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Industrial IoT Intelligence Aims to Save Lives by Preventing Disasters | PCMag.com

This is just one example in a long list of disasters because, in the energy sector, plants and similar facilities can explode catastrophically. That’s long been a fact of life. However, vendors pioneering Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) infrastructure are looking to help prevent accidents such as these through automation. IIoT platforms provide real-time monitoring and preventive maintenance, which help enable plant owners and operators to react more quickly to emergency situations. This reaction time is sped up further via virtualization, which helps reduce latency in IoT applications that operate in facilities such as oil refineries and power plants. Decisions on equipment in power plants and chemical plants must be made in real time to protect the safety and security of the surrounding population.

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