Energy industry’s supply chain has been going through a challenging phase of optimization and it has been a concern for energy corporations.  Technology has been adapted the visibility on track and trace functionality has been appreciated which was not been previously available to cover the end to end supply chain. The Industrial Internet of Things is the industrial application of a network of physical objects that contain embedded technology to communicate, sense or interact with their internal states or the external environment.

The Energy industry is short coming are by poor visibility of critical tools, assets and equipment affected by onshore and offshore locations, large lay down yards and often very challenging environments. In manufacturing, connected sensor networks already monitor logistics movements and machines such as mining equipment and entire utility plants, helping organizations reduce costs through more efficient operations.

Deploying Smart Sensing RFID solution in challenging environments requires specific knowledge and considerations that can only be gained through extensive experience.  From the Middle East to the North Sea, RFeye has the knowledge and technology solutions across diverse environments. From architecting a solution for Smart Sensing asset and tool tracking.

Smart Sensing and Monitoring

Smart Sensing telemetry data in combination with our advanced monitoring algorithms, are able to filter out non-vital data to accurately portray trend-line information, predict failure and provide pre-alerts so that remedial actions can be scheduled before an equipment is about to stop functioning, thereby reducing downtime and avoiding lost capacity. Supervising maintenance and replacements can be scheduled based on trendline and predictive analysis. The key to effective monitoring is not just collecting relevant data in real-time, but allowing you to act on this data immediately intelligently.

Maintenance Repair Operations and with complete compliance with the regulatory requirements these are a number of specific factors which are to be considered:

• Metal or non-metal assets
• Specific use of the asset
• Asset location
• Asset environment
• Asset Condition
• Regional or global use
• Explosive environment
• Spare parts inventory

Optimized high value asset lifecycle

Smart platform includes a broad range of applications; par level management, asset utilization, shrinkage/theft control, inventory management, preventive maintenance, recall management, rental management and integrations to maintenance management systems

Smart notification with real time visibility

Team leaders can track shipped assets and receive notifications upon items arrival or departure in other sites, improving traceability and ensuring items arrive on time at its destination. Integration of information with all the ERP systems with the inventory management system in order to ensure optimal scheduling and planning.

Smart Sensing utilization

On all site locations platforms, rigs, vehicles, trailers, containers, and racks as well as yard service vehicles communicate in real-time with smart real-time information on inventory while its being in operations, inventory store, retrieved, serviced, managed or in process. Thus, preventing shortages and operational disruptions.

Remove shrinkage, lost assets and streamline operations

Smart Sensing with next generation automation the management of these mobile assets requires ownership and accountability of the user with real time visibility.

• Improved productivity from employees who spend a lot of time tracking missing equipment
• Repeated production downtime due to parts failures, outages and the time it takes to respond to these incidences
• Decrease in asset utilisation due to asset and part invisibility, which can lead to overstocking and higher inventory
• Regulatory non-compliance which may increase the potential for fines and increased hazardous conditions for employees

Smart Sensing Asset Management

Designed specifically to meet the very unique needs for utilities and the Oil & Gas industry, RFeye has developed Smart Sensing RFID-based solutions that provide the process visibility necessary for automating inventory, locating assets and managing your equipment lifecycles. RFeye solutions can assist to dramatically reduce downtime, improve safety & compliance and provide the real-time asset visibility for efficient inventory and equipment maintenance management. From construction and exploration phases to production and distribution.

• Off shore drilling platforms
• Land-based production facilities
• Energy pipelines
• Warehouse and lay-down yard sites
• Hydro fracking
• Consumer electricity meters, utility pole and underground lines
• Tracking and management of hazardous materials
• Automated alerts for maintenance and management of certifications

From the moment an asset enters your facility to the moment it is retired or placed into production, you have a precise, real-time trail of the condition, location and current value of each asset. This allows you to focus on delivering operational and financial efficiencies that manual tracking cannot provide. 

Smart Sensing Energy Solution

Smart Sensing RFID is the most cost-effective of the IoT-enabled asset management solutions. RFeye  can provide you with real-time visibility into asset performance and allowing you to effectively manage the entire asset lifecycle. RFeye portfolio of Bluetooth, iBeacon, hybrid RFID, active & passive RFID tags can be used for petroleum personnel monitoring in critical situations, cargo carrying tracking, drill heads, components, measuring instruments and tools tracking, and to monitor and manage mobile and fixed equipment.

• Smart management of assets with considerable cost savings over manual inventory of data.
• Visibility and control of asset inventory and location to eliminate missing tools, parts from equipment kits delivered to the work site
• Generate smart notification and process of purchase orders, inspection dates and certifications by individual assets with automated access.
• Real time Location and history of tools, instruments, equipment in inventory and out in the field
• Automated audit trails for compliance & regulatory reporting (paperless)

Ensuring employee safety – with active visibility, monitoring, maintenance records & alerts

We ensure that you have the tools necessary to simply track, trace, inventory and report with a complete Enterprise Asset Management solution. We understand that re-architecting your current system or changing your business process is costly and time consuming. IoT- based enterprise asset management software can be run as either a stand-alone system or used as separable modules that can directly connect to your existing systems to enhance the value of your WMS, TMS and/or ERP. The inventory and reporting system can be implemented as a simple overlay to your existing infrastructure.

Risk Management Oil and gas producing facilities require thorough inspection, repair and maintenance processes to ensure equipment operates safely, as well as compliance with environmental, safety, and other regulations. Using a combination of RFID tags, sensors, and inspection software, oil and gas producers can receive real-time data on equipment operation and safety conditions as well as smart notifications and pre-alerts that can give visibility to manage any kind of challenge.