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Cal2.0™

At LDARtools we are committed to more than using the new tools to do the same things faster: we are committed to designing and deploying the tools that will change, in the most dramatic, way how success is defined.

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At a mere 3 ¼ inches c2™ is the next generation of FECrystal™ – a ruggedized and waterproof Bluetooth transmitter designed for continuous use with a Thermo / Foxboro TVA 1000B. It allows TVA readings to be wirelessly transmitted to a PDA or computer. It also enables SKIBA to relight the TVA wirelessly.

The ONLY wireless device suitable to work with Cal2.0™ paperless calibration process.
The ONLY wireless device capable of interfacing with the SKIBA Reignition System.
Replaces the AIM cable.
Compatible with broad array of Pocket PC.

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Wireless interface

phx21™ takes its input and presents all of its output through a wireless interface to a PDA. The absence of input buttons, displays, switches, keypads or physical interface enables the phx21™ to be smaller, lighter, less susceptible to breakage and easier to modernize and upgrade.

Hands-off calibration (with Cal3.0™)

phx21™ can be set for any type of calibration (daily, precision or drift) to be automatically performed. System would automatically ignite phx21™, monitor/ confirm warm-up time, administer calibration gases and then perform electronic calibration, test results and record and store all results. This means that the phx21™ will be more efficient to operate and ensure against human error.

Method21 calibration failsafe

phx21™ will compare internal calendar with its calibration records and display a notice to the operator when any calibration event (such as daily calibration, quarterly precision calibration or periodic drift assessment) is required but has not been performed. Owner would have the option of setting calibration requirements in the system and creating either the option to override the failsafe notice OR disable monitoring until calibrations are performed. This means that a Technician cannot inadvertently use a phx21™ that has not been properly calibrated.

Automatic back-up ignition with failure notice

If primary ignition source fails (during warm-up or routine operation) a back-up source will ignite the detector AND display a recurring message to the operator that maintenance is required on the primary ignition source.

Onboard maintenance records

All maintenance records will be stored directly in the phx21™ onboard computer. This will enable the owner to have a ready source of all maintenance that has been performed on each phx21™ for its entire lifetime.

Automatic pump blockage protection

If the probe flow is blocked by moisture, water, product, dirt, dust, grease, debris, paint, the tip of a Technicians finger, the sample line is kinked, the filter is removed or a leak develops in the sample line the phx21™ will automatically shut down and notify the user.

Status Display

The phx21™ will automatically display notices indicating system needs or the necessity of doing routine, periodic maintenance.

SpanBox™ specification

The SpanBox is a gas delivery system designed to be used with Cal2.0™. The system removes the manual application of gas during calibration confirmation and drift assessments. It simplifies the gas delivery process and eliminates clumsy gas bags and dangerous portable cylinders.

Functions with or without Cal2.0™ in manual mode.
Automatic Mode with Cal2.0™.
Can supply 6 gasses with one unit.
90 day warranty.
Max pressure 25 PSI.
No Leak-by testings included.
Calibration Tee or Pressure Demand available.
No forced gas supplied to the TVA.

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SpanBox3™ is built together with Cal3.0™.

Automatically calibrates up to 6 phx21™ analyzers for 6 span gasses simultaneously.

The SpanBox3™ is a gas delivery system pre-loaded with Cal3.0™ software. The system removes the manual application of gas during calibration confirmation and drift assessments. It simplifies the gas delivery process and eliminates clumsy gas bags and dangerous small portable cylinders.

Comes with Cal3.0™ pre-installed.
One unit can supply 6 gasses to 6 phx21™ analyzers.
90 day limited warranty.
Standard operating pressure 25 PSI.
Uses FID industry standard Calibration Tee.
No forced gas supplied to the analyzer.
Contains adjustable flow regulator preset to 2 lpm.
Automatically performs advanced drift assessments (VVA and/or consent decree).
Automatic Precision Calibration.
Captures Calibration technician’s electronic signature.
Stores calibration data to USB drive.
Records are loaded into Hero Desktop Manager (HDM).
Reports can be exported to PDF or Excel.

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Available software for download:

Cal 2.0 for Windows Mobile 2009.2.5.1

Jupiter for Windows Mobile 2009.12.1.1

Jupiter for Windows Mobile 2009.3.4.1

LDARtools Hero 2009.12.7.1

Smart Flags for Windows Mobile

Cal2.0™ Demo (Follow instruction on the video)

Cal2.0™ is a comprehensive daily and quarterly LDAR precision calibration process that utilizes the latest in wireless technology and PocketPC capability.

Far faster and absolutely more reliable than any manual/paper process.
Only approved and authorized Cylinders (no mislabeled or expired cylinders).
Records are based on electronic footprints- NOT check marks on a form.
No ppm entries or calculations made by hand.
No “after the fact” data entry and no data entry errors.
No false or inadvertent calibration records.
Guaranteed 30-minute warm-up.
Automatic re-light during warm-up period.
Site-specific TVA maintenance prompts.
Automated 10% (or 5%) confirmation calculation and recordation.
Automated mid-day and end-of-day drift assessments.
Data storage and reports from any computer platform.
Capture of TVA’s internal span counts for diagnostic support and tracking.
All data encrypted to prevent tampering or falsification.

NOTE: When purchasing CAL2.0™ software, price reflected is for calibration license of one TVA per day. If more TVAs are to be calibrated on a daily basis, you must purchase an additional License for each. Example: 1 TVA = $1500.00 annually, 5 TVA = $7500.00 annually (You will have to order a QTY of 5).

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FEInspect™ is a software product that enables anyone using a FECrystal™ 6000 or C2™ to perform mobile LDAR data collection.

Product features:

User friendly interface.
Larger font that is easily viewed in all weather conditions.
Enhanced route filtering and tag location functionality.
Ensures that all components are monitored for the required minimum inspection time.
Guarantees ZERO Response Time Failures.

When used with a FEJupiter™ Premium Software subscription the following features are also included:

Built in back-up feature that saves monitoring data every fifteen minutes.
Streamlined TVA/FECrystal™ connection process from the home screen.
SKIBA Re-ignition Device (enables Technician to relight the TVA wirelessly from the PDA).

”The thing that I enjoy about the FEInspect™ software is that it allows a Technician to focus more on the duties and responsibilities of a Technician, and not so much on equipment specialist hands-on training and problem solving. Where we used to spend time trying to figure out why something happened, FEInspect™ spends time making things happen and ultimately helping us to stay in compliance and ahead of schedule. I was once told that the difference between a good mechanic and a great mechanic is the tools that they work with . . . FEInspect™ is a great tool to work with if you’re trying to get the job done and done right." - Alvin Woods, Sterlington, LA

FEInspect™ is provided FREE of charge to all clients who are using FECrystals™

FEJupiter™ encapsulates our years of experience and technical expertise into a powerful suite of utility plugins that enhance your LeakDAS Mobile monitoring software. Our unique plugin architecture provides the user with a completely customizable set of tools and features that allow them to monitor safely, efficiently, and accurately. From Technician safety and awareness to tag maintenance and protocol compliance, FEJupiter™ will ensure that your LDAR program makes the most of the technological breakthroughs that are revolutionizing our industry.

Four important FEJupiter™ features:

Customized Minimum Inspection Time for Component Types and Sizes -Client can specify variable minimum inspection time based on component type and size. For example:
- 10 inch valve could be monitored for 15 seconds.
- 1 inch valve for 5 seconds, etc.
LeakDAS has only one default minimum inspection time for ALL components no matter what the type or size.

Inspection-Deflection Manager -Client can specify deflection response parameters, FEJupiter™ will take into account the Client specified variable minimum inspection time and force the Technician to monitor for the correct amount of time for each component when a deflection is detected. See examples below:

Component	Client specified min. inspection time	Client Specified Deflection	Technician detects x ppm above background	FEJupiter™ response
10 inch valve	15 seconds	25 ppm	30 ppm	FEJupiter™ will FORCE the Technician to monitor the component for an ADDITIONAL 30 seconds.
1 inch valve	5 seconds	25 ppm	30 ppm	FEJupiter™ will FORCE the Technician to monitor the component for an ADDITIONAL 10 seconds.

Data Security Manager -LeakDAS Mobile requires the Technician to go through a multi -step process to save data during monitoring. FEJupiter automatically backs up all data to the SD card every 10 minutes, with no Technician involvement. This back-up also means that if the PDA were dropped from a tower, all information could be retrieved from the SD card with minimal data loss (less than 10 minutes).
Application Security Manager - FEJupiter™ includes the ability to lockout all games on the PDA and to lock the date/time, to prevent Technicians from falsifying records.

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How FEScout™ works

FEScout™ is an LDAR Vicinity Locator available in two parts. FEScout™ Finder provides encrypted GPS Coordinates for each component or landmark, allowing even the most inexperienced Technicians to quickly pin-point any location. FEScout™ Tracer provides timestamped coordinates to give supervisors a detailed daily map of the Technician’s location and path.

FEScout™ Tracer Provides end-of-day mapping report of the Technician’s path and location for the entire day.

Note: All GPS Coordinates can be collected seamlessly with no additional effort or time during tagging projects or while performing routine monitoring.

FEScout™ Finder

Records and stores GPS Coordinates for each LDAR components, Key locations and Landmarks.
Includes Vicinity Confirmation.
Includes end-of-day route integrity map.

How FEScout™ Finder works

FEScout™ Finder provides encrypted GPS Coordinates for each component or landmark, allowing even the most inexperienced Technicians to quickly pin-point any location.

Here’s how it works. You are looking for Tag Number 001863. You click on FEScout™ Assistance. Immediately, you see this screen:

You immediately know that the component is approximately 342 feet east of your current location.
You begin to move in that direction and the green arrow lines up with precisely the direction you need to travel.
Imagine that you are a new Technician and, with FEScout™, you know, with certainty, the vicinity of every control room, pump, vessel, tank, compressor, rally point- EVERYTHING without having to ask!

As soon as you get within 30 feet, you have arrived in the vicinity of your target and FEScout™ switches to this screen:

At this point you rely on the full benefit of the location description, size, etc. FEScout™ is an LDAR Vicinity Locator. The Technician is still the component finder!

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IRJupiter™ is an imaging process that makes sense, benefits are clear - the challenges are more difficult to see, alternative work practice raises many questions. LDARtools is developing the Answers.

The Alternative Work Practice raises our hopes for an LDAR process that is more efficient, less costly, safer and more reliable. The HOPE is easy for everyone to see and appreciate. At the same time, it raises a wide variety of questions that are not so obvious – or so easy to solve.

The professionals of LDARtools, working with our clients, have started to identify and address these questions:

How do we determine if an LDAR component can be included in our Imaging Program?
How precisely do we have to define the speciation of the process at each component site?
How do we perform the summation calculation that determines the parameters of the Daily Instrument Check?
How close does the camera have to be to the component in order to collect a valid image?
How long (in seconds) does the stored image have to be?
How can we efficiently confirm that all images are captured within the allowable distance?
How can we efficiently confirm that all of the required components have been properly imaged?
How will we store the video?

LDARtools has developed an innovative method for organizing the components in your Imaging Program into discreet Image Groups. Each Image Group is defined as follows:

Reference Pt and View Spot: The primary piece of process equipment or structure that the operator will use to place his tripod (e.g. 10 FT South of Vessel 22).
Number of Components: Number of valves (or other components) to be imaged with this group.
Image Distance: The MAXIMUM distance that the camera lens may be from the furthest component.
Image Group: The physical group of valves that will be imaged in a single video clip.
Target: The “frame” of components (optical and infrared) that corresponds to the Image Group. The Targets are permanent records in your IRJupiter database.
Optical Target: An optical (normal light) photo of the Image Group that serves as the Target for the operator.
Infrared Target: Still, infrared image of the Image Group provided as a Secondary Target.
Image Time: Variable period of time, specified by you, to confirm that the operator has viewed the image for the appropriate amount of time, based on the number of components in each image.
Daily Image Confirmation: Automated QC process that enables you to confirm that any or all Image Groups have been properly framed and imaged for the specified time.

How Shepherd monitor works

We know what is at stake when an H2S Release occurs: Health, Safety, Morale, Liability, and the Bottom line. With the help of the Shepherd H2S System you have put your company and your personnel in the best possible situation to resolve the incident.

Shepherd H2S System is a computerized system for linking an array of personal H2S sensors and panic alarms with a satellite communications network that triggers a series of communications to a central information center whenever an H2S leak is detected in a remote location.

Normal response to an H2S Release:

Worker wears a traditional H2S monitor.
Beeper goes off.
Worker goes down.
Alarm can be heard in the immediate vicinity. But ONLY in the immediate vicinity. If no one is nearby no help comes. The worker is all alone.

How does the Shepherd Communication System respond to an H2S Release? Shepherd sends an instantaneous satellite notification to Shepherd Monitor and the Emergency Response Team as soon as an H2S exposure or alarms occur, so that immediate help can be deployed.

The SKIBA Re-ignition Device is a complete hardware and software solution designed for wireless monitoring, control, and re-ignition of a TVA. Utilizing the latest advances in bluetooth technology, the SKIBA signaling device incorporates a state of the art microprocessor controller and proprietary software design, which enables our FEcrystal™ to precisely control the re-ignition process from a handheld PC.

Eliminates ALL safety hazard associated with climbing or moving around associated with having to relight a TVA after a flame-out.
Eliminates ALL loss of productive time in the same instance.
Improves technician morale by providing the best equipment available.
Ensures optimal TVA performance by re-lighting any TVA that flames out during a pre-calibration warm-up.
Ensures regulatory compliance by ensuring proper 30-minute warm-up.
Makes DTM monitoring SAFER and MORE EFFICIENT.
Prevents premature monitoring stoppage due to troublesome flame-out.

Note: Industry survey suggests up to $8,000 per year savings per Technician.

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The SMARTflag™ System provides a seamless, automated method for the Tagging and Documenting Technicians to Share, Confirm and Enhance each critical data stream.

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