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Innovations
constantly changing business and regulatory requirements.
More broadly, adopting a risk-based
approach using APM software can help
operators of all sizes adapt to the new
working conditions brought on by COVID-19. By optimizing the maintenance
schedule, staff will only be required onsite
when it is absolutely necessary, helping to
reduce their exposure.
In addition to an emphasis on low
code, the latest AllAssets release-v2.8-
enhances user-journeys and performance
with specific attention given to:
* Risk-based inspection journey
* Maintenance optimization journey
* Administrator journey.
By looking at how companies were using AllAssets capabilities in each journey,
Lloyd's Register significantly optimized
parts of these journeys with improvements
of over 30% in some areas through simplified navigation and improved load time.
The platform's dashboard now comes with
hyperlinks, allowing users to access key
parts of the platform in as little as one click.
The new dashboard features also make it
easier to dive into the data, helping users
to more quickly understand which maintenance and inspection tasks to focus on.

during and immediately after install. The
early hours after an initial tightening sequence can be critical to long-term performance because an unexpected loss of
tension can affect bolt life.
In the long term, all bolts can be set to
broadcast alerts when a chosen tension
threshold is crossed. Managers can also
program alert windows during " interest "
periods, such as times of suspected greater vibration in a process, to gauge how fasteners are reacting.
With a web-based user interface, users
can change parameters for each wireless
sensor remotely. In addition, the UHF
band attribute will improve battery life
and enable increased distance from the
probe to the collection device. SPC4®
fasteners make it possible to measure
the actual tension from within a fastener,
providing real-time knowledge of critical
joint tension and performance from installation through fastener life. A variety
of sensors and meters are available to read,
display and relay this tension information.

New range of
comprehensive edge
systems management
capabilities

FIG. 3. Valley Forge & Bolt's latest addition
to the company's RTM™ (Remote Tension
Monitoring) series of meters-the UHF Band
RTM Meter.

Wireless monitoring of
tension in critical joints

Stratus Technologies has launched
enhancements to its ztC Edge computing platform with the release of Stratus
Redundant Linux (SRL) version 2.2 and
a preview of a new, comprehensive edge
systems management solution, ztC™ Advisor. These enhancements enable optimal infrastructure performance, utilization and faster time-to-value to ensure
simple, protected and autonomous business operations.
Stratus Redundant Linux 2.2, ztC
Edge's core operating system, features an
enhanced application interface, REST
API, that provides more information via
the web about ztC Edge's virtual machines
(VMs) and their current state. This capability allows teams to remotely optimize
infrastructure performance and utilization. SRL 2.2 also includes additional software and security updates.
With ztC Advisor, Stratus introduces a
new edge systems management solution to
simplify centralized monitoring and management of a customer's entire ztC Edge
computing infrastructure. The new solution offers a secure web-based portal that
anyone in operations or IT can use to view

the health and utilization of their entire
ztC Edge inventory, remotely triage issues,
improve productivity and mitigate risk.
ztC Advisor's first features include:
* A comprehensive asset management
overview of all ztC Edge platforms
owned by a customer, including
systems that have been deployed
but have not been provisioned.
The overview makes it easier
for administrators to holistically
maximize resource utilization and
optimize their hardware refresh and
software patching schedules.
* A centralized dashboard view
of individual system status and
resource utilization presented
in real time, enabling administrators
to easily see platform status
at-a-glance.
* User-defined groups for customers
to assign individual systems to
groups and use the ztC Advisor
dashboard's built-in sorting and
filtering functions to quickly access
information from specific platforms.
* Secure-push technology between

Maintenance engineers in critical environments charged with condition monitoring have long wished the bolts themselves could start the conversation. Now
they can. Valley Forge & Bolt has taken
its SPC4® Load Indicating Technology to
a new level with the latest addition to the
company's RTM™ (Remote Tension Monitoring) series of meters-the UHF Band
RTM™ Meter, a wireless bolt monitoring
system (FIG. 3). The UHF Band RTM
Meter operates in 433/868/915 MHz frequencies, which includes the industrial,
scientific and medical (ISM) frequency.
This wireless sensor detects and collects the tension level in a bolted joint as
read by the company's SPC4® fastener,
and then relays the data to a facility's condition monitoring/SCADA system. Users can also program the sensor to take
measurements at prescribed intervals and
send alerts if a bolted joint falls out of chosen tension parameters.
The UHF Band RTM™ Meter facilitates close monitoring of new fasteners

FIG. 2. The latest AllAssets release-v2.8-
from Lloyd's Register.

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