HOUSTON, April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell
(NYSE: HON) Process Solutions (HPS) today announced it has
established a new business unit to help manufacturers harness the
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and more rapidly deploy
technologies that will allow them to better manage and analyze
data, making their operations safer, more reliable and more
efficient.
"Since HPS's introduction of the modern automation control
system, we have helped plants and manufacturing sites around the
world use an increasing amount of data to solve customer's
productivity and safety challenges" said Vimal Kapur, HPS president. "As manufacturers
are looking to take the next step to manage and exploit data across
multiple sites in locations across the globe, our new business unit
will be a focused resource to provide that expertise."
Andrew Hird has been named vice
president and general manager of Honeywell's new Digital
Transformation unit and will report to Kapur. Hird most recently
served as HPS's global vice president of sales, where he gained
exposure to customers in industries ranging from oil and gas and
mining to power generation, and pulp and paper. Hird has more than
20 years of industry experience, including 12 years with
Honeywell.
"Honeywell's deep expertise in IIoT allows us to solve customer
challenges by consolidating data in the cloud from multiple
disparate systems, applying higher-level analytics and leveraging
experts who are often physically remote from the customer site,"
Hird said. "Honeywell is in a unique position of being the
recognized leader in automation and control room solutions for a
wide range of process industries, plus we have advanced knowledge
in connectivity with OPC UA, cyber security and advanced software
development."
OPC UA is Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture, a
machine-to-machine communication protocol.
Among Honeywell's leading technologies that help operators
prioritize and manage a growing amount of operational data are
DynAMo® alarm and operations management; Industrial
Cyber Security Risk Manager, which proactively monitors and manages
cyber risk for industrial environments; Assurance 360, a multi-year
cooperative service arrangement to maintain, support and optimize
the performance of Honeywell control systems; and most recently,
Honeywell Pulse™, a mobility app that allows plant managers to
easily monitor real-time operations from a smartphone.
HPS's IIoT solutions utilize Honeywell's patented software
infrastructure that gives customers a secure and simple method to
capture their big industrial data in a secure portal that can be
scaled to meet the varied needs of single-site or enterprise-wide
operations. Honeywell's innovative solutions help manufacturing
plants eliminate unplanned shutdowns, maximize output, minimize
safety risk and optimize supply chain strategies.
For the refining and petrochemical industries, Honeywell Process
Solutions will leverage the expertise of Honeywell UOP, the
recognized world leader in inventing and licensing a wide range of
technologies used globally to turn oil and natural gas into
transportation fuels and petrochemicals.
For more information about Honeywell's IIoT solutions, visit
www.hwll.co/IIoT.
Honeywell Process Solutions (www.honeywellprocess.com) is a
pioneer in automation control, instrumentation and services for the
oil and gas; refining; pulp and paper; industrial power generation;
chemicals and petrochemicals; biofuels; life sciences; and metals,
minerals and mining industries. Process Solutions is part of
Honeywell's Performance Materials and Technologies strategic
business group, which also includes Honeywell UOP (www.uop.com), a
leading international supplier and licensor of process technology,
catalysts, adsorbents, equipment, and consulting services to the
petroleum refining, petrochemical, and gas processing
industries.
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified
technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide
with aerospace products and services; control technologies for
buildings, homes, and industry; turbochargers; and performance
materials. For more news and information on Honeywell, please
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