Digital Ship: Edge Computing Helps Oil Rig Workers Drill Down On Better Maintenance

Nothing embodies the raw power of an offshore oil rig like its “drawworks” hoist. The size of a U-Haul truck, this 6,000-horsepower device can lift drilling equipment weighing up to 3 million pounds out of holes lying in 10,000-foot-deep water. Its six electrical motors can reliably operate for five years straight.