RAB Microfluidics Secures Contract With Global Energy Giant to Develop Autonomous Oil Monitoring System for Shipping Vessels
30 Abril 2024 - 4:05AM
Business Wire
- Upon completion, RAB’s autonomous oil condition monitoring
system is set to be deployed across the maritime cargo
sector
- RAB’s ‘lab-on-a-chip’ technology provides real-time,
onsite, data-driven insights that enable the identification of
equipment deterioration
RAB Microfluidics has secured a £750,000 contract with a global
energy giant to develop an autonomous oil monitoring system for
2-stroke marine vessel engines, based on its patented
‘lab-on-a-chip’ technology. Upon completion, RAB’s autonomous oil
condition monitoring system is set to be deployed across the
maritime cargo sector.
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Dr Rotimi Alabi (CEO and Founder) and
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The development of the autonomous system follows the successful
launch of its Oleum Oracle portable oil condition monitoring system
in 2023. Oleum Oracle has already been deployed by operators in the
European energy and shipping sectors.
Dr Rotimi Alabi, CEO and Founder of RAB Microfluidics, said: “We
are thrilled to partner with a major player in the global energy
sector, and the collaboration signifies the growing recognition of
our innovative oil condition monitoring solutions. The development
of this autonomous system will empower the maritime cargo industry
to optimise operations and ensure the smooth running of their
fleets.”
Michael O’Sullivan, RAB’s Head of Technology, added that: “This
award validates the efforts and success of over 2 years of R&D
by our talented team of physicists, chemists, and engineers who
developed and field-trialled an advanced prototype. With this
partnership, we will now take our ‘first of its kind’ automated oil
condition monitoring solution to the market by the end of
2025.”
Reducing downtime by around 25 per cent, while reducing
operating and maintenance costs by approximately 15 per cent, RAB
anticipates widespread adoption of its Oleum Oracle system over the
next 12-24 months, and expects to deploy hundreds of the systems
globally, including in the energy, renewable, offshore wind,
shipping, and industrial sectors.
RAB’s Oleum Oracle system is supported by RAB-Illuminare, a
platform that delivers online visualisation of live data from
Oleum.
For more information on RAB Microfluidics:
https://rab-microfluidics.co.uk/
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