Assured competency and robust procedures are key to the success of any system installation.
Our operations and technical team is a mature group of fibre optics installation experts with significant experience in the distributed sensing domains of the oil & gas, environmental, industrial and mining sectors.
We provide installation services from the design stage through to final installation and commissioning of fibre optic sensing cables and acquisition systems along with all associated hardware and documentation.
Where the integrity of associated components is governed by strict policy, as is the case in oilfield installations, we collaborate with expert companies to bring our own component designs through a rigorous certification and qualification process in line with our customers’ expectations. Where proven technologies can be sourced to complement our installations, we do so with a process of due diligence that has led to a number of established suppliers that we can call on to support our operations.
Whilst the intelligent distributed acoustic sensor, iDAS™, Carina® Sensing System, distributed temperature sensors, ULTIMA™ DTS and XT-DTS™, can use pre-existing optical fibre cable installations, optimum operation will always be achieved using Silixa’s propriety cables and components.
As an ISO-9001 company we approach all installations with a strong emphasis on procedure and in accordance with our established quality management system.

We possess a wealth of knowledge in the design and construction of fibre optic cables. The cable, with integral fibres, creates our sensor and is therefore a critical part of the overall monitoring system. Using knowledge based on the accumulated experience of our research and operations engineers we understand how distributed sensing cables should be built and installed.
Working with the world’s leading speciality fibre optic and cable manufacturers we can engineer cables suitable for specific applications in the harshest environments.
By understanding your requirements, we will supply, integrate and install fit for purpose engineered cables and assemblies. Using a global supply chain we can ensure these cables can be efficiently delivered worldwide, without unnecessary delay.

Proprietary technical advances in the ULTIMA DTS enable it to surpass the performance of other DTS systems on the market with the ability to maintain both fine temperature resolution and spatial resolution while still allowing short measurement times.
Available with either 4 or 8 optical channels, the ULTIMA DTS units are optimised for spatial and temperature resolution for ranges of 2, 5, and 10 km (ULTIMA‑M) or 10, 20, and 35 km (ULTIMA‑L) with the finest temperature and spatial resolutions, from 0.01 °C and 65cm.
The ULTIMA‑S, available as a special order, achieves a 0.05°C temperature resolution with 12.5cm sampling resolution (0.01°C with 25cm sampling) and 35cm spatial resolution.
The ULTIMA-SM unit variation is designed to operate with singlemode optical fibre to a range of 30km, enabling access to legacy fibre installations for new measurements.
The ULTIMA DTS system is a standalone unit with an on-board PC and a user-friendly software interface which can be configured to produce both single-ended and double-ended measurements with a minimum measurement time of 1 second per optical channel.
The ULTIMA can be applied across many applications, including those in the alternative energy, mining, environmental and earth sciences, infrastructure and oil & gas sectors.
Providing temperature data with the finest available temporal and spatial resolutions, ULTIMA DTS enables informed decision making across business sectors and brings new insights in research and development.
ULTIMA DTS paired with Silixa’s custom system monitoring software can provide zonal temperature monitoring, system alarm triggering and be integrated into other control systems for critical infrastructure monitoring. Silixa’s HotWatch software allows zonal, basal, and historical DTS visualization enabling unrivalled system insight.