Record collection
As the data generated by typical industrial processes grows apace, sectors as varied as water, oil and pharmaceuticals are having to look at how they collect and use it. Colin Carter explains.
Data acquisition has been an issue since the first sensor was connected to a system. Eliminating man from reading dials or displays and writing the results in a log book represented a step forward in precision and reliability, and it is now the norm for machines to send information to machines with no direct human interaction.
The amount of data generated by typical industrial processes is growing rapidly - a direct result of the increasing use of smart sensors, enhanced predictive maintenance regimes and better condition monitoring of plant components. Plant intelligence is growing and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems are taking advantage of this.
The US-based
estimates that the worldwide SCADA systems market in the electric power industry will grow at a compound annual rate of around four per cent until 2009, driven partly by the ease with which such systems can be integrated into enterprise systems.
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