[November 09, 2010]

On-Ramp Wireless Partners with Koncar INEM to Offer First Condition Monitoring Solution for Oil and Gas Pipelines

On-Ramp Wireless and Koncar INEM today announced a partnership to deliver a system for wide-area wireless condition monitoring applications. The condition monitoring solution, built using On-Ramp's Ultra-Link Processing™ (ULP) technology and electronics developed by Koncar INEM, a part of the Koncar group of companies, will be deployed in an initial pilot this fall. The system targets all major oil and gas pipeline operations worldwide.

Integrating a pressure sensor, On-Ramp's ULP system, and a Modbus gateway to provide an industry standard condition monitoring application, this solution provides a breakthrough in wireless condition monitoring. As it stands today, most wireless technologies available have limited reach and require extensive use of powered routers and gateways. In comparison, a ULP network coverslarge industrial campuses with minimal network infrastructure. As an example, the pilot project will monitor pressure sensors as far away as 10 km from the On-Ramp ULP Access Point (News - Alert).

"As a leading technology provider, we are excited to be one of the first companies to deploy On-Ramp's ULP technology for condition monitoring," said Željko Tukša, CEO of Koncar INEM. "We have the experience and the backing of a large engineering organization to support large volume deployments, and look forward to working on mass deployments with On-Ramp. Oil and gas, as well as other process industries, are eager to deploy new technology to overcome the hurdles of more remote operations and improve safety."

The system will showcase On-Ramp's ULP technology including the system's long range and extensive extended battery life for this type of application and is ATEX-certified for operation in explosive environments. Data collected from pressure sensors in the pipeline manifolds and distribution lines will be collected in a Modbus gateway, and made available to major oil and gas companies for simple integration with industry standard process automation systems.

"This condition monitoring pilot project is a first for our technology - delivering industry leading monitoring performance at a low cost," said Joaquin Silva, president and CEO of On-Ramp. "We have successfully broken the adaptation barrier for the implementation of wireless device monitoring, and condition monitoring is a key next step for our company."

About On-Ramp Wireless

On-Ramp Wireless has developed the first wireless system purpose-built to efficiently connect billions of hard-to-reach devices in metro scale and other challenging environments. On-Ramp's field-proven Ultra-Link Processing™ system enables low-power monitoring and control applications within Smart Grid, industrial sensing, and location tracking. Operating in un-licensed spectrum, our signal processing innovation finds weak signals even in high noise environments, yielding extreme coverage, immunity to high interference, and significantly lowers cost. For more information, visit www.onrampwireless.com.

About Koncar INEM

KONCAR Electronics and Informatics (News - Alert) Inc. (Koncar INEM) is leading regional manufacturer of electronics equipment and electric energy facilities, specialize in the area of Energetic and Transportation. Company was founded in 1974 and now days main activities are development, engineering and projecting, production, testing, commissioning and maintenance of industrial electronics devices and systems. With extensive experience in condition monitoring solutions in gas and electric utilities and industries, this Wireless Pressure Transmitter (KONWPT) is next step in our product range. For more information, visit www.koncar-inem.hr/ENG/index.html.

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