The ANDRITZ Automation and Digitalization Site Assessment — APC Mining and Mineral is a structured engineering engagement that evaluates a customer facility for advanced process control (APC) opportunities, delivers quantitative analysis of the performance improvements available, and provides formal recommendations for next steps. The assessment is designed to give customers a clear, evidence-based picture of the value APC can deliver before any capital commitment is required.

The engagement follows a proven four-stage workflow: preparation (stakeholder interviews, P&ID review, identification of major improvement areas, schedule and interview planning); on-site data collection (historical DCS/SCADA data export, PLC/DCS logic and HMI review, personnel interviews, field survey); data analysis (qualitative and quantitative, automated Python Jupyter Notebook algorithms for complex multi-variable datasets, loop performance evaluation, correlation analysis, startup and transient analysis); and formal report preparation (Executive Summary, Analysis, Recommendations, ANDRITZ Technology).

ANDRITZ's analysis quantifies the APC improvement opportunity using effectiveness benchmarks derived from commissioning experience across comparable sites: start-up ramp improvement 10–20%, variability reduction and setpoint shift 20–30%, continuous operation setpoint error reduction 5–10%. Every recommendation in the final report is supported by quantitative analysis or sound engineering reasoning, providing customers with a deliverable that directly supports investment decisions.