Salunda, the global leader in digitised solutions for safety critical industries, has reached a significant milestone in its global expansion strategy with a new contract to install its HaloGuard™ zone monitoring solution on the Transocean Endurance in Australia. 

The award marks Salunda’s first installation of the patented zone monitoring product in Australia and the wider Asia Pacific region. 

The Haloguard™ system, which incorporates Salunda’s patented CrewHawk® real-time location technology, combines real-time location technology together with a machine vision system. The technology is designed to locate personnel on the drill floor during operations.  

When a crew member comes within a certain distance from working equipment, he or she is notified by an alarm through a wearable device. In the event the crew member remains near the equipment, the system can pause the equipment from moving until that worker returns to a safer, more distant position.  

Additionally, if unauthorized personnel enter the zone, HaloGuard™ sends an alert directly to the area authority.  By enabling machines with the technology to sense and recognize the location of personnel on the drill floor, Haloguard™ provides an advanced layer of individual protection that can, if needed, warn personnel of hazards and pause operations. 

Alan Finlay, Salunda Chief Executive, said: 
“This is an important contract for Salunda, and allows us to take a major step forward in our global growth strategy as we continue to enhance safety for staff while optimising performance in potentially high-risk environments.  

“Our ultimate goal for HaloGuard™ is to enhance the safety of critical operations.   As the oil and gas industry continues to automate, the deployment of advanced technologies that can detect and notify personnel and equipment on the drill floor, and if needed, pause operations, can enhance the safety and improve the efficiency of operations.  We believe that Haloguard™ offers a unique solution for these types of integrated operations.”  

HaloGuard’s™ unique combination of both sensor and vision technology works with cameras that can be mounted closely to the drill floor – resulting in fast installation and ease of maintenance – and efficiently optimize operational performance.   

This installation of the HaloGuard™ zone monitoring system will be Salunda’s first deployment of its next generation AI server, a combined sensor and machine vision fusion, and fully IECEx Zone 1 certified Orbs (3D ranging cameras).  

Mr Finlay added: 
“We would like to extend a warm thanks to the Transocean team for their assistance as we install and deploy this solution on the Transocean Endurance.” 

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