Salunda has announced it has integrated its Red Zone monitoring solutions on four drilling rigs in Guyana with Intellilift’s digital technologies to deliver automated location and control of critical equipment and personnel.
The collaboration – on assets belonging to a major offshore drilling contractor – marks the world’s first deployment of a real-time digital interface between wearable sensors, drilling controls and moving machinery to provide instant alerts to workers in the line of fire. The digital interface streams machine location, velocity and status in real-time.
By integrating Intellilift’s platform with Salunda’s CrewHawk, the system provides a low latency digital interface through Salunda’s proprietary Motion Trigger and Equipment Status (MTES) module. CrewHawk monitors hazardous working environments to track individuals and equipment while Intellilft’s platform provides a digital interface to the drilling automation suite, including position and status of all operational machinery.
Alan Finlay, Salunda Chief Executive, said: “This is a significant step in the evolution of offshore safety equipment, and we are proud to be working with Intellilift to ensure that crews are as safe as they can be when working in Red Zones.
“The digital integration marks a step change in safety for the sector and by knowing where workers and equipment are, as well as having the data behind the movements accurately captured and logged, this trailblazing solution ensures that personel working in safety critical areas can feel well protected during daily operations.”
Salunda’s Hawk Analytics platform, which enables users to scrutinise data, generate trends and display heatmaps showing where violations are clustered and around which machines they are most common. Reports can then be used to coach crews and adapt working practices to bolster safety.
Stig Trydal, Intellilift Chief Executive, said: “The market is in urgent need of new technology, and we are witnessing a growing willingness among operators to disrupt markets. Our collaboration with Salunda exemplifies the potential of innovative companies to challenge the larger players in technology and transparency. The journey we've had together has been truly remarkable, and only time will reveal what lies ahead.” The project marks the second collaboration between the two organisations, having first joined forces in August 2024 to optimise safety and automation in well construction.
Salunda’s wearable technology and camera solutions wirelessly monitor hazardous working environments in real-time, tracking individuals and equipment to provide anonymised feedback that focuses on safe operations and minimising risk.
Users of Crew Hawk, which has MET, IECEx and ATEX certification, can set up perimeters in the working environment around areas that pose the greatest risk to personnel.
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