The team can gain such insights because of Predix, a powerful new software platform developed by GE specifically to connect people, data and machines over the Industrial Internet.
Blowout preventers, or BOPs, are incredibly complex machines that weigh 750,000 pounds and tower 60 feet above seafloor oil wells. They serve as the last line of defense in case anything goes wrong. It takes workers about 18 months to build one and they serve for as long as 30 years.