Emerson Launches Plantweb Optics Data Lake to Simplify Manufacturing Data

Plantweb Optics Data Lake helps companies unify data at scale to improve profitability

Emerson (NYSE: EMR), a global leader in industrial software and technology, today launched Plantweb™ Optics Data Lake—a robust enterprise‑level data‑management platform designed to cut data complexity and unlock actionable insights across single or multi‑site production environments, driving profitability on an enterprise scale.

The solution securely identifies, collects, and contextualizes diverse data sets at scale—whether on‑premises or in the cloud—streamlining access and ensuring data integrity.

Manufacturing data typically resides in disparate formats and siloed across facilities, creating barriers to digital transformation.

By unifying this data, manufacturers can build a solid data foundation that powers a wide range of digital solutions.

Integrated into the Plantweb Optics platform, the data lake seamlessly supports advanced analytics—whether driven by machine learning, AI, or third‑party dashboard tools—enabling performance optimization and revenue growth.

Built as a centralized IT solution grounded in Emerson’s deep OT expertise, it lessens reliance on specialized data scientists.

“A solid data management foundation is critical to every digital transformation programme,” said Stuart Harris, group president for digital transformation at Emerson. “Most manufacturers say they have lots of data but aren’t able to turn it into valuable business insights. Our Plantweb Optics Data Lake software enables users to collect, manage and contextualise vast amounts of OT data from diverse sources, giving users the power to maximise operational performance by implementing advanced applications on an enterprise‑wide scale.”

Plantweb Optics Data Lake operates across multiple cloud platforms, empowering organizations to deploy diverse use cases—from machine‑learning analytics to KPI dashboards, digital twins, and sustainability tools—to enhance reliability and efficiency.

By bridging OT and IT, the platform consolidates data from a spectrum of systems, protocols, and architectures—including legacy setups—across single or multiple plants, migrating it to the cloud and preparing it for immediate use.

“Many legacy systems at manufacturing sites across the world are already over a decade old, and they’re often isolated from each other, impeding teams from effectively accessing data at scale for operational improvements,” said Peter Zornio, chief technology officer of Emerson’s Automation Solutions business. “Aggregating information between systems without disrupting production is extremely complex and difficult. Emerson’s software allows users to securely manage operational data centrally, scale it easily and gain critical insight into their operations at the enterprise level.”

Applicable across process, hybrid, and discrete manufacturing—spanning life sciences, chemicals, metals & mining, power & water, and energy—Plantweb Optics Data Lake integrates into Emerson’s award‑winning Plantweb digital ecosystem.

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