Fun with Wordle: Avantis Condition Manager

Avantis Condition Manager is a unique, intelligent real-time condition management solution that collects and analyzes real-time diagnostics from all plant production assets. It drives appropriate action to improve overall asset performance and manage the appropriate operations, engineering and maintenance actions.

Customers such as RasGas use Avantis Condition Manager to maintain the world’s largest LNG train.

From early equipment failure detection to detailed analysis, Condition Manager meets the demanding needs for more effective and proactive equipment maintenance.

Joe Finn's Top Ten Reasons to attend the Invensys Software Conference

Join us October 15-17, 2013 in Dallas Texas!

We always count on Joe Finn from Wonderware Midwest to create a great list of top ten reasons for attending our annual software conference.  This year is no different!  To see your favorite brands--Avantis, SimSci, and Wonderware, learn about roadmaps, new products, and customer success stories, this is a "must do" event....

Register here: http://ourevents.invensys.com/SoftwareCustomerConf/pages/home.aspx

Call for Presentations now Open for Invensys Software Conference!

http://ourevents.invensys.com/SoftwareCustomerConf/Pages/Call-For-Presentations.aspx

Do you have a story you'd like to share with your peers?  Join us on October 15-17, 2013 in Dallas, TX for the Invensys Software Conference.  Customers, partners, and consultants are all eligible to submit success stories, whether they are for Wonderware, Avantis, IntelaTrac or SimSci.

Stories chosen will be presented during the conference, and you'll also receive a free conference registration as a thank you.

So don't hesitate to participate in one of the best overall industry conferences of the year! 

The Mystery of Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence

Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence, or EMI, has been around for over 15 years.  It was created as a way to put more context and meaning around data that was created in oil and gas refining plants--information such as throughput, yields, bottlenecks, and quality.  The value of these reports, to the outside world, wasn't apparent, and even the users themselves referred to the application as "MES" (or, Manufacturing Execution Systems).  But it's not--it's different, it's special, and they are both needed:  MES to govern the transformation of raw materials through finished goods, and EMI to provide meaning and relationships, acting as a Decision Support System for the organization.

IDC: Tablet shipments up 142% in Q1: What Does That Mean for Automation?

http://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130503/WEB07/305039997/idc-tablet-shipments-up-142-in-q1&utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=editorial&utm_campaign=daily

 

We ran this ad a few months ago to demonstrate the adoption of mobile devices as a viewing agent on the plant floor.  Over the past year, the use for viewing, monitoring, and responding to tasks using mobile devices has surged.  The concern for BYOD (bringing your own device) in the plant has been replaced with an organized approach to procuring applications, from the business systems to the control systems, that can leverage the mobile platform.  Everything from databases to operations management applications are now running on mobile devices.

It's no surprise that the tablet would show greater growth--its ease of viewing and ability to present more information/data on the surface makes it a natural progression from the smaller form factor of the smart phone.  And since the majority of these devices are simply presentation layers, versus process control, the concern for remote access and security is diminished. 

We anticipate a continuing drive toward mobile devices for clients.  Invensys already has mobile support for Wonderware Intelligence, SimSci Esscor's EYESIM Immersive Virtual Reality training software; SmartGlance mobile reporting, Avantis Enterprise Asset Management, Wonderware Workflow...the list goes on.  It's in direct response to our customers that are looking for easier, more cost-effective ways of using our software. 

We'd like to hear from you--are you using innovative ways to integrate mobile technology into your plants?  Email me at maryanne.steidinger@invensys.com.

WonderWorld is back!

http://wonderwarenorth.com/wonderworld-2013/

Wonderworld is back! Partner Wonderware North is offering two locations in PA, June 18 and June 20th.  See new products from InTouch, Wonderware Industrial Computers, and Avantis.  Network with your peers, and gain new insights into where Wonderware is going.

Apps, Cloud Top Mobile Priorities (Yankee Group)

http://mobileenterprise.edgl.com/top-stories/cloud-enables-enterprise-apps86081?referaltype=newsletter

Yankee Group tells us that mobile is becoming an IT platform of choice for both user interface as well as infrastructure.  Certainly, we at Invensys have been taking advantage of this platform for well over two years now.  Starting with our core mobile-workforce enabled product, IntelaTrac, we've developed reporting, training and maintenance applications from SmartGlance, Intelligence, SimSci-Esscor EYESIM and Avantis to have mobile components.  The boost in workforce productivity is evident, but even more so, it's the training, the familiarity in user interface and the intuitiveness of the device that are pushing development of these applications forward.

What about your company?  Are you taking advantage of these new form factors? We'd like to hear from you!