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Is 3M Leading the Way to IIoT for Industrial Filter Suppliers?
3M is now remotely monitoring and replacing $22 furnace filters with use of a
blue tooth enabled pressure sensor.
We are reporting on this development and then commenting (see material in red)
relative to the opportunity for suppliers of dust cartridges, commercial HVAC
filters, liquid cartridges and cross flow membranes.
FiltreteT Smart Air Filters, the first-ever Bluetooth®-enabled
HVAC air filters for the home, are now integrated with Amazon Dash Replenishment
to automatically reorder air filters when they need replacing. Filtrete Smart
Air Filters are available for purchase on Amazon.com and at participating
retailers nationwide.
Suppliers of replacement industrial filters are seeking new ways to reach their
customers. You can find filters
through general E-commerce sites such as Grainger or more specialized sites such
as Harrington Industrial Plastics or even the Nalco site.
However, the supplier is providing a discount to the E-commerce site.
With direct automatic reordering the filter supplier has higher filter margins
and can also generate sensor and software revenues.
Filtrete Smart Air Filters, paired with the FiltreteT Smart App and Dash
Replenishment, take the guesswork out of when to change your air filters and
what size and type to purchase. The filters contain a Bluetooth®-enabled
pressure sensor that, when paired with the app, allows customers to track filter
life based on airflow and usage, not just time. Dash Replenishment automatically
reorders new filters and delivers them right to your door when you need them.
The knowledge about furnace filters is well known but many industrial
applications are very complex. If the filter supplier acquires deep knowledge
about the process they can provide very valuable filter management decision
making through data analytics.
"We know it is incredibly common for people to forget details about their air
filters such as size, type, and the best time to replace filters, so it was
important for us to create a simplified and streamlined product experience for
consumers," said Patrick Hiner, New Product Marketing Manager, FiltreteT Brand.
"Many people understand that as a filter's effectiveness diminishes from use,
airflow can be restricted and impact the home's indoor air quality. Integrating
Filtrete Smart Air Filters with Dash Replenishment is a smart and easy way to
help manage a filter's lifecycle, so air filters are changed when they need to
be - not too early and not too late."
To get started, customers simply set up Dash Replenishment through the Filtrete
Smart App using their Amazon account credentials. The Filtrete Smart App tracks
filter lifespan, type and size, and Dash Replenishment will automatically
reorder the correct product when the life of their filter reaches 10%. Dash
Replenishment enables connected devices to automatically reorder goods from
Amazon whenever supplies are running low. For more information, visit: https://www.amazon.com/dash-replenishment.
The industrial filter supplier has the opportunity to provide the filters on a
yearly contractual basis. He eliminates administrative cost for the customer and
can increase margins and revenue. One option is a variable cost contract which
is based on the number of filters needed throughout the year.
Another option is an O&M contract for a fixed amount.
The supplier takes on the responsibility of minimizing filter usage
through continuously monitoring conditions and advising the operator of needed
changes in the operation to avoid premature filter failure.
If the supplier does not have complete control it is better to structure
this type of contract under a "shared savings" basis.
The present yearly filter cost is the benchmark.
The filter savings in a subsequent year is shared between supplier and
customer. This provides a very big profit potential for the supplier and lowest
total cost of ownership for the customer.
The Filtrete Smart App also provides data on outside air quality and gives other
useful tips for helping to improve indoor air quality. Users can decide how much
interaction they have with the Filtrete Smart App by opting into specific
smartphone notifications. The app can also pair with compatible indoor air
quality monitors to provide real-time indoor air quality readings. (Monitors
sold separately.)
Many filter suppliers are divisions of larger companies who can leverage the
filter opportunity to sell complete integrated O&M systems with process control
management packages including edge computer analytics.
Nalco operates a 24-7 remote monitoring center to control treatment
chemicals. It also sells Pall
membrane filters on its E-commerce site.
Alternatively, it could monitor these filters and replace them as needed.
Danaher may want to capture this membrane filter revenue itself.
It has the Chemtreat line of treatment chemicals to compete with Nalco.
It also owns Hach and supplies all the analyzer technology.
It purchased Pall several years ago.
It is targeting IIoT and can leverage this activity.
Nederman has acquired Auburn who makes broken bag detectors. It is has also
acquired NEO Monitors who makes TDLS analyzers.
We have been conducting webinars on the use of TDLS for optimizing
combustion in coal fired boilers as well as many other applications where
instant and accurate sensing of H2O,
H2S, CO2, NH3 and C2H2
is required. Nederman supplies complete dust collection and mist elimination
packages with extraction hoods as well as contaminant removal.
Control of air flow through ducts and hoods to minimize dust escape
around the hoods while also minimizing air flow and energy consumption can
result in huge savings for the customer. Nederman has a digital initiative and
is very likely to be pursuing this opportunity.
Parker Hannifin has acquired Clarcor and its Total Solutions division. This
group supplies all the filters for automotive and other industrial plants. It
buys competitor filters as requested by the customer and eliminates all the
administrative costs of buying thousands of filters from many sources.
Parker Hannifin has all the controls and software to supply complete IIoT
and Remote O&M packages. So, it could easily monitor every filter and replace as
needed.
Eaton is another company which has it all.
They make a number of different filter types.
In certain industries such as food they have a variety of products such
as adsorbers and other purification products which are important to the quality
of the end product. They have all
the electronics and software to supply complete packages to reduce costs and
improve product quality.
3M is leading the way. Industrial filter manufacturers should realize that the
train is leaving the station.
McIlvaine conducts monthly webinars on the use of IIoT in different industries.
Rio Tinto is moving toward the mine of the future where ore is extracted
in central Australia and transported to the sea cost terminal with no human
operators. BASF in Germany has
standardized on OSIsoft, Samson valves and E+H instrumentation for all its
plants around the world (McIlvaine has a 150-slide presentation just on these
opportunities at 100 BASF plants).
Arcelor Mittal is making substantial reductions in the operating cost of making
steel around the world with centralized purchasing and extensive total cost of
ownership analyses.
So, a filter supplier who is not yet even on the train platform would be well
served to accelerate his pace and make sure he is not left behind.
Information on the IIoT and Remote O&M service
is shown at
N031
Industrial IOT and Remote O&M
Details on the complete business program are shown at
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Project Updates for Pharmaceuticals, Semiconductor and other Clean Industries
Here are the latest updates on pharmaceutical plants.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNITED STATES
Vetter's U.S. Sterile Plant Project Delayed
Laboratory Sciences Annex, University of West Florida
Biodesign C Research Building, Arizona State University
Micronclean Achieves ISO 9001:2015
Lonza Expands Encapsulation and HPAPI Capabilities
LakePharma Increases Biologics Offering
Avista Pharma Solutions Drug Product cGMP Manufacturing Expansion
Cellenkos Receives FDA Registration of GMP Manufacturing Facility
Amgen to Invest in New Biomanufacturing Facility
Amgen Invests in Next-Gen US Biomanufacturing Plant
Novo Nordisk Equipment Boost in Clayton, NC
Chemours Discovery Hub, University of Delaware
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Cancer Center Expands at the University of Nebraska
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Torrent Pharmaceuticals and Novo Nordisk's Parenteral Facility
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Pall Biotech Expands Hoegaarden Facility
Almac Group Completes Expansion
Catalent Completes Singapore Expansion
Fujifilm Building Facility to Support Liposome Drugs
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Pall Launches NYP Centre of Excellence
ClearSphere Delivered Design and Build of Class 7 Cleanroom to ABEC in Ireland
GE Healthcare's FlexFactory Selected for Clover's Changxing Zhejiang Facility
Ferring to Invest in New Biotech Center
MedPharm Announces Expansion of Formulation Development Laboratory
MSD Repurposing Dormant Irish Site
Science and Food Laboratories, Abertay University, Dundee, Scotland
Delmar to Upgrade Canadian API Plant
Johnson & Johnson Opens First European JLABS Incubator
Shaanxi Aoxing Pharmaceutical Renewed its GMP Certification
Cavendish III Lab Soon to Be Built at University of Cambridge
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