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Wienerberger/Pipelife's Digital Transformation: Enhancing Performance through Modern Data Management

 Wienerberger/Pipelife's Digital Transformation: Enhancing Performance through Modern Data Management - IoT ONE Case Study
Technology Category
  • Analytics & Modeling - Computer Vision Software
  • Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization
Applicable Industries
  • Cement
  • Construction & Infrastructure
Applicable Functions
  • Maintenance
Use Cases
  • Construction Management
  • Time Sensitive Networking
Services
  • Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
The Challenge
Wienerberger and Pipelife, with over 200 production sites and more than 1000 different production lines and machines, faced the challenge of managing a vast amount of valuable production data. The companies supply a wide range of products within the building materials and construction industry, and their numerous production lines led to a variety of machines and process control systems. The challenge was to centrally collect and provide this local data to ensure an optimized production process. They needed an economical, industry-standard, and scalable solution to manage this data effectively.
The Customer

Wienerberger AG

About The Customer
Wienerberger AG is the largest producer of solutions for brick masonry and ceramic roofing systems in Austria. The company operates six production sites for hollow bricks and three sites producing roof tiles in Austria. Pipelife Austria, on the other hand, is the leading plastic pipe manufacturer in Austria. It produces sustainable, high-quality, and innovative products and solutions for infrastructure, construction services, and irrigation. Both companies are part of the building materials and construction industry, supplying a wide range of products through their numerous production lines and machines.
The Solution
TietoEVRY helped Wienerberger and Pipelife to implement a full digitalization strategy, transferring the company's vision of 'all relevant data available online all the time' and creating 'Digital Twins'. This solution allowed connections to hundreds of data points to be established, transmitting thousands of signals per second to a central data hub in an Azure-based cloud environment. Azure functionalities were used to ingest, store, analyze, and visualize the data streams. User group-specific access was enabled, providing customized views for different roles, allowing them to work with specific information relevant to them. This solution not only provided complete data transparency but also laid the foundation for further efficiency gains.
Operational Impact
  • The implementation of the Azure-based cloud solution by TietoEVRY has significantly improved Wienerberger and Pipelife's operational efficiency. The solution has provided complete data transparency, with each employee receiving all relevant information at a glance. This has not only improved daily plant operations but also provided a solid basis for further digitization initiatives. The solution has enabled global visibility into production sites and respective machine performance. Furthermore, the production data provides a fundamental foundation for cross-functional optimization teams to gain insights to increase process efficiency in various areas such as raw material, maintenance, machine settings, shift operations, and quality control.
Quantitative Benefit
  • Established connections to hundreds of data points
  • Transmitted thousands of signals per second to a central data hub
  • Enabled user group-specific access, providing customized views for different roles

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