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Intelligent Asset Reference Architecture

Intelligent Asset Reference Architecture

Reference(s)

Intelligent Asset Inspection

Element(s)

Actor(s)

Name Description Type GenericGroup
ADVANTECH

Advantech IoT Edge Gateways help bridge data from edge devices to the cloud, acting as protocol converters, data collectors, or data loggers.

IT System
Aviation Asset

Assets from the Aviation Facilities

IT System
Building Asset

Assets from the Commercial and Industrial Buildings

IT System
CISCO

CISCO edge device collects and processes data from sensors and other IoT devices at the network's edge before transmitting that data to a central system for analysis and processing.

IT System
Civil & Infrastructure Asset

Assets from the Cil and Infrastructure Facilities

IT System
Control System

A control system uses sensors and actuators to monitor and control the operation of a system or process. Control systems also can be used to automatically adjust the operation of a system based on predetermined set points, as well as to respond to changes in the environment or to commands from operators.

IT System
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This group is derived from SubSystem named Maximo Application Suite Core.
Energy & Utility Asset

Assets from the Energy & Utility Facilities

IT System
FLUKE

Fluke enables its devices to connect to the internet and transmit data to the cloud or on-premise systems for analysis and processing.

IT System
HARTING

HARTING edge devices collect and process data from sensors and other IoT devices at the edge of a network before transmitting that data to a central system for analysis and processing.

IT System
HILSCHER

HILSCHER gateways help aggregate, process, or transmit IoT information of your production process completely autonomously to a central system for analysis and processing.

IT System
Life Science Asset

Assets from the Life Science Facilities

IT System
Manufacturing Asset

Assets from the Manufacturing Facilities

IT System
Oil & Gas Asset

Assets from the Oil and Gas Facilities

IT System
Omnio

Omnio Edge is a middleware application that runs on gateways connected to your gateways.

IT System
OSISOFT

OSIsoft provides lightweight data collection, storage, and access to edge devices and other IoT devices at the edge of a network before transmitting that data to a central system for analysis and processing.

IT System
Sensors

IoT sensors are pieces of hardware that detect changes in an environment and collect data. The type of IoT sensors include: temperature sensors, proximity sensors, pressure sensors, water quality sensors, chemical and gas sensors, infrared sensors, smoke sensors, motion sensors, and optical sensors to name a few.

IT System
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This group is derived from SubSystem named Maximo Application Suite Core.
TELIT

TELIT edge devices collect and process data from sensors and other IoT devices at the edge of a network before transmitting that data to a central system for analysis and processing.

IT System
Transportation Asset

Assets from the Transportation Facilities

IT System

Subsystem(s)

Name Description Sub-Diagram
AI & Analytics Services The AI & Analytics layer allows customers to sift through their asset data points and extract valuable insights.
Application Suite A comprehensive set of software applications designed to help organizations manage their physical assets, optimize operations, and improve productivity and efficiency.
Asset Physical items or equipment that are essential to the operations of the facility.
Control System A control system monitors and controls a system's operation or process using sensors and actuators.
Data The data layer will help to store, standardize and normalize data in a meaningful way that asset management applications can consume.
Edge Edge devices collect and process and transmit data from sensors and other IoT devices.
Integration The integration layer enables the exchange of data and information to optimize asset management.
Sensors A device measures physical or environmental conditions in a building or facility.

Logical Component(s)

Accelerator Catalog
Name Accelerator Catalog
Description

Highly customizable and extensible Maximo applications developed by business partners will provide new capabilities and integrations to meet customer-specific business needs.

Primary Capability
application
AI Broker
Name AI Broker
Description

The AI Broker serves as a centralized hub, facilitating data exchange between MAS and watsonx.ai to support generative, machine learning, and deep learning AI use cases. It provides routing, validation, mediation, and transformation services, connecting client applications to appropriate endpoints, processing input and output data, and ensuring seamless data flow.

Primary Capability
application
Analytics Engine
Name Analytics Engine
Description

Analytics engines analyze data from various systems to optimize overall asset performance and management.

Analytics Studio
Name Analytics Studio
Description

Templates for detecting anomalies and predicting asset failures of assets

Primary Capability
analytic & ai
Application Connection Services
Name Application Connection Services
Description

Connect applications and data with prebuilt smart connectors.

Primary Capability
api management
Implementation
API Connect
Assist
Name Assist
Description

Provide technicians with AI-powered guidance through a knowledge base of equipment maintenance data and gives them remote access to experts for assistance. Using an intuitive mobile interface, technicians can diagnose equipment problems, find recommended solutions, and collaborate with experts to resolve problems.

Primary Capability
application
Data Dictionary
Name Data Dictionary
Description

Catalog and communicate the structure and content of data, and provides meaningful descriptions for individually named data objects.

Primary Capability
metastore
Data Lake Services
Name Data Lake Services
Description

Centralized repository that allows you to store all structured and unstructured data at any scale.

Primary Capability
data lake
Data Synchronization
Name Data Synchronization
Description

Synchronizing organization, site, asset, and location data from Maximo Manage to the data dictionary

Primary Capability
data
Device Connection Services
Name Device Connection Services
Description

IoT device message broker for device registration, IoT data management, and IoT device management. Connect and control IoT devices. Provides secure communication to and from your devices by using MQTT and TLS.

Primary Capability
integration
Edge Data Collector
Name Edge Data Collector
Description

IoT device message broker for device registration, IoT data management, and IoT device management. Connect and control IoT devices. Provides secure communication to and from your devices by using MQTT and TLS.

Primary Capability
integration
Health
Name Health
Description

Manage the health of your assets using IoT data from asset sensors, asset records and work history to increase asset availability and improve replacement planning. Get a true view of asset health via dashboard displays to provide evidence to base operational decisions.

Primary Capability
application
Functional Requirement
MAS Health - Maximo Application Suite: Health Functional Requirement-uploaded
Industries
Name Industries
Description

Industry applications include: (1) Energy and Utilities: Create efficient, reliable, sustainable utility operations. Learn how you can calculate potential impacts to the grid, monitor asset health, anticipate failures and better plan maintenance procedures. (2) Oil and gas: Create safer, more efficient and reliable operations. Learn how you can improve maintenance practices and plans, enhance HSE practices and rise above the commoditization of products. (3) Manufacturing: Jumpstart your Industry 4.0 transformation, get peak performance from your manufacturing assets, and reduce defects and downtime. Learn how you can create more sustainable operations. (4) Travel and Transportation: Keep everyone and everything moving by improving the productivity of your assets. Learn how you can manage assets and maintenance to meet safety, regulatory and customer demands. (5) Government: Improve safety and better monitor critical infrastructure. Learn how you can manage assets, make faster, smarter decisions and balance citizen expectation with leaner operations.

Primary Capability
application
Information Management Services
Name Information Management Services
Description

Information management service that supports transaction processing.

Primary Capability
data
IoT Platform & Data Pipelines
Name IoT Platform & Data Pipelines
Description

Provides device connectivity, data filtering and mapping, and device management. Add metric data that IoT monitoring systems gather from sensor devices to meters.

Primary Capability
information model
Manage
Name Manage
Description

Reduce downtime and costs by optimizing asset management and maintenance processes to improve operational performance. Leverage embedded industry expertise with best-practice data models and workflows to accelerate your industry transformation. Unify asset management processes using role-based workspaces to help teams across your enterprise. Unify robust asset life cycle and maintenance management activities, providing insight into all enterprise assets, their conditions and work processes to achieve better planning
and control.

Primary Capability
application
Functional Requirement
MAS Manage WOI - AI: Work Order Intelligence
MAS Manage - Maximo Application Suite: Manage Functioanl Requirement-uploaded
Message Services
Name Message Services
Description

The message services provides the configuration of the Java Message Serve resources for scalability and the configuration of the messaging engines for highly availability.

Primary Capability
messaging
Mobile
Name Mobile
Description

Manage any asset, anytime, any place. Built on next generation mobile technology, Maximo Mobile boosts productivity by giving field technicians the power to easily navigate a single, intuitive platform and find the right asset history and operational data —even in the most remote locations, online or offline—all in the palm of their hand.

Primary Capability
application
Monitor
Name Monitor
Description

Improve asset and operational availability with advanced AI-powered remote asset monitoring at scale. Collect data from your existing OT systems, an converge your IT systems and operational systems in a single data lake to detect anomalies.

Primary Capability
application
Functional Requirement
MAS Monitor - Maximo Application Suite: Monitor Functional Requirements-uploaded
Predict
Name Predict
Description

Go beyond time-scheduled maintenance to condition-based action to predict the likelihood of future failures by applying machine learning and data analytics to reduce cost and asset failures. Build on the power of other Maximo capabilities and Watson Studio to make data-driven decisions and build predictive models.

Primary Capability
application
Functional Requirement
MAS Predict - Maximo Application Suite: Predict Functional Requirement-uploaded
Rules & Alerts
Name Rules & Alerts
Description

Rules and alerts engine helps customers identify and address potential issues with their assets on time, reducing downtime and maintenance costs.

Primary Capability
analytic & ai
Scheduler
Name Scheduler
Description

Transform business models by integrating work, asset management, and health and safety functions. Help businesses improve operational efficiency and effectiveness, and help businesses meet their safety requirements and regulatory and compliance standards.

Primary Capability
application
Secure Integration
Name Secure Integration
Description

The integration layer consists of adapters, enterprise services, and publish channels. Use adapters to group enterprise services and publish channels to meet your transaction needs. With enterprise services and publish channels, you can receive data from and send data to multiple external systems and applications.

Visual Inspection
Name Visual Inspection
Description

Perform a visual inspection of the line or asset using commercial, off-the-shelf iOS devices to get immediate, actionable notifications of any emerging issue. Scale easily to view multiple points 24/7 including global views of all plants and geographies. Integrate with maintenance and quality workflows for a fast and prescriptive response.

Primary Capability
application
Functional Requirement
MAS Visual Inspection - Maximo Application Suite: Visual Inspection Functional Requirements-uploaded