Wireless Mesh Network delivers scalable plant control.
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Universal industrial wireless mesh network solution, OneWireless(TM), promotes plant safety and efficiency with scalable wireless infrastructure that supports wireless-enabled devices in strategic locations throughout facility. Scalable to 30,000 devices, solution also works with wired transmitters, mobile worker devices, as well as standard Wi-Fi and Ethernet clients. Open, standards-based infrastructure supports multiple industrial protocols and applications simultaneously.
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Honeywell OneWireless Mesh Network Now Available to Improve Plant Safety, Reliability
Universal, Multi-Functional Industrial Wireless Network Increases Plant Productivity and Uptime
PHOENIX, June 11, 2007 - Honeywell (NYSE:HON) today announced OneWireless(TM) - the company's universal industrial wireless mesh network solution - is available for purchase. OneWireless helps improve plant safety, reliability and efficiency with a scalable wireless infrastructure that supports wireless-enabled devices in strategic locations throughout a facility. The universal network supports multiple industrial protocols and applications simultaneously, providing a single wireless network that is simple to manage and efficient to operate.
Scalable to 30,000 devices, OneWireless supports existing Honeywell XYR(TM) 5000 wireless transmitters, which started shipping in 2004 and are now installed at more than 500 industrial sites, as well as the company's new line of XYR 6000 transmitters, which includes corrosion, gauge pressure, differential pressure, high-level analog input and temperature transmitters. The solution also supports wired transmitters, mobile worker devices such as IntelaTrac* PKS and Mobile Station, and standard Wi-Fi and Ethernet clients. The open, standards-based infrastructure allows manufacturers to take advantage of new applications as they become available.
Honeywell has implemented field trials of OneWireless at multiple sites, including Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc. in Alabama where the OneWireless network is configured with wireless temperature and pressure sensors to improve the efficiency of several steel-manufacturing processes. The pressure sensors, for example, enable operators to measure air filtration system performance and schedule maintenance only as needed. This leads to more efficient maintenance and less downtime.
Nucor also uses the technology in its "bag house," a building which filters air from the steel-making process to eliminate potentially harmful substances. The differential pressure transmitters monitor the bags to determine when they need cleaning.
"The key to enhancing plant value is taking critical process information and making it readily available throughout the facility," said Jack Bolick, Honeywell Process Solutions president. "OneWireless integrates process information into plant systems and applications. It is truly the only wireless network a plant needs."
To learn more about how Honeywell's OneWireless solution can help you, contact your Honeywell account manager or visit www.honeywell.com/ps/wireless.
Honeywell International is a $33 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York, London and Chicago Stock Exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For additional information, please visit www.honeywell.com. Honeywell Process Solutions is part of Honeywell's Automation and Control Solutions group, a global leader in providing product and service solutions that improve efficiency and profitability, support regulatory compliance, and maintain safe, comfortable environments in homes, buildings and industry. For more information about Process Solutions, access www.honeywell.com/ps.
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