Global satellite data communications company Orbcomm has signed a marketing agreement with M2M networking technologies firm Camgian Microsystems to supply the Quantus M2M supply chain product to the industrial market.
Quantus is a secure, scalable M2M networking platform optimised for on-site inventory monitoring and logistics management of bulk solids and liquids such as oil and gas products. It supports the networking of key industrial supply chain assets that include remote inventory storage vessels and tanker trucks.
Using Orbcomm’s global network, data collected from fixed and mobile field assets are processed through a cloud-based analytics platform that provides managers with near real-time information as it relates to optimisation of their supply chain operations.
“Orbcomm’s agreement with Camgian will further expand our market reach in providing global two-way data communications for M2M solutions in the oil and gas industry,” said Brian Bell, Orbcomm’s executive vice president of sales and marketing.
“Leveraging our core competencies, Orbcomm and Camgian will facilitate application development and integration, shorten time to market and increase widespread adoption of tank monitoring in the waste oil, virgin oil and fuel markets.”
With its network coverage, open connectivity software and ruggedised hardware, Quantus is suitable for energy companies, waste management facilities, lubrication companies, asphalt factories and frac tanks looking to gain supply chain efficiencies, reduce operating expenses and enhance customer service.
“There is a critical need for a configurable and expandable platform like Quantus for industrial tank-level monitoring for both fixed and mobile assets,” said Zvi Huber, Camgian’s general manager of M2M markets.
“Camgian’s operational intelligence platform utilises Orbcomm’s high-performance network to enable the seamless flow and analysis of near real-time information between remote assets and the corporate back-office, which helps our customers significantly improve inventory management and decision making throughout the global supply chain.”
