Emerson Launches New IIoT Platform

Emerson released its Emerson Synchros Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform. This is a new suite of technologies that expands asset health visibility and improves maintenance decisions through a flexible wireless architecture designed for rapid deployment across existing facilities.

Maintenance and operations teams can now digitize inspection points and extend visibility using a flexible wireless architecture built on WirelessHART technology.

Built for critical process industries, such as chemical, oil and gas, power, life sciences, and water/wastewater, the Emerson Synchros platform enables organizations to start with high-value monitoring applications. These companies can then expand over time using a common platform that works with existing infrastructure.

The initial release includes the Rosemount Synchros Temperature Monitor and the Rosemount Synchros Wireless Repeater, which together provide scalable wireless monitoring capability. The temperature monitor digitizes previously manual measurements, while the repeater extends network coverage to enable broader deployment without additional infrastructure.

The Rosemount Synchros Temperature Monitor is designed to gather surface and ambient temperature data that can reveal abnormal conditions across assets such as pumps, heat exchangers, rotating equipment, steam systems, and heat tracing systems, helping teams investigate issues sooner and make more informed maintenance decisions.

As the platform evolves, Emerson will introduce additional devices and connectivity options, empowering end users to expand monitoring programs and advance digital transformation initiatives. 

New devices will provide measurement for more process parameters, such as pressure and others. 

Additional connectivity options will accommodate a wider range of applications, such as those with assets distributed across a wide geographical area, like water/wastewater systems and the power grid.

“Teams have long faced a tradeoff between visibility and the cost of instrumenting assets,” said Andrew Kravitz, vice president, cross-portfolio technology and innovation at Emerson. “Synchros devices address these issues by providing end users with a fit for purpose method to digitize inspection programs, expand visibility at scale, and move from periodic checks to continuous insight to drive more efficient and reliable operations.”