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Building an open, collaborative, software-based ecosystem of industrial automation
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M
artin Setiawan, Business Vice President Industrial Automation Schneider Electric Indonesia & Timor Leste, believes industries of the future can create a better digital environment by optimizing automation processes.
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a digital boom in the industrial sector. There is now a quick, massive adoption of the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence and machine learning. How products and services are obtained, produced, sent and obtained all depend on information technology. More interactions turn digital and more operations rely on automation.
Despite this transformation, companies need to remember their global mission, which is just as important: reducing carbon emissions. With the supporting technological advancements, creating an operational system that sustains both the planet and businesses is now more important than ever.
Yet reaching that end goal with the existing technology remains an open question for industry players. To deliver the promises of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the current stage of industrial automation would need to be optimized through bold, collective steps.
Achieving sustainability in the industrial sector means optimizing operational efficiency, smart energy management and achieving zero waste. As part of the larger #GreenHeroes For Life initiative, Schneider Electric has mapped several aspects of the digital boom that may steer the industry in that direction.
Software is set to play a large part in industries of the future. Software-centric automation will be able to reduce costs and increase responsiveness. Hopefully, more machines will enable remote operations while optimizing work performance.
Digitalized industries can only flourish in a secure, reliable digital ecosystem that protects its human resources, data and business integrity. Part of building a cyber-secure environment entails evaluating the commitment and track record of digital partners regarding product-oriented development in cybersecurity.
Strict policies and cybersecurity methodologies are the core elements of product development at Schneider Electric. Empowering human resources, strengthening processes and reinforcing technological processes to detect, prevent and minimize cyberattacks are part of an effort to raise trust in Schneider Electric’s operational systems.
Schneider Electric is only one partner in a network that requires start-ups, distributors, system integrators and engines to drive innovation together. To manage the digital ecosystem, Schneider Electric’s network of partnerships (named Schneider Electric Exchange) provides a digital marketplace where clients and partners can use IoT innovations that are compatible with their EcoStruxure for automation and energy management.
With its #GreenHeroes For Life initiative, Schneider Electric takes advantage of several aspects of the digital boom to steer industries toward better sustainability practices.
Closed and exclusive industrial automation technologies prevent industries from tapping into the great potential of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Universal automation’s “plug-and-play” principle, standardized to fit the IEC61499 model, enables devices and automation technologies to communicate and collaborate regardless of brand. The aforementioned software-centric EcoStruxure Automation Expert is the result of Schneider Electric’s universal automation approach.
Schneider Electric is also a cofounder of UniversalAutomation.org, a non-profit association consisting of independent organizations that share a common mission to enable application portability and multivendor hardware interoperability.
Digitizing the entire supply chain also helps each industry player to objectively evaluate and assess data on their suppliers’ performance and sustainability practices. The digitization of the supply chain also increases operational resiliency and agility when dealing with market disruptions and changes in the market dynamics.
Digitalization, instead of removing human resources from the operational system and replacing them with machines, provides more tools and opportunities to help industry talents. The transformation can create a more comfortable, safe and productive work environment for all.
Optimizing digital automation has been the right move for Scheider Electric in its pursuit of sustainability since 2005. It won recognition from Corporate Knights in 2021 as the world’s most sustainable corporation. Over the years, Schneider Electric’s solutions have helped clients reduce 120 million metric tons of carbon emissions. Its EcoStruxure has been proven to reduce CapEX by 20 percent and downtime by 15 percent. Recently, Schneider Electric also collaborated with independent software companies around the world, including its strategic partner AVEVA.
Schneider Electric invites clients, partners, policymakers and communities to become #GreenHeroes For Life. Together, we can create a better future for the planet and generations to come.
To learn how Schneider Electric can help you get started with automation systems, please visit Industrial Automation or consult for free with Schneider Electric’s team of experts at 1500055.
