Emerson receives 2021 IoT Breakthrough Award

29 Jan 2021 CW Staff

Emerson received the 鈥淚oT Analytics Platform of the Year鈥� award for its Plantweb Optics Analytics software. The global automation technology and software company received the award as part of the 5th annual IoT Breakthrough Awards.

The award recognises the company鈥檚 analytics software that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve reliability, safety and sustainability while optimising production for industrial manufacturers. Emerson鈥檚 Plantweb Optics Analytics is an industrial IoT analytics software that collects and interprets operational data to provide real-time visibility into equipment health and operational performance.

The IoT Breakthrough Awards programme recognises innovators, leaders and visionaries from around the globe in a range of IoT categories, including Industrial IoT, Enterprise IoT, consumer IoT, connected home and more. This year鈥檚 had more than 3,850 nominations from companies all over the world.

Plantweb Optics is part of Emerson鈥檚 Plantweb digital ecosystem of transformational technologies, software and services. It aims to improve performance at all levels across an enterprise, from simple equipment to complex assets, process units and entire production plants.

Stuart Harris, Emerson鈥檚 Group President for Digital Transformation, believes industrial manufacturers generate vast amounts of data, but few companies are really gaining the insights needed to optimise their operations. 鈥淭his IoT Breakthrough Award recognises our industry-leading technology, expertise and focus on value creation for our customers.鈥�

Written from a company press release.
Image source: Emerson.

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