LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Emerson has turned
to AT&T* Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to advance its
innovative Grind2Energy food waste recycling system.
With these new capabilities, Emerson will provide near real-time
environmental sustainability information, performance data
reporting and data analytics to its customers. This will improve
predictive maintenance and visibility to provide remote service.
The newly developed IoT technology solution will also streamline
tank monitoring analytics and pump-out scheduling coordination.
Today, approximately 40% of the food produced in the U.S. goes
to waste and 97% of that ends up in landfills1. There,
it decomposes and produces methane gas—25X more harmful than CO2 as
a greenhouse gas and a major contributor to shrinking the ozone
layer. As a result, many states and municipalities require large
food waste generators to find a recycling solution like
Grind2Energy.
Already in existence, Grind2Energy was developed for large food
waste generators — like supermarkets, hotels, casinos and sports
arenas – interested in minimizing their environmental impact and
maximizing their operational efficiency. With additional
hygienic benefits – no open-air trash bins or leaky compactors –
Grind2Energy customers run lean, clean, and green. The system
quickly processes food scraps into a liquid "slurry" that is pumped
into an on-site holding tank. Now, with AT&T IoT connectivity,
the slurry will be remotely monitored by Emerson, then transported
to local anaerobic digestion facilities. The harmful methane will
be captured in a controlled environment and converted to renewable
energy – not released into the atmosphere.
"With the Grind2Energy system, Emerson has diverted 7,400 tons
of food waste from landfills. That's equivalent to 12 million fewer
miles driven on the road," said Tim
Ferry, group president, Tools & Home Products, Emerson
Commercial & Residential. "We plan to roll out hundreds of
IoT-connected Grind2Energy systems over the next few years. With
AT&T's help, we will be able to better serve our customers with
the added IoT capabilities."
With AT&T Global SIMs and IoT solutions, Emerson will be
able to:
- Optimize system uptime. With near real-time visibility
into every connected piece of equipment, Emerson's customer
experience will be much better. Repairs can be made faster,
minimizing downtime and perhaps avoiding a customer service call
all-together.
- Improve tank monitoring and pump-out scheduling. Sensors
will alert Emerson's local tank service provider when the holding
tanks are nearly full, streamlining communication, decreasing
wasted fuel from trucks, optimizing pick up scheduling and
minimizing costs.
- Provide customers with near real-time usage &
sustainability reports. Grind2Energy customers share powerful
messages about the positive impact they are having on the
environment by using Grind2Energy. Collecting that data will soon
be a whole lot easier, faster and more robust. Before AT&T IoT
solutions, Emerson manually pulled system data on-site. This costs
a great deal of time and resources and can be inconvenient to
customers. Emerson will soon be able to immediately access
sustainability reports and share with customers
electronically.
- Leverage data for predictive maintenance. With the help
of AT&T M2X and Flow Designer, data will be collected,
organized and analyzed. It will predict when equipment needs
service and advise customers how to more efficiently use the
solution for maximum uptime. In the long-run, Emerson will be able
to analyze larger sets of data. They can then predict the amount
and quality of food waste material that will be generated by
region, further simplifying the supply chain process.
- Help customers eliminate unnecessary waste and
shrinkage. Grind2Energy users will be able to compare system
runtime across multiple locations in a chain. As customers become
more aware of their waste, they become more efficient at managing
their operations.
"Businesses understand the need to blend their sustainability
efforts with their goals of continuously improving quality,
efficiency and profitability," said Chris
Penrose, President, Internet of Things, AT&T. "Our work
with Emerson is a great example of how the IoT can help businesses
lower costs, gain efficiencies, improve competitive advantage and
create a more sustainable world."
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1 "Facts," End Food Waste Now, accessed
December 7, 2016,
http://www.endfoodwastenow.org/index.php/resources/facts.
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