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Korea Herald
2 days ago
- Business
- Korea Herald
Infinite Uptime Unlocks Production Reliability for Heavy Industries with PlantOS™ at Global Steel Dynamics Forum
"U.S. manufacturers demand scalability and ROI clarity and Infinite Uptime's PlantOS™ meets that bar with proven outcomes." – Chaitanya Bulusu, SVP & Business Head – Americas, Infinite Uptime NEW YORK, June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Global Steel Dynamics Forum, Infinite Uptime launched PlantOS™ and Production Outcomes as a Service (POaaS) globally. PlantOS™, an AI-driven manufacturing intelligence platform, focuses on value delivery, unlocking production reliability by delivering measurable outcomes, such as 99.97% equipment availability and up to 2% energy reduction per unit produced for heavy industries. Production Reliability is a balance of metric and mindset. PlantOS™ empowers partners to attain this balance from parameter to plant level. Infinite Uptime's POaaS focuses on outcome-centric production reliability, guaranteed performance, and cost certainty. Powered by PlantOS™, the outcomes are delivered through a layered combination of device-agnostic sensing, vertical-specific AI, and human expertise. PlantOS™ is a modular, AI-native platform that unifies five functions: Sense & Ingest, Administer & Configure, Diagnose & Analyze, Act & Resolve, and Collaborate & Integrate. It captures data from any sensor—vibration, acoustics, temperature—using the proprietary piezoelectric and MEMS (Micro-electromechanical systems) technology, even in extreme conditions like 150°C or 2 rpm, and across a variety of industrial environment settings—corrosive to explosive. PlantOS™ 's vertical AI models, tailored for industries like metal & cement, deliver 99.97% fault prediction accuracy validated across 53,026 installations. The collaborative Outcome Assistant then routes persona-specific insights—diagnostic alerts for engineers, ROI metrics for CFOs—ensuring insights lead to action. PlantOS™ combines 24/7 remote support, domain expertise and intuitive AI, bridging skills gaps to simplify adoption and foster trust. PlantOS™ 's impact is evident across various heavy industries. With the largest install base of over 84 MTPA in terms of steel production, Infinite Uptime has digitized, monitored, and safeguarded every second on 214 steel production sites globally. JSW, the world's most valuable steel company, gained 25,842 hours of additional production uptime, leading to higher throughput, lower costs, improved sustainability, and millions in revenue and operational resilience. "Infinite Uptime has been a strategic partner of JSW for the last four years, playing a pivotal role in transforming & optimizing our Steel, Cement and Paint Plant production outputs." – Rishi Shroff, CEO, JSW New Age Infinite Uptime's outcome-based contracts align with the rising demand for rapid ROI, delivering measurable value within 6–12 months. To explore how PlantOS™ can empower you to unlock production outcomes, visit Infinite Uptime's website today. About Infinite Uptime: Infinite Uptime's revolutionary PlantOS™ & Production Outcomes-as-a-Service (POaaS) solution has saved 83,988 hours of production time for 801 plants across 26 countries. It empowers heavy industries to achieve 99.97% equipment availability and up to 2% energy reduction per unit produced. To learn more, visit
Cision Canada
2 days ago
- Business
- Cision Canada
Infinite Uptime Unlocks Production Reliability for Heavy Industries with PlantOS™ at Global Steel Dynamics Forum
"U.S. manufacturers demand scalability and ROI clarity and Infinite Uptime's PlantOS™ meets that bar with proven outcomes." – Chaitanya Bulusu, SVP & Business Head – Americas, Infinite Uptime NEW YORK, June 18, 2025 /CNW/ -- At the Global Steel Dynamics Forum, Infinite Uptime launched PlantOS™ and Production Outcomes as a Service (POaaS) globally. PlantOS™, an AI-driven manufacturing intelligence platform, focuses on value delivery, unlocking production reliability by delivering measurable outcomes, such as 99.97% equipment availability and up to 2% energy reduction per unit produced for heavy industries. Production Reliability is a balance of metric and mindset. PlantOS™ empowers partners to attain this balance from parameter to plant level. Infinite Uptime's POaaS focuses on outcome-centric production reliability, guaranteed performance, and cost certainty. Powered by PlantOS™, the outcomes are delivered through a layered combination of device-agnostic sensing, vertical-specific AI, and human expertise. Explore the Potential of Production Reliability with PlantOS™ PlantOS™ is a modular, AI-native platform that unifies five functions: Sense & Ingest, Administer & Configure, Diagnose & Analyze, Act & Resolve, and Collaborate & Integrate. It captures data from any sensor—vibration, acoustics, temperature—using the proprietary piezoelectric and MEMS (Micro-electromechanical systems) technology, even in extreme conditions like 150°C or 2 rpm, and across a variety of industrial environment settings—corrosive to explosive. PlantOS™ 's vertical AI models, tailored for industries like metal & cement, deliver 99.97% fault prediction accuracy validated across 53,026 installations. The collaborative Outcome Assistant then routes persona-specific insights—diagnostic alerts for engineers, ROI metrics for CFOs—ensuring insights lead to action. PlantOS™ combines 24/7 remote support, domain expertise and intuitive AI, bridging skills gaps to simplify adoption and foster trust. Discover PlantOS™ in our Frost & Sullivan Executive Interview PlantOS™ 's impact is evident across various heavy industries. With the largest install base of over 84 MTPA in terms of steel production, Infinite Uptime has digitized, monitored, and safeguarded every second on 214 steel production sites globally. JSW, the world's most valuable steel company, gained 25,842 hours of additional production uptime, leading to higher throughput, lower costs, improved sustainability, and millions in revenue and operational resilience. "Infinite Uptime has been a strategic partner of JSW for the last four years, playing a pivotal role in transforming & optimizing our Steel, Cement and Paint Plant production outputs." – Rishi Shroff, CEO, JSW New Age Infinite Uptime's outcome-based contracts align with the rising demand for rapid ROI, delivering measurable value within 6–12 months. To explore how PlantOS™ can empower you to unlock production outcomes, visit Infinite Uptime's website today.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Iron ore plant takes shape in Prakasam as JSW joins hands with Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation
1 2 3 Vijayawada: In a major boost to industrial development in the backward Prakasam district, the state govt has roped in steel giant JSW to take up an iron ore beneficiation plant. The project is expected to generate local employment and revitalize the region's mineral economy. The AP Mineral Development Corporation (APMDC) has signed an MoU with JSW to kick-start the iron ore beneficiation plant near Konijedu and Marlapadu village of Tangutur mandal. The state govt has spared about 1300 acres of land for setting up the iron ore beneficiation plant. In fact, the issue of setting up the iron plant in Prakasam has been on the cards for several years since Geological Survey of India (GIS) found iron ore reserves. After carrying out the initial studies, it was found that the iron ore available in the area is not of fine quality. This resulted in a delay in getting investments into the area. APMDC itself carried out separate studies and found that the mineral available in Prakasam districts could be utilized in steel and other allied industries after purification. Sources said that the local mineral has just around 30% iron content. However, the grading would be improved after beneficiation. According to the deal made with APMDC, JSW itself will launch the exploration operation and purchase the iron ore stock at the price fixed by Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM). Subsequently, JSW will process it in the plant and sell it in the market and also utilize in its own plants. JSW will pay 11% royalty to APMDC from the processed stock. Sources said that JSW would set up the plant and also manage it with its own cost.
Scoop
13-06-2025
- Business
- Scoop
Why Americans Support Unions And Distrust Big Business
Justin Arango said support for a union built over the years among workers at JSW Steel in Mingo Junction, Ohio, as the company repeatedly failed to deliver fair pay, sufficient sick time, and safety improvements. The workers ultimately beat back management's nasty anti-union campaign and voted in March to join the United Steelworkers (USW), winning a long-overdue voice at the prosperous company. Their victory reflects the nation's growing consensus on the only real way to ensure a fair shake on the job. More Americans support unions and feel disillusioned with big business than at any time since the 1960s, according to a study by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a think tank in Washington, D.C. Support for unions versus big business soared to a record 16-point margin in recent years, according to EPI's analysis of survey data from the federally supported American National Election Studies initiative. Just as important, EPI researchers found the pro-union sentiment surging across educational, ethnic, geographic, and racial groups, as increasing numbers of fed-up workers demand their fair share and stand up to exploitation on the job. Workers waging high-profile fights against out of touch owners at Amazon and Starbucks helped to drive the widening support for labor, EPI concluded. In addition, the pandemic underscored workers' need for unions to provide a bulwark against bosses who put them in harm's way. And runaway corporate greed, such as the padding of CEO salaries and shareholder dividends on workers' backs, fueled rampant economic inequality and left ordinary Americans struggling to make ends meet. It would take the average worker two lifetimes to make what the highest-paid CEO racks up in a year. 'It's the corporations that have let the people down,' noted Arango, a millwright at JSW for about five years. Two previous organising efforts at JSW fell short. But in 2025, Arango said, workers understood that collective action represented the only path forward. 'It was just a matter of time before it happened,' Arango said, noting he and many of his coworkers grew up in union families and knew the USW's record in empowering workers across numerous other industries. 'I think everybody's tired of the lies and broken promises that JSW told. We all banded together and got the vote. Now it's on to the next step,' added Arango, referring to upcoming negotiations for a first contract. He and his coworkers manufacture components for offshore wind turbines. It's their skill that generates wealth for JSW, the U.S. wing of a $22 billion conglomerate headquartered in India. In 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded JSW $43.5 million in assistance for capital upgrades through the USW-backed Inflation Reduction Act—support that boosted the company's prospects and also fueled the workers' drive for fair treatment. 'If they're willing to take the money the union helped to provide, why not turn it back to the people who are part of that union?' Tyler Stillion, an inspector in JSW's logistics department, recalled thinking. Stillion reflects on the EPI study's finding about union support expanding among workers of all backgrounds. He never belonged to a union before. But trusting in coworkers with union experience, and recalling the stories of relatives who praised the benefits of union membership, he embraced the USW as a means of helping everyone at the plant move forward. 'We have a lot of good people there. We have a lot of smart people there,' he added, noting a union contract ensures equitable treatment and gives all members an opportunity to advance. That's exactly what vigilant USW members achieved at Kaiser Permanente, a giant health care system in Southern California. A few years ago, Local 7600 learned that many of its members in the Inland Empire received significantly lower pay than counterparts doing the same jobs in the system's Los Angeles and Orange County facilities. They fought for parity and won a contract earmarking millions in catch-up raises. 'It makes a difference,' observed Maggie Gamboa, one of those who received a big wage bump. 'I'm a single mom. My kids rely on me for everything.' Gamboa helps to conduct orientation meetings for new coworkers. 'Congratulations!' she tells them about landing a USW-represented job with the health care system. 'This is the best step you've made.' By empowering workers, she noted, workers also help their patients. Local 7600 members use their voice to advocate for safer working conditions and other improvements at the facilities they operate. 'When you have a happy workforce, when you have a competent, well-trained workforce, that translates to better care for patients,' Gamboa said. She expects support for unions to continue to grow in the wake of sociopathic billionaire Elon Musk's attacks on the federal government's unionised workers and contempt for the ordinary Americans who keep the country running every day. In addition to EPI, Gallup and other researchers documented soaring support for unions even before anti-labor President Donald Trump took office and gave Musk permission to decimate the federal workforce. 'It's not real surprising, but it's impressive to see the strength that unions are developing,' Gamboa observed. 'As people become more educated as to what unions mean, I feel that's drawing more people in.' Stillion considers the union at JSW to represent a new chapter ultimately benefiting not only the workers but also the company and community. 'We're excited to start this,' he said, noting he and colleagues not only desired a change but also wanted to find out 'what could be' by moving forward together. 'We're excited to see where it brings us.'
The Star
10-06-2025
- Business
- The Star
Data centres in Johor explore alternative water sources
JOHOR BARU: Several data centres in Johor are exploring the use of alternative water sources – including waste water – in a bid to reduce reliance on treated water supply, says state exco member Lee Ting Han. The Johor investment, trade, consumer affairs and human resources committee chairman said a data centre is already in the process of using such an alternative, with the help of Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) and Johor Special Water (JSW), a state-owned entity. 'Two other data centres are currently exploring the use of alternative water from IWK's sewage treatment plants and direct river intake as part of efforts to reduce reliance on potable water. 'We expect more to follow suit, as two other centres have expressed interest in it,' he said. 'We think they (data centres) would likely want to transition with or without incentives because switching to alternative water sources is good for their Environmental Sustainability and Governance profile,' he added. The state government previously gave assurances that steps have been taken to ensure domestic water users do not face interruptions, amid huge consumption by data centres. In April, Asia Pacific and Japan hyperscale data centre specialist AirTrunk announced a partnership with JSW to jointly develop a recycled water supply scheme for its Johor campuses. State housing and local government committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor said all new data centre applications must be vetted by the Johor Data Centre Development Coordination Committee (JPPDNJ). Johor recorded RM164.45bil in investments from 42 data centre projects as of the end of last year, which also generated 6,145 job opportunities for locals. Of the 42, 13 data centres have started operating, 15 are under construction, while the remaining 14 have been vetted and approved by JPPDNJ, he said. 'The applications must comply with benchmarks set for power usage effectiveness (PUE) and water usage effectiveness (WUE),' he said. In Johor, the allowed PUE is 1.4 and WUE is 1.8, based on best practices in countries such as Singapore. Mohd Jafni said that the Bridge Data Centre, located within the Johor Baru City Council's area, is in the process of using 20 million litres of alternative water per day, with the help of IWK and JSW.
