Introducing GasNet: 5 Reasons Your Site Needs Remote Monitoring

GasNet™ is here! Following months of anticipation, a popular run of preorders and a series of successful live demonstrations at industry events across the UK, International Gas Detectors’ new remote monitoring platform is now available to customers looking for smarter, more connected gas detection management.

• GasNet™ is IGD’s new remote monitoring platform
• View alarms, faults and detector status remotely
• Receive instant SMS and email notifications
• Access historic event logs and detector data
• Reduce unnecessary site visits and improve response times
• Available now with free live demos from IGD

Designed to work alongside IGD’s Sentinel+ fixed gas detection system, GasNet gives users secure remote access to live gas detection information from phones, tablets and laptops. Whether monitoring a single facility or multiple sites, GasNet helps users stay connected to their gas detection systems wherever they are.

As facilities increasingly look to reduce unnecessary site visits and improve visibility and compliance reporting, remote monitoring is rapidly becoming one of the most important elements of a modern gas detection system.

But what exactly does GasNet do, and why has it generated so much interest across industries as diverse as breweries, manufacturing facilities, laboratories and renewables?

Here are five of the standout features behind IGD’s new remote monitoring platform.

GasNet allows users to remotely monitor their gas detection systems in real time.

Live detector readings, alarms, warnings and faults can all be viewed remotely through a secure platform, giving users immediate visibility over site conditions without needing to physically attend the site. This is particularly valuable for large or lightly attended facilities where immediate access to gas detection information can significantly improve response times and operational awareness.

For businesses operating across multiple locations, GasNet also makes it possible to quickly switch between sites through a single remote monitoring platform.

When an alarm activates, speed matters. GasNet allows users to configure automatic SMS and email notifications for alarms, faults and system status updates, ensuring the right people receive critical information immediately. Rather than relying solely on on-site alarms or waiting for routine inspections, facilities can respond faster to developing issues and reduce delays in escalation.

For industries like brewing and beverage production, where CO₂ hazards may develop during fermentation or packaging processes, instant gas detection alerts can play an important role in improving worker safety and operational responsiveness.

Modern gas detection systems generate valuable operational data. GasNet helps users make better use of it. It’s these data-driven decisions that will improve operational efficiency in the long run. The platform provides remote access to alarm histories, event logs and historic detector information, helping facilities improve traceability, maintenance planning and compliance reporting.

Within brewery and beverage applications, this historic data can also support wider sustainability initiatives and carbon capture reporting by providing greater visibility over CO2 monitoring trends and operational performance. Instead of simply reacting to alarms, facilities can begin identifying recurring patterns, improving preventative maintenance strategies and making more informed operational decisions.

One of the biggest advantages of remote monitoring is the ability to diagnose issues without travelling to the site. GasNet allows engineers and facilities teams to remotely assess faults, alarms and detector status before dispatching personnel, helping reduce unnecessary site visits and improving maintenance efficiency.

For multi-site operators, this can result in significant time savings while helping lower operational costs associated with reactive callouts. In many cases, engineers can identify the nature of a fault remotely before attending the site, helping improve preparation and reduce downtime.

The only way that GasNet can track all this data is if you have a system that produces this kind of data. While GasNet can be integrated into the setup of any addressable system, it has been designed to work seamlessly alongside IGD’s Sentinel+ digital gas detection platform. Combined with Sentinel+ technology, users benefit from a connected gas detection ecosystem that combines remote visibility with advanced digital functionality, including event logging, system diagnostics and simplified device management.

Sentinel+ already delivers major benefits through its cost-cutting 2-wire cables, plug-and-play sensors and automatic system setup. GasNet builds on those advantages by extending system visibility beyond the control panel itself. Together, they create a smarter, more connected approach to fixed gas detection.

Remote monitoring is rapidly becoming an operational expectation.

As facilities continue to look for ways to enhance and modernise their safety protocols, future-focused tools like GasNet are helping reshape the way gas detection systems are managed on a day-to-day basis.

From breweries and food production facilities to labs and medical facilities, the ability to remotely monitor gas detection systems provides operational and safety benefits that systems were previously unable to offer.

Want to see GasNet in action? Book a free demonstration with the IGD team today and discover what remote monitoring can do for your site safety. Don’t forget to check our GasNet setup video over at the IGD Academy.

For full product specifications and details, why not check out our handy data sheet.