AI & BI use case · Industrial AI

Energy efficiency

Reduce energy consumption in manufacturing.

What it's about

The energy-efficiency solution analyses consumption patterns per machine, shift and product, identifying unused loads and reducing peak consumption.

  • Cost reduction
  • Better sustainability balance
  • Higher efficiency
Business case & ROI
−15 %

energy costs

−20 %

peak loads

6–9 Mon.

payback

+5 %

CO2 efficiency

Calculated from saved electricity costs and reduced peak-load charges.

How we do it
  1. 01

    Data integration

    Consolidate data from ERP, MES and further sources for Energy efficiency.

  2. 02

    Data quality

    Clean, harmonise and validate data for plausibility.

  3. 03

    Model development

    Train and validate the Energy efficiency model on historical data.

  4. 04

    Pilot

    Pilot Energy efficiency in one area and collect feedback.

  5. 05

    Rollout

    Scale the solution and integrate it into operational processes.

5

Steps

6

Data sources

4

Stakeholders

From first data access to production – every step delivers a tangible interim result.

Data typically needed

Energy consumption

Electricity, gas, water and steam per area.

Sensor data

Real-time IoT and process sensors.

MES data

Production orders, feedback and machine data.

Machine data

Condition, parameters and production counters.

Weather data

Outside temperature, humidity and weather alerts.

ERP data

Master and transaction data from ERP.

Stakeholders
  • Production manager

    Uses insights directly in daily operations.

  • Sustainability lead

    Captures and communicates sustainability metrics.

  • Controlling

    Quantifies effects and supports budgeting.

  • IT

    Builds on a scalable and secure data infrastructure.

Typical business value
01

Cost reduction

02

Better sustainability balance

03

Higher efficiency

04

Better planning

05

Lower risk

The data platform advantage

With a solid data foundation this use case gets faster, cheaper and far more stable.

Central data platform

Real-time data integration

Scalable analytics pipelines

Reusable data products

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Synergies & positive side effects

Energy optimisation

Process data enables demand-based energy control.

OEE monitoring

Availability data complements process metrics.

Predictive maintenance

Sensor data provides wear indicators.