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November 15, 2011
FREEWAVE TECHNOLOGIES TO DEMONSTRATE AND SPEAK ON USING INDUSTRIAL GRADE WIRELESS SOLUTIONS FOR EXTENDING PLC CAPABILITIES AT ROCKWELL AUTOMATION FAIR
Wireless data radio leader also to hold contest in booth for chance at winning a 500 GB hard drive
CHICAGO, IL, ROCKWELL AUTOMATION FAIR (Booth #726), Nov. 15, 2011 – FreeWave Technologies, (http://www.freewave.com), manufacturer of the most reliable, high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission, today announced it will showcase its latest industrial grade wireless data radio offerings for extending Rockwell Automation Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) at the 2011 Rockwell Automation Fair (http://www.rockwellautomation.com/events/automationfair/).
FreeWave will be demonstrating a wide array of its popular ruggedized data radios in the booth, including the HT Plus and FGR2-PE Ethernet series, FGR2 line of serial products, (in both board and enclosed configurations), and its wireless I/O Expansion Module family. All FreeWave’s products shown can easily be incorporated into Rockwell Automation’s family of PLC solutions for markets that rely on automation solutions, such as manufacturing, water/wastewater, electric power/smart grid and energy/oil and gas.
“There is ever-increasing momentum between Rockwell and FreeWave based on customers’ growing demand for reliable, secure, industrial grade, cost effective wireless products in automation applications,” said Curt Goldman, Business Development Manager at FreeWave Technologies. “Our relationship with Rockwell is a crucial part of FreeWave’s go-to market strategy in the industrial marketplace. We look forward to continuing to work closely with it as a key partner as we bring new wireless solutions and technologies to customers that help address their needs.”
Goldman will be speaking on how FreeWave’s wireless I/O solution is able to extend Rockwell Automation PLC capabilities at the conference by addressing issues previously deemed cost prohibitive, not technical feasible or lacking in sufficient reliability. He will explain how FreeWave spread spectrum wireless data radios with I/O expansion modules can offer increased scalability and performance for Rockwell Automation PLCs, offering customers a more secure and cost-effective solution then has been available. Goldman will be speaking both days of the conference, Nov. 16 and Nov. 17, at 10 a.m. in Room W475A. Copies of his presentation are available upon request (see media contact below).
In addition, FreeWave will be holding a competition during the Rockwell Automation Fair exhibit hours on Nov. 16-17. The competition will time contestants on their ability to stop/start a sensor attached to a FreeWave I/O radio connected to a Rockwell PLC and PanelView Plus via a FreeWave FGR2-CE radio. The person who finishes in the shortest amount of time will win a 500 GB hard drive. Others who participate also will be entered into a random drawing for a hard drive at the end of the conference. To participate in the competition, visit FreeWave’s Booth (#726) either day of the show. FreeWave also will announce a separate competition on Twitter during the Rockwell Automation Fair. To participate, follow FreeWave on Twitter (@freewavetech) Nov. 16 – 17 to be eligible to win a 500 GB, portable hard drive. For more information about FreeWave’s line of wireless data radios, please visit the company’s website at (www.freewave.com).
About FreeWave Technologies
Founded in 1993, FreeWave Technologies manufactures the most reliable, high performance, lowest power consumption, spread spectrum and licensed radios for mission-critical data transmission. Through engineering excellence and a relentless commitment to best-in-class manufacturing, FreeWave customers enjoy superior network up-time, range and the lowest cost of ownership in its class. Based in Boulder, Colorado, FreeWave designs and manufactures radios that are the leading choice for oil and gas, utility, military and numerous other industrial applications. Organizations that count on radio data communications for operational trust FreeWave for custom network design, system engineering and customer support that is unparalleled in the market. For additional information, contact FreeWave directly at 866.399.4930 or at newsinfo@freewave.com. Visit the company’s website at (www.freewave.com).
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Media Contact:
Christin Jeffers
Catapult PR-IR
303-581-7760 ext. 19
cjeffers@catapultpr-ir.com
May 6, 2011
FREEWAVE TECHNOLOGIES AND ROCKWELL AUTOMATION JOIN FORCES TO ADDRESS GROWING WATER MANAGEMENT ISSUES
FREEWAVE TECHNOLOGIES AND ROCKWELL AUTOMATION JOIN FORCES TO ADDRESS GROWING WATER MANAGEMENT ISSUES
Cost effectiveness, reliability and versatility are key reasons why the FreeWave and Rockwell Automation initiative is a natural fit for water districts across the United States
BOULDER, Colo., May 2, 2011 — FreeWave Technologies, (http://www.freewave.com), manufacturer of the most reliable, high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission, today announced a new initiative, in collaboration with Rockwell Automation, to design and implement a comprehensive SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system solution to tackle water municipality’s growing issues in water management.
The problem: Water municipalities have water tanks that need to be kept full during peak usage times to keep up with increasing demands. Typically, a water tank is connected to a reservoir miles away via a pipeline, however, tank monitoring and pumping operations are being completed manually in many areas, creating numerous inefficiencies and cost constraints. To complicate matters, the main control rooms, the water reservoir and the water district headquarters are usually geographically dispersed. In order to keep up with demands, water districts across the United States need ways to automate their water demand management and keep their investment low to make such a change feasible to end-users.
“In order to make this application work, the SCADA system needs to be able to monitor the water level in the tank, the line pressure throughout the pipeline and the flow rate when the pump is running, as well as control the drive that runs the pump,” explains Ashish Sharma, chief marketing officer of FreeWave Technologies. “It also needs to have a Human Machine Interface (HMI) at the water district headquarters to provide monitoring and control of the entire system for the operators. Clearly, wireless communication is a must, but the system also needs to be very reliable, flexible and cost effective. Our customers are looking for a solution that is easy to deploy and maintain.”
Because cost effectiveness and reliability are high priorities for public utility operators, both FreeWave and Rockwell Automation products are a natural fit for the water districts. The SCADA system consists of an Allen Bradley SLC5/05 PLC at the main control room, its PowerFlex 40 drive at the pump house with FreeWave’s serial and serial IO radios connecting them together. The serial IO radios also allow the master Allen Bradley PLC to monitor pressure and flow rates throughout the pipeline as well as the water level in the tank. Along with the serial network, there also would be a pair of FreeWave Ethernet radios used to connect the SLC5/05 back to a Rockwell Automation PanelView Plus at the water district headquarters. Because multiple FreeWave radio networks can coexist at the same location, its FGR2-PE Ethernet radios are a trouble-free option. Typically, they would be used to link the Ethernet ports of the Allen Bradley SLC5/05 PLC and the Rockwell Automation PanelView Plus to provide seamless integration. “This allows for easy monitoring and control with real time updates of the entire system,” Sharma says.
“With both Rockwell Automation and FreeWave products, it’s easy to build a cost effective, yet very reliable SCADA system,” he explained. “Because the FGR2-IO-IOE is a flexible wireless IO platform and a very reliable serial radio, it offers the ability to quickly and cost effectively add IO without having to add additional radios. This adds a level of flexibility that complements Rockwell Automation products perfectly.”
About the FGR2 Series of FreeWave Radios:
Each member of the FGR2 Series of radios is fully backwards-compatible with earlier FGR radios and offers the lowest power consumption in the industry. The FGR2-CE-U is the serial radio option and the FGR2-IO-IOE Serial radio base provides a wireless platform for IO Expansion to any new or existing FGR serial network .The FGR2-PE offers users a second, switched Ethernet port as well as two serial ports to meet the demands of customers’ wireless automation requirements. The future-proof combination of two serial ports and two switched Ethernet ports offers customers the ability to transition from serial to Ethernet data communication without having to replace their wireless communication hardware down the road, or operate both serial and Ethernet communication independently and simultaneously on the same platform. Additionally, each FreeWave FRG2 series radio is capable of transmitting data up to 60 miles line-of-sight (LOS).
Additional information is available online at (http://www.freewave.com/products/product-274.html) or by contacting FreeWave at 866-923-6168.
About FreeWave Technologies
Founded in 1993, FreeWave Technologies manufactures the most reliable, high performing, lowest power consumption, spread spectrum and licensed radios for mission-critical data transmission. Through engineering excellence and a relentless commitment to best-in-class manufacturing, FreeWave customers enjoy superior radio up-time, range and the lowest cost of ownership available. Based in Boulder, Colorado, FreeWave designs and manufactures radios that are the leading choice for oil and gas, utility, military and numerous other industrial applications. Organizations that count on radio data communications for operational success – where failure and down-time are not an option – trust FreeWave for custom network design, system engineering and customer support that are unparalleled in the market. For additional information, contact FreeWave directly at 303-381-9200 or at newsinfo@freewave.com. Visit the company’s website at (www.freewave.com).
FreeWave Technologies participates as an EncompassTM Product Partner in the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetworkTM. Through Encompass Product Partners, customers can quickly locate complementary products that best solve any application challenges. These products are critical components or connectivity solutions that extend and enhance Rockwell Automation installations.
About Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Rockwell Automation employs about 19,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.
Allen-Bradley, SLC5/05 PLC, PanelView Plus and PowerFlex are all trademarks of Rockwell Automation, Inc. Trademarks not belonging to Rockwell Automation are property of their respective companies.
About the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork
FreeWave Technologies is part of the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetworkTM program, which includes business enterprise, sales and solutions, and product and technology partners. Through collaboration with Rockwell Automation, FreeWave Technologies helps its customers improve time to market, lower total cost of ownership, better manage assets and lower manufacturing business risk. For more information, visit (www.rockwellautomation.com/partners/).
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Media Contact for FreeWave Technologies:
Christin Jeffers
Catapult PR-IR
303-581-7760 ext. 19
October 28, 2010
FREEWAVE TECHNOLOGIES’ CURT GOLDMAN TO PRESENT AT ROCKWELL AUTOMATION FAIR 2010
FREEWAVE TECHNOLOGIES’ CURT GOLDMAN TO PRESENT AT ROCKWELL AUTOMATION FAIR 2010
WHO: Curt Goldman
Business Development Executive
FreeWave Technologies, Inc.
(www.freewave.com)
Curt Goldman is a business development executive at FreeWave Technologies and leads FreeWave’s partnership with Rockwell Automation. He is responsible for directing activities in multiple vertical markets for the company, including oil and gas, water, electric power as well as various SCADA applications. Before FreeWave, Goldman was the regional accounts manager for Two Technologies, Inc. He has more than 25 years experience building and managing direct and indirect sales channels in the technology sector. Goldman has a Bachelor of Science degree from Shippensburg University and also has a Master of Business Administration degree from La Salle University in Philadelphia, PA.
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: ”The Advantages of Implementing Wireless IO over Wired Alternatives”
Regardless of the industry, historically, hardwiring has been the only option available for users to connect instrumentation. However, new spread spectrum technologies give users the ability to connect instrumentation in the field without the need for costly wired infrastructure. Now, asset information is available from applied and embedded sensory points enabling sophisticated diagnostics, remote monitoring and control, and plant optimization.
This presentation will focus on building a Wireless IO network with Rockwell Automation PAC/PLCs. The presentation will review how a scalable solution can be added to the automation system controllers to provide more points of control for greater process awareness and better decision making. The FreeWave Expansion IO system will be reviewed in conjunction with the Rockwell Automation controllers.
WHERE: Rockwell Automation Fair
Orange County Convention Center South Building
9860 Universal Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32819
WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 3 and Thursday, Nov. 4
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ET (both days)
Room S330H
CONTACT: For more information on FreeWave, or to set up an interview with Mr. Goldman, please contact Christin Jeffers at Catapult PR-IR (303) 581-7760, ext. 19 or cjeffers@catapultpr-ir.com
