Today, the Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly transforming the way businesses operate and engage with their customers. The monitoring of IoT devices and sensors has become an essential tool to improve operational efficiency in all productive sectors, including smart buildings, agriculture, supply chain, construction, health, and extraction, among others.
Today, the Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly transforming the way businesses operate and engage with their customers. The monitoring of IoT devices and sensors has become an essential tool to improve operational efficiency in all productive sectors, including smart buildings, agriculture, supply chain, construction, health, and extraction, among others.
The monitoring of IoT devices involves the use of sensors and actuators connected to a low-frequency, wide-spectrum network (LoRaWAN) and an Internet outlet. Each device constantly collects information. All this data is sent to a centralized platform (Nodal Link), where it can be analyzed, processed, reports can be created, alarms can be set, and data displays can be customized. In this blog, we'll discuss how the usage and monitoring of IoT devices can help improve operational efficiency in three key areas.
The equipment used in businesses and companies, regardless of their productive sector, can fail at any time, which can lead to downtime, costs, and lost production. With the use of sensors and IoT devices, it is possible to constantly monitor their operation in real-time, allowing companies to detect and prevent failures before they escalate. Sensors can monitor equipment performance and send early alerts when an abnormality is detected. This allows maintenance teams to address problems before they become major failures, resulting in significant savings in material and human resources.
Another important advantage of using these technologies is that they considerably extend the useful life of the equipment, including pumps, valves, compressors, air conditioning units, refrigeration equipment, and machines, among many others. Sensors can detect wear and tear patterns on equipment, allowing maintenance teams to schedule preventative maintenance and repair equipment before it wears out.
Monitoring IoT devices and sensors can also help improve energy efficiency in facilities. The sensors can monitor electrical power consumption in real-time and send alerts when they detect excessive or out-of-range usage. This makes it possible to address electrical energy consumption problems in real-time and take appropriate action.
In addition, sensors can also monitor environmental conditions, such as temperature and humidity, to optimize the use of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. This reduces costs and increases occupant comfort.
The joint use of different sensors and IoT devices allows for improvement under severe production conditions since it is possible to automate and control different processes remotely and in real-time. The intercommunication (two-way communication) of the devices makes it possible to customize and adjust the actions to be carried out depending on the specific needs that arise at a particular moment or situation, such as a change in temperature, humidity, or the speed of the transmission line. This prevents possible anomalies and avoids failures, thus optimizing production.
When we talk about production processes, we know that unplanned downtime on production lines always results in considerable financial losses. Using IoT sensors and devices, it is possible to monitor the wear of parts and components on the production line and send alerts when repairs or replacements are needed. This allows maintenance teams to schedule preventative maintenance and minimize unplanned downtime.
The use of IoT technologies, coupled with a centralized platform such as Nodal Link that allows the correct monitoring of devices and sensors, translates into economic savings and process optimization, making Nodal Link an essential tool to improve operational efficiency in all sectors.
