The Necessity Of Plotting A Shift From Historians To Real-Time Data Solutions

Traditional data historians that have been a fixture at many chemical plants for decades are rapidly outliving their usefulness. Not only do these passive data-storing tools lack functionality — so mining even the slightest bit of insight requires time-consuming tagging and searches — they’ve been stretched to their limits for far too long.

Until recently, there has been no overarching catalyst for chemical manufacturers to do better. However, as a growing number of companies implement advanced solutions, the failure to progress from historians is leaving many at a widening competitive disadvantage.