PRESS RELEASE
June 18, 2015
Kemira Selects OSIsoft for Obtaining Real-time Operational Intelligence from Customers’ Sites
Software Data Infrastructure for Operational Intelligence Monitors Customer Environments in Real-Time to Improve Services
San Leandro, CA - June 18, 2015 - Kemira announced today that they will incorporate OSIsoft's real-time data infrastructure for enabling operational intelligence in their next generation KemConnect suite of tools to collect, manage and analyze the vast quantities of sensor data being generated by their customers in pulp & paper, oil & gas, mining and water treatment.
Kemira will use OSIsoft's new Connected Services offering and PI System infrastructure to capture and connect customer's sensor-based data to optimize chemicals in customers' processes with greater accuracy and precision. OSIsoft's new offering enables services companies to take advantage of the rapid expansion of sensors that customers are deploying within their operations and use the data generated to gain insights that will improve the competitiveness and value of their products and services.
“It's a natural evolution of the industrial services industry given the Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data trends”, said Martin Otterson, Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Industry. “With more sensors and more data available, service providers are now able to gain data driven and intelligent insights into their customers' operations. Our connected services offers a transformational addition to traditional services to improve the quality of services”.
“Prior to this decision, we were using many different databases and experienced several challenges with support, low and disparate data resolution, and scalability,” said Antti Pirneskoski, Head Business and Application Development, Paper EMEA Kemira. “The open connectivity, scalability and reliability of the PI System allows us to integrate all our tools with a single underlying data infrastructure, enabling us to provide premium services to our customers in a very efficient and cost-effective data driven environment”.
About Kemira Oyj
Kemira is a global chemicals company serving customers in water-intensive industries. We provide expertise, application know-how and chemicals that improve our customers' water, energy and raw material efficiency. Our focus is on pulp & paper, oil & gas, mining and water treatment. In 2014, Kemira's annual revenue was EUR 2.1 billion and we employed approximately 4,250 people. Kemira shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. www.kemira.com
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