Industrial Telemetry Solutions
At Total Automated Solutions, we design intelligent telemetry and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions that transform operational data into meaningful insight.
By connecting remote assets, field devices and control systems through secure communications, organisations gain real-time visibility, faster decision-making and greater confidence in every aspect of their operation.
Designed for today. Ready for tomorrow.
Connected Intelligence. Complete Visibility with Telemetry Systems.
Monitor More. Respond Faster. Perform Better.
Connected Intelligence. Complete Visibility.
Monitor More. Respond Faster. Perform Better.
BUILT AROUND YOUR OPERATION
Every business has different operational priorities.
Our telemetry solutions are designed around your specific requirements, collecting data from remote industrial equipment across various industries and integrating seamlessly with both modern and legacy infrastructure.
Applications include:
Remote Pumping Stations
Water and Wastewater Networks
Manufacturing Facilities
Utilities Infrastructure
Renewable Energy Sites
Chemical Processing
Food and Beverage Production
Building and Facilities Management
Telemetry is commonly used across manufacturing, energy, and agriculture, and in water and wastewater applications it can track water levels and water quality. It also helps monitor critical processes in chemical plants.
From one remote location to a nationwide network, every solution is designed to grow alongside your business.
EVERY CONNECTED ASSET TELLS A STORY
Industrial telemetry is more than remote monitoring.
Telemetry systems collect data from sensors and other remote sources in real time; telemetry collects measurements from field assets and can transmit data back to central systems, a model used to transmit meteorological data since 1920.
It creates a continuous flow of information from your equipment, enabling engineers and operators to understand exactly what is happening across their operation and support real-time monitoring of industrial processes—without needing to be on site.
Whether monitoring a single pumping station or managing hundreds of distributed assets, telemetry data provides the intelligence needed to improve performance, reduce operational risk and make informed decisions.
The result is a smarter, more connected operation, with real time data delivering a comprehensive view across distributed operations.
INTELLIGENT MONITORING. MEANINGFUL INSIGHT.
Information has little value unless it can be acted upon.
Our telemetry systems continuously collect data from sensors that measure critical parameters such as temperature, pressure and flow rates across critical assets, enabling continuous monitoring through ongoing measurement and secure data transmission via cellular, Ethernet, radio, cloud-based communications, or satellite links.
Operators receive immediate visibility of:
Equipment status
Alarm conditions
Process performance
Energy consumption
Environmental conditions
Asset health
Historical trends
This real time monitoring of key variables helps ensure safety and improves efficiency by supporting predictive maintenance.
The right information. At the right time. To the right people.
INTRODUCING THE TASK.1 PORTAL
At the centre of our telemetry solutions is the TASK.1 Portal - our powerful Industrial IoT platform designed to bring every connected asset and telemetry data from multiple data streams together within a single, intuitive environment. (TASK.1 Portal)
Accessible securely from desktop, tablet or mobile devices, TASK.1 provides a live operational overview across your entire estate, with data visualization through operator dashboards or Human-Machine Interfaces that display real-time data for engineers, operators and management teams wherever they are.
With configurable dashboards, intelligent alerts and advanced reporting, the platform enables organisations to move beyond reactive maintenance towards proactive operational management. Telemetry storage in central servers or cloud platforms supports analysis of telemetry types including metrics, events, logs and traces, provided suitable storage solutions are in place to manage and analyse them effectively.
Because informed decisions begin with better visibility
ENGINEERED FOR RELIABILITY
Our telemetry solutions combine carefully selected Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), resilient communications infrastructure and intelligent software platforms to deliver dependable operation in even the most demanding locations, with communications networks supporting the collection and transmission of data from the field to control centres via cellular, Ethernet, or satellite links. Remote Terminal Units capture sensor data and convert it into formats before local data processing and logic are applied at the edge.
Support for communication protocols such as Modbus and Ethernet/IP helps coordinate data from physical devises across multiple systems and is common in telemetry deployments.
Every solution is engineered to provide:
Secure communications
Scalable architecture
High system availability
Intelligent local control
Cloud connectivity
SCADA integration for automated control and monitoring
Flexible power options, including solar
Remote configuration and diagnostics, with visibility of configuration changes
Engineered reliability also addresses data integrity as a significant concern in telemetry systems, while format consistency across tools remains important for effective telemetry. It helps operators detect anomalies, though latency can hinder real-time telemetry data transmission, privacy can be a major challenge where sensitive operational information is involved, and high data volume can overwhelm telemetry systems if architecture is not sized correctly.
Reliable technology. Trusted engineering. Long-term performance.
FROM DATA TO BETTER DECISIONS
Connected operations generate valuable information every second through data collection, collection and analysis, and real-time interpretation.
Our systems help transform telemetry data into practical business improvements by showing how analysing data can provide insights and deliver actionable insights that help optimise processes, including better resource utilisation in manufacturing, by enabling organisations to:
Reduce unplanned downtime
Improve maintenance planning
Increase operational efficiency
Optimise energy usage
Respond to alarms faster
Extend asset life
Improve regulatory compliance
Reduce operating costs
Telemetry can also support software and information technology teams by tracking metrics such as error rates, memory usage, network throughput, and database queries, while also revealing user behavior patterns and system performance trends.
This leads to improved efficiency, helps identify inefficiencies early, supports predictive maintenance to enhance equipment reliability, and lowers maintenance costs, with real-time data helping improve both reliability and efficiency. Telemetry systems are also integral to Industry 4.0, supporting data analytics and smart manufacturing applications.
The greatest value of telemetry is not collecting data. It is knowing what to do with it.
DESIGNED TO EVOLVE
Technology should never limit future growth.
Scalable design must also account for the volume of data generated over time, including how older data is retained, especially as rising numbers of connected devices increase data storage demands. Whether integrating with existing SCADA systems, expanding to additional sites or introducing new digital technologies, our telemetry solutions are designed to evolve as your operation develops with scalable data storage that can feed data lakes for flexible raw retention or data warehouses for more structured reporting. Low-latency architectures matter because latency can hinder real time insights and responsive monitoring, and modern telemetry systems often depend on a telemetry pipeline to move data efficiently from source to destination.
Open architecture, flexible communications and scalable software ensure today's investment continues delivering value well into the future. Future-ready systems also need governance to protect sensitive information and support compliance with privacy regulations such as GDPR when handling sensitive information, while also supporting cloud telemetry across hybrid or cloud-connected estates.
TRUSTED ACROSS INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
Our telemetry and IIoT solutions support organisations where reliability, resilience and operational visibility are essential. Including:
Water and Wastewater
Manufacturing
Food and Beverage
Utilities
Renewable Energy
Environmental Monitoring
Infrastructure
Chemical Processing
In industrial environments and industrial facilities, industrial telemetry supports cross-industry monitoring by collecting data on temperature, pressure, and vibration. In the oil and gas industry, industrial telemetry is widely used for remote monitoring of pipelines and equipment, and telemetry systems track pressure levels in oil and gas pipelines for leak detection, asset integrity, and safer operation in remote locations. Utilities and power grids use telemetry to monitor electricity flow, improve efficiency, and inform routing decisions in distributed digital or cloud-connected environments. Water and wastewater operators use it to monitor water quality and flow rates in treatment plants. Chemical Processing also relies on telemetry to monitor equipment and chemical reactions in processing plants across critical production processes. Logistics and transportation use telemetry to track vehicle performance and cargo conditions. It also supports smart farming through weather stations and soil data that trigger irrigation and environmental compliance by monitoring emissions and waste. Where assets are distributed, information is critical and uptime matters, our engineering delivers confidence.
OUR APPROACH
Understand
Learning how your operation works, identifying the information that matters most, and shaping data collection around the outcomes that support informed decision-making.
Connect
Integrating remote sensors, communications and control systems into one secure network so telemetry systems collect real-time data from remote sensors and control systems, with data collected from sensors in manufacturing equipment such as temperature, pressure, and vibration for process optimisation.
Visualise
Providing intuitive dashboards, alarms and reporting through the TASK.1 Portal, with real-time views that help operators understand system status and manufacturing processes and visualise telemetry data, as real-time visibility enhances decision making and process optimisation in factories.
Optimise
Using operational insight to improve performance, efficiency and reliability, including better resource utilisation in manufacturing; telemetry systems optimise manufacturing processes by providing real-time visibility, alongside energy management insight that tracks power usage to optimise resource consumption for stronger business decisions.
Support
Providing long-term technical expertise, upgrades and ongoing system development.
Connected technology is only valuable when it delivers measurable improvements.
CONFIDENCE THROUGH CONNECTIVITY
Every remote asset has information that can improve performance.
Our role is to ensure you can access it, understand it and use it to make better decisions every day.
Whether you require a standalone telemetry solution or a fully integrated Industrial IoT platform, our engineers are ready to help you build a smarter, more connected operation.
Speak with our engineering team.
Bill Lilly - Director BLBB Consulting Limited
“Working with Total Automated Solutions is simply a pleasure. Their honest, knowledgeable approach means that what have often been complex and difficult items within a contract to get right have, using them become straightforward components of our projects. Their approach and support on Telemetry and flow measurement systems in particular continue to deliver excellent value for money solutions for us and our clients. The team are always helpful and have a "can do will do" approach to site work.
With Total Automated Solutions we have taken on projects that in the past, we would have avoided because of the difficulties associated with delivering complex remote monitoring systems that, if poorly installed can end up becoming very time-consuming items to unravel and resolve. Ben and his team make it look easy but anyone with experience knows that this is a complex area that can go badly wrong. I cannot speak highly enough of Total Automated Solutions and can wholeheartedly recommend them.”
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There are hundreds of monitoring and control applications including:
Manage your manufacturing operations
Improve quality control in food production
Control utilities operations
Wastewater treatment facilities
Clean water management – boreholes, reservoirs, river extraction
River water quality
Canal management
Chemical dosing systems
Renewables, energy from waste, electrical distribution network power monitor
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TASK.1 RTU is a low cost, 8 digital, 4 analogue input, 4 digital output device.
It is a GSM, WIFI, Bluetooth, Modbus outstation capable of telemetry functions such as alarming and status services plus additional functionality such as live readings, point to point and remote control.
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With traditional SCADA the Central Station (CS) comprises of single or main/standby computers/servers running the CS SCADA software.
This approach is well proven and has been in operation for around 40 years. However, there is a large overhead associated with this control centre philosophy because it needs to be manned 24/7/365.
Recent developments in cloud computing, SCADA as a Service (SaaS), high level resilience/availability of cloud solutions has meant that SCADA solutions can now be managed from the cloud (managed service, public, private, on-premise cloud).
The system is configured for the RTU to carry out action required locally at the plant, whilst the CS is configured to automatically respond to alarm/events, prioritise them and forward the alarm/event/plant status to operators, maintenance personnel, managers as appropriate, tablets, smart phones, and other portable devices. This eliminates the need for a manned control centre, minimising capital and OPEX costs.
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Depending on the application we recommend a range of different RTUs. These can be simple monitoring devices or include a range of functions where local control, data manipulation, local data processing is required. This is where “fit for purpose” becomes important, with a balance between functionality, cost and ease of deployment.
We combine hardware design for PSU and battery needs, I/O count, software application and communications expertise to make our RTUs fit for the application.
Simple RTUs transmit plant status, alarms, operational aspects etc, whilst intelligent RTUs can provide a range of functionality and features such as:
Sensing when data is a trend and taking the appropriate action.
Determining when an event is an alarm and taking action locally as well as transmitting the alarm to the control centre.
Automatic changing of alarm thresholds and trend frequency when set parameters have been hit.
Power-up and report by exception
Time synchronisation at RTU and CS level
Meta data and time stamped data
Diagnostics
Remote configuration
Peer-to-peer comms
Data concentration
Support of multiple protocols to interface with slave devices
Configurable I/O
Events/Alarms on all points and
Data analytics at the edge
The characteristics detailed above are discussed during technical meetings with the client to ensure that the appropriate, fit for purpose technology and approach is utilised.
