Posted by Daniel Gleeson on 18th October 2024
KSB GIW Inc, a pacesetter within the design, manufacture, and software of industrial quality centrifugal slurry pumps, has introduced its profitable acquisition of a major stake of shares in AIMS/PIP360, an electronics designer and specialist in ultrasonic sensors and evaluation.
This strategic transfer marks a major milestone within the ongoing partnership between the businesses, which have beforehand collaborated on the event of GIW® SLYsight pump put on monitoring know-how, the corporate says.
Established in 2009, PIP360 started with a proof-of-concept wi-fi pipe wall thickness monitor designed for real-time put on and corrosion monitoring. Since then, it has developed right into a predictive upkeep answer, integrating high-resolution ultrasonic sensors and solar-powered wi-fi information transmission.
Right this moment, PIP360 processes tens of millions of sensor readings yearly, primarily for oil and fuel purchasers, transmitting information to a safe cloud the place proprietary algorithms analyse and advocate upkeep actions. Its deal with automated erosion and corrosion monitoring, evaluation and reporting units it aside as a number one software within the business, the corporate says.
AIMS/PIP360 methods have been successfully applied throughout a whole bunch of slurry pipelines and merchandise that require put on or corrosion monitoring. In recent times, AIMS/PIP360 has partnered with KSB GIW Inc to develop {hardware} for GIW SLYsight, a cutting-edge slurry pump put on monitoring know-how. GIW SLYsight supplies exact information to assist operators make environment friendly, protected inside clearance changes, eliminating the guesswork and optimising pump efficiency. SLYsight sensors measure precise pump put on so upkeep personnel know precisely which elements want consideration and when replacements are needed, extending pump put on life and stopping surprising outages.
KSB GIW’s acquisition of a major stake in AIMS/PIP360 will permit for a deeper stage of collaboration between the 2 organisations, considerably enhancing the evolution of GIW SLYsight and different future IIoT merchandise and initiatives.
“This acquisition marks an thrilling new chapter for KSB GIW as we strengthen our partnership with AIMS/PIP360,” Robert Visintainer, Vice President of Engineering and R&D at KSB GIW, Inc, stated. “By becoming a member of forces, we’re uniquely positioned to drive innovation extra successfully and speed up the event of IIoT initiatives. This strategic transfer underscores our dedication to development and our imaginative and prescient to remain on the forefront of business developments. Finally, it permits us to ship enhanced merchandise and options that higher serve our clients and their evolving wants.”