The Connected Plant in the Digital World

摘要

There are multiple definitions of the connected plant on various forums from various organizations. The emphasis on a particular construct may change, but essentially, it's always about real-time visibility, providing insights into plant operations, and at the highest level of maturity, providing predictive capability and autonomous operation. This is possible through connectivity to assets, machines, and control systems, and by leveraging digital technologies such as Big Data, cloud, mobility, API-based integration, microservices, and artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms.