Kategori : ELECTRICITY ENERGY NEWS, ENERGY AGENDA NEWS, GREEN TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION NEWS - Tarih : 29 July 2021
Schneider Electric and AVEVA have signed an Alliance Partnership agreement with Obeikan Digital Solutions (ODS), as part of this alliance partnership agreement that will support Saudi Arabia’s industrial sector, the three companies will collaborate to assist the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s factories on their way to Industry 4.0 through digital transformation.
ODS, part of the Obeikan Group, provides case-specific consulting services and industrial applications for logistics, infrastructure reliability, compliance management, spare parts management, organizational optimization and audit management. The company continues its efforts to transform dozens of manufacturers across Saudi Arabia through digital technologies.
The 3 companies will collaborate to present their proof-of-concept projects; IoT hardware and cloud-based software from Schneider Electric and AVEVA will be complemented by ODS’ local expertise.
Abdallah Obeikan, CEO of ODS Group, said: “Obeikan and ODS have a vision to transform Saudi Arabia’s manufacturing skills through technology and digitalisation. Schneider Electric and AVEVA share a belief in how technologies such as the Internet of Things and cloud computing can make facilities smarter, more efficient and more sustainable. We want to accelerate the country’s manufacturing sector through technology and we are excited about this collaboration.”
Smart manufacturing technologies have the potential to reshape the way factories operate. Concepts such as 5G, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and artificial intelligence (AI) can reduce equipment downtime by as much as 50% and increase overall equipment efficiency by a two-digit percentage.
Oseid Faqih, Vice President, Industrial Automation, Schneider Electric, said: “In next-generation manufacturing, we need to connect every machine on the plant floor, collect data streams and analyze this information in real time to increase efficiency, improve safety, and reduce energy and water use. digital technologies will be used. Obeikan is a leader in this field and ODS has a highly respected reputation with the numerous digital transformation projects it undertakes. This partnership will make the Kingdom the manufacturing hub of an entire region.”
Dr Tariq Aslam, Head of AVEVA MEA, said: “Digital technologies will account for a significant portion of economic value over the next 10 years, in policies such as the United Arab Emirates’ Operation 300bn and Saudi Arabia’s Phase 2 of Vision 2030 launched in 2020. It is an accepted fact. The force multiplier effect of AI, IIoT and cloud computing is already starting to return to the industry sector as efficiency and financial benefits. AVEVA’s partnership with Obeikan Digital Solutions will increase this efficiency for sustainable and equitable growth in the region, synergizing with digital solutions from AVEVA’s portfolio and ODS’ advanced implementation capabilities available across Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East.”
