Better visualization and operational analytics at Covestro with a single data hub
Covestro had a wealth of sensor-based data streaming in from equipment and processes, but its data was stored in local silos, and cut off from sharing and analysis by the lack of enterprise-wide data standards. The fix for Covestro: Making full use of its PI System. Instead of a series of data Islands built around local PI System servers, Covestro now has a single data hub that allows for easy collaboration, advanced analysis, and access to real-time, context-rich data across the company. A multidisciplinary team of engineers at Covestro built a flexible, accessible data hub from the ground up, first standardizing how data is captured and stored, then organizing it within a virtual model of the company’s physical assets, and finally using the newly accessible data to build powerful visualization and simulation tools.