February 15, 2012

CRAIG HELD OF FREEWAVE TECHNOLOGIES TO PRESENT AT THE MIDDLE EAST CORROSION CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION

General Manager of International markets to present on the increased efficiency and cost savings offered by battery powered remote monitoring for pipe-to-soil measurements 

WHO:             Craig Held

                        General Manager, International

                        FreeWave Technologies, Inc.

                        (www.freewave.com)

Craig Held is general manager of FreeWave Technologies’ international operations and also serves as cathodic protection product manager.

Founded in 1993, FreeWave Technologies is a world leader in the innovative design/manufacture of license-free spread spectrum, licensed band radios and wireless data solutions that are trusted for mission critical applications around the world (www.freewave.com).

WHAT:          “Applications and Innovations for Battery Powered Remote Operating”

Today, when it comes to cathodic protection remote monitoring, automation is making its way as a leading solution.  A relative new comer  to automated remote monitoring is the use of licensed and spread spectrum wireless data radios that collect mission-critical data. Battery-powered remote monitoring is a new solution that is available for pipe-to-soil measurement. Unlike a traditional wireless system, this automated remote monitoring system option can be submersed and installed underground. This allows operators to more effectively protect their assets in extremely difficult environments. Battery-powered remote monitoring eliminates the need for manual measurements and provides real-time data from the field directly to the user’s fingertips to the point where it’s feasible to eliminate most, if not all, pipe-to-soil manual monitoring. 

This presentation will discuss remote monitoring options that are available and affordable in a secure proprietary network with no connection fees. In  addition, it will provide a real-world case study example of how technologies, like this are being deployed at a major international airport to improve its automated monitoring.

WHERE:       Middle East Corrosion Conference and Exhibition (MECCE) 2012

                        Gulf International Convention Center-Gulf Hotel

                        Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

WHEN:          Applications and Innovations for Battery Powered Remote Operating

                        Tuesday, Feb. 14

                        11:50 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. AST

CONTACT:  For more information on FreeWave, or to set up an interview with Mr. Held, please contact Christin Jeffers at Catapult PR-IR (303) 581-7760, ext. 19 or cjeffers@catapultpr-ir.com