[GE] 물산업 디지털 서비스 시장 리더로 도약 준비

GE사가 물산업 디지털 서비스 시장에서 선도 자리를 굳히며 새로운 소프트웨어 모델을 드러냈다.

GE사는 산업인터넷 소프트웨어 플랫폼인 프리딕스로 받쳐진 세 개의 개념 증명을 소개하며 올해 안에 더 많은 제품이 출시될 예정이라고 밝혔다.

세 개의 새로운 적용품은 파이프라인 내구성, 빗물 및 하수 관리, 물 공장의 효율성 등이다. 이는 서비스형 소프트웨어(SaaS, software-as-a-service) 컨셉으로, 아메리칸워터(AW)사와 함께 파이프라인의 내구성을 디지털 방식으로 체크하고 위험 요소에 사전 대책을 제공하는 등 다양한 서비스를 제공하는 것으로 알려졌다.

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GE bids to be market leader in digital services for water companies

GE has unveiled a new suite of software as it moves to establish a leading position within digital services for the water industry.

It introduced three proofs of concept, underpinned by Predix, its digital platform for industry, and indicated that more will be released during 2016.

The three new applications address pipeline health, storm and sewer management, and water plant efficiency. There's a software-as-a-service concept that digitally maps pipeline health and offers proactive risk identification, in partnership with American Water; a product to reduce overflow incidents for stormwater and sewage systems, in partnership with MWH Global (now part of Stantec); and a "digital twin" concept, which creates a digital replica of a plant in order to increase efficiency and reduce cost.

GE also confirmed details of three partnerships that it hopes will help to advance a "vision of solving global water and wastewater challenges through data and analytics". Firstly, it joined the North American Alliance of the Smart Water Networks Forum; it outlined an ambition to contribute to long-term solutions and sustainability of water in cities through the Smart Cities Council; and finally, it is kicking off a "beta partner" programme with water innovations accelerator Imagine H2O, with a view to scaling technologies globally.

[출처 = Desalination & Water Reuse / 2016년 9월 28일]