Fill Level Management in
the Internet of Things
Pepperl+Fuchs presents a level sensor, which
transmits its data to a secure remote station in
the industrial Internet of Things.
The IoT sensor WILSEN.sonic.level is bundled
into a starter package with the WILSEN.service
and a business data platform, making it easier
to gain an introduction to the technology. This
allows users to more quickly determine the
value of the IoT system for their own company.
The industrial Internet of Things connects the virtual
world of information technology with the real world
of machine and plant engineering and opens up new
possibilities for process automation. With the help of
radio sensors that transmit their data to the Internet,
it is also possible to control assets that are either
widely distributed or seem impossible to connect due
to their mobility.
With the WILSEN.sonic.level, Pepperl+Fuchs
presents an ultrasonic wireless sensor for monitoring
fill levels in mobile containers, tanks, and silos. In
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addition, the battery-operated device determines
the geolocation of the container and transmits the
collected data via a GSM or LoRaWAN connection
to a defined collection point on the Internet. The
WILSEN.service not only ensures the secure
exchange of data, but also allows centralized
management of all IoT sensors in the field. In turn,
software systems and data platforms for business
data processing can be connected to the service.
Pepperl+Fuchs has compiled an entry-level starter kit
that includes all of the components required to form
a working IoT system. This time-limited, fixed-cost
package allows interested parties to get started with
the Internet of Things even without prior knowledge,
so that they can gather experience in their own
process environment as quickly as possible.
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