Industry Shapes the Future of Automation

Quick hits:

• Pfizer increased its initial target of 100 million COVID vaccine doses to 3.2 billion doses in the span of one year with historian software.
• Shell’s exploration of digital twins led to its creation of asset data models that integrate industry standards and corporate standards.
• ExxonMobil performs a rip and replace for a new open process automation system using the open IEC 61499 standard for control logic.
• Intel uses the IEC 61499 runtime standard to create a new generation of distributed control nodes.

Related to this episode:

• How Pfizer and Shell Are Digitally Transforming Their Operations
• Industrial Companies Move Toward Open Automation Tech