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How Smart Building Technology Cuts Winter Energy Waste

In the Arctic town of Longyearbyen, smart building technology powered by GENESIS64 from Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions helped create a mini smart city—cutting energy waste by up to 76%, improving comfort, and unifying control of buildings, utilities, heat networks, and permafrost systems in one resilient digital...

Legacy SCADA Replacement: Upgrade Guidelines and Checklist 

Legacy SCADA systems are reaching end-of-life, making full replacement more valuable than incremental upgrades. This blog outlines a comprehensive checklist to guide your transition to a future-ready SCADA platform with modern security, scalability, and performance.

From Compliance to Competitive Advantage: Understanding Building Performance Standards

As performance-based regulations gain traction worldwide, building owners must do more than report—they must act. In Part 1 of this series, we explore the rise of building performance standards, why these matter now, and how companies can use the right smart building technology—like GENESIS from Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital...

How to Size & Scale GENESIS Version 11: A Practical Guide for SCADA & Digital Projects Using the Platform

This practical guide explains how to properly size and scale GENESIS version 11 for your SCADA and digitalization projects. Learn what a node is, when to move from a single-tier to a multi-node or multi-tier architecture, and how factors like tag count, scan rate, and system load affect performance. Whether you’re building a small system...

Why Industrial Data Needs the Right Storage Strategy—and How GENESIS SCADA Software Delivers

Choosing the right data storage in industrial automation impacts performance and uptime. This blog compares process historians, time-series databases, and relational databases—highlighting reliability, performance, and data lifecycle differences. Learn why GENESIS includes an integrated process historian...

From ICONICS to Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions: The Story Behind Our Name Change

ICONICS is now Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions (MEIDS). This name change marks the next chapter in our evolution—uniting our legacy of innovation with Mitsubishi Electric’s global strength to deliver smarter, more connected automation, digitalization, and sustainable building solutions for the future.

Beyond the Pilot: Scaling Fault Detection & Diagnostics (FDD) Across Your Entire Portfolio

Scaling FDD across a portfolio takes more than just software—it requires a partner who understands real buildings and facility teams. This blog explores the challenges of multi-site FDD deployment and how Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions, together with our FDD software, GENESIS, and our SI Partner Community, combines smart...

Making the Business Case for Fault Detection & Diagnostics (FDD): Why It’s Essential for Modern Building Management

Fault Detection & Diagnostics (FDD) goes beyond analytics—it’s a powerful tool for optimizing energy efficiency, reducing maintenance costs, and improving building performance. This blog explores the business case for FDD, highlighting its impact on operational efficiency, sustainability, and preventative maintenance. Discover...

Obesity & Optimization: The Uncut Story of How Data Transformed My Health & Inspired GENESIS Version 11's Unlimited Historian

Kyle transformed from obese to fit by tracking his health metrics, proving that measurement drives improvement. Understanding the critical role of data, Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions (MEIDS) made a bold move to embed an unlimited process historian into GENESIS version 11. Now our customers can deploy more intelligent data-centric...

Enabling Your Company’s Industrial Transformation (IX)

Organizations can ensure a successful industrial transformation by approaching the process with a narrow focus and limited scope through several basic steps: Use the SMKL Method to Assess Your Digitalization Needs; Define Your Value Levers; and Build a Partner Ecosystem That Understands What Your Success Looks Like. 

 
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