Honeywell partners TCS to integrate OT and IT for autonomous operations

The initiative will be offered to customers in India first. The companies plan to expand the model to global markets, including the United States and the Middle East.

Honeywell and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate autonomous operations across industrial and building environments.

The collaboration combines Honeywell’s operational technology (OT) automation, control systems, AI-powered analytics and OT cybersecurity with TCS’ IT modernisation, cloud and consulting capabilities.

The partnership aims to integrate OT environments with enterprise IT systems and create a unified digital foundation that delivers real-time visibility, predictive intelligence and autonomous process control.

Honeywell will deploy its Honeywell Forge platform as part of the initiative.

Forge is an IoT-based platform that provides AI-powered analytics and operational dashboards for industrial and building enterprises, including Honeywell Forge for Industrials and Honeywell Forge for Buildings suites.

TCS will integrate OT data into enterprise IT architectures and support cloud enablement, digital transformation and consulting services required for large-scale deployment.

TCS’ president, manufacturing business group, Anupam Singhal, said the partnership with Honeywell is centred on helping enterprises unlock the benefits of autonomous workflows and redefine autonomy at scale.

By combining the deep industry expertise of both companies with digital and AI capabilities, the aim is to enable organisations to run more connected, efficient and sustainable operations, he said.

The collaboration reflects a shared commitment to long-term value creation and helping customers make intelligent decisions as they become future-ready, he added.

The companies say the framework supports workflows that can perceive, analyse, act and learn in real time, with the objective of improving asset uptime, optimising processes and enhancing operational efficiency.

The partnership also addresses the long-standing separation between industrial automation and enterprise IT systems, aiming to bridge the gap through integrated infrastructure.

As enterprises pursue OT-IT convergence, projects increasingly require coordinated execution across industrial systems, enterprise IT environments and data platforms.

The move signals a shift toward outcome-led transformation programmes, as organisations move beyond standalone automation upgrades to integrated architectures.

Honeywell will also bring its OT cybersecurity solutions to secure converged environments as digital connectivity expands across operations.