How AVEVA Industrial AI Assistant transforms decision-making in manufacturing

Industry 5.0 reshapes how businesses optimize processes, reduce downtime, and make data-driven decisions. Companies are moving beyond automation and digitalization toward intelligent, AI-driven decision-making. A prime example of this transformation is AVEVA’s Industrial AI Assistant, developed in partnership with Microsoft. This innovative tool acts as a virtual subject matter expert, simplifying complex data analysis and providing actionable insights in real-time.

The AVEVA Industrial AI Assistant, part of AVEVA CONNECT Visualization, represents the next step in AI-driven efficiency, enabling operators, engineers, and decision-makers to work smarter and faster.

What is the AVEVA Industrial AI Assistant?

The AVEVA Industrial AI Assistant is an advanced generative AI tool built into AVEVA’s CONNECT platform. Unlike traditional search or analytics tools, it leverages large language models (LLMs) and natural language processing (NLP) to give users real-time, contextual insights.

This means that instead of sifting through dashboards, logs, and reports, operators and engineers can ask questions in everyday language and receive relevant answers with supporting data. Whether you’re investigating downtime causes, monitoring asset performance, or ensuring compliance, the AI Assistant streamlines the process – saving time, reducing errors, and improving efficiency.

Key features of the AVEVA Industrial AI Assistant

• Natural Language Processing (NLP): Users can interact with AI using everyday language, making insights accessible even to non-technical personnel.
• Objective-driven queries: The assistant can break down complex, multi-step requests, retrieve data from different applications, and compile structured insights.
• Data security and integrity: Unlike many AI solutions, AVEVA ensures proprietary data remains secure and does not train models on customer data.
• Microsoft Azure integration: Runs on Azure OpenAI Service, ensuring scalability, security, and performance in industrial applications.
• Conversational AI with citations: AI-generated responses link back to data sources, increasing trust and transparency.

Read more: Generative AI in CONNECT Visualization

How the Industrial AI Assistant improves industrial operations

1. Faster troubleshooting and root cause analysis

Problem: Operators often waste valuable time searching through SCADA logs, MES records, and maintenance reports to diagnose system failures.

Solution: The Industrial AI Assistant retrieves failure trends, sensor anomalies, and historical records, reducing troubleshooting time and enabling faster issue resolution.

2. Predictive maintenance and asset optimization

Problem: Unplanned downtime leads to lost production, increased costs, and higher maintenance workloads.

Solution: AI-powered insights from AVEVA CONNECT Visualization predict asset failures before they happen, allowing companies to schedule proactive maintenance and reduce costly breakdowns.

3. Smarter decision support for production planning

Problem: Production teams need real-time visibility in KPIs, material consumption, and process inefficiencies.

Solution: The Industrial AI Assistant aggregates data from MES, ERP, and SCADA, providing actionable insights for optimizing production schedules, reducing waste, and improving throughput.

4. Enhanced safety and compliance monitoring

Problem: Regulatory compliance and safety audits require extensive documentation and real-time monitoring.

Solution: The Industrial AI Assistant summarizes compliance data, safety logs, and operational incidents, ensuring faster reporting and reducing compliance risks.?

The pros and cons of AI in AVEVA solutions

Pros of AI integration

• Efficiency gains: AI-driven automation speeds up analysis, troubleshooting, and decision-making, allowing teams to focus on high-value tasks.
• Better decision-making: AI synthesizes large volumes of data into actionable insights, reducing human error and enabling proactive management.
• Reduced downtime: Predictive capabilities improve asset reliability, preventing unexpected failures and production stoppages.
• Data-driven collaboration: AI enables cross-team collaboration, ensuring all departments work with accurate, real-time information.
• Scalability and flexibility: AI-powered tools can be customized to industry-specific needs and scale with business growth.

Cons and challenges

• Adoption curve: Operators and engineers may need training to trust and effectively use AI-powered tools.
• Data dependency: AI performance depends on data quality and availability – poor data input can lead to incorrect recommendations.
• Integration complexity: While AI assistants streamline data access, companies must ensure seamless integration with existing MES, SCADA, and ERP systems.
• Security concerns: While AVEVA prioritizes security, AI adoption requires strong data governance policies to prevent misuse.

Roima – your partner in AI-powered industrial transformation

As an AVEVA Endorsed System Integrator, Roima specializes in:

• Deploying and optimizing AVEVA SCADA, MES, and AI-driven solutions
• Seamless integration of AI-powered insights into enterprise workflows
• Helping manufacturers leverage AI for efficiency, resilience, and sustainability

We help organizations turn industrial data into a competitive advantage through AI-driven decision support, predictive analytics, and automated intelligence.

Summary and future outlook

The AVEVA Industrial AI Assistant represents a significant shift in how industrial companies use artificial intelligence for operational efficiency. AI streamlines troubleshooting, maintenance, compliance, and production planning by enabling natural language queries, predictive insights, and real-time decision support. However, successful implementation requires overcoming data quality, security, and integration complexities.

For companies looking to optimize their AVEVA solutions, AI offers clear benefits about efficiency, downtime reduction, and collaboration. As an AVEVA Endorsed System Integrator, Roima Intelligence helps companies adopt AI-driven insights for sustainable competitive advantage.

As industries continue to adopt digital transformation, tools like AVEVA’s Industrial AI Assistant will play a critical role in shaping the future of industrial operations. By combining AI with human expertise, companies can achieve greater agility, resilience, and sustainability, which will drive the next wave of industrial innovation.

In conclusion, AVEVA’s Industrial AI Assistant represents a significant advancement in industrial AI applications, offering a robust solution for improving efficiency, decision-making, and collaboration in complex industrial environments.

Want to explore how AI can transform your operations? Contact us today to discuss how AVEVA AI solutions can enhance your industrial processes.

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