August 12, 2010

FREEWAVE TECHNOLOGIES’ CRAIG HELD TO SPEAK ON BATTERY-POWERED REMOTE MONITORING AT NACE CENTRAL AREA CONFERENCE 2010

FREEWAVE TECHNOLOGIES’ CRAIG HELD TO SPEAK ON BATTERY-POWERED REMOTE MONITORING AT NACE CENTRAL AREA CONFERENCE 2010

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 acting 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 Monitoring”

As automated remote monitoring with wireless data communication radios increasingly are becoming a popular choice for many pipeline, energy and utility operators, additional wireless options have begun to emerge. 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.

Traditionally, a technician would manually collect pipe-to-soil measurements while making inspections of the right of way or the effected structure. Battery-powered remote monitoring eliminates the need for manual measurements and provides real-time data from the field directly to the user’s fingertips. This new remote monitoring option eliminates the need for solar panels and, because it can reside underground, decreases the chance of theft and vandalism. Using battery-powered remote monitoring can bring the price of remote monitoring down to the point where it’s feasible to eliminate most, if not all, pipe-to-soil manual monitoring.

These new systems are designed for pipe-to-soil users who are committed to exceeding compliance requirements and moving from measurement to active mitigation.. 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: NACE Central Area Conference 2010
Omni Corpus Christi Bayfront Tower
900 North Shoreline Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
  
WHEN: Monday, August 16
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Nueces Ballroom A, 3rd Floor

CONTACT: For more information on FreeWave, or to set up an interview with Mr. Held, please contact Terri Douglas at Catapult PR-IR (303) 581-7760, ext. 18 or tdouglas@catapultpr-ir.com