Three Competitive Imperatives Enabled by an Integrated Operations Management Strategy in Mining, Minerals And Metals
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Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, announces EcoStruxure™ for Mining, Minerals and Metals, a new system architecture that leverages innovative digital technologies and the IIoT to allow companies to seamlessly connect, collect, analyse and act on data in real time to improve safety, efficiency, reliability and sustainability.
According to Schneider’s Mining, Minerals and Metals president Rob Moffitt: "The mining, cement, steel, and glass industries face constant challenges that place a premium on operational excellence. Fortunately, there has been a significant transformation in digital technologies that are now available to help deal with many of these challenges. By leveraging this transformation, EcoStruxure for Mining, Minerals and Metals helps our customers improve how they manage their operations and plants to improve the bottom line."
Core technology layers
EcoStruxure integrates innovation at three levels:
"With EcoStruxure, Schneider Electric is redefining automation and power connectivity as well as adding an unprecedented layer of software applications and services to help our customers get the most of their assets. By bridging IT and OT, EcoStruxure enables them to maximise the value of data and translate it into actionable intelligence for better business decisions," added Moffitt.
Key areas of added value
EcoStruxure for Mining, Minerals and Metals provides added value in three key areas:
Moffitt concludes: "And to be clear, EcoStruxure is not just another architecture limited to asset performance analytics. It’s a complete set of digital technologies and applications that can improve the performance of the entire organisation, from people to operations to supply chain."
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