--- title: "Industry: specialized fields | Nexus Observatory" description: "Specialized fields for manufacturing and industrial sites: Emissions at the fenceline, Process environment, Coverage across the site and Inference close…" url: https://observatory.global/industries/industry/fields/ publisher: Nexus Observatory Inc. updated: 2026-11-02 --- [Nexus Observatory](https://observatory.global/) / [Industry](https://observatory.global/industries/industry/) / **Specialized fields** # Industry, field by field. Manufacturing and industrial sites have their own specialised fields: process plants watched for leaks, fires and emissions, machines that report wear before they fail, energy traced to the line that used it, and workplace exposure measured where people work. Each field below has its own standards, stack, radio, power and crew work, from the first order to the running operation. [Plan a deployment](https://observatory.global/contact/deployment/) [Use cases](https://observatory.global/industries/industry/use-cases/) [Open the explainer](https://observatory.global/industries/industry/explainer/) **01** Specialized fields ## Choose the field you work in. Each field page sets out the operating context and hazards, what must be measured and under which rules, the stack from base unit to network, the work from order to operation, the data products and the cited sources. [Specialized field Chemical and process plantsGas detection, stack emissions, thermal imaging and site weather at chemical and process plants, joined in one record for safety, environmental permits and the people living nearby.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/industry/process-plants/) [Specialized field Machine condition monitoringVibration, temperature and power sensing on pumps, motors, fans, compressors and conveyors, analysed at the edge so maintenance teams fix machines before they fail.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/industry/machine-condition/) [Specialized field Factory energy managementMetering of electricity, gas, steam, compressed air and water by line and machine, so factories cut energy use, prove savings and meet energy audit and management duties.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/industry/energy-management/) [Specialized field Workplace dust, noise and heatFixed and wearable sensing of dust, gases, noise and heat stress on factory floors, so health and safety teams keep exposure below limits and act where it rises.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/industry/workplace-exposure/) **02** Solution bundles ## Start with one unit. 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