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PIMS

PIMS — Plant Information Management System

A software system that collects, stores, manages and distributes operational and process information from industrial facilities.

Definition

A Plant Information Management System (PIMS) is an industrial software platform that collects, stores, contextualizes and distributes operational and process information from control systems, historians, instrumentation and other plant data sources. PIMS solutions support operational reporting, performance analysis, asset management, engineering, regulatory compliance and digital transformation initiatives.

Why It Matters

Plant Information Management Systems provide centralized access to operational information for analysis, reporting and decision-making across industrial facilities.

In Practice

Modern PIMS platforms commonly integrate historians, SCADA systems, distributed control systems (DCS), enterprise applications and advanced analytics to provide a unified operational information environment.

Common Misuse

A Plant Information Management System manages and contextualizes operational information across multiple systems, whereas industrial historians primarily focus on collecting and storing time-series process data.

Term Details
Synonyms:
PIMS; Plant Information Management System; Plant Information System; Operational Data Management
Classification:
Asset Information Management
Concept
Advanced
Applications

Industrial Automation; Information Management; Asset Management.

Where It's Used

Process industries.; Oil and gas.; Petrochemical.; Manufacturing.; Power generation.

References

ISO 13374; ISO 55000

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