Emerson's 'Project Beyond' to Modernize and Seamlessly Integrate the Industrial Automation Technology Stack
Emerson (NYSE: EMR) has announced Project Beyond, a groundbreaking software-defined enterprise operations platform designed to modernize industrial automation. The platform aims to seamlessly integrate existing automation infrastructure with modern technologies, including AI and software-defined control. Built upon Emerson's DeltaV™ system and AspenTech's software portfolio, Project Beyond features advanced computing environments, secure connectivity, DataOps capabilities, an app marketplace, AI orchestration, and zero-trust security architecture.
The platform introduces the new DeltaV IQ Controller, a software-defined controller running on commercial servers, offering enhanced scalability and flexibility. Project Beyond addresses the challenges of managing complex industrial data and enables enterprise-wide optimization without requiring complete infrastructure replacement, potentially reducing integration costs and complexity for industries such as energy, power, life sciences, chemical, and mining.
Emerson (NYSE: EMR) ha presentato Project Beyond, una piattaforma rivoluzionaria per le operazioni aziendali definite dal software, progettata per modernizzare l'automazione industriale. Questa piattaforma mira a integrare senza soluzione di continuità l'infrastruttura di automazione esistente con tecnologie moderne, tra cui intelligenza artificiale e controllo definito dal software. Basata sul sistema DeltaV™ di Emerson e sul portfolio software di AspenTech, Project Beyond offre ambienti di calcolo avanzati, connettività sicura, capacità DataOps, un marketplace di applicazioni, orchestrazione AI e un'architettura di sicurezza zero-trust.
La piattaforma introduce il nuovo DeltaV IQ Controller, un controller definito dal software che funziona su server commerciali, garantendo maggiore scalabilità e flessibilità. Project Beyond affronta le sfide della gestione dei dati industriali complessi e consente l'ottimizzazione a livello aziendale senza la necessità di sostituire completamente l'infrastruttura, riducendo potenzialmente i costi e la complessità di integrazione per settori come energia, energia elettrica, scienze della vita, chimica e mineraria.
Emerson (NYSE: EMR) ha anunciado Project Beyond, una plataforma innovadora de operaciones empresariales definidas por software diseñada para modernizar la automatización industrial. La plataforma busca integrar de manera fluida la infraestructura de automatización existente con tecnologías modernas, incluyendo IA y control definido por software. Basada en el sistema DeltaV™ de Emerson y el portafolio de software de AspenTech, Project Beyond ofrece entornos de computación avanzados, conectividad segura, capacidades DataOps, un mercado de aplicaciones, orquestación de IA y una arquitectura de seguridad de confianza cero.
La plataforma presenta el nuevo DeltaV IQ Controller, un controlador definido por software que funciona en servidores comerciales, ofreciendo mayor escalabilidad y flexibilidad. Project Beyond aborda los desafíos de gestionar datos industriales complejos y permite la optimización a nivel empresarial sin requerir el reemplazo total de la infraestructura, reduciendo potencialmente los costos y la complejidad de integración para industrias como energía, electricidad, ciencias de la vida, química y minería.
에머슨 (NYSE: EMR)은 산업 자동화를 현대화하기 위해 설계된 혁신적인 소프트웨어 정의 기업 운영 플랫폼인 Project Beyond를 발표했습니다. 이 플랫폼은 기존 자동화 인프라를 인공지능 및 소프트웨어 정의 제어를 포함한 최신 기술과 원활하게 통합하는 것을 목표로 합니다. 에머슨의 DeltaV™ 시스템과 AspenTech의 소프트웨어 포트폴리오를 기반으로 하는 Project Beyond는 고급 컴퓨팅 환경, 보안 연결, DataOps 기능, 앱 마켓플레이스, AI 오케스트레이션 및 제로 트러스트 보안 아키텍처를 제공합니다.
이 플랫폼은 상용 서버에서 실행되는 소프트웨어 정의 컨트롤러인 새로운 DeltaV IQ Controller를 도입하여 확장성과 유연성을 향상시켰습니다. Project Beyond는 복잡한 산업 데이터 관리 문제를 해결하고 전체 인프라 교체 없이 기업 전반의 최적화를 가능하게 하여 에너지, 전력, 생명과학, 화학, 광업 등 산업 분야에서 통합 비용과 복잡성을 줄일 수 있습니다.
Emerson (NYSE : EMR) a annoncé Project Beyond, une plateforme révolutionnaire d'opérations d'entreprise définies par logiciel conçue pour moderniser l'automatisation industrielle. Cette plateforme vise à intégrer de manière transparente l'infrastructure d'automatisation existante avec des technologies modernes, notamment l'IA et le contrôle défini par logiciel. Basée sur le système DeltaV™ d'Emerson et le portefeuille logiciel d'AspenTech, Project Beyond propose des environnements informatiques avancés, une connectivité sécurisée, des capacités DataOps, une place de marché d'applications, une orchestration IA et une architecture de sécurité zero-trust.
La plateforme introduit le nouveau DeltaV IQ Controller, un contrôleur défini par logiciel fonctionnant sur des serveurs commerciaux, offrant une scalabilité et une flexibilité accrues. Project Beyond répond aux défis de la gestion des données industrielles complexes et permet une optimisation à l'échelle de l'entreprise sans nécessiter un remplacement complet de l'infrastructure, réduisant potentiellement les coûts et la complexité d'intégration pour des secteurs tels que l'énergie, l'électricité, les sciences de la vie, la chimie et l'exploitation minière.
Emerson (NYSE: EMR) hat Project Beyond vorgestellt, eine bahnbrechende softwaredefinierte Plattform für Unternehmensbetrieb, die die industrielle Automatisierung modernisieren soll. Die Plattform zielt darauf ab, bestehende Automatisierungsinfrastrukturen nahtlos mit modernen Technologien wie KI und softwaredefinierter Steuerung zu integrieren. Basierend auf Emersons DeltaV™-System und AspenTechs Softwareportfolio bietet Project Beyond fortschrittliche Rechenumgebungen, sichere Konnektivität, DataOps-Fähigkeiten, einen App-Marktplatz, KI-Orchestrierung und eine Zero-Trust-Sicherheitsarchitektur.
Die Plattform führt den neuen DeltaV IQ Controller ein, einen softwaredefinierten Controller, der auf kommerziellen Servern läuft und verbesserte Skalierbarkeit und Flexibilität bietet. Project Beyond bewältigt die Herausforderungen der Verwaltung komplexer industrieller Daten und ermöglicht eine unternehmensweite Optimierung, ohne dass eine vollständige Infrastruktur ersetzt werden muss, was potenziell Integrationskosten und -komplexität für Branchen wie Energie, Strom, Life Sciences, Chemie und Bergbau reduziert.
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- Implementation complexity and potential learning curve for adopting new platform
- Dependency on commercial off-the-shelf servers for DeltaV IQ Controller may introduce new operational risks
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Emerson's Project Beyond represents a significant strategic pivot toward software-defined industrial automation, addressing critical integration challenges while positioning EMR for future growth.
Emerson's Project Beyond marks a strategic evolution in industrial automation technology, tackling a fundamental problem: the integration complexity between legacy OT systems and modern IT capabilities. Instead of requiring costly "rip and replace" approaches, this platform enables companies to bridge existing infrastructure with newer technologies like AI.
The platform's architecture shows sophisticated thinking about industrial digital transformation, featuring six key components:
- Modern computing environments unifying edge and cloud computing
- Secure connectivity interfaces for legacy systems
- DataOps fabric for contextualizing operational data
- Application marketplace for deployment flexibility
- AI orchestration for managing AI agent lifecycles
- Zero-trust security architecture as a fundamental design principle
Most technically significant is the DeltaV IQ Controller - a software-defined controller running on commercial off-the-shelf servers. This represents a paradigm shift from proprietary hardware toward more flexible software-defined control infrastructure.
The integration with AspenTech's portfolio (following Emerson's $11B acquisition of a majority stake in 2022) signals they're operationalizing this significant investment. Project Beyond effectively combines Emerson's industrial automation expertise with AspenTech's industrial AI capabilities, potentially creating unique competitive advantages in market segments like energy, life sciences, chemical, and mining.
This announcement represents Emerson executing on its "Boundless Automation" vision, indicating a substantial strategic realignment toward software-defined automation solutions while protecting customer investments in legacy infrastructure. The approach balances innovation with practical deployment considerations, recognizing that industrial transformations must support existing operations while enabling future capabilities.
New enterprise operations platform delivers effortless integration of AI and automation technologies for enterprise optimization
Emerson's Project Beyond will deliver the industry's first software-defined, OT-ready digital platform that seamlessly integrates and optimizes industrial operations. Leveraging innovations in software-defined control, data management, zero-trust cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, Emerson's new platform will help automation investments deliver value without adding complexity.
The speed of technology and industrial artificial intelligence (AI) advancements, combined with increased computing power needs and the unprecedented volume and complexity of siloed data generated across industrial assets, requires a new, cost-efficient way for companies to leverage automation across the enterprise while protecting existing investments.
Emerson's Project Beyond will tackle this challenge by creating a flexible, scalable and secure platform that connects today's existing automation installed base with modern technologies to empower continuous, enterprise-wide visibility, optimization and, eventually, autonomous operations. Project Beyond will also provide a consistent platform to deploy and manage new AI applications and models, along with contextualized data, to unlock unimagined flexibility, safety, sustainability and performance for essential industries such as energy, power, life sciences, chemical and mining.
"Companies are eager to modernize automation and keep pace with the promise of new technologies like AI without ripping and replacing their existing infrastructure or dealing with the pain and costs of integrating new applications and millions of fragmented data points," said Ram Krishnan, chief operating officer at Emerson. "Project Beyond will use the power of software-defined control to introduce an entirely new, scalable, seamlessly integrated infrastructure with automated data contextualization to turn trapped data into powerful operational efficiencies."
Evolved from its industry-leading DeltaV™ distributed control system, AspenTech's leading software portfolio and Boundless Automationsm vision, Emerson's new connected industrial technology platform will reduce the costly and complex technology integration required to move data across different operational technology (OT) systems and applications, helping customers deploy and scale new capabilities faster.
"By combining Emerson's automation capabilities with AspenTech's deep software expertise – from modeling and optimization to machine learning and AI – we're embedding artificial intelligence into our systems, turning information into insights that will help our customers along their journey toward optimized autonomous operations," Krishnan said.
The building blocks of Project Beyond include:
- Modern Computing Environments: Project Beyond will unify the latest in on-premise edge computing with the power of the cloud to deliver unparalleled data analytics.
- Networking & Connectivity: Secure connectors, APIs and software interfaces that allow connectivity of existing OT systems, devices and legacy I/O to the platform as well as the ability to connect the platform to IT environments.
- DataOps: A powerful data fabric weaving together all OT assets, from devices to entire systems, turning contextualized data and codified knowledge into digital intelligence around operations.
- App Marketplace: A catalogue of state-of-the-art applications, curated for an organization's unique needs, collected in a single marketplace for easy access and deployment.
- AI Orchestration: An orchestration engine that will manage the deployment and lifecycle of AI agents enabling the future human/AI hybrid workforce.
- Zero-Trust Security Architecture: A security plane that secures every access, device, application, connection and data within the platform.
Designed as a data-centric platform, the enterprise operations platform enables a more flexible deployment of even more powerful mission-critical functionality, such as the new DeltaV IQ Controller. This software-defined controller will run on commercial, off-the-shelf servers, bringing increased scalability, flexibility, resiliency and extensibility to enterprise operations.
"Emerson has never been content to incrementally improve on current offerings, especially today with the tremendous opportunities around industrial AI," said Krishnan. "Project Beyond is designed to make it easier and more cost-effective to access the data you need to unleash new AI applications and future-proof your industrial automation investments."
For more information, go to the Project Beyond page.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR) is a global industrial technology leader that provides advanced automation. With an unmatched portfolio of intelligent devices, control systems and industrial software, Emerson delivers solutions that automate and optimize business performance. Headquartered in
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