Frequently Asked Questions

What is smart manufacturing?

Smart manufacturing connects production systems, equipment, and operational data to provide greater visibility and intelligence across manufacturing operations. By transforming real-time and historical data into actionable insights, manufacturers can improve productivity, maximize asset performance, reduce downtime, increase efficiency, improve sustainability performance, and make more informed operational decisions.

What is a smart building?

A smart building uses connected technologies and data to improve how building systems, equipment, and resources are monitored, managed, and optimized. Greater visibility across building operations can help organizations improve operational efficiency, optimize energy use, streamline facility management, advance sustainability goals, and create more responsive building environments.

What is smart infrastructure?

Smart infrastructure uses connected operational technologies and data to monitor, manage, and optimize essential systems and services. Greater operational visibility and intelligence can help infrastructure organizations strengthen resilience, protect critical assets, improve efficiency, secure operations, and support the reliable delivery of essential services.

What is GENESIS?

GENESIS is an automation and operational intelligence platform that connects, monitors, controls, and analyzes operations across manufacturing, buildings, and infrastructure. By bringing operational systems and data together, GENESIS provides greater visibility and control while helping organizations improve performance, increase efficiency, and make faster, more informed decisions.

How does GENESIS connect operational systems and data?

GENESIS connects data from equipment, control systems, devices, applications, and other operational technologies within a unified environment. Operators can monitor and visualize real-time and historical data across assets, processes, facilities, and distributed operations, providing greater context for understanding operational performance. Explore how Universal Connectivity helps bring operational systems and data together.

How does GENESIS help improve operational performance and efficiency?

GENESIS transforms operational data into actionable intelligence through visualization, alarming, analytics, reporting, and other capabilities. Organizations can identify abnormal conditions and performance issues, reduce downtime, optimize equipment and resource use, and respond more effectively to changing operational conditions.

What industries and applications does GENESIS support?

GENESIS supports smart manufacturing, smart buildings, and smart infrastructure applications across industries including automotive, food and beverage, life sciences, data centers, energy and utilities, mining, oil and gas, transportation, and water and wastewater.

Can GENESIS support multi-site and distributed operations?

Yes. GENESIS provides a scalable platform for monitoring and managing operations across individual facilities, multiple sites, and geographically distributed assets. Organizations can centralize operational visibility, standardize applications and workflows, and scale deployments as operational requirements evolve.

How does GENESIS support secure operations?

GENESIS incorporates cybersecurity capabilities designed to help organizations protect HMI/SCADA and operational environments. Capabilities such as role-based access, authentication, encryption, security monitoring, and secure communications support a layered approach to protecting critical systems and operational data. Explore what secure HMI/SCADA looks like in our guide, What Secure HMI/SCADA Really Looks Like.

What is the Intelligent Buildings Software Stack (IBSS)?

IBSS is a digital workplace management platform that connects workplace data, spaces, services, and experiences within a unified digital environment. IBSS helps organizations streamline workplace operations, improve space utilization, and create more connected and responsive workplace experiences.

How does IBSS support modern workplace management?

IBSS helps workplace and facilities teams manage spaces, resources, and workplace services more effectively. Digital workplace capabilities provide greater visibility into space utilization, support flexible and hybrid working, and help employees and visitors find and access desks, meeting rooms, and workplace services more easily. Explore our Workplace Management Guide to learn more.

How can IBSS help landlords and building owners improve tenant experiences?

IBSS helps landlords and building owners create more connected tenant experiences by making building information, spaces, and services easier to access and navigate. Capabilities such as digital signage, interactive wayfinding, workplace communications, and visitor management can help tenants and occupants stay informed and interact more easily with their environment while helping landlords differentiate their properties in competitive leasing markets.