Industrial AI and Software
Industrial AI and Software for Process Plants
We show which of your analyzer and monitoring measurements the records support, and give your engineers cited answers from your own specifications and manuals, with software that runs on your premises.
Industrial AI and Software is the practice of Akan Industrial and Automation that makes the measurement data and engineering documents a process plant already owns trustworthy and usable. It works beside analyzers, monitoring stations and metering systems of any make, connects read-only, runs on the client’s premises and leaves every decision with the plant’s engineers.
Built on measurement
The practice sits inside the company that specifies, supplies and commissions analyzers, instrumentation and skids.
On your premises
Data stays on site by default. Connections are read-only and results are advisory.
Fixed scope
Scope, typical duration and deliverables are stated before work starts.
Services
Four services, each starting with a fixed-scope assessment
Every engagement starts small, with a paid assessment of fixed scope and a written report.
Start here for plant dataMeasurement Data Health Check
A paid, fixed-scope assessment that shows a plant which of its analyzer and monitoring measurements the records support, which show problems, and what to fix first. It works on exports produced by plant staff, with no connection to plant systems, and typically takes three to four weeks.
Analyzer and Monitoring Data Analytics
An on-premises application that runs beside your data acquisition system or historian and continuously checks the quality of analyzer, monitoring and metering data: validity, drift, analyzer performance and trends towards your own limits.AI for Engineering Documents and Specifications
Compliance matrices and deviation lists from technical specifications, datasheets and vendor offers, and cited answers from your own engineering documents. The software runs on your premises and your engineers review and sign.On-Premises AI Systems and Industrial Software
Private AI systems, integration with plant and business systems, and custom industrial applications that run on your own hardware. Data stays on site and connections to plant systems are read-only.
Architecture
Inside your network, beside your systems
The software reads from the systems you already run and does not write back to them.
- No write access to PLC or DCS
- No data sent to public AI services
- Works without an internet connection
How we work
Assess, pilot, deploy, support
Each step has its own scope and result, and you decide after each one whether to continue.
- 1
Assess
A fixed-scope review of your data or documents, with a written report and a clear recommendation.
Typically 2–4 weeks
- 2
Pilot
One unit, one monitoring point or one document group, against acceptance criteria agreed in writing.
Typically 6–12 weeks
- 3
Deploy
Rollout on your premises, connected read-only to your systems, with documentation and handover.
- 4
Support
Support during business hours and periodic review of models and evaluation results.
Principles
What you can rely on
Data stays on site
Deployments run on your own hardware, including networks without internet access.
Read-only by design
Connections to plant systems are read-only. Nothing changes a setpoint or a reported value.
Engineers decide
Results are advisory, and answers cite their sources so they can be checked.
Measured before it is trusted
Acceptance criteria are agreed in writing and measured on your own data or documents.
Any make of equipment
The work covers analyzers and systems of any make, including those Akan did not supply.
Documented handover
Every deployment ends with documentation and operating instructions.
What this practice does not do
- Closed-loop control or writing to control systems
- Alarm, trip or protection functions
- Accredited laboratory testing
- Promises of regulatory acceptance
Frequently asked questions
What is Akan’s Industrial AI and Software practice?
It is the part of Akan Industrial and Automation that works on measurement data and engineering documents: data quality assessments, analyzer and monitoring data analytics, AI for engineering documents and on-premises AI systems for process plants.
Does our data leave the plant?
By default, no. Systems are deployed on your premises and can run without an internet connection. If exported data is to be analysed off site during an assessment, this is agreed in writing first.
Do you need access to our control system?
No write access is needed. The work uses read-only connections to the historian or data acquisition system, or exports your team provides. Nothing writes to the PLC or DCS.
Does it work with analyzers and systems Akan did not supply?
Yes for the equipment: the services cover analyzers and monitoring stations of any make. For the data, your historian or data acquisition system must be able to export it or offer a read interface; the assessment confirms this.
How does a first project start?
With a conversation with an engineer to agree which data or documents are in scope, followed by a paid, fixed-scope assessment: usually a Measurement Data Health Check for plant data, or a short assessment on your own documents for engineering document work. You receive a written report before deciding on a pilot.
Where is AI actually used?
Language models are used in the document services, to read specifications and answer with citations. The measurement data services rely mainly on rules and statistical control charts, which an engineer can check step by step.
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