Real-Time Data Shortens Analyses From Weeks to Seconds
Blechwarenfabrik Limburg relies on standardized, integrated real-time data analysis for greater sustainability and accelerated production.
Previously, the internationally active industrial company used spreadsheets for reporting, where it could take up to two weeks for updated figures to become available. In addition, each department and all subsidiaries worked independently. A DataOps platform Hitachi Vantara now works as a centralized, scalable business intelligence architecture by integrating and analyzing information from a variety of systems and generating more than 700 reports in seconds.
Anomaly detection
Real-time analytics increase visibility into both process and resource management. By combining intelligent materials management and continuous energy reporting with anomaly detection, the platform helps minimize waste, reduce energy consumption and make operations more sustainable. After extensive training for more than 50 users, who in turn supported their colleagues in the broader adoption of the solution, Blechwarenfabrik Limburg was able to implement more analytics faster for more employees.
“We want to be as sustainable as possible,” said Daniel Jung, head of business intelligence at Blechwarenfabrik Limburg. “That means using data on materials and outputs that we already have to optimize our operations. Additional sensors, real-time analytics and automation will also enable us to speed up our processes, reduce waste and significantly lower energy and resource consumption. In fact, we expect to reduce our energy costs by half a million euros per year.”
Decarbonization, of IT and OT
“Data is the single most important resource for companies looking to improve their overall operations and sustainability,” said Maggie Laird of Hitachi Vantara. “We are taking a holistic approach to decarbonization that brings IT and OT together with green IT solutions around storage, edge, software and analytics. This helps companies better understand their current data footprint as well as their carbon footprint and take action to manage data smarter and reduce emissions.”
Hitachi Vantara itself has been able to reduce carbon emissions by 30 to 40 percent for its new generations of storage solutions compared to previous models – including raw material sourcing, manufacturing, transportation, five years of use and final recycling.
