Customer story · Chemical
Akkim: From Energy Waste to Data-Driven Efficiency
Chemical Manufacturing Leader. No visibility into energy costs per batch, so steam waste went undetected.
- 15%
- Steam Efficiency15% improvement in steam utilization.
- 8t/day
- Steam Saved8 tonnes of steam saved per day.
- <1 week
- ROIAchieved full return on investment within one week.
Objectives
Integrate Systems for Visibility
Unify distillation and production data to expose inefficiencies in real time.
Quantify True Energy Costs
Map steam and energy consumption directly to production output.
Enable Instant Optimization
Empower operators to make immediate, data-driven adjustments.
Solution
What was done, in order.
- 1
Connect Data Sources
- Integrated distillation SCADA and ERP data.
- Created a unified data layer for energy & process monitoring.
- 2
Model Utility Costs
- Calculated per-batch energy & steam consumption automatically.
- Enabled visibility of cost per production quantity in real time.
- 3
Visualize Break-Even Points
- Displayed live breakeven thresholds and utility trends.
- Supported proactive adjustments to maintain cost efficiency.
- 4
Visualize in Dashboards
- Guided operators with real-time decision support.
- Built live dashboards for energy performance tracking.
Conclusion
By integrating distillation and production data through MaestroHub, Akkim gained real-time visibility into energy performance and utility costs.
This enabled instant decision-making, optimized production scheduling, and tangible sustainability gains, transforming isolated operations into a data-driven, efficient system within days.
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