Sailing into the Future: Industrial Internet of Things at Sea with X-Connect

For decades, the maritime shipbuilding industry has been dealing with system integration where different subsystem vendors use different interfaces and components. As a result, the installation of such subsystems in a vessel, and tailoring the interactions among the different subsystems to form a total system solution (a process usually called engineering to order), has required lots of effort and gives a narrow window for bringing new and innovative system solutions to the table. Soon, the subsystems and their interactions will be integrated in the total system with a configure-to-order process. The engineering hours under this new process will instead be spent on developing new and smarter system functionality for the end user, which cultivates safety and efficiency in a vast range of existing and potential marine operations.