The new Operations Management division at Invensys plc is working on a number of fronts to create new technologies for process industries, the newly named head of the consolidated unit said today.
Sudipta Bhattacharya, who heads the Operations Management business unit, which combines three separate automation companies under the Invensys plc umbrella, told Managing Automation in an interview that the division is well-positioned to address the macroeconomic trends of lean supply chains, emissions and energy management, compliance needs, an aging workforce, and outsourced collaboration.
The 9,000-person Invensys Operations Management unit was officially unveiled last month when the company announced its year-end fiscal results. The new group melds Invensys Process Systems, Wonderware, and Eurotherm into one division, under the direction of Bhattacharya as CEO and business president.
Now, Bhattacharya is busy assembling the IOM leadership team and investing in technology that will directly address the needs of process manufacturers, he said.