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challenging process environments. This is truly
Emerson’s ability to apply wireless technology
an amazing feat of engineering. Each wireless
in a process operating environment is a great
device is a router for other nearby devices,
example of new-to-the-world solutions. Emerson
passing messages along until they reach
Process Management engineers understood that
their destination. If there is an obstruction,
being wireless is not just about replacing wires –
transmissions are automatically rerouted until
it is something much bigger.
a clear path is found.
Freed from the limitations and complexity of
Emerson’s Smart Wireless technology is a game-
wire, customers can deploy Emerson’s PlantWeb
changer for the process industry, eliminating
capabilities to assets previously out of physical
physical, economic and technical obstacles that
or economic reach. Today, Emerson’s Smart
engineers had encountered on a daily basis.
Wireless solution offers the exceptional benefits
Customers are seeing far-reaching benefits in
of seeing, knowing and controlling things plant
operations, performance and safety, as well
managers could never know or afford to know
as significant cost savings. In fact, the cost of
before, such as detecting leaks along miles of
adding one wireless sensor is one-tenth that of a
pipeline, gathering data from movable equip-
traditional hard-wired solution and takes far less
ment in flexible manufacturing environments
time to implement. We are excited about the
and tracking assets and people throughout
limitless potential for this solution – within and
the plant. Increasing this field intelligence and
beyond process environments – as it continues
predictive power makes customers more effi-
to unlock the imagination of engineers across
cient and competitive.
the globe.
Our breakthrough was an application of self-
organizing mesh networks that deliver a reliable,
robust and secure solution in even the most
The cost of adding one wireless sensor
is one-tenth that of a traditional
hard-wired solution.

2. Emerson’s Smart
Wireless technology
is a game-changer for
the process industry,
eliminating physical,
economic and technical
obstacles that engineers
had encountered on
a daily basis.
From our perspective,
wireless is not just about
replacing wires …

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Wireless
is about doing What couldn’t
be done before.
Like all breakthroughs, Emerson Smart Wireless
began small. In reading about new wireless
sensor technology the U.S. military was
deploying to find enemy troops in battle, our
engineers became intrigued with the potential
application in process environments.
Their imagination and insight led to the
development of technology that provides
customers with information and capabilities
that had been physically or economically out
of reach. Solutions that reshape their business.
Technology that transforms industry.
Learn more about Emerson’s Smart Wireless at
www.EmersonProcess.com/SmartWireless.