Schneider Electric
Overview
HQ Location
France
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Year Founded
1836
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Company Type
Public
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Revenue
> $10b
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Employees
> 50,000
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Website
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Stock Ticker
Euronext: SU; OTCMKTS: SBGSF; OTCMKTS: SBGSY
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Twitter Handle
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Company Description
Schneider Electric is a leading global manufacturer of equipment for electrical power distribution and for industrial control and automation. The company helps power generators distribute electricity; designs automation systems for the automobile and water treatment industries; builds electric networks and utility management systems for energy, water treatment, oil and gas, and marine applications; and manages electric power in residential, industrial, and commercial buildings.
Year founded: 1836
Revenue: $26.0 billion (2014)
EPA: SU
Featured Subsidiaries/ Business Units:
- Avantis
- Wonderware
Year founded: 1836
Revenue: $26.0 billion (2014)
EPA: SU
Featured Subsidiaries/ Business Units:
- Avantis
- Wonderware
IoT Solutions
The recent Internet of Things (IoT) momentum has been enabled through a broad adherence to open standards (such as Ethernet) and by technology breakthroughs in the area of Data Aggregation middleware. Schneider Electric delivers open, connected solutions at each IoT-driven intelligent ecosystem layer: the connected, decentralised device layer (sensors, drives, meters, PLCs, controls, switchgear), the platform layer (cloud services, middleware, physical infrastructure architectures), and the On-Premise central control layer (operational intelligence, remote monitoring, predictive analysis, simulation, cloud analytics).
Schneider Electric tools help data centre, plant, and smart grid operators to become more efficient by sorting through mountains of data (eliminating false alarms or nuisance alarms) and by generating dashboards that consolidate the information coming in from all parts of the extended network. Instead of gridlock, a smooth flow of information is created which allows for greater operational intelligence and higher quality decisions.
IoT is broadening the scope of where both power protection and security are needed, as entire chains of communication can be disrupted by the breakdown of a single device. Schneider Electric leverages the power of IoT and big data to maximize safety and reliability through high-precision automation and control, training and simulation, the generation of ‘what if’ scenarios, robust remote management, Predictive Maintenance, managed services, and advanced analytics. Power protection and cyber security considerations are imbedded into our product designs in order to strengthen overall network reliability.
Schneider Electric tools help data centre, plant, and smart grid operators to become more efficient by sorting through mountains of data (eliminating false alarms or nuisance alarms) and by generating dashboards that consolidate the information coming in from all parts of the extended network. Instead of gridlock, a smooth flow of information is created which allows for greater operational intelligence and higher quality decisions.
IoT is broadening the scope of where both power protection and security are needed, as entire chains of communication can be disrupted by the breakdown of a single device. Schneider Electric leverages the power of IoT and big data to maximize safety and reliability through high-precision automation and control, training and simulation, the generation of ‘what if’ scenarios, robust remote management, Predictive Maintenance, managed services, and advanced analytics. Power protection and cyber security considerations are imbedded into our product designs in order to strengthen overall network reliability.
Key Customers
Compass, Neoclyde, TierPoint, Shell.
Subsidiary
IoT Snapshot
Schneider Electric is a provider of Industrial IoT platform as a service (paas), application infrastructure and middleware, analytics and modeling, functional applications, networks and connectivity, processors and edge intelligence, sensors, automation and control, actuators, other, infrastructure as a service (iaas), and cybersecurity and privacy technologies, and also active in the agriculture, buildings, cement, chemicals, construction and infrastructure, electrical grids, food and beverage, life sciences, marine and shipping, metals, mining, oil and gas, paper and pulp, pharmaceuticals, plastics, recycling and waste management, renewable energy, and utilities industries.
Technologies
Sensors
Dimension & Displacement Sensors
Gas Sensors
Humidity Sensors
Pressure Sensors
Temperature Sensors
Utility Meters
Analytics & Modeling
Big Data Analytics
Digital Twin / Simulation
Predictive Analytics
Real Time Analytics
Virtual & Augmented Reality Software
Automation & Control
Automation & Process Control Systems
Distributed Control Systems
Human Machine Interface (HMI)
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA)
Functional Applications
Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAM)
Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
Remote Monitoring & Control Systems
Use Cases
Asset Lifecycle Management
Augmented Reality
Building Automation & Control
Building Energy Management
Construction Management
Digital Twin
Energy Management System
Factory Operations Visibility & Intelligence
Machine Condition Monitoring
Predictive Maintenance
Process Control & Optimization
Track & Trace of Assets
Water Utility Management
Functional Areas
Industries
Services
Technology Stack
Schneider Electric’s Technology Stack maps Schneider Electric’s participation in the platform as a service (paas), application infrastructure and middleware, analytics and modeling, functional applications, networks and connectivity, processors and edge intelligence, sensors, automation and control, actuators, other, infrastructure as a service (iaas), and cybersecurity and privacy IoT Technology stack.
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Devices Layer
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Edge Layer
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Cloud Layer
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Application Layer
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Supporting Technologies
Technological Capability:
None
Minor
Moderate
Strong
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