Nine industries.
One OS.
Every plant has machines whose failure stops production. For each industry we answer one question with named equipment: what do we deploy at this plant?
01 The catalog; select an industry
STEEL
Critical assets
- Rolling mills
- Continuous casters
- Roll bearings
- Drive motors
Failures we catch
- Roll-bearing wear
- Mill-drive gear faults
- Thermal fatigue
- Heat-profile drift
Deploy this hardware
- IMI 607A11 high-temp IEPE
- Type-K/N thermocouples + IR line scanners
- PEM RCTi Rogowski on mill drives
- Bently 3300 XL on large shafts
Model B; steel plants run heavy legacy DCS. Gateways bridge the installed base into KinetiqOS; no rip-and-replace.
CEMENT
Critical assets
- Kiln drive systems
- Girth gears
- Cyclones & crushers
- Fans & mills
Failures we catch
- Girth-gear mesh wear
- Kiln-drive misalignment
- Coating buildup
- Fan imbalance
Deploy this hardware
- IMI 603C01 + 607A11 on kiln drive & girth gear
- Ultrasound / AE for mesh & lubrication
- Thermocouples + IR kiln-shell scanner
- Fluke 310 / IFM VVB3 on remote fans
A or B; greenfield lines take turnkey Model A wireless kits; existing plants bridge in via gateways.
MINING
Critical assets
- SAG / ball mills
- Crushers
- Long conveyors
- Screens
Failures we catch
- Mill-bearing & gear faults
- Crusher shock loads
- Conveyor idler / pulley failure
- Ore-hardness load swings
Deploy this hardware
- IMI 607A11 / 622B01 on mills & crushers
- Banner QM42VT wireless across idlers
- PEM RCTi on mill motors
- AE / ultrasound on crusher bearings
Model A wireless; sprawling conveyors with no cabling are exactly what our wireless kits were built for.
PAPER
Critical assets
- Press / dryer rolls
- Dryer cylinders
- Fans
- Pumps
Failures we catch
- Roll-bearing wear
- Felt tension issues
- Moisture ingress
- Steam-load imbalance
Deploy this hardware
- IP69K wireless · IFM VVB3, Banner Q45VAC
- PT100 RTDs on dryer-cylinder bearings
- Moisture & steam process sensors
- SDT340 ultrasound for steam traps & lube
Model B; large existing DCS estates, augmented with washdown-rated wireless add-ons.
CHEM
Critical assets
- Pumps & compressors
- Couplings
- Mechanical seals
- Agitators
Failures we catch
- Seal leaks
- Cavitation
- Coupling misalignment
- Compressor surge
- Corrosion
Deploy this hardware
- ATEX / IS-rated IEPE accelerometers
- Rosemount 3051 pressure transmitters
- UE Systems ultrasound; seal & valve leak
- Wireless triax where certified
Model B; hazardous-area mandatory: strict ATEX / intrinsically-safe hardware selection throughout.
TIRE
Critical assets
- Banbury mixers
- Extruders
- Mills
- Gearboxes
Failures we catch
- Mixer-gearbox wear
- Extruder-motor overload
- Mixing temperature excursions
Deploy this hardware
- IMI 603C01 on mixer gearboxes & drives
- Thermocouples / RTDs on mixing chambers
- PEM RCTi on extruder motors
A or B; discrete machines map cleanly to per-machine Model A kits.
ENERGY
Critical assets
- Steam / gas turbines
- Boiler-feed pumps
- Compressors
- Generators
Failures we catch
- Shaft vibration & eccentricity
- Blade issues
- Bearing instability
- Cavitation
Deploy this hardware
- Bently 3300 XL proximity + Keyphasor
- 3300 XL HTPS (+350 °C) internals
- Seismic IEPE on casings · Rosemount pressure
- ATEX-rated throughout O&G zones
Model B. Mature protection systems stay; KinetiqOS layers analytics on top via OPC-UA / gateway.
F&B
Critical assets
- Line / conveyor motors
- Filling & packaging machines
- Pumps
- Refrigeration compressors
Failures we catch
- Motor-bearing wear
- Production variability
- Moisture ingress
- Refrigeration compressor faults
Deploy this hardware
- IP69K hygienic wireless · IFM VVB3, Banner Q45VAC
- RTD / temperature + moisture on fillers
- Current sensors on line-motor MCCs
Model A wireless; fast, non-intrusive, retrofit-friendly; ideal for SME plants.
PHARMA
Critical assets
- Mixers
- Tablet presses
- HVAC / cleanroom systems
- Pumps
Failures we catch
- Mixer / press-bearing wear
- HVAC drift
- Cleanroom-condition excursions
Deploy this hardware
- IMI 603C01 / wireless triax on mixers & presses
- Rosemount differential-pressure transmitters
- Temp / humidity + particle counters
- Current sensors on critical motors
Model B; validated GMP environments: KinetiqOS reads existing BMS / HVAC via BACnet / Modbus gateway.
02 Selection cheat-sheet
Name the need.
We name the hardware.
The cross-industry shortlist our solutions engineers start from on every site walk.
| If the plant needs… | We deploy… |
|---|---|
| General rotating-equipment health | IEPE ACCELEROMETER (603C01) OR KINETIQ LACC001 |
| Hard-to-wire / remote asset | WIRELESS TRIAX (FLUKE 310 · IFM VVB3 · QM42VT) |
| High-temperature zone | IMI 607A11 · BENTLY HTPS · THERMOCOUPLES |
| Fluid-film bearing machine (turbine, big compressor) | BENTLY NEVADA 3300 XL + KEYPHASOR |
| Motor electrical faults | ROGOWSKI COIL (PEM RCTI) · MCSA |
| Earliest bearing / lubrication warning | ULTRASOUND / AE (UE SYSTEMS · SDT340) |
| Process pressure / flow context | ROSEMOUNT 3051 |
| Hazardous area (chem / O&G) | ATEX / IS-RATED VARIANTS ONLY |
| Washdown (food / pharma) | IP69K HYGIENIC WIRELESS (VVB3 · Q45VAC) |
| Embed OS on existing hardware | EDGE GATEWAY → MQTT → KINETIQOS |
Not on this list? If it rotates, reciprocates, or hums; we can hear it.