2002 Volume 56 Issue 8 Pages 1122-1125
The PI System is a set of Server and Client based software programs designed to fully automate the collection, storage and presentation of plant information. PI is frequently used as an integration and development platform for enterprise wide applications.
PI Systems serve plant data to end users and software applications, quickly and efficiently. PI client applications enable personnel to easily implement plant and corporate initiatives such as process improvement, TQC, and predictive maintenance by unifying plant data into a single repository where any individual in a company can view and analyze the same information.
Applications such as production planning. maintenance management, expert systems, LINIS, supply chain management systems can be integrated with PI Systems to bridge the gap between business and real-time production environments.
The PI system from OSI Software has become one of the most successful and widely used process information management systems in the pulp and paper industry.