Mobile access to plant and operational data

High plant availability and security are among the most important success factors in fields such as the chemical and petrochemical industries. Siemens' XHQ Operations Intelligence software extracts and prepares information relating to the ongoing production process from a wide array of information sources and compares it to other sources such as process historians, laboratory data or business data.

XHQ Version 5.0 can be used on mobile devices, allowing data relevant to plant operation to be accessed anywhere, anytime. It allows for organized and relevant visualizations on mobile and desktop devices to be set up with a single tool, the XHQ Workbench. Users can use the new interface to access their operations and business data for further analyses in Business Intelligence Tools.

The software aggregates and links plant data from the operational and business level. Interactive views of the relevant plant data can be configured to address individual user requirements. By using XHQ, operating personnel and management are able to access a visualization of the current plant status at any time, allowing them to compare plant performance against business targets in real time using methods such as dashboards and charts as and when required.

"For more than 15 years, companies in both the oil & gas and chemical industries have looked to XHQ to provide operational intelligence to help reduce costs and improve margins. With the addition of both mobile access and BI Tool gateway capabilities, XHQ can now help users address today's critical need for digital transformation. Significantly, XHQ fits into new technology stacks without requiring users to replace the systems that are already in place," commented Peter Reynolds, a senior consultant at ARC Advisory Group.​