IndiaManufacturing2025 – ongoingHindustan Zinc
Switchyard and rectifier hotspot monitoring at Debari
Hindustan Zinc reported nearly 20% lower production losses after AI electrical monitoring at Debari
Problem
Electrical equipment failures caused unexpected production interruptions at the Debari smelter in Rajasthan.
Approach
Hindustan Zinc worked with Ripik.AI on a switchyard and rectifier monitoring system. It detected electrical fluctuations in real time and sent WhatsApp and tiered email alerts. Teams accessed it through cloud interfaces and the Electrical SCADA room.
Results
Takeaway
The company linked lower production losses to replacing unexpected outages with planned maintenance. It did not disclose the measurement period.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Business function
- Production and quality
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Predictive analytics and ML
- Adoption
- Partner co-development
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
ETManufacturing reported the Debari deployment and its maintenance alerts. It attributed nearly 20% lower production losses and elimination of unplanned outages to Hindustan Zinc's announcement.
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