General Electric introduced 14 kinds of industrial Internet applications

Industrial News On October 9, 2013, GE launched 14 industrial Internet applications at a conference in Chicago and announced that the new Predix software platform developed by the company in 2014 will be open to third-party users and software Business GE also announced an expanded partnership with AT & T, Cisco Systems, and Intel to increase the efficiency of data transfer to connected machines and devices and to secure and manage data anytime, anywhere.

GE Chairman Jeff Immelt said: "Not only is the sheer volume of industrial data, it is also the most important and complex big data, and our biggest challenge and opportunity is how to manage and analyze them in a highly secure manner Data, creating value for our customers and society as a whole. "

Immelt said: "We are committed to developing more predictive technology that allows our products with sensors to instantly monitor the operation of the machine to improve customer productivity and reduce equipment downtime. Observing, predicting and changing the operation of the machine Functioning is the primary means of industrial Internet adoption and will greatly enhance operational efficiencies in industries such as airlines, railways and electricity. "

The Industrial Internet is GE's idea of ​​a being proposed at the end of 2012. The core of the Internet is its combination with machinery and equipment. It uses big data analysis of machine operation to improve the operation efficiency of machines and reduce downtime and unplanned failures. As a traditional manufacturing company, GE believes that software and analytics will bring new growth opportunities to manufacturing and service industries worldwide. In a White Paper on Industrial Internet China released in June this year, GE pointed out that from now until 2030, the Industrial Internet can generate at least $ 3 trillion in GDP growth for China.

Currently, GE has launched 24 industrial Internet products, including 14 released today, covering monitoring and management of oil and gas platforms, analysis of railway locomotive efficiency, hospital management system, upgrading of wind turbine power output, power company distribution system optimization, medical Cloud imaging technology and a series of software products to enhance management efficiency and reduce operating costs.

Industrial internet applications have begun to show signs of success, with GE announcing sales of $ 290 million and $ 400 million in orders since the release of 10 industrial Internet products late last year. GE's equipment currently has a service contract of up to $ 160bn and the use of industrial internet products will increase the company's average sales by 3-5% per device and software sales by 15% %.

GE cited examples of the successful use of industrial internet in the United States. St. Luke Medical Center used software from GE to analyze patient and device data, reducing bed shift time by 51 minutes and reducing patient waiting time; Gore Airlines in Brazil used GE software to track and analyze Flight path and fuel consumption, the company expects the increased aircraft operating efficiency will save the company cost of 90 million US dollars in the next five years.

GE built a software platform for industrial Internet applications called Prefix that accommodates data from any system and machine, including aircraft engines and medical magnetic resonance equipment, enabling remote management and integration with customers' existing software and Data management system combined. GE also announced the launch of a third-party collaborative project for Prefix technology in 2014 to interface Prefix platforms with software builders and solution providers.

In the industrial Internet space, GE has partnered with Amazon Web Services, Accenture and Pivotal, a big data company. Today GE also announced that in partnership with AT & T, Cisco and Intel, AT & T will connect GE equipment with its network and cloud to deliver efficient and secure wireless transmission services to GE's Industrial Internet. Cisco and / GE will extend its traditional cooperation to oil and gas, transportation, medical and power fields and improve the ability of data transmission and data analysis among machines. Intel will work with GE to improve the updating of machine software and establish GE's machine and global communications service Business cooperation between the effective connection and other fields.