New solutions for smarter, safer, optimized and sustainable industrial operations
AUSTIN, Texas (Oct. 4, 2023) - Global technology and software leader Emerson (NYSE: EMR) has announced the first in a series of new technology releases based on its vision of Boundless Automation™ and serve as the foundation for its next-generation software-centric industrial automation architecture. The new technology releases will go beyond a traditional automation system to create a more advanced automation platform that contextualizes and democratizes data for both humans and the artificial intelligence (AI) machines that shape the way the world works.
"Boundless Automation™ is a big vision, but it's also a real vision based on exciting new technologies that are available today and will be coming in the next two to three years," said Nathan Pettus, President of Emerson's Process Control Systems and Solutions business. "The solutions that bring our vision to life will have a real impact on the projects our customers are developing. These innovations will break down data silos in areas such as sensing, analytics, reliability and control by creating a single ecosystem of seamlessly connected technologies that move contextual data from the smart field to the edge to the cloud."
Emerson technologies support the vision of a new, Boundless Automation™
The company presented its new DeltaV™ Edge Environment at the Emerson Exchange Immerse, which brings together industry technology leaders from around the world to collaborate on industry challenges, such as the disparate software systems that create a barrier to connectivity across the value chain. Emerson's DeltaV™ Edge Environment provides more secure ways to move data from the automation platform to where it is needed - data storage, data scientists, analytics applications in the cloud, enterprise resource planning systems, etc. - without losing valuable operational context.
Emerson also announced the introduction of technologies that support higher bandwidth and intrinsically safe Ethernet Advanced Physical Layer (APL) connectivity. By introducing technologies that enable APL across a broader range of protocols, Emerson is making it easier for customers to integrate a wide range of intelligent field devices into the DeltaV™automation platformincreasing visibility and enabling users and systems to manage an organization's most complex problems and system interactions.
As part of the move to an increasingly software-defined platform and the elimination of traditional server and storage silos, Emerson's new DeltaV PK Flex Controller enables users to leverage subscription-based services to use only the technologies they need, with the flexibility to add more features at any time. Subscription options also empower teams to reduce capital costs and shift expenses to the operating budget. In the next phase, Emerson will add more than 16 services to its subscription portfolio to provide customers with more flexible business models that will enable them to innovate and grow with ease.
Emerson has also launched new Software-as-a-Service, cloud-hosted solutions to bring data from the edge to the cloud and help combine cloud data with AI tools to upskill staff and address the shortage of skilled labor. These AI analytics tools, including AMS Optics and Aspen Mtell®, will help teams create models for predictive and prescriptive maintenance strategies that leverage an autonomous plant while creating a new paradigm for centralized operations where highly skilled personnel collaborate with AI.
More comprehensive real-time analyses
As increased connectivity brings more assets, devices and data, teams need more powerful tools to manage and utilize the information coming in from many different sources. Emerson's Ovation Green™-solutions, including asset management software and the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system, provide a powerful technology package that can consolidate a utility's renewable energy assets into a single management tool that unifies data and sets the stage for holistic automation of the entire power grid. Similarly, tools such as AMS Data Server share reliability data, making it easier for users to transfer key information from the smart field to cloud-based applications for use by cross-functional teams.
"These new technologies from Emerson can be incorporated into capital project planning today, helping companies better prepare for the rapidly approaching future of automation driven by more efficient and sustainable production," said Pettus.
Emerson's new automation technologies unveiled at Exchange Immerse support the optimization of performance, sustainability, safety and production in key industries such as specialty chemicals, energy, life sciences, mining, power generation, and more.
For more information about Emerson's Boundless Automation™, visit Emerson.com/BoundlessAutomation.
