Pune-based Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (KBL) has introduced an advanced version of its signature IoT (Internet of Things) – based pump monitoring system – KirloSmart.
KirloSmart is a hardware-software technology developed by KBL that enables the user to remotely monitor and troubleshoot the pump on a real-time basis without any manual intervention, predict and take corrective measures to prevent any breakdown, and ensure the pump gives optimal performance. This is achieved by transmitting the pump’s analytical field parameters or operational behaviour on KBL’s web-based portal and interactive mobile application (App). The cloud services are SOC (System and Organisation Controls) compliant regarding data security.
The KirloSmart technology has built-in analytics, and spare management modules can generate alerts for the probable causes leading to the failure of the pump. It can send alerts and notifications through SMS, Email, and mobile push notifications.
Alok Kirloskar, Member of the Board of Directors at KBL and Managing Director-SPP Pumps Limited, said, “The advanced version of KirloSmart has new additional features like enhanced web application and mobile app with user-friendly next generation UI/UX and easy navigation. This is more interactive and has an enhanced speed. It has multiple screen options to show various parameter dials and mimic or process diagrams with sensor data. KirloSmart tracks the overall performance of the pump and notifies the user of any degradation in the efficiency or performance,”
Energy efficiency is a critical concern in the Indian industrial sector, as a quarter of the energy consumed by industrial motors is used by pumps. It is estimated that around 75% of pump systems in India are oversized, many by more than 20%. Further, electricity costs account for 40% of the total cost of ownership (TCO) of a pump.