IoT partnership promises savings for retailers
Summary
The partnership between the industrial internet of things (IIoT) company IMS Evolve and Current, powered by GE, the digital engine for intelligent environments, is designed to drive significant savings across energy, waste and maintenance by leveraging real-time data from assets across the enterprise. It is now said to be “on a path toward saving hundreds of thousands of dollars” in the coming months “simply by identifying and removing excess defrost cycles in refrigeration cases”. The software can run natively on Current’s wireless area controller (WAC), with data being acquired and leveraged through the IMS system to drive process automation. Current is also providing project management support, including systems engineering and IT services, to ensure the joint solution achieves maximum value across a customer’s full portfolio of locations. IMS Evolve’s chief commercial officer, Jason Kay, said the new solution could be available “at scale and speed to retailers across the world, releasing significant value and rapid ROI”.