The benefits of IIoT

2008 2021 2030 The number of connected The IIoT (Industrial Internet Around 500 billion objects overtook the of Things) market is expected objects will be number of human beings to be worth around (3) connected (1) (2) (6.7 billion) $124 billion (1) Cisco survey of July 17, 2011 (2) IndustryARC survey of June 29, 2016 (3) Forum for the Future, November 16, 2017 The volume of data being gathered is growing exponentially and being transmitted at ever-greater speeds. Many applications or companies are now in development, and vast potential has yet to be invented and developed that will benefit performance and customer satisfaction. From optimization of energy consumption to predictive maintenance and new digital technologies for production facilities... The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) represents an entire category of applications from many industry sectors. The benefits of IIoT According to Morgan Stanley’s survey, ‘Investing in the Internet of Things’ - January 23, 2015 Improved operational efficiency New business opportunities Reduced downtime Improved employee safety Better understanding of consumer demand Air Liquide and IIoT The energy and environmental transition, healthcare and digital transformation: IIoT offers hugely promising opportunities in terms of these three trends which are structurally key to Air Liquide markets between now and 2020. As part of its policy and commitment to innovation, the Group is developing new skills that will allow it to play its full part in the development of Industry 4.0. It also has a subsidiary company dedicated to the IIoT: Alizent. 246,000 connected objects within the Group (healthcare, industrial gases and new markets) 01110101110 1 billion 1001101010 data items gathered 0110010110 01101110010 every day in Air Liquide 10101011001 plants worldwide ~ 1,500 sensors in each plant to gather an unbroken stream of process data Pilot projects A number of IIoT applications are currently in operation or being tested in France and the USA by Air Liquide to improve supply monitoring, manage traceability or provide predictive maintenance. Forecasting the Cylinder need for reple- geolocation nishment To help its customers optimize Air Liquide monitors the levels of their supplies of gas cylinders more than 40,000 oxygen and on consignment, Air Liquide is liquid nitrogen tanks on its currently testing real-time customers’ premises. This data gathering of stock status data. enables Air Liquide to replenish By tracing cylinders using a its customers’ stocks, relieving geolocation tag fixed to each of them, this project will enable them of the need to place an customers to manage the order or monitor their own level. redistribution of stock and cylinder returns more effectively. Monitoring Optimizing CO tanks hospital stocks 2 Another project currently at the Several tests are now being research stage involves the use conducted using technologies for of smart sensors to monitor the medical oxygen cylinder location CO2 tanks used by fast food at major U.S. and French hospital chains for their carbonated centers to optimize stock drinks. management.