The food and beverage industries are characterized by large numbers of plants with diverse information systems, stringent manufacturing conditions, thin operating margins, and increasing regulatory requirements. Driven by globalization, consolidation, and the need to reduce time-to-market, the complexity of the industry’s manufacturing environment requires agility based on real-time information. OSIsoft’s PI System is a well-accepted product in the food and beverage industry. When considering a software purchase or investment, management typically requires a justification based on the expected business value that will be delivered. This paper outlines some of the expected benefits from a PI system installation, as they impact key performance indicators (KPI).
Year: 2020

For many years now, ARC Advisory Research has shown that OSIsoft is the clear market leader in plant historians and data platform technology for the operational world. It’s nice to see that the company is not resting on its laurels and continues to innovate to enable industrial organizations to gain increasing value from their data. With its latest offering, OSIsoft Cloud Services (OCS), the company has launched a cloudnative platform-as-a-service (PaaS) strategy that incorporates a secure industrial data infrastructure for on-premise, edge, and cloud.
Year: 2019

Dropping oil prices, expanding supply and growing regulations are bringing significant changes to the oil and gas industry. To stay competitive, the petroleum sector is undertaking a digital transformation and turning to Big Data, industrial IoT and advanced analytics to unlock business value.
Year: 2019

ARC Insights Report: Merck Leverages Data and Analytics to Support New Continuous Drug Manufacturing Processes Find out how Merck is using OSIsoft's PI System and Seeq technologies to support drug development and commercial production using continuous manufacturing. ARC Insights Report: M ...

With new digital technologies, modern railway companies can increase asset reliability and improve on-time performance. However, with more sensors on geographically dispersed equipment, rail infrastructures and signaling systems also become more exposed to cyber-attacks. This white paper shares cross-industry experience in creating a robust security solution for critical infrastructure data monitoring and management.
Year: 2019