Honeywell launches enterprise-wide software for process sector

Bracknell, UK – Honeywell has launched Intuition Executive software, which comprises enterprise-wide information management, decision support and collaboration tools for process plant owners and operators.

Intuition Executive is said to be developed on and extend the functionality of Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft SharePoint 2010, SQL Server and StreamInsight to meet the requirements of industrial operations. Powered by Matrikon, it is vendor-neutral and, said Honeywell, can connect to any control system or underlying data source.

According to the industrial automation major, companies in the process industries often use dozens of applications and hundreds of spreadsheets to manage complex production operations, monitor processes and make operating decisions.

These systems, it adds, are usually either completely isolated or are connected with complex, custom-designed interfaces that make it difficult to use the data effectively and maintain data integrity.

Intuition Executive software is said to overcome these issues by anticipating problems, capturing expert knowledge and sharing information – among other features.

This results in increased efficiency and the ability to manage and respond to volatile energy costs, complex regulatory changes, and real-world safety challenges, said a company statement.

“The ability to see, understand and act on the relationships within critical data is key to creating competitive advantage, and this can only be achieved when all applications and underlying data are amalgamated, said Ian Brown, vice president & general manager, Advanced Solutions, Honeywell Process Solutions.

“Once you do this, you can identify and take advantage of opportunities earlier, mitigate potentially damaging plant events and make confident business decisions,” Brown added.

“Monitoring and analysing data in motion leads to earlier event detection and faster decision making,” said Caglayan Arkan, Microsoft’s general manager, worldwide manufacturing and resources sector. 

“Combined with Microsoft technologies, Intuition Executive is positioned to take advantage of computing power and complex event processing technology to analyse large data streams,” Arkan concluded.