Lassila & Tikanoja
Lassila & Tikanoja reduces production stoppages with AVEVA System Platform
Lassila & Tikanoja, a Finnish plant specializing in converting wood waste into fuel, had to overcome the complexity of a production line made up of equipment and software from multiple manufacturers. Efficiently collecting plant data and turning it into directly actionable information was a real challenge that weighed on manufacturing performance and maintenance cycles. The plant deployed AVEVA System Platform to combine visualization, configuration, deployment, communication, security, data connectivity and team collaboration within a single industrial monitoring platform. The solution now supports the management of maintenance processes and makes it possible to orchestrate much more efficient work cycles. The benefit is concrete and significant: plant uptime has increased by 20%, directly transforming the operational performance of a site specializing in waste recovery and supporting renewable fuel production ambitions in the Finnish market.
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How does AVEVA System Platform integrate multi-vendor equipment in a recycling plant?
The Finnish Lassila & Tikanoja plant, which turns wood waste into fuel, operates with equipment and software from multiple manufacturers. AVEVA System Platform acts as a unified abstraction layer: it connects to existing PLCs and systems through standard industrial drivers and presents a consistent view to operators. This interoperability is essential in the waste management sector, where plants evolve in successive stages with heterogeneous equipment accumulated over time.
Why are data collection and conversion critical in a waste-to-energy plant?
Without a platform like AVEVA System Platform, Lassila & Tikanoja's plant data remained trapped in technical silos that were hard to use. Converting this raw data into actionable information (KPIs, alarms, trends) is what drives industrial performance. For a plant producing renewable fuels, it is what makes it possible to optimize material yield, trace the origin of waste and prove the real environmental impact to customers and authorities.
How does AVEVA help organize maintenance cycles efficiently?
AVEVA System Platform gives Lassila & Tikanoja a single platform to orchestrate work cycles, auxiliary operations and maintenance. Planning relies on real-time and historical data to intervene at the right time, without needlessly interrupting production. This structured approach helped increase the plant's operating time by 20%, demonstrating the direct link between modern industrial monitoring and operational performance in the recycling sector.
What is the impact of a 20% increase in a recycling plant's operating time?
For Lassila & Tikanoja, 20% more operating time means one-fifth more production capacity without additional hardware investment. This translates directly into more renewable fuel produced, more waste recovered and a better return on industrial assets. In a sector where profitability depends on the volume processed, this availability gain, made possible by AVEVA System Platform, changes the site's economics and supports its green growth ambitions.
How does AVEVA support the transition to a circular economy?
AVEVA System Platform gives Lassila & Tikanoja modern industrial monitoring capable of turning wood waste into fuel with optimal efficiency. Centralized data, organized maintenance and improved operating cycles (+20%) contribute directly to the circular economy: less waste sent to landfill, more renewable energy produced and better environmental traceability. AVEVA thus becomes a key partner for manufacturers committed to the ecological transition and decarbonization.