March 5, 2012 – GE has announced the Proficy SmartSignal Shield 4.0 software for the oil, gas and power industries, striving to help large equipment operators increase productivity and detect equipment problems early and avoid surprise equipment failure, while minimizing costs. According to GE, the solution provides early warning of impending equipment problems, diagnostic guidance, and prioritized actionable intelligence. With Shield 4.0, users can move from reactive to proactive maintenance by working on the equipment that needs to be fixed, and on the most critical problems first, adds GE.

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