System and methods for the universal integration of plant floor assets and a computerized management system

A method of integrating a plurality of diverse plant floor equipment with at least one computerized management (CM) system, said method comprising:

• establishing first communication links between a server platform and a plurality of diverse plant floor data sources via a plurality of plant floor adapters of said server platform to at least receive first information from said plant floor data sources, at least one of the plurality of diverse plant floor data sources providing a measurement associated with a first slant equipment;
• establishing a second communication link between said server platform and at least one computerized management (CM) system via at least one CM system adapter of said server platform to at least receive second information from said CM system;
• discovering defined device objects and types of said plurality of plant floor data sources via said first communication links and importing said defined device objects and types into said server platform, said defined device objects including a first device object representing said first plant equipment and a second device object representing said at least one of the plurality of diverse plant floor data sources;
• discovering defined management objects and types of said at least one CM system via said second communication link and importing said defined management objects and types into said server platform;
• and
• mapping said defined device objects and types and said defined management objects and types to universal identifiers to generate mappings within said server platform, wherein said first device object, said second device object and a first management object of said defined management objects are mapped to a first universal identifier, thereby relating the first plant equipment and the at least one data source to the first management object.

A system for maintenance and asset management, said system comprising:

• a plurality of plant floor data sources adapted to collect first data from a plurality of plant floor equipment, at least one of the plurality of plant floor data sources providing a measurement associated with a first plant floor equipment;
• at least one computerized management (CM) system adapted to provide second data;
• and
• a server platform adapted to integrate said plurality of plant floor data sources with said at least one CM system based on a universal enterprise type taxonomy, said server platform comprising:
• a processor;
• a memory;
• a plurality of plant floor drivers adapted to receive at least a portion of the first data,
• at least one CM system driver adapted to receive at least a portion of the second data,
• a discovery application adapted to:
• automatically discover and import defined device objects and types from said plant floor data sources via said plant floor drivers, said defined device objects including a first device object representing said first plant equipment and a second device object representing said at least one of the plurality of plant floor data sources, and
• automatically discover and import defined management objects and types from said at least one CM system via said CM System driver;
• and
• one or more mapping applications configured to map said defined device objects and types and said defined management objects and types to universal identifiers of the universal enterprise taxonomy to generate mappings, the one or more mapping applications being configured to map said first device object, said second device object and a first management object of said defined management objects to a first universal identifier, thereby relating the first plant equipment and the at least one data source with the first management object.