(WO) – Salunda has signed an agreement with technology service provider Intellilift to increase safety and efficiency in well construction for the oil and gas industry.
The agreement was signed following a successful pilot integrating Intellilift’s proven digital technologies with Salunda’s patented camera and portable Red Zone monitoring solutions on an oil rig.
The combined capabilities of Salunda and Intellilift will improve efficiency and safety in the drilling rig market. By accelerating well construction through automation, these advancements will also protect the wellbeing of personnel working in hazardous areas.
Salunda’s portable Crew Hawk technology and HaloGuard cameras can be integrated with Intellilift’s drilling software, resulting in improved safety conditions, optimized well planning and shorter travel times.
Alan Finlay, CEO of Salunda, said: “This collaboration underlines our commitment to developing proprietary technologies that improve the wellbeing of those working in safety-critical industries and meet the evolving needs of our customers and partners.
“By integrating our hazardous area monitoring technologies into Intellilift’s systems, we can help optimize well construction by merging information collected from drilling rigs and personnel movements near red zones, resulting in improved safety controls and reduced downtime.”
Salunda’s wearable technology and camera solutions wirelessly monitor hazardous work environments in real time, tracking people and equipment and providing anonymized feedback focused on safe operations and minimizing risks.
Users of Crew Hawk, which has MET, IECEx and ATEX certifications, can establish perimeter protection zones in the work environment around areas that pose the greatest risk to personnel.
For dynamic situations, a zone can be triggered around activated equipment or machinery. People will then receive direct alerts when they enter these zones and Salunda’s proprietary MTES (Motion Trigger and E-Stop) technology can be used to stop equipment.
