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SYNAPTEC MATCOR monitoring solution designed specifcally to address high- The frst commercial Greenlight installations have al- voltage cable failures, stemming from faults in cable joints ready been deployed with offshore wind operators and and terminations. transmission systems internationally. There are plans for

Greenlight provides continuous, automated visibility of further large-scale installations throughout 2025.

all joints and terminations in a cable network, delivering ear- ly warnings of emerging faults before they become failures.

Salunda’s Latch Monitoring Tool Bolster Safety of

Pipe Handling on Drilling Rigs

Designed for offshore wind farms and high-voltage power grids, it replaces manual inspection and reactive Salunda, a provider of digitized solutions for safety criti- maintenance with a smarter, safer, and far more cost-effec- cal industries, has launched the Latch Hawk 2 fngerboard tive approach to asset management. latch monitoring device to improve safety during pipe

The system is based on Synaptec’s patented Distribut- handling on offshore drilling rigs.

ed Electrical Sensing (DES) technology, which uses fully Latch Hawk 2 provides a direct measurement of fnger- passive sensors that require no power supply, no data net- board latch status in real-time to prevent fngerboard DROPS works, and no ongoing maintenance. incidents, eliminating the need for a spotter or camera.

These sensors are easily retroftted or embedded into Second generation improvements to the patented wire- cable joints and terminations at many locations over dis- less monitoring device include new sensor technology tances of up to 60 km from a substation. with better shock and vibration resistance, a more robust

Light from each sensor is sent via standard optical fbre design, cloud-based digital condition monitoring, and to a central interrogator located at the substation. From greater than seven-year battery life, which extends on the there, Synaptec’s real-time analytics platform, Synthesis, previous iteration by over two years.

processes The system integrates with all major OEM drilling con- the data, highlights anomalies, and delivers actionable trol systems (including DrillView, Cyberbase, and Am- insights through automated alerts and a visual dashboard. phion) and can be installed using a patented ratcheting

With Greenlight in place, operators can identify and lo- mechanism, adding an extra layer of protection against calize early signs of degradation, such as abnormal electrical DROPS incidents for legacy fngerboards.

currents, thermal stress, or evolving phase-to-screen ratios, Improvement in the retrofttable design means there is no at the exact location of the joint or termination at risk. operational downtime during Latch Hawk 2 installation.

Rather than waiting for failure, maintenance teams can Latch Hawk works by using wireless sensors to determine intervene precisely where needed and at the right time. the status of a latch. This data is then compared to the com-

Maintenance becomes targeted and effcient, and costly mand status of the latch sent from the drilling control sys- downtime is avoided. tem. If an inconsistency is fagged by the system, an alert

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