In the field of industrial automation, SCADA systems are crucial. However, when we look at the development process of SCADA in 2024, we realize that this seemingly infinite potential field is actually shrouded in controversy.

Technological innovation: Hopes and dilemmas

In 2024, there are many highlights of new SCADA technologies, cloud computing helps small and medium-sized enterprises with low-cost deployment and real-time monitoring, and edge computing combined with AI and ML enables equipment to have "predictive" capabilities and prevent failures in advance. However, traditional enterprises are confronted with difficulties, technology updates are fast, the transformation of old equipment is costly and laborious, and the stability of the new system is worrying, once the crash, the production line is paralyzed and the loss is large.

Market competition: local and foreign competition

Local SCADA enterprises develop rapidly, new products come out frequently, powerful functions, remarkable achievements in the localization of key industries such as oil and gas, gain opportunities, expand space, and ensure industrial information security. However, foreign giants such as Siemens and Honeywell dominate high-end transnational projects with deep technology and global brands, questioning domestic process adaptation and insufficient after-sales service; Local enterprises counter, saying that foreign investment is "not suitable for the soil", customized expensive, and the two sides are fierce competition.

Industry adaptation: Conflict between generic and customized

Different industries have different needs for SCADA, electricity requires millisecond precision monitoring of the grid, and oil and gas need to adapt to extreme environments to ensure pipeline transportation. Manufacturers want to create a universal platform to reduce costs, but it is difficult to meet the special needs of the industry, such as power optimization system used in chemical workshops on the "soil", mistakes. Although the selected system meets the needs, the development cycle is long, the cost is high, and small enterprises can not afford it, which is a contradiction to the popularization of SCADA application.

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