Innovation in digital communication in the field

IPLOM S.p.A.

IPLOM is an oil refinery, located in the Ligurian hinterland, connected to the Port of Genoa through pipelines and is subject to the Seveso directive.
In order to ensure the application of the Safety Management System for the prevention of major accidents, constant maintenance along the pipeline route must be carried out.

“The initial idea – says Roberto Bordieri, TLC Manager of IPLOM – was to find a quick system for maintenance teams to communicate.
The primary requirement was to have immediate and stable group communication, to encourage the collaboration of the technical teams along the route as well as the various sending and receiving stations.
The solution proposed by Aton White has proven to perfectly meet our needs; functionality, portability and being easy to use have been some of its strengths, demonstrating greater potential than radios”.

The adoption of the PTT platform, combined with the latest generation ATEX smartphones, has brought innovation in field communication; the PTT allows you to share voice, photos, and documents quickly and easily, even in areas classified as ATEX; in addition, further use is already being planned using the integrated NFC reader.
These benefits and the scalability of the cloud software platform have quickly allowed it to extend its use even in the refinery, during Turn-Around 2020, involving numerous maintenance specialists and plant operations.

IPLOM S.p.A.

IPLOM is an oil refinery, located in the Ligurian hinterland, connected to the Port of Genoa through pipelines and is subject to the Seveso directive.
In order to ensure the application of the Safety Management System for the prevention of major accidents, constant maintenance along the pipeline route must be carried out.

“The initial idea – says Roberto Bordieri, TLC Manager of IPLOM – was to find a quick system for maintenance teams to communicate.
The primary requirement was to have immediate and stable group communication, to encourage the collaboration of the technical teams along the route as well as the various sending and receiving stations.
The solution proposed by Aton White has proven to perfectly meet our needs; functionality, portability and being easy to use have been some of its strengths, demonstrating greater potential than radios”.

The adoption of the PTT platform, combined with the latest generation ATEX smartphones, has brought innovation in field communication; the PTT allows you to share voice, photos, and documents quickly and easily, even in areas classified as ATEX; in addition, further use is already being planned using the integrated NFC reader.
These benefits and the scalability of the cloud software platform have quickly allowed it to extend its use even in the refinery, during Turn-Around 2020, involving numerous maintenance specialists and plant operations.

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