Management consultancy McKinsey & Company has stated that ‘data’ will be the key competitive edge for companies in the future. Global Sense, the Hemel Hempstead-based business that specialises in data sensing and control of electro-mechanical assets, is at the leading edge of this technological revolution, turning data capture into quantifiable savings in operational costs
According to Martin Walder, managing director of Global Sense, “a transformation is taking place in the way that we can use current wireless technology to capture event-changing data pushed to us very cheaply and in real time. We have pioneered the industrialisation of GPRS for use in virtual networks and in combination with open web databases, to effectively monitor and control assets anywhere in the world. Our non-invasive systems, which are so easy to install, save money, save on maintenance and crucially, save on energy.”
The business has spent the last two years refining its patented technology to ensure the reliability of its ‘data push’ solution. The results of this pioneering work are most evident in a busy international airport, where the business was invited to develop a recovery plan on passenger sensitive equipment on lifts, passenger escalators and conveyors. Hundreds of thousands of pounds are said to have been saved on preventing catastrophic failure and proportionate savings have been demonstrated on energy savings, in maintenance costs and on material costs, parts renewals, together with significant cost avoidance on unnecessary call-outs and disruption to passenger services.
Micro-intelligence
Global Sense calls its system ‘micro-intelligence’ precisely because it senses changes in the state of a component, such as a bearing in an escalator, and sends this micro data in real time, anywhere in the world, on any platform – including to a mobile phone-to inform decisions.
“We do not burden our clients with big data in the way that legacy systems do,” says Roy Saunders, chairman of Global Sense. “Our analytics are incredibly precise and allow important decisions to be made on the fly, with the surety of reliable information, inexpensively mined and transferred. No one else can do this as reliably and as conveniently.”
Exploiting data effectively requires simple and secure visualisation tools and Global Sense has developed a range of trade-marked, analytical tools (Viewr and Archivr) to compliment the controls which focus on the hidden gems of information, which on the hover of a mouse can alert customers to all manner of real and potential issues, even down to a light bulb failure.
Saunders says: “The idea of sensors embedded in products obviously leads to offerings such as preventative maintenance, but feedback like this can be used in every corner of a building, a utility like an airport, a shopping centre, a train line, and a manufacturing plant to prevent disruption, to improve productivity, to reduce costs, especially energy and to improve customer satisfaction.”
Live demonstrations
Global Sense has invested in a demonstration suite at its UK head office where clients can witness bespoke and live demonstrations of the capability of their unique systems. Here you can get hands-on experience of the Global Sense products and witness exactly how the business can prepare you for exploiting micro data and pushing the benefits to the bottom line.
Global Sense claims that its system can do this for hundreds and not thousands of pounds, without the need to rely on old or to install new networks. For more information, or to visit the demonstration suite contact Global Sense using the details below.
