On a regular workday at an ordinary midstream gas plant, an extraordinary routine begins. A quadruped robot, Spot® by Boston Dynamics, rises to its haunches like the animal it emulates and begins a programmed patrol. Spot’s primary task on patrol is to read gauges throughout the plant. The programmed patrol…
Craig Crume is Director of Product Management, Detection, for Teledyne FLIR Defense. He joined Teledyne FLIR in 2019 as Training and Service Manager for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) detection products. Since 2021, he’s served as Director of Product Management for the entire CBRNE portfolio of handheld, portable and payload devices. Crume has spent more than 35 years working with field deployable and portable instrumentation, including 25 years focused on CBRNE applications.
Oil and gas operations are commonly found in remote locations far from company headquarters. Now, it's possible to monitor pump operations, collate and analyze seismic data, and track employees around the world from almost anywhere. Whether employees are in the office or in the field, the internet and related applications enable a greater multidirectional flow of information – and control – than ever before.