Our history

Release of TrendMiner 2020.R2. This latest release sets new standards in usability of self-service industrial analytics for operational experts. It includes:

• A full revamp of TrendHub, boosting productivity for operational specialists analyzing their production data

• Multi-language support – TrendMiner is now available in eight languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Mandarin and Simplified Chinese

• New in-app notification center pushes user created and system alerts

“Over the years, as a result of working closely with our customers, we’ve gradually extended the TrendMiner capabilities to other search dimensions, adding new functionalities such as the tag builder, influence factors and recommendation engine etc… in line with our users’ analytics expectations. However, growing a product is not only about adding new capabilities, it’s also about improving the product experience for our users.”

Nick Van Damme, Director of Products at TrendMiner

Bilfinger Digital Next now also makes the TrendMiner software available in the BCAP Solution Store. Its diverse functionalities for analyzing data can be fully used in the BCAP environment and combined with other modules.

“By integrating TrendMiner into BCAP, we are providing our customers with a powerful tool for intuitive data analysis,” says Franz Braun, Managing Director of Bilfinger Digital Next GmbH and Chief Digital Officer at Bilfinger.

Release of TrendMiner 2020.R1. This release extends the capabilities to create soft sensors by introducing ‘nested calculations’. What physical sensors cannot measure can be done by combining multiple correlated parameters within formulas. Engineers can now extend the monitors for operational performance through creating highly advanced soft sensors by using ‘nested calculations’.

• Create highly advanced soft sensors with versatile “nested calculations”
• Extended context analytics for improved root cause analysis of process anomalies
• User-driven optimizations and functionalities, including OSIsoft PI Vision integration

TrendMiner wins Plant Engineering Product of the Year Grand Award. Our Production Cockpit has been named the recipient of the 2019 Plant Engineering Product of the Year Grand Award, the highest award given to a product. The Production Cockpit received the highest number of votes across all 13 categories and is the first time that a software application based on data analytics has won the top product award.

John O’Connell appointed as Global Partner Manager for TrendMiner. John will be responsible for working closer with TrendMiner’s existing partner network and expanding the ecosystem for accelerating the company’s go-to-market strategy.

• John brings 20+ years industry experience which will help TrendMiner rapidly expand its global partner network
• With 12 years at leading software company OSIsoft, he has proven success in creating partner ecospheres
• The hiring marks a new phase in the TrendMiner’s goal of expanding the size and diversity of their partner program

LANXESS digitizes its global asset base. LANXESS has completed the implementation of TrendMiner’s self-service analytics software at major sites across the globe to accelerate the digital transformation of its production and improve operational performance.

“The use of data analytics tools in production is a clear business case. Tests with TrendMiner have proven this. With the successful roll-out, LANXESS is now leveraging the optimization potential throughout the Group.” Jörg Hellwig – CDO of LANXESS