ABB’s industrial IoT and AI suite, Ability Genix, is transforming industrial data analysis by leveraging CrateDB’s advanced database technology. With less than 20% of industrial data being utilized, Ability Genix aims to unlock the full potential of this data by combining AI, machine learning, and domain expertise to provide actionable insights across various industries.
- Unlocking the Potential of Industrial Data with ABB Ability Genix
- The Data Challenge: Industrial companies generate vast amounts of data, but much of it remains unused. ABB Ability Genix tackles this by integrating data from sensors, devices, engineering systems, operations, and ERP/IT systems to deliver rich, contextually relevant insights.
- Comprehensive Platform: Launched in 2020, Ability Genix combines AI/ML with domain knowledge to make data actionable. It extends beyond traditional sensors and devices by incorporating operational and engineering data, which is aggregated into a unified platform.
- CrateDB: The Backbone of ABB’s Data-Centric Approach
- Why CrateDB?: ABB selected CrateDB for its scalability, flexibility, and ability to handle large-scale data aggregation and analysis. CrateDB’s open-source, multi-model architecture allows for real-time data analysis, making it an ideal fit for modern industrial data applications.
- Pilot Success: After a successful 6-month pilot program, ABB expanded the use of CrateDB to its ABB Ability Genix Platform, which is now deployed across numerous use cases, improving data management and unlocking the value of data for industrial customers.
- Key Benefits of Using CrateDB for Industrial Data Analysis
- Horizontal Scalability: CrateDB’s distributed architecture allows for seamless horizontal scaling, ensuring that as ABB’s data needs grow, the platform can easily scale to meet demand without compromising performance.
- Time-Series and Hybrid Search Features: The advanced time-series capabilities and hybrid search functionalities are particularly valuable for industrial applications, where data is often collected over time and needs to be quickly analyzed for insights.
- Multi-Platform Support: CrateDB supports multiple platforms, making it easy to integrate with ABB’s diverse set of data sources, and automatically distributes queries across clusters for efficient data management.
- Real-Time Data and Insights for Industrial Transformation
- Empowering Customers: By combining CrateDB’s powerful database with ABB’s domain expertise, Ability Genix can provide real-time analytics that deliver actionable insights to customers, helping them optimize their operations, improve decision-making, and drive business outcomes.
- Improved Performance: With CrateDB, ABB Ability Genix can achieve high throughput and ingestion performance, ensuring that large volumes of data can be processed in real-time and analyzed efficiently.
ABB’s partnership with CrateDB has proven to be a game-changer for the Ability Genix platform, helping industrial companies unlock the full potential of their data. CrateDB’s robust, scalable, and flexible database technology powers ABB’s ability to deliver advanced, real-time analytics to its customers, transforming how industrial data is managed and utilized.
