PIPER Solutions implemented the PIPER Operational Platform at Samay S.A.C.’s Puerto Bravo Thermal Power Plant to centralize, historize, and contextualize operational data from the GE Mark VIe control system. The project included the integration of more than 4,000 process signals, the development of a standardized operational model, real-time operational dashboards, and Active Directory integration, providing a solid foundation for operational intelligence, process optimization, and future advanced analytics initiatives.
Puerto Bravo Thermal Power Plant required a modern platform capable of consolidating and contextualizing operational data from its GE Mark VIe Distributed Control System (DCS), enabling efficient storage, organization, and visualization of critical operational information for operations and engineering teams.
Key challenges included:
The organization needed a scalable solution capable of transforming raw process data into contextualized operational intelligence to support better decision-making.
PIPER Solutions implemented a complete Operational Intelligence Platform, integrating the plant’s operational ecosystem through a scalable architecture designed to support future analytics and digital transformation initiatives.
PIPER Collector was deployed to automatically acquire data from the GE Mark VIe environment through industrial OPC connectivity, ensuring continuous and reliable collection of critical process information.
The PIPER Historian was implemented to store and manage real-time and historical operational data, providing a robust foundation for trend analysis, reporting, and operational performance monitoring.
Using PIPER Modeler, a comprehensive operational model was developed based on Samay’s recommended asset and system hierarchy.
The project included:
Advanced HMI dashboards were developed using PIPER View, enabling operators and engineers to monitor generation units, critical process variables, equipment status, and historical trends from a single operational interface.
The platform was integrated with Samay’s Active Directory, providing centralized authentication, role-based access control, and secure user management aligned with corporate cybersecurity policies.
The solution was deployed using a distributed architecture consisting of:
This architecture delivers scalability, security, high availability, and clear separation between operational technology (OT) and information management environments.
The plant successfully consolidated operational data from its generation systems into a single platform, eliminating data silos and improving information accessibility.
Operations teams now have access to unified dashboards that provide real-time monitoring of generation assets and critical performance indicators from a single interface.
The implementation of a structured operational model enabled the relationship of assets, systems, and process variables, significantly improving operational analysis and troubleshooting capabilities.
The deployed architecture provides the foundation for future initiatives such as:
Through comprehensive training and knowledge transfer, Samay’s teams gained the capability to manage, maintain, and expand the platform independently.
✔ Centralized industrial historian for GE Mark VIe
✔ More than 4,000 integrated and contextualized signals
✔ Standardized enterprise operational model
✔ Real-time operational dashboards
✔ Active Directory integration and secure user management
✔ Scalable architecture for Industry 4.0 and Industrial AI
✔ Foundation for reliability, optimization, and performance improvement initiatives
PIPER Operational Platform is an Operational Intelligence Platform designed to collect, historize, contextualize, and visualize industrial data in real time. It enables organizations in power generation, mining, manufacturing, oil & gas, and process industries to transform operational data into actionable insights that improve productivity, reliability, and operational performance.
Today, Samay Puerto Bravo operates with a modern Operational Intelligence Platform ready to support the future of digital power generation.
