Valmet takes its Industrial Internet services to the next level by launching a new offering and opening four Performance Centers for energy, pulp, paper and board, and tissue customers. At the same time, Valmet has signed a partnership agreement with Tieto, which is the first step in building an Industrial Internet ecosystem bringing the key players together.

At Minds + Machines Europe, GE charted its course for digital industrial growth, unveiling new solutions that are purpose built for industrial assets, environments and operations. The event outlined the path for its customers to leverage the company’s Asset Performance Management (APM) and ServiceMax industrial applications, powered by Predix, GE’s platform for the Industrial Internet, to help its customers increase productivity.

Intel envisions artificial intelligence (AI) as the driver for the next big wave of computing that will transform the way businesses operate and how people engage in every aspect of life. There is an enormous opportunity to make AI accessible to every industry, and as a data company, it is imperative that Intel delivers solutions that create, use and analyze the massive amounts of data that are generated each and every minute.

Rockwell Automation released its FactoryTalk Analytics for Devices appliance and a new FactoryTalk TeamONE Standard Edition app, both designed to leverage the connections across industrial operations already established by the smart devices used by plant or distributed workers to help enable teams on the plant floor to make better, quicker decisions. These off-the-shelf offerings require minimal configuration and help to solve common maintenance problems faster, which can reduce unplanned downtime.

Aspen Technology, Inc. announced the general availability of aspenONE Version 10 software. The latest Asset Performance Management, Engineering and Manufacturing & Supply Chain software release supports the company’s evolution from process optimization to asset optimization.