Mexico. In today's industrial environments, the transformation of the energy landscape is deeper than ever. Some experts estimate that by 2050 global energy demand will double and machine-to-machine communication and Internet use will be 100 times greater than the current grid.
The industry has been quickly overtaken by IT megatrends such as digitalization, cloud and big data, paving the way for other trends such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Converged Infrastructure to generate the pressing need to transform industrial process management systems.
"The increasing digitalization is causing a great generation of data. In the cloud, every two years the digital universe doubles and it is not for less, 2.5 billion GB of data are created daily. With this rate, the digital universe is expected to grow 40% annually in the next decade," said Carlos Villa, Vice President of the Industry Unit for Schneider Electric Mexico. "In addition, in the industrial sector global energy consumption is expected to grow by approximately 35% by 2040. If we want to have the capacity to meet these challenges, the industry will need new solutions and ways of thinking that will lead it to a new era in which it can produce more while consuming fewer resources," Villa said.
Schneider Electric, a specialist in energy management and automation, will hold Xcelerate 2015 this July 2 in Mexico City, an event where the latest in innovations in solutions, software and applications will be unveiled to take the plants and machines of the industry into the future.
Faced with new energy challenges, technological solutions are multiple and complex. In most cases, they require greater collaboration between market participants, including security managers, production plants, machinery and Information Technology (IT), so the integration of different systems into a single platform is key.
"At Schneider Electric we know that tomorrow's industrial plants will be smarter, with better connections, greater efficiency and high collaboration. When such companies use proven security technology, they meet their ambitious performance goals and protect their operations. In the long term, these companies will help drive sustainable progress and capture even more amazing opportunities," added Carlos Villa.
Schneider Electric developed two platforms with the most comprehensive architecture for energy efficiency in the industry: EcoStruxure and PlantStruxure. With them, the French multinational is not only ready to lead the new energy and technological landscape, but has already helped companies from different industries around the world in five key areas: energy management, administration and automation of processes and machinery, security management, administration of IT systems and building automation (BMS, for its acronym in English). Major industries include automotive and mining.
