IGI / Lityx
IGI turns its production waste into performance gains with AVEVA CONNECT
The International Group, Inc. (IGI), a privately held wax producer, needed to improve its yields to stay competitive in a demanding market. In partnership with Lityx, an artificial intelligence analytics provider, the company deployed a solution combining CONNECT and AVEVA PI System to analyze the thousands of data points from its operations and identify efficiency opportunities. Operator behavior varied widely from one shift to another, leading to uneven results, and the former proprietary solution could not offer proactive suggestions. Thanks to CONNECT data services, IGI and Lityx now share critical data in real time in a secure cloud data warehouse, turn production waste into significant gains, and provide operators with AI-based recommendations to optimize plant performance.
Integrated AVEVA software
AVEVA CONNECT
IGI/Lityx uses AVEVA CONNECT to access industrial data from the Cloud. This platform enables the development of advanced analytics and artificial intelligence solutions for operations optimization.
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AVEVA PI System
IGI/Lityx relies on AVEVA PI System to collect and analyze its customers' industrial data. This platform provides real-time visibility for data-driven decision support solutions.
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FAQ
How does AVEVA CONNECT enable a data partnership between a manufacturer and an AI provider?
The International Group, Inc. (IGI), a privately held wax producer, partnered with Lityx, an AI analytics provider, to improve its yields. Using AVEVA CONNECT data services and AVEVA PI System, IGI and Lityx share critical data in real time in a secure cloud data warehouse. This collaborative infrastructure enables seamless cooperation between an industrial operator and an external AI expert, with no compromise on security or on the performance of the analytics applied to the site's thousands of data points.
How does AI help reduce variability between operator shifts?
At IGI, operator behavior varied considerably from one shift to another, leading to uneven results. The solution combining AVEVA CONNECT, AVEVA PI System and Lityx AI now gives operators AI-based recommendations in real time. Every team gets the same contextualized information and the same optimization suggestions, standardizing performance across shifts. Yields become predictable, stable and aligned with the best achievable level.
Why replace a proprietary solution with AVEVA CONNECT and PI System?
IGI's old proprietary solution could not provide proactive optimization suggestions. AVEVA CONNECT and AVEVA PI System offer a scalable, open alternative capable of integrating third-party AI analytics such as Lityx's. The platform uses real-time data, historical data and laboratory results in the cloud to generate actionable recommendations. This technological openness turns a rigid system into a living ecosystem that can grow in value as needs evolve.
What operational results does well-integrated AI deliver in the food industry?
IGI reduced raw waste by 49% and eliminated 20 hours of off-spec processing every two weeks thanks to AVEVA CONNECT, AVEVA PI System and Lityx AI. Higher yields generated $10 million in profit in a single year. This transformation of waste into profit illustrates the power of an approach combining structured data management and targeted artificial intelligence, particularly relevant in high-volume process industries where every percentage point of improvement counts.
What ROI can be expected from a project combining AVEVA CONNECT and AI?
The IGI project generated an initial return on investment of 67x, with cumulative returns growing over time. This exceptional level is explained by the combination of immediate operational gains (raw waste down 49%, 20 hours of off-spec processing eliminated every two weeks, $10M in additional profit) and the ability of the AVEVA CONNECT + PI System platform to support new AI use cases over time. It is a benchmark example demonstrating the business value of a modern data infrastructure.