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Each year, the DatSci Awards recognise the best European data processing and artificial intelligence initiatives and their application in industry and in society
The TECNALIA research and technological development centre and GESTAMP won the European award for their smart system for the diagnosis of energy (in)efficiencies in industrial production processes for Industry 4.0. Each year, the DatSci Awards, promoted by BDVA (Big Data Value Association), recognise the best European Big Data, data processing and artificial intelligence initiatives and their application in industry and in society. On 5th September, the best initiatives in the past year were announced at a gala held in Dublin, in which Basque technology was the winner in the "Best use of Data Science/Artificial Intelligence for Industry 4.0" category.
TECNALIA and GESTAMP competed in this category with entities of renowned prestige and experience, such as Accenture and Telekom Innovation Laboratories.
The technology, known as NAIA I4.0 (Neurtu eta Aditu Industrian Aurrezteko - Measuring and observing for savings in Industry),is a smart system for the diagnosis of energy inefficiencies at industrial plants. It has been co‑developed by TECNALIA and GESTAMP and has been validated in GESTAMP facilities since 2018. The development of the NAIA I4.0 system has been co-funded by GESTAMP, TECNALIA and SPRI (through the Basque Hazitek programme). NAIA I4.0 is currently in the product development phase (industrialisation) based on the original validated prototype.ges
This system applies data analytics techniques in such a way that the system learns the energy consumption cause and effect relationship and production at industrial plant level based on a set of historic readings for electricity, gas and compressed air consumption, measured at different levels, plant, process, machine. NAIA I4.0 helps the plant operator to understand the process consumption and carry out effective management which leads to significant economic savings without jeopardising the production.
The system fosters the transformation of the manufacturing industry through digitalisation, data analytics and machine learning.
This award recognises the work of GESTAMP and TECNALIA in the field of digitalisation, as the European DatSci Awards, which have been granted since 2016, are one of Europe's most prestigious distinctions in this field. It acknowledges the application of R&D and innovation in the field of data science in industry and the impact of science and European researchers on companies and society.
