objectives were to deliver on the utility’s commitments for presenting customer data, establish AMI operations across 5 million smart meters to ensure operational health, and build a federated data image platform for analytic capabilities. The utility’s smart meter deployment will generate between 100 terabytes and 1 petabyte of data per year, so choosing a platform that could scale and continue to perform analytics on an ever-larger data set was vital.

In the face of global challenges, brands were required to adapt their communication and outreach strategies. Mastercard, a global technology company in the payments industry, was no exception. The company needed to educate consumers about their partnership with ‘Stand Up to Cancer’ and their campaign to donate up to four million dollars to help fund cancer research. The challenge was to effectively reach and engage consumers, and to do so in a way that would resonate with them and encourage them to take action.

Prior to purchasing Observer, Cisco Systems experienced a lack of visibility during and after network events.“I needed large data captures and a way to manipulate them,” says Eric Arnold, Service Provider Video TAC Manager for the company.Arnold states that Cisco Systems chose Observer over competitors because of the packet capture and storage capabilities.

Blue Ocean Technology, a company specializing in aquaculture waste management, was seeking an innovative solution to optimize their systems that convert fish sludge into valuable fertilizer. The company aimed to construct a compact system that would minimize both their environmental footprint and power consumption. They also wanted to remotely monitor the drives and motors that manage the pumps in their system. Ensuring the cybersecurity of their plant was another significant challenge they faced. The company was in need of a solution that would not only meet these requirements but also enhance their profitability and sustainability.