ʻO ka hoʻoulu ʻana i ka mahiʻai akamai kahi pae holomua o ka hana mahiʻai.Hoʻohui ia i ka Internet e puka mai ana, ka Pūnaewele kelepona, ka ʻenehana kapua a me ka ʻenehana pūnaewele o nā mea, a hilinaʻi i nā nodes sensor like ʻole (flowmeters, pressure transmitters, electromagnetics) i kau ʻia ma nā kahua hana mahiʻai.Valves, etc. a me ka uea kamaʻilio pūnaewele hoʻomaopopo i ka naʻauao sensing, naʻauao mua 'ōlelo aʻo, naʻauao hoʻoholo-hoʻoholo 'ana, akamai kālailai a me ka poʻe akamai online alakaʻi o ka mahiʻai hana kaiapuni, e haawi ana i ka pono kanu, nānā 'ana a me ka naʻauao hoʻoholo-hoʻoholo 'ana no ka mahiʻai.