IMT wins sulphur tank work

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DIGITISATION • IMT HAS WON ANOTHER MAJOR CLIENT FOR ITS TELEMATICS SOLUTIONS, THE LATEST CUSTOMER BEING GERMAN SULPHUR SPECIALIST GRILLO-WERKE

GRILLO-WERKE AG HAS equipped its entire fleet of tank containers used for the transport of sulphur dioxide with telematics systems from Intermodal Telematics (IMT). Adding the IMT units provides global coverage of Grillo’s tanks, without gaps in connectivity and in real time. That is proving extremely valuable at a time when supply chains are stressed and disruptions can happen anywhere, any time.

“This allows us to identify bottlenecks at an early stage and, if necessary, provide replacement tank containers at short notice,” says Dirk Sehlhoff, product manager for sulphur dioxide at Grillo-Werke. “Thanks to the IMT geofencing function, loading times and inefficient idle times can also be displayed, monitored and reduced in real time.”

Grillo-Werke opted to fit IMT’s CLT20-Ex communication and location terminal. This monitors each tank’s geo-position and physical movement (shock and motion); it also acts as the central data hub for all IMT sensors mounted on the tank and sends all collected measurement data to the IMT platform every five minutes.

The CLT20-Ex features a four-way modem, said by IMT to be unique in the industry, which addresses all current and future cellular networks worldwide, from 2G to 5G as well as LTE-M machine type communication. This allows measurement and location data to be transmitted across countries around the world without data loss. The ATEX-certified unit is also powered by solar energy, eliminating the need for battery replacement.

EASY TO USE Another important consideration for Grillo was that the system should be easy to accommodate within its existing IT network. “What was important to us when choosing the telematics provider was the intuitive handling of the devices,” Sehlhoff adds. “With the very easy-to-use IMT Pairing App, it was possible for us to independently connect the IMT technology to our loading unit via our mobile devices in just a few steps and immediately make it visible on the platform.”

That is just what IMT claims for the app, which it says allows pairing to be carried out anywhere in the world, on site or at a depot, in four steps. After pairing, all relevant data from the tank container, rail wagon or chassis equipped with the CLT20-Ex unit can be seen on the IMT Web Application.

The data provided by the newly installed IMT system is a great benefit not just to GrilloWerke itself but also to its clients. “Thanks to the IMT technology we can provide our customers with important data within the logistics chain,” Sehlhoff says. “Precise analyses of downtimes and loading times can be displayed, controlled and reduced in real time and thus enable Grillo-Werke an optimal and cost-efficient fleet management.”

Based in Duisburg, Germany, Grillo-Werke specialises in zinc metallurgy and sulphur chemistry. It has other production sites at Frankfurt’s Industriepark Höchst, Goslar and in Belgium and France. Its sulphuric acid plant in Frankfurt produces liquid sulphur trioxide, oleum and sulphuric acid at 96 and 98 per cent concentrations; it has a sulphuric acid recycling unit at Duisburg where it produces sulphur dioxide, using a process developed internally. www.intermodaltelematics.com www.grillo.de