Honeywell has extended its OneWireless industrial mesh network with the addition of universal input/output (I/O) transmitters, making it easier and more cost-effective to adopt wireless in the plant.
The company added multiple input transmitters to its family of ISA 100-compliant XYR 6000 wireless products. The transmitters allow manufacturers to wirelessly monitor more plant points — including measurement devices with a high-level analog, temperature, or millivolt, or contact-closure switch input — with fewer devices.
By transmitting signals from up to three different inputs the XYR 6000 Universal I/O transmitters can help plants save up to 30% in costs over similar devices that can transmit signals from only two inputs, the company said.
“More manufacturers today are considering wireless monitoring to improve asset management while saving costs, but converting to a wireless infrastructure isn’t always easy,” said Raymond Rogowski, Honeywell Process Solutions’ global product marketing manager for wireless, in a statement. “Devices such as the XYR 6000 Universal I/O Transmitter can ease the transition to wireless and help plants reap the overall safety, equipment reliability, and process efficiency benefits that come with it.”