TechValidate Research on AVEVA Wonderware Manufacturing Operations

Introduction

This case study of a large enterprise metals & mining company is based on a July 2014 survey of the Wonderware and Microsoft partnership customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Challenges

• Wonderware products that are integrated with Microsoft technologies allow for:
  • Better visibility of plant operations
  • Better integration between plant and enterprise (business systems)
  • Better integration between plant and controls (automation)
  • Easier acquisition of Microsoft products (SQL Server)

Use Case

• Uses the following Wonderware software products:
  • Wonderware Historian (InSQL)
  • Wonderware InTouch
• In the metals, materials, and mining industry.
• Currently using the following Microsoft products:
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Windows OS’s

Results

• Takes advantage of the partnership of Microsoft and Wonderware Software in the following ways:
  • Easily acquire and use SQL Server
• Found that the following capabilities differentiated Wonderware Software from the competition:
  • Integration capabilities (business to automation, MES to controls)
• Realized the following benefits due to the Microsoft/Wonderware partnership alliance:
  • Improved process or operational visibility
• Saw the following improvements due to the Wonderware/Microsoft partnership:
  • Improved technology adoption and usage: over 30%
  • Improved product/process integration: 20-30%