Harmonization of digital system landscape

Background and initial situation: Fragmented and complex system landscape

An international chemical company specializing in the production of synthetic plastics was faced with a challenge: the digital system landscape was highly fragmented.

• Different AVEVA PI systems and third-party historian systems (e.g., Parcview, Aspentech IP21)
• Local, location-dependent data pools without a uniform data basis
• Different permissions made access difficult
• Lack of standards made maintenance and support difficult
• No uniform naming convention, which meant that analyses and comparisons were only possible with a lot of manual effort
• Manual processes reduced efficiency and led to poor automation

The goal: to standardize and harmonize the systems in order to create an integrated and efficient digital infrastructure that is easily to maintain.

MEGLA Solution: A global, integrated data platform for a connected system landscape

MEGLA developed and implemented a consistent, global solution:

• Harmonization of existing systems through a central, global AVEVA PI system
• Cloud infrastructure for storing and processing historical and current data
• Connection to third-party systems for modern analyses (e.g. TrendMiner, integration into Databricks)
• Automatic monitoring to ensure data integrity
• Preparing for AVEVA CONNECT for further collaboration

The result: more efficiency, lower costs, more sustainable processes

The measures led to a drastic reduction in system complexity and laid the foundation for a future-proof digital infrastructure.

The implementation of the MEGLA solution brought significant benefits:

• Integrated, global solution:
  • Unified platform for AVEVA PI systems and third-party tools such as TrendMiner leads to a reduction in licensing, support, and maintenance costs
• "Single Source of Truth" (SSoT):
  • Cross-site access to comparable processes simplifies analysis and reporting
  • Uniform quality assurance
• Automated synchronization:
  • Ensuring data integrity between different server systems reduces manual effort
• Optimized permission structure:
  • Users only get access to relevant data (e.g. limited to business units)
• Sustainable effects:
  • Reduction of supporting systems by up to 75% per platform
  • Lower CO2 footprint due to lower energy consumption
  • Simplified, worldwide support from a single source thanks to harmonized systems

Result: With this solution, the chemical company is taking a big step towards a digital future!