ROCKWELL AUTOMATION
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HOW ROCKWELL USES AI TO SAVE ENERGY
Rockwell’ s collaboration with Eastern Municipal Water District in California integrated AI into wastewater treatment operations, resulting in a 31 % reduction in aeration energy use.
Rockwell’ s FactoryTalk Analytics LogixAI embeds ML directly into industrial controllers, enabling real-time predictive analytics and allowing operators to make immediate process adjustments.
AI’ s role in water treatment to achieve energy savings Rockwell’ s collaboration with Eastern Municipal Water District also demonstrates the potential of intelligence-enabled control and machine learning to help save energy, reduce costs and improve quality.
The California-based utility integrated AI into its wastewater treatment operations and achieved a 31 % reduction in aeration energy use – which then delivered benifits across cost, quality and the use of chemicals.
“ This not only led to significant cost savings but also improved effluent quality and reduced chemical usage,” Andrea says.
The project also required minimal staff intervention, demonstrating how embedded AI can optimise processes autonomously. It continuously monitors and adjusts operations based on real-time conditions.
Aeration is a major energy expense in wastewater treatment, so the AI system’ s ability to reduce the consumption by nearly one-third demonstrates the potential for scaling similar improvements across industrial operations.
Sustainable food production through AI automation Meanwhile, in the food industry, Andrea says she is“ particularly inspired” by Rockwell Automation’ s collaboration with Meati Foods, a company producing sustainable meat alternatives from mushroom root, to scale production efficiently.
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