 "L&T Infotech")
L&T Infotech, a global information technology services and solutions company has announced a strategic partnership with GE Digital combining LTI's diverse industrial capabilities with GE's Predix cloud-based operating system for the Industrial Internet.
LTI and GE Digital will collaborate to develop innovative digital-industrial solutions powered by Predix analytics and real-time insights to enhance competitiveness and transform the way companies manage their assets and workforce.
LTI's Industrial IoT practice develops comprehensive solutions and applications encompassing smart sensors, connected machinery, real-time visualisation and advanced analytics. As strategic partners, the two companies will synergize their group industrial heritage and domain expertise to deliver Predix-enriched applications for various industries like:
Oil and Gas - solutions encompassing next generation digital oilfields; integrated refinery operations management; advanced pipeline operations; and prime plant, an early warning system for critical equipment failure.
Power and Utilities - digital Industrial solutions that address the end-to-end value chain in the power sector from power generation to transmission and distribution.
Construction - solutions to address high impact asset productivity, spares consumption, process digitisation and safety issues concerning the construction sector.
Industrial manufacturing, smart manufacturing solutions for digitising all facets of manufacturing processes; remote monitoring and predictive analytics of field equipment.
LTI and GE Digital will explore the concept of an innovation center to tap into their rich industry knowledge to quickly bring to market scalable digital solutions based on real-life scenarios.
"Our core vision is to deliver outcome-based innovations to the world's leading companies and help them to solve their complex digital-industrial problems. Our clients will benefit from our dedicated IoT Center of Excellence offering end-to-end consulting and implementation solutions," said Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director LTI, Sanjay Jalona.
"L&T Infotech brings deep understanding and proven expertise in the various sectors like engineering, power, construction, and manufacturing. Our joint solutions in these industries will help companies improve utilisation, reduce maintenance costs, and enhance efficiencies to be more competitive," said Global Head of Channels and Alliances GE Digital, Denzil Samuels.
"This partnership with GE enables us to better support our clients as they increasingly invest in digitisation to not only transform their own operations, but to empower them to offer differentiated solutions to their clients as well," said Chief Business Officer, manufacturing, LTI, Rohit Kedia.
