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Metals

Country

France

Project

Essentials theme

Client

pixfort Inc

Budget

€500K - €1M

Valex Partners

Metals Sector

Metals Industry (Steel, Aluminium, Pipe Production): Smart and Resilient Structures in Manufacturing and Supply

The metal industry is characterized by high energy consumption, heavy equipment, complex production chains, and fluctuating supply structures, making it vulnerable to both production and supply chain risks.

At Valex, we support companies in this sector by providing intelligent asset management, MOM, supply chain optimization, and data-driven decision systems, enabling them to achieve efficiency, resilience, and sustainability not only in production but across the entire value chain.

Key Topics

Digitalization focused on visibility, traceability, and performance on the production line

Energy efficiency and production optimization in response to high energy costs

Predictive maintenance and reduction of production downtime

Scrap management, defect control, and OEE tracking

Supply chain resilience and the need for agile planning

ESG and carbon neutrality goals

Digital twin and AI-driven scenario management

Cross-process integration: ERP – MES – Maintenance – Planning

Business Challenges

Unplanned production downtime due to critical asset failures

Scrap, waste, and rework rates creating hidden costs

Insufficient maintenance planning and uncertainty in spare parts management

Inability to collect production data from the shop floor or analyze it in real time

Inability to synchronize material, raw material, and logistics processes throughout the supply chain

Capacity planning, production dispatch, and warehouse management being conducted in separate systems

ESG and sustainability data being scattered

Rigid planning systems unable to respond quickly to demand changes

Business Drivers

Ensuring reliability and continuity in production lines through intelligent asset management

Preventing unplanned downtime with predictive and prescriptive maintenance systems

Monitor the production process end-to-end and manage performance with MOM infrastructure

Analyzing fire, scrap, and energy losses to improve operational efficiency

Ensure material procurement, inventory levels, and production synchronization through supply chain optimization

Advanced planning and scenario management to address demand variability

Test production and logistics scenarios using digital twins and AI-supported structures

Integrated sustainability and reporting infrastructure to comply with ESG criteria

Valex Partners

Valex Value Propositions

At Valex, we digitize not only production lines but the entire value chain from supply to delivery in the metal industry, offering solutions that increase efficiency, strengthen resilience, and make sustainability measurable for businesses.

Intelligent Asset Management & Health Monitoring

Monitoring critical equipment such as furnaces, rolling mills, printing systems, and painting lines, digitally managing asset lifecycle, maintenance needs, and risk scores.

Predictive & Prescriptive Maintenance

Offering AI-powered solutions that not only predict failures but also recommend when, where, and how to take action based on system conditions.

Permit-to-Work & LOTO

Integrating workplace safety into a digital architecture by making high-risk intervention processes controlled and traceable.

MOM & Production Performance Management

Monitoring performance metrics such as OEE, scrap, rework, and downtime for each unit on the production line, providing a foundation for continuous improvement.

Supply Chain Optimization & Advanced Planning

Transforming demand forecasting, material planning, production scheduling, inventory balancing, and logistics coordination processes into data-driven workflows, creating a supply structure that operates in sync with production.

Digital Twin and Simulation

By creating digital twins of production lines, pre-test processes such as capacity scenarios, bottleneck analyses, and energy balance.

ESG & GRC Reporting

By monitoring data such as energy consumption, carbon emissions, and water usage, enable you to generate transparent reports aligned with your sustainability goals.

Process Mining & iBPM

Extracting the actual flow of your production and planning processes from data, identify bottlenecks and deviations, and create agile processes.

AI & Low-Code Platforms

Providing AI-powered decision systems that enable process engineers and planning teams to quickly develop their own applications.