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seamlessly interconnected technologies from the intelligent
field across the edge and into the cloud. Every
piece of operations-relevant data will flow securely from
any operations domain to all relevant OT functions in
the ecosystem.
Cross-functional teams from all levels of the organization
will be able to instantly access that democratized
and contextualized data. When needed, these data can
be fed to artificial intelligence and machine learning systems,
simulations and digital twins, reliability and energy
monitoring, and other solutions hosted on premises or
in the cloud. Using this deep well of critical data, teams
will be able to develop the control strategies necessary
to ensure peak performance, drive more sustainable
operation, lower energy use, and begin the move toward
autonomous operation.
Waste Heat Boiler
Services
Preparing for the future
Today's automation technologies are purpose-built for
improved performance, but often leave out domains
critical to modern, efficient, fully optimized operation. In
most cases, this disconnect happens because data in
those domains are stranded, or accessible only through
custom overlay architectures built at the edge. But the
newest automation technologies on the market today,
as well as those coming in the years ahead, will change
that paradigm.
Operators want comprehensive,
unified solutions
that deliver consistency and ease of use, and forwardthinking
automation providers are modernizing control
systems to meet that need. Tomorrow's automation
architecture will dramatically expand to encompass all
domains, providing highly contextualized data that are
standardized for use by any authorized person or system,
anywhere and at any time.
As more companies modernize their automation
systems to deliver the flexibility, standardization, and
visibility necessary to meet a future more focused on
malleable, sustainable operation, they are changing
the criteria by which they evaluate the technologies
that will carry them into the future. Efficient, effective
control is no longer enough. Fully optimized operation
across the enterprise will require an automation vision
for industrial architecture that integrates all of operations,
using next-generation tools to make the most of
data.
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Edited by Gerald Ondrey
Acknowledgment
All figures courtesy of Emerson
Author
Claudio Fayad serves as vice president of technology of Emerson's
Process Systems and Solutions business (1100 W.
Louis Henna Blvd., Round Rock, TX 78681-7430; Phone:
512-835-2190; Email: pss.marcom@emerson.com). Prior to
this role, Claudio held a variety of positions within Emerson,
from sales and marketing director to vice president of software.
He joined Emerson as director of Process Systems and
Solutions in May of 2006, based in Brazil. Claudio holds a
bachelor's degree in engineering from the Universidade Estadual
de Campinas and a master's degree in business administration
from Northwestern University.
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