Since the industrial revolution first introduced the world to the concept of machine-based production and automation, industrial manufacturing has been asking itself the same question: how do we make things better, cheaper, and faster? Today, as we enter into what has been called the 4th industrial revolution — also known as Industry 4.0 or Smart Manufacturing — that question is as relevant as ever.
Year: 2018
OSIsoft recently held the EMEA Users Conference at Berlin, Germany. This insight covers Shell’s experience in successfully working alongside OSIsoft for improving its digital capabilities. Shell aims to transform its operations from reactive to predictive by recognizing data as an asset and deriving maximum value from it.
Year: 2016
Anglo American Platinum, a leader in refined platinum, produces around 37% of the world's platinum. Unfortunately, platinum extraction provides very small yields. Out of the 29.7 million tons of rock Anglo American Platinum mined in 2017, the company extracted only 78 tons of platinum. Each piece of platinum is smaller than a speck of dust – some are as small as 5 microns – so efficiency in the refinery process is crucial. To keep all Anglo American Platinum’s equipment up and running and maintain ingot quality assurance, the company collected operations data manually, which required many man-hours to extract from spreadsheets. After putting together a list of requirements for a new data platform, the mining producer opted to unroll the PI System as their digital transformation solution.
Year: 2019
As an energy services company, Coriance distributes hot water to cities and municipalities across France.
Coriance has 30 heating networks spread over multiple substations and its equipment consists
of gas boilers, cogeneration engines and more. Unfortunately, its legacy control systems provided only
scattered, poor-quality operational data, preventing Coriance from understanding its asset performance
and making preventive adjustments.
Not only that, engineers relied on Excel reporting, which was cumbersome and complex. All of these hurdles
made it impossible to understand energy consumption, optimize power production, and manage meter data
from one centralized location. With the help from OSIsoft’s partner Accenture, Coriance turned to the
PI System™ to collect, standardize, validate data, and gain real-time operational insights. Through a unique
configuration, the company deployed the PI System in the cloud, giving its engineers access to a flexible
solution that today is available anytime and anywhere.
Year: 2019
An increasing number of asset owners rely on data-driven aftermarket services. While service providers have ample expertise, they lack access to the real-time customer data that is needed for offering timely advice and making smart decisions. Connected Services enables service providers
to use OSIsoft’s PI System™, a real-time data infrastructure, to collect customer data from many different sources and store it in a central location where experts can visualize, analyze and share data.
Year: 2015