06MODULE 06 OF THE DROME PLATFORM

A chiller down
costs R$ 40K
per hour.

Native monitoring of chillers, cooling towers, hydraulic pumps, UPS, compressors and automation systems over Modbus, BACnet and OPC-UA. Failure prediction before the shutdown.

How it works ↓
Modbus
BACnet · OPC-UA native
15+
variables per equipment
30 min
failure lead time
R$ 40K/h
average downtime cost
CHILLER 01 · FLOOR PLANScore 72/100
72
HEALTH
Outlet temp12.1°C
Discharge pressure14.9 bar
Compressor current40.3 A
COP efficiency3.20
Condenser temp38.8°C
⚠ Degradation detected · 30 min
THE PROBLEM

Corrective maintenance on a chiller costs 5x more than preventive.

Hospital chillers run 24/7 and supply ICUs, operating rooms and MRI suites. An unplanned shutdown cancels surgeries, endangers critical patients and generates enormous emergency costs.

01
R$ 40–80K
per hour of downtime
is the estimated cost of an unplanned hospital chiller shutdown, including surgery cancellations, emergency rental and urgent labor.
02
5x
more expensive
is the cost of corrective maintenance compared to preventive on industrial refrigeration systems, per ASHRAE 2023.
03
72h
average detection time
between the onset of chiller degradation and its detection by reactive maintenance, in hospitals without continuous monitoring.

Our main chiller failed at 2 a.m. on Saturday. We cancelled 6 surgeries on Monday. The part cost R$ 18K, but the total loss, including reputation and rescheduling, exceeded R$ 200K.

Infrastructure Director · Private hospital · 380 beds · São Paulo
HOW IT WORKS

Industrial protocol → cloud → AI, with no middleman.

Direct connection to the existing BMS over Modbus/BACnet. No proprietary gateway, no lock-in. Reading of every equipment variable in real time.

01

Direct protocol reading

Modbus TCP/RTU or BACnet/IP connection directly on the equipment panel. Reading of every available variable: temperature, pressure, current, internal alarms.

PROTOCOLModbus · BACnet · OPC-UA
02

Real-time data

The DROME Edge gateway reads the variables every 10s and sends them to the data-center cloud with end-to-end encryption. 72h local buffer for offline operation.

INTERVAL10s
03

Degradation AI

A model trained on the historical pattern of each equipment detects performance drift before failure. It identifies a motor with a worn bearing, a saturated filter, low refrigerant gas.

LEAD TIME30 min to 48h
04

Automatic work order

When degradation is detected, DROME opens a work order in the CMMS (Protheus, Dedalus, IBM Maximo) with symptom, urgency and history. The technician arrives before the shutdown.

INTEGRATIONnative CMMS
WHAT YOU GAIN

Native industrial protocol. Zero lock-in.

Predictive equipment AI

Individualized model per equipment. Detects a worn bearing, a dirty condenser, low refrigerant gas and a saturated filter weeks before failure.

  • Health score 0-100
  • Probable root cause
  • Estimated intervention window

Native Modbus, BACnet and OPC-UA

No proprietary converters. Direct connection to the equipment panel over standard industrial protocol. Compatible with 98% of manufacturers.

  • Modbus TCP and RTU
  • BACnet/IP and MS/TP
  • OPC-UA (Industry 4.0)

Automatic CMMS integration

When an anomaly is detected, a work order is created automatically in the CMMS with priority, equipment, symptom and history. The technician arrives before the shutdown.

  • IBM Maximo
  • Protheus TOTVS
  • Dedalus and SAP PM

DROME Edge gateway

Local processing, 72h offline buffer, AES-256 encryption. Installed in the equipment panel, with no civil works needed.

  • 72h offline buffer
  • DIN rail, IP40
  • Automatic OTA update

Efficiency reports

Chiller COP, compressor volumetric efficiency, exchanger delta-T. Identify equipment below spec and prioritize maintenance.

  • COP vs baseline
  • Consumption per hour of use
  • Benchmark across equipment

Plug-and-play installation

A DROME technician connects the gateway to the equipment panel in 2-4 hours. Remote commissioning, without stopping the equipment.

  • Auto-discovery of variables
  • Zero installation downtime
  • Remote commissioning
AUTOMATED COMPLIANCE

Documented preventive maintenance, accreditation made easy.

Complete history of performance, alerts and maintenance for each critical equipment. Qualification reports and preventive plans ready for ONA, JCI and ANVISA.

MTBF
documented service-life increase
−65%
emergency corrective maintenance
ONA + JCI
equipment reports
ONA
ONA EC.02.05
Equipment management: preventive maintenance plan with documented history for accreditation.
AUTOMATED
JCI
JCI FMS.8
Medical equipment management: inspection, testing and maintenance with traceable records.
AUTOMATED
ANVISA
RDC 509/2021
Qualification of refrigeration equipment used in medicine storage.
AUTOMATED
ASHRAE
ASHRAE 188
Legionella prevention in cooling water systems with temperature monitoring.
AUTOMATED
FAQ

Questions about critical equipment monitoring.

Questions about protocol compatibility or installation? Answer within 4h.

Any equipment with a Modbus, BACnet or OPC-UA interface: chillers, cooling towers, centrifugal pumps, UPS, generators, medical air compressors, fan coils, RTUs, building automation systems and industrial PLCs.

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