Enhancing Security and Resiliency in High-Risk Regions with IoT: A Case Study of ANDRITZ and Everstream Analytics

• Sensors - Level Sensors
• Sensors - Utility Meters

• Equipment & Machinery
• National Security & Defense

• Human Resources
• Logistics & Transportation

• Personnel Tracking & Monitoring
• Tamper Detection

ANDRITZ GROUP, a global supplier and servicer of complex, high-value plant equipment, faced significant challenges in ensuring the safety and security of its staff and worksites across 120 countries, including politically unstable regions like Central Africa and the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The company needed to deliver equipment and materials securely to these sites and ensure that its personnel could conduct work safely. The responsibility of putting infrastructure and operating procedures in place to allow this fell on the company’s corporate security function. The security team at ANDRITZ relied on a multi-layered, intelligence-led risk assessment process, collecting information on historical incidents and emerging threats from a variety of data sources. However, with so many sites spread across the world, the team needed a more efficient and effective solution for risk assessment and incident monitoring.

ANDRITZ GROUP is a global company headquartered in Graz, Austria, that supplies and services complex, high-value plant equipment for various industries including hydropower stations, the pulp and paper industry, the metalworking and steel industries, and for solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial sectors. The company operates in 120 countries, including remote and politically unstable regions, making the safety and security of its staff and worksites a paramount concern. As a key technology supplier, ANDRITZ needs to ensure that it can deliver equipment and materials securely to sites and that its personnel can conduct work safely.

ANDRITZ turned to Everstream Analytics, a predictive risk analytics company, to provide risk assessment and incident monitoring solutions. Everstream’s Risk Assessment tool uses a broad range of data sources to build a picture of the exposure of specific locations to more than 35 different categories of risk, including natural disasters, political instability, and terrorist activity. The system generates risk “heat maps” that provide an overview of the risk situation in different regions, with coding down to the street address level for detailed risk analysis at individual sites. ANDRITZ also uses the platform’s Incident Monitoring tool to provide near real-time alerts on incidents and events that could affect site operations or disrupt transport routes and modes. The company can filter the alerts they receive based on the locations of its project sites and other relevant facilities, ensuring they receive the most relevant incident information.

• The implementation of Everstream Analytics' solutions has significantly enhanced ANDRITZ's security operations. The Risk Assessment tool has made it easier for the company to analyze the risks associated with potential new projects, freeing up the security team from time-consuming initial analysis. The Incident Monitoring tool has safeguarded people and assets by providing earlier warnings of incidents with potential impact. Moreover, the system delivers multiple sources of data through a single interface, enabling faster, better-informed decision making. Following a highly successful first year, ANDRITZ plans to extend and expand its use of Everstream Analytics.

• Everstream's Incident Monitoring proved its value within the first year, providing timely alerts during a 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Southern Afghanistan that affected an ANDRITZ hydro power project in neighboring Pakistan.
• The system provides risk assessment for more than 35 different categories of risk, offering comprehensive coverage.
• The solution allows for filtering of alerts based on the locations of project sites and other relevant facilities, ensuring targeted and relevant incident information.