Overview

Monitoring structures can include railroads, tunnels, bridges, wind turbines, LNG tanks and pipelines. Collecting data on the health of a structure can prevent critical failures and reduce maintenance costs. The value of optical measurements within these applications can steam from:

• Long transmission distance between the sensor and the signal conditioner
• Lightning immunity
• Multiple sensor types connected to a signal conditioner (i.e. temperature, strain, tilt, displacement)
• Extreme operating temperature ranges (i.e. cryogenic for LNG applications)
• Measurement stability over long periods of time
• Intrinsic safety (ATEX requirements)

The wide array of sensors available from Fibos can help ensure you can collect the data that you need at a competitive solution cost. Strain measurements can be made on structures directly by bonding, welding, or embedding into the material. Tilt, displacement and acceleration can be used to monitor the movements of the structure. Our standard sensor portfolio provides an overview of what can be made, and variations of most devices can be made on request. If there is a need for custom sensors, please do not hesitate to reach out to the Fibos team.