A liquid cylinder telemetry pilot should answer one investment question: do verified operating benefits justify the equipment and ongoing costs? Compare representative vessels over fair periods, separate cash savings from released staff time, and calculate payback only from a positive net cash benefit.
Define the investment question before installation
Choose specific changes to test: fewer visits made only to read a gauge, fewer urgent deliveries, or less paid overtime. Select vessels and sites that reflect the wider business, including different consumption patterns and travel distances. Agree who will record each measure and what result would justify expansion before installing equipment.
CryoFor TM2 replaces the electronic gauge head and reads a compatible capacitive level probe. Data travels through a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi router to the cloud. The supplier still decides how to use that information in daily operations.
Build a fair baseline
Record normal operations before installation, then use the same definitions during the pilot. Include delivery reasons, mileage, gauge-check visits, staff time and actual additional payments. Use delivered quantities from the normal accounting records when comparing workload.
| Measure | Record | Comparison rule |
|---|---|---|
| Urgent deliveries | Count, cause and added cost | Compare similar demand and sites |
| Gauge-check visits | Separate trips and staff hours | Per vessel over a comparable period |
| Transport | Actual distance and paid trip costs | Count only the travel removed |
| Staff capacity | Hours released and payments reduced | Report time and cash separately |
Account for production changes, seasonality, customer additions and route distances. Equal calendar periods alone do not guarantee a fair comparison. Where practical, observe a similar unchanged group alongside the pilot to help identify wider demand changes.
Separate cash savings from capacity
Support measured savings with trip records, invoices or payroll changes. Label projected benefits from a larger rollout as estimates: a different customer density may produce a different result.
Released hours are useful operating capacity. They become cash savings when overtime, contractor charges or another actual expense falls. Avoid double counting: if an avoided trip cost already includes fuel and mileage, do not add those items again. For a shortened combined route, count the removed portion.
Include platform and operating costs
Upfront costs can include equipment, installation, configuration, site connectivity setup and optional pressure sensors. Ongoing costs should include the platform or service, support, Wi-Fi provision, power servicing and other incremental operating expenses. Record internal staff time separately, including it in the cash calculation when it creates additional payments.
Net monthly cash benefit = verified monthly expense reduction − additional monthly telemetry costs.
Simple payback = upfront cash investment ÷ net monthly cash benefit.
Calculate a payback period only when the net benefit is positive. Keep service improvements and released capacity visible alongside the financial result.
FAQ: How long should a pilot run?
Allow several normal consumption and refill cycles, including relevant demand variation. Agree a review date, but extend observation if unusual shutdowns or production changes make the periods unrepresentative.
FAQ: Does telemetry automatically change delivery plans?
No. The distributor reviews the information and remains responsible for delivery decisions. TM2 supports operational monitoring; its readings are not a billing measurement.
Turn the pilot into a rollout decision
Expand where the measured result and site conditions support it. Review uncertain sites separately instead of applying one fleet-wide saving assumption.
To discuss a pilot, send CryoFor your vessel and site counts, gases, current gauge models and recent urgent-delivery pattern. These details establish a practical starting scope and measures for the investment decision.