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Air Liquide China unveils Digital Performance Center: The next step for the digital operating model

2017-09-15 14:41 7974

SHANGHAI, Sept. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- To support the ever-changing requirements of the industries it serves, Air Liquide China is leveraging the latest innovations in digital technologies to adopt a more predictive, proactive and forward-looking operating model. A key milestone in this journey is the debut of its new Digital Performance Center (DPC) located in the Air Liquide Shanghai Research and Technology Center.

DPC Opening Ceremony
DPC Opening Ceremony

 

DPC Opening Ceremony
DPC Opening Ceremony

 

DPC tour
DPC tour

On September 15, Air Liquide China held an Opening Ceremony to celebrate the launch of the new center. The event attracted nearly 80 guests, including large industrial customers and Air Liquide executives led by Francois Abrial, Shanghai Hub Executive Vice President and Marcelo Fioranelli, Greater China Vice President.

In his welcome speech, Chris Clark, Air Liquide China Large Industries Vice President commented: "Moving to a more digital and data-driven operating model is key to business success in the increasingly challenging market. The new DPC marks our first major step in this transformation. As a central hub of our daily operations, the DPC will continue improving our operational efficiency, anticipate and prevent operational issues, and significantly enhance the overall customer experience."

The new center enables Air Liquide China's central operations team to remotely control the daily operations of selected plants. Ultimately, the center will actively control all Air Liquide China large plants, with pro-active decision making based on information from all the data and tools available.

The DPC is a part of Air Liquide's ambitious "Smart Innovative Operation" project, or "Qianzhan" in Chinese, which also includes other technical upgrades to Air Liquide's facilities and the implementation of big data and digital tools. The project was presented to the Sino-French Industrial Strategic Alliance as "Made in China 2025" and the French "Industrie du futur" joint demonstration last March.

Air Liquide in China

operates nearly 90 plants and employs more than 4,000 employees today. With a strong presence in the key coastal industrial areas, Air Liquide China is now expanding into the center, south and west. Its main business activities include industrial and medical gas operations, Engineering & Construction (designing, manufacturing and installing air separation units/hydrogen facilities), as well as innovation activities.

Air Liquide

The world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with approximately 65,000 employees and serves more than 3 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide's scientific territory and have been at the core of the company's activities since its creation in 1902.

Air Liquide's ambition is to lead its industry, deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability. The company's customer-centric transformation strategy aims at profitable growth over the long term. It relies on operational excellence, selective investments, open innovation and a network organization implemented by the Group worldwide. Through the commitment and inventiveness of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its stakeholders.

Air Liquide's revenue amounted to EUR18.1 billion in 2016 and its solutions that protect life and the environment represented more than 40% of sales. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, EURO STOXX 50 and FTSE4Good indexes.

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Source: Air Liquide China
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