Aker, AVEVA extend partnership to speed up digital transformation

22 Apr 2021 CW Team

Industrial software major AVEVA announced this week that it has extended its long term relationship with its customer Aker Solutions to help accelerate the company’s digital transformation strategy. They will work together to deploy new engineering capabilities to enable multi-discipline teams to work effectively together to develop and maintain the detailed definition of all the key operational items as well as deliver the full range of AVEVA’s process simulation, design, engineering, and lifecycle management technologies.

The extended partnership now comprises most of AVEVA’s engineering offerings, including their E3D Design, Enterprise Resource Management, Asset Information Management, and Point Manager.

Kjetel Digre, CEO of Aker Solutions, said, “Digitalisation across our work processes is an enabler for our strategy and growth objectives. We are committed to creating a sustainable energy future to address the need to lower the carbon footprint through usage of advanced digital technology.”

Craig Hayman CEO of AVEVA said the “breadth of our portfolio is enabling organisations like Aker Solutions to deploy faster, reduce energy consumption, cut emissions, and collaborate around innovation, boosting sustainable outcomes for all”.

The Norwegian company Aker Solutions delivers integrated solutions, products, and services to the global energy industry. AVEVA is a British multinational in industrial software and drives digital transformation.

Image: AVEVA’s cloud training centre for AVEVA E3D Design.

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