Schneider Electric has launched an update to its EcoStruxure Plant Advisor platform focusing on process efficiency.

Called EcoStruxure Plant Advisor - Process Intelligence, the new solution uses Artificial intelligence (AI), Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and an "open platform philosophy".

The company says the target is improved sustainability and operational effectiveness through improved asset and process efficiency.

Plant controllers can now simultaneously manage multiple control variables to optimise the plant's performance. EcoStruxure Plant Advisor - Process Intelligence goes beyond a standard business intelligence (BI) dashboard by incorporating self-learning to recommend appropriate actions to help optimize a process. As a result, mining and cement plants can improve their overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and water and energy consumption, while also increasing throughput.

Rob Moffitt, President of Mining, Minerals and Metals, Schneider Electric, said "We are delighted to incorporate Process Intelligence within our EcoStruxure Plant Advisor platform. We have a strong track record of working with our customers to deliver tangible results through solutions and services in mining, minerals and metals operations. Process Intelligence represents the next generation of digital tools for the industry."

"We are constantly striving to develop a set of valuable and repeatable process models that can be used to predict and improve future process performance in key markets like mining or cement. The industry is striving to meet sustainability targets, and this solution is designed specifically to help mining and cement companies meet those challenges," Moffitt continued.