sensemetrics Inc., a global Industrial IoT (IIoT) and cloud technology company transforming sensor data into real-time business intelligence, today introduced the Strand, a new sensor connectivity device that extends the reach of the company’s broadband IIoT offerings, adding a new cost-effective narrowband solution to its IIoT sensor automation portfolio.
Now available, the Strand is being released following the January launch of the Thread X3, sensemetrics’ next-generation broadband IIoT sensor connectivity device, which combines intelligent connectivity with an easy-to-deploy, plug-and-play design. Both solutions are designed for organizations seeking to reduce risk, improve safety, and increase visibility to key insights in complex infrastructure, mining, geotechnical and environmental sectors. With cohesive narrowband and broadband connectivity solutions now available to these customers, more comprehensive monitoring solutions can be deployed in a cost-effective manner.
Cory Baldwin, CEO, sensemetrics said, “The Strand adds to our expanding family of connectivity products, which work cohesively to support the entire spectrum of sensors our customers and applications demand. Our customers have a wide range of IIoT automation needs. In some cases, broadband sensor connectivity is the answer, and in other cases, where lower-cost sensors are involved or less frequent measurements are required, it’s narrowband. Most often, the two work together to provide a complementary, complete and scalable solution that reduces the upfront costs of system design and installation as well as the long term cost of ownership.”
The first model of the Strand series, the Strand VW4, allows the effortless automation of vibrating-wire sensors of any model and manufacturer. A fully autonomous sensor connectivity device offering low-power, long-range wireless mesh networking in a rugged weather-resistant enclosure, it provides reliable operation in harsh operating environments. It is ideally suited for connecting distributed, low-cost sensors in proximity to more complex and active sensors. This unifies the technical design for an automation project into a single adaptive and secure network with centralized cloud management.
