Ultra Controlo
Does Ultra Controlo offer remote monitoring of its plants?
Can Ultra Controlo monitor an oxygen, air or vacuum plant remotely?
Short answer
Ultra Controlo datasheets list remote monitoring as a feature or an option on some plants: a 24-hour remote monitoring system on ULTRAAR SC medical air plants and as an option on ULTRAVAC vacuum plants, and remote alarm signalling with an optional BMS information box on ULTRAOX oxygen plants.
The datasheets list these as features and options; they do not describe the communication link or say who receives the signals. What each plant offers:
| Plant | What the datasheet lists |
|---|---|
| ULTRAOX oxygen plants | A touch screen and PLC that show oxygen purity, flow and total volume produced, oxygen pressure, air quality, equipment status, the next maintenance due, a record of contingencies and alarms; all alarms on an interface for remote signalling (ULTRAOX datasheet 2022, p. 16) |
| ULTRAOX SC and ULTRAOX ST | A complementary information control box for building management systems (BMS), among the products offered with the plant (datasheets, p. 4) |
| ULTRAAR SC medical air plants | A remote monitoring system available 24 hours, and a management system or central alarm network (datasheet, p. 3) |
| ULTRAAR SCA medical air plants | All alarms on an interface for remote signalling (datasheet, p. 3) |
| ULTRAVAC vacuum plants | QuVAC digital control with a touch-screen panel, and 24-hour remote monitoring systems as an option (datasheet, p. 3) |
| ULTRAVAC DENTAL | Control options that include remote monitoring (datasheet, p. 2) |
| ULTRASEG AGSS | Supplementary information for a BMS, or remote information, as an option (datasheet, p. 2) |
Pipeline alarms
Across the pipeline, Ultra Controlo supplies master alarm panels, alarm relay panels for zones, valves and second-stage units, pressure switches, digital pressure displays, the QuGas monitoring system and the QuAir alarm panel. How these signals can reach a hospital BMS is covered in connecting medical gas alarms to a BMS.
UltraCare
UltraCare, the Ultra Controlo technical assistance programme, includes an installation post-monitoring system under ISO 13485 and a preventive maintenance and monitoring programme for Ultra Controlo equipment, aimed at keeping it in full operation 24/7, 365 days a year (ULTRAOX datasheet 2022, p. 6).
More questions
Is remote monitoring standard on every plant?
No. The ULTRAVAC datasheet lists 24-hour remote monitoring as an option, and the ULTRASEG datasheet lists BMS or remote information as an option.
Sources
- ULTRAOX datasheet 2022, p. 6 and p. 16
- ULTRAOX SC datasheet, p. 4
- ULTRAOX ST datasheet, p. 4
- ULTRAAR SC datasheet, p. 3
- ULTRAAR SCA datasheet, p. 3
- ULTRAVAC datasheet, p. 3
- ULTRAVAC DENTAL datasheet, p. 2
- ULTRASEG datasheet, p. 2
- ultracontrolo.com: Medical gas pipeline systems (alarms and control panels)
- Ultra Controlo, Medical gas answers: pipeline alarms; glossary
Ultra Controlo figures come from its technical datasheets. Third-party facts were read at the source on the date shown.