COLLINSVILLE, Oklahoma, (January 13, 2006) Industrial Telemetry, Inc. (ITI), a supplier of wireless MESH networked applications to the industrial marketplace, today announced that it will demonstrate its BioMESH™ System at the US Composting Council’s 14th Annual Conference & Trade Show in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Wednesday, January 25, 2006. The demonstration is sponsored by the USCC and will be held at the Albuquerque City compost site. The BioMESH System includes unique wireless MESH radio equipped temperature probes which enable operators of large composting facilities to monitor and then regulate the internal temperature of compost. ITI is an emerging technology company involved in the design, development, manufacture and sale of industrial wireless MESH network applications.
Using MESH networked sensor modules as its enabling technology, ITI has developed wireless monitoring and control solutions for municipal and government regulated solid waste composting facilities that are required to certify internal temperature ranges over certain time periods. ITI currently has ongoing field trials of the BioMESH System at multiple compost facilities across the country. Louis F. De Silvio, President and CEO of ITI stated, “We are pleased with this opportunity to demonstrate ITI’s BioMESH System at the US Composing Council’s 14th Annual Conference & Trade Show in Albuquerque and the opportunities in the industrial market for wireless solutions using low-power radio and MESH technology.
We look forward to demonstrating the viability and commercialization of our wireless MESH applications.”
BioMESH System
The BioMESH System uses an ITI developed software application to monitor temperature probes that are inserted into piles of composting material in various locations throughout a facility. The temperature probes integrate temperature sensors with radio modules in sealed, weather proof, caustic proof housings. The radio modules utilize a patented wireless MESH communications protocol to support connectivity to the temperature sensors. The probes operate on battery power and feature a scheduled "sleep" mode to provide extended battery life. Since each BioMESH probe has the ability to act as both a temperature sensor transmitter and as a repeater for temperature signals from other probes, the probes all act together to help get signals through to the monitoring application.
The patented MESH software is licensed from Nokota and is built into radio modules manufactured by RF Monolithics. MESH networking is a major improvement over older point-to-point radio technology which always require line of sight for maximum performance and is unable to provide complete coverage within large composting facilities.The BioMESH housing is a unique design made from heavy duty PVC and Stainless Steel components. The result is a sealed, weather proof, caustic proof device which is resistant to UV penetration yet does not interfere with radio signals. Its design allows the MESH radios to communicate omnidirectionally with good performance.
The ruggedized industrial housing also protects the connectivity to the sensors in the stainless steel probe, as well as securing the long life battery which powers both the sensors and the radio. Some of the ITI temperature probes are manufactured by ReoTemp Instruments, Inc.
About ITI
Industrial Telemetry, Inc., a Delaware corporation based in Collinsville, OK, is an emerging designer, developer, manufacturer and supplier of a variety of wireless MESH networked applications to the industrial marketplace.
