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Plexus Controls is a Canadian-owned designer and manufacturer of wireless monitoring and control products including solar and battery powered mesh systems.
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IoT proliferation needs low cost to succeed
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of devices with embedded electronics, software and network connectivity that enables these devices to collect and in many cases exchange important data. These devices and their network components are smart and used in myriad of markets from manufacturing, vehicles, machines, and many others. Their function is to collect real time data and provide meaningful data for process improvement, regulatory compliance and operational … Read more
Industrial IoT – Smart Lighting Controls and Energy and Operations Monitoring Combined
The Internet of Things (IoT) has introduced a new generation of connected devices that use real-time data and let consumers make smarter decisions, which can save them money. These system devices are a network of interrelated computing and mechanical devices embedded with electronics, software, sensors and network connectivity that have the ability to collect and transfer data without any human interaction. Smart lighting controls and energy and operations monitoring require … Read more
Plexus is now installing Load Monitoring products
Plexus Controls is now offering Load Monitoring products to all of its customer. They recently, successfully installed 6 Load Monitoring units in Amerex Corporation to improve efficiencies in their production line. Load Monitoring Systems (IWS-R-025LC) are fast and simple to install and can have a large impact on a company’s production. These systems provide a variety of benefits to companies, including: Uses stand alone load sensors Hardware adjustable for multiple … Read more
Plexus now offers Precision Level Reader Systems
Plexus Controls is proud to offer customers Precision Level Reader (PLR) Systems. This system is a member of the next generation of distributed wireless mesh Supervisory, Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. The PLR system allows field staff to use the portable system to take liquid depth measurements from sites with depth measurement tubes already installed. In the case of landfill wells this can be done without well cap removal, … Read more
Vibration Monitoring
Vibration Monitoring Industrial machines can now benefit from low cost vibration monitoring to provide an early warning that a machine needs attention. A sensing element, known as an accelerometer or displacement sensor is mounted on the machine and provides a response in a particular axis that can be measured. Early vibration monitoring sensors were single axis units, however the latest units are now 3-axis (x, y and z) and are … Read more
BATTERY OPERATED WIRELESS SENSOR POWER
BATTERY OPERATED SENSOR POWER Developing battery operated wireless interfaces to manage and read a sensor seems straightforward but to optimize the design can be tricky. The problem is that if we are designing a true wireless sensor system then the remote termination unit (RTU) will provide sensor power from the RTU batteries, and managing the sensor power to ensure a long life from the batteries depends on a number of … Read more
Well Depth Measurement and Management
Well depth measurement and depth measurement in a tank can be a tough task if the liquid you are measuring is volatile or foaming. Traditional methods of depth measurement using a drop down electrical tape that indicates when the surface is reached is suitable for a few applications but doesn’t work with containers that have gaseous or foaming liquids, and if a pressure sensor is used the project costs can … Read more
Machine and Electric Motor Monitoring
As plant efficiency can often mean the difference between profit and loss, many companies are looking to machine and electric motor monitoring to improve productivity. Machine monitoring uses a wide variety of sensors that are suited for that particular process. These can include temperature, pressure, displacement, depth, distance, flow rates etc. Electric motor monitoring includes input voltage (per phase), input current (per phase) and temperature. In addition, vibration can offer … Read more
The Different Kinds of Battery Operated Wireless Sensors
Battery Operated Wireless Sensors are one of the highest growing markets in the IoT field. There are clear advantages to this technology – Battery operated wireless sensors are: Easy to install, no wiring No EMI Low maintenance Low cost New Lithium batteries provide excellent power-density performance Battery operated wireless sensors can directly connect to most existing standard 4-20mA and 0-5V sensors, providing sensor power and optimizing battery life through fast … Read more