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Honeywell - Tata Chemicals Improves Data Accessibility with OneWireless

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Technology Category	Networks & Connectivity - Gateways
Applicable Industries	Chemicals
Applicable Functions	Facility Management
Use Cases	Mesh Networks
Challenge	Tata was facing data accessibility challenges in the cement plant control room tapping signals from remote process control areas and other distant locations, including the gas scrubber. Tata needed a wireless solution to extend its control network securely to remote locations that would also provide seamless communication with existing control applications. Read More
About Customer	Tata Chemicals is an Indian global company with interests in chemicals, crop nutrition and consumer products. The company is one of the largest chemical companies in India with significant operations in India and Africa, with more than 4,700 employees. Read More
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Solution	Honeywell’s OneWireless network is an industrial wireless mesh network that extends the process control network into the field to deliver applications that improve plant efficiency, reliability and safety. The wireless mesh network is formed with industrial wireless nodes, called multinodes, that self-discover to create an industrial mesh network within seconds. Hardware Components - wireless transmitter - gateway with SMPS - Lantronix converter - serial interface card - FTA communication assembly Software Components - Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) - OneWireless network Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Communication Performance, Connectivity Status, Device Diagnostic Status, Network Coverage Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Networks & Connectivity - Gateways

Applicable Industries

Chemicals

Applicable Functions

Facility Management

Use Cases

Mesh Networks

Challenge

Tata was facing data accessibility challenges in the cement plant control room tapping signals from remote process control areas and other distant locations, including the gas scrubber. Tata needed a wireless solution to extend its control network securely to remote locations that would also provide seamless communication with existing control applications.

About Customer

Tata Chemicals is an Indian global company with interests in chemicals, crop nutrition and consumer products. The company is one of the largest chemical companies in India with significant operations in India and Africa, with more than 4,700 employees.

Customer Name

Tata Chemicals

Solution

Honeywell’s OneWireless network is an industrial wireless mesh network that extends the process control network into the field to deliver applications that improve plant efficiency, reliability and safety. The wireless mesh network is formed with industrial wireless nodes, called multinodes, that self-discover to create an industrial mesh network within seconds. Hardware Components - wireless transmitter - gateway with SMPS - Lantronix converter - serial interface card - FTA communication assembly Software Components - Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) - OneWireless network

Data Collected

Communication Performance, Connectivity Status, Device Diagnostic Status, Network Coverage

Impact #1	[Data Management - Data Analysis] Cloud solutions enable aggregation of 'big data' to enable more robust analysis and lower costs.
Impact #2	[Efficiency Improvement - Maintenance] Real-time status reports enable maintenance personnel to remotely diagnose the status of a device.
Impact #3	[Cost Reduction - Labor] Total cost of ownership is lowered due to reduction in labor cost and IT management.

Impact #1

[Data Management - Data Analysis]
Cloud solutions enable aggregation of 'big data' to enable more robust analysis and lower costs.

Impact #2

[Efficiency Improvement - Maintenance]
Real-time status reports enable maintenance personnel to remotely diagnose the status of a device.

Impact #3

[Cost Reduction - Labor]
Total cost of ownership is lowered due to reduction in labor cost and IT management.

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Honeywell - Tata Chemicals Improves Data Accessibility with OneWireless

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