Nov 8, 2017   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

Schneider Electric Celebrates Customer Success in Driving Digital Transformation

LAKE FOREST, Calif., Nov. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, recognized six customers for outstanding achievement of digital transformation strategy, workforce empowerment and business value with Schneider Electric's Industrial Software Platform. These awards were presented at the company's Innovation Summit: Software Conference 2017, held in San Antonio, Texas.

Digital Transformation Strategy

    --  BASF was recognized for their comprehensive "Industrie 4.0" initiative,
        which targets to create additional value for customers and increase the
        effectiveness and efficiency of operations. In manufacturing the first
        projects include predictive maintenance and augmented reality to improve
        asset performance, reliability and utilization while increasing
        production efficiency.
    --  BP was recognized for implementing unified supply chain management
        across downstream assets for feedstock evaluation and economic
        modelling. In one scenario, data analysis time was cut from hours to
        just a few minutes allowing more analyses to be carried out to support
        more robust decision making.

Workforce Empowerment

    --  Arizona Public Service (APS) was recognized for implementing cloud-based
        virtual training to help address a changing workforce (about half will
        retire in the next five years) and highly distributed plants (800 miles
        span between their two most distant plants). APS delivered a
        comprehensive training solution for effective knowledge management
        across all facilities.
    --  Maple Leaf Foods was recognized for transforming how employees visualize
        performance to drive new levels of efficiency through implementation of
        a manufacturing execution system. Mobile tablets now display dashboards
        with real-time KPIs to quickly identify critical problems, improving
        operational excellence across people, processes and equipment.

Business Value (ROI)

    --  Duke Energy was recognized for an estimated $35 million cost savings
        from early warning detection of a damaged steam turbine blade.
        Predictive maintenance technology identified a vibration anomaly,
        enabling the team to further inspect the turbine blade and proactively
        address the issue before failure.
    --  Network Rail was recognized for comprehensive asset monitoring and
        analysis with a new intelligent infrastructure solution that monitors
        42,000 assets across 20,000 miles of train tracks. So far the system has
        saved 500,000 potential train delay minutes - approximately £45 million
        in compensation payments.

"Industries must maximize the value they create across the entire value chain - both a primary goal and a challenge. Meeting this goal and challenge demands continual optimization in real time, which is best accomplished with a digital transformation strategy that spans across the operations and asset lifecycles," said Dr. Ravi Gopinath, Executive Vice President of Software at Schneider Electric. "I am proud to call these forward-thinking companies our customers, and we are honored to recognize such high level of achievement."

About Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric is leading the Digital Transformation of Energy Management and Automation in Homes, Buildings, Data Centers, Infrastructure and Industries.

With global presence in over 100 countries, Schneider is the undisputable leader in Power Management - Medium Voltage, Low Voltage and Secure Power, and in Automation Systems. We provide integrated efficiency solutions, combining energy, automation and software.

In our global Ecosystem, we collaborate with the largest Partner, Integrator and Developer Community on our Open Platform to deliver real-time control and operational efficiency.

We believe that great people and partners make Schneider a great company and that our commitment to Innovation, Diversity and Sustainability ensures that Life Is On everywhere, for everyone and at every moment. www.schneider-electric.com/us

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