ANDRITZ COLLABORATES WITH MICROSOFT TO DRIVE INNOVATION IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

ANDRITZ is collaborating with Microsoft to co-innovate the future of the process industry by enabling fully autonomous factories and by creating a trusted data ecosystem based on the ANDRITZ Metris digital platform and Microsoft Cloud for Manufacturing.

The collaboration will also foster modern working methods within ANDRITZ, speeding up internal processes for prompt and seamless customer support.

The ANDRITZ Metris digital platform, which forms the basis for the journey towards autonomy, provides full support for industrial plants throughout their entire lifecycle, addressing customers’ main challenges such as operating costs, process stability, plant reliability, and sustainability. ANDRITZ has integrated a Copilot solution based on Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service into Metris. The Metris Copilot simplifies anomaly detection and streamlines communication between operators and machines. Operators will gain real-time machine insights via a chat interface, facilitating informed decision-making. This helps to boost plant efficiency, product quality, and resource utilization in manufacturing.

The collaboration also gives a significant boost to ANDRITZ's internal digitization journey. ANDRITZ's use of Copilot for Microsoft 365 underscores its commitment to embracing modern working methods and driving product improvement. By automating repetitive tasks and providing actionable insights, it helps to streamline internal processes and allows employees to focus more on strategic tasks and customers’ needs.