Apple and GE Partner to Bring Predix Industrial Apps to iPhone and iPad

Apple and GE announced a partnership to deliver industrial apps designed to bring predictive data and analytics from Predix, GE’s industrial Internet of Things (IoT) platform, to iPhone and iPad. The two companies unveiled a new Predix software development kit (SDK) for iOS, which provides developers with tools to create their own industrial IoT apps.

The new Predix SDK for iOS will be available to download on October 26. The SDK gives developers the ability to create native apps that leverage the industrial analytics from Predix and utilize iOS as a mobile operating system.

These apps will help to provide industrial operators with more insight and visibility into the performance of their equipment and operations directly from their iPhone or iPad. For example, a Predix app on iOS can notify a worker on their iPhone of a potential issue with equipment, such as a wind turbine, and allow them to collaborate with remote teams when performing inspections and repairs, collecting relevant data in real-time. These industrial apps are designed to close the information loop faster, helping users to increase cost savings and minimize unplanned downtime.

In collaboration with Apple, GE is also developing apps for both its internal use and its customers, providing its workers with additional tools to help with their roles and help their operations run more efficiently. GE’s Asset Performance Management (APM) Cases app, which is available in the App Store, is designed to help industrial businesses to increase machine reliability and availability while helping to reduce maintenance costs and manage operations risks.

GE will standardize on iPhone and iPad for mobile devices and also promote Mac as a choice for its global workforce of more than 330,000 employees. Apple will promote GE’s Predix as the Industrial IoT analytics platform of choice to its customers and developers.

To download the new Predix for iOS SDK, please visit: www.predix.io .