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Socomec: Delivering Leading-Edge IoT Solutions with Altair

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Technology Category
  • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Private Cloud
  • Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries
  • Buildings
  • Utilities
Use Cases
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Cybersecurity
Services
  • Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
  • System Integration
About The Customer
Socomec is a hundred-year-old, family-owned company based in France that delivers innovative power solutions. The company has over 3,600 employees, twelve manufacturing sites, and over 28 subsidiaries. Socomec’s edge and cloud solutions are used by enterprises all over the world. The company specializes in providing low-voltage energy installations, from equipment to monitoring, where energy is critical – robust and ultra-reliable solutions for buildings like datacenters, solar plants, utilities, and hospitals. As an active player in the energy transition, Socomec focuses on energy efficiency, renewables, smart grids, and smart buildings.
The Challenge
Socomec, a century-old, France-based company specializing in innovative power solutions, was seeking to create additional value for its customers by implementing increasingly complex and sophisticated power setups. The company's specialty lies in providing low-voltage energy installations for critical energy buildings like datacenters, solar plants, utilities, and hospitals. However, simply meeting customers’ power needs wasn’t enough for Socomec. The company aimed to provide solutions that would enable customers to elevate their businesses to the next level of performance and efficiency. This required the implementation of intricate power setups and services, involving detailed processes such as governance, project management, change management, architecture, integration, and cybersecurity. To achieve this, Socomec decided to collaborate with an open ecosystem of experts and partners, allowing it to focus internal resources on its core competencies.
The Solution
Socomec partnered with Altair, leveraging its expertise to integrate and deploy an IoT solution that would enhance Socomec’s products and services. Altair provided the SmartWorks™ platform, an open platform with features accessible through an API for easy application development. The platform can be installed in a private cloud and is scalable, ready to handle large amounts of future data. The SmartWorks platform was hosted in Socomec’s own private cloud and was used as an accelerator to build connected services for Socomec’s customers. This partnership transformed Socomec from a manufacturing business to a service-oriented solution provider. Socomec has already completed future-minded projects for customers, including connecting uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) in the cloud using the SmartWorks platform. Socomec services are layered on top of the platform and are available through a mobile app, allowing customers to get live access and UPS status.
Operational Impact
  • The implementation of the SmartWorks platform has transformed Socomec from a manufacturing business to a service-oriented solution provider. The platform has enabled Socomec to build connected services for its customers, enhancing the value of its offerings. Customers can now access live UPS status through a mobile app, and Socomec technical support can monitor and troubleshoot on the spot. The platform has also reduced Socomec’s project costs, with the realization of a proof of concept being fast, easy, and executable in just a few days. Larger projects, such as connecting UPS in the cloud and deploying connected services for customers, also benefit from the open, scalable platform. The partnership with Altair has been beneficial, with Socomec appreciating the accessibility of the Altair team and the opportunity to interact and prioritize new features that are relevant to them.
Quantitative Benefit
  • Easy implementation of the IoT solution
  • Scalability for future upgrades
  • Fast, reliable performance

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