A method for monitoring and controlling an industrial process which changes condition over time includes collecting sensor data from a sensor affected by the industrial process and transmitting it to a gateway for processing, transmitting processed sensor data using a cellular device from the gateway to a remote data storage for further processing, sending instructions back to the gateway using the cellular device, producing control signals at the gateway based on the instructions, and sending the control signals to a control device connected to the industrial process.

The invention regards a method for monitoring and controlling an industrial process (3) which change condition over time. According to the method the following steps are performed: add at least one remote sensor (4) to an element (5) which is part of, or affected by the industrial process (3); collect sensor data and transmit the collected sensor data wirelessly or by wire to an intermediate data storage and data processing unit (2) hereinafter named gateway (2); transmit processed data from the gateway (2) to a remote data storage (6) by way of a cellular device (7) and, access the remote data storage from a location (8) and process the transmitted data further to gain knowledge of at least one condition of the industrial process (3) and, that the cellular device (7) is accessed from the location (8) or from the remote data storage, and that instructions are routed to the gateway (2) and, that based on the instructions, control signals (9) are produced at the gateway and routed from the gateway (2) to a control device (10) which is connected to the industrial process, and that the control device (10) based on the control signal (9) serves a condition changing signal at the industrial process (3).