• The Challenge A power generating plant in the north central United States uses multiple mobile platforms to convey its coal supply from the railroad delivery point to the storage lot. But the coal handling process was monitored and controlled with wired connections. As the local control systems moved on a rail, the data cables were constantly being disconnected from the SCADA system, stalling the operation and causing expensive downtime. • The Solution The recurring service interruptions were eliminated by replacing the cable runs with B&B’s 900 MHz, serial radio modems. With their Class1 Div2 UL certifications the radio modems were more than tough enough to stand up to the task. A “master” radio modem was installed at the control center’s SCADA system, and remote radio mod

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