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ALERT System Assists Air Liquide's SCADA System FabView
Technology Category
- Automation & Control - Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA)
Applicable Industries
- Oil & Gas
Applicable Functions
- Process Manufacturing
Use Cases
- Leakage & Flood Monitoring
The Challenge
For many industrial operations involving the distribution of gas in, say, a manufacturing plant, there are numerous risks involved such as leaks. Like most operations of its type, such facilities can ill afford much downtime.
The Customer
Air Liquide
About The Customer
Air Liquide (Second largest global supplier of industrial gasses.)
The Solution
The ALERT system which is a key element of Air Liquide's FabView SCADA system, is specifically designed to monitor and detect potential threats to the facility. In the event that some form of a hazard such as a leak in a pipeline is detected, ALERT evaluates how severe the leak is and transfers the data back to the central site or home office.
Once the information is back in the main office, the SCADA alert system then transcribes the data into understandable messages to which employees can respond appropriately.
Once the information is back in the main office, the SCADA alert system then transcribes the data into understandable messages to which employees can respond appropriately.
Operational Impact
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