he IN4MA Metron ATEX is a high quality but affordable telemetry device well suited to LPG tank level montoring, giving high reliability and low running costs. It has a long battery life and can monitor up to 6 tanks on one site.

Communication is via the mobile phone network, so you don’t need access to anything other than the tank itself and customers cannot inadvertently interrupt communication by unplugging the phone line, as with land line solutions. The Metron powers the level sensor, takes a reading, and then sends the reading. We can send you alarms by text message or email if the tank level is getting low.

The unit has in-built diagnostics for ease of use, is locally and remotely programmable and has an exceptional battery life of around five years. The unit draws just 3.1 microamps and intelligently pulls current from the battery in order to provide power to the GSM engine as required.

The intelligent power control not only ensures the maximum possible battery life is achieved but also provides the strongest signal to the mobile network, especially when using GPRS. The Metron works with the 'Gateway.' This is a web based data acquisition solution. The data is sent from the Metron to the Gateway. The user logs onto a secure web site, select the unit he wants to view data from, the tanks they want to view and the date range, and then create a suitable report. It is quick to setup, requires no IT support and the costs are applied on a monthly basis (no up front software or hardware costs).

We provide the facilty to collect your data so you can view on the internet but you can also automatically collect the data and then interface automatically int your business systems. This makes the chance of getting significant payback a lot higher. We have 2 low level alarms (re-order and critical) and these can be set differently for each tank - we can send you emails and text messages if a tank is getting low so you can then become reactive rather than pro-active.