Stabilise metallurgy without increasing energy intensity
Non-ferrous metal production relies on demanding thermo-chemical and electro-metallurgical processes where material composition, thermal conditions, bath chemistry and electrical consumption directly impact metallurgical yield, product quality and energy performance.
Even minor deviations can lead to recovery losses, electrolytic instability, material defects or significant energy overconsumption.
Indao transforms data from furnaces, hydrometallurgical units, electrolysis cells, purification circuits and utilities into reliable operational indicators and concrete recommendations.
Why non-ferrous metal processes are different
Processes where chemical, thermal and electrical balances must remain perfectly controlled.
Strong dependency on bath chemistry
Energy-intensive processes
High sensitivity to material variability
The challenges you face
- Metallurgical yield: maximise metal recovery while minimising losses in slag or solutions
- Product quality: ensure metal purity and stable final properties
- Energy performance: reduce electrical or fuel consumption per tonne produced
- Stability of critical units: control thermal, electrolytic or chemical drifts
- Equipment availability: anticipate deposits, corrosion or cell imbalances
The limits of your current tools
- Operations often fragmented between primary metallurgy, purification and energy
- Difficulty correlating concentrate variability with actual process performance
- Laboratory analyses available with delay relative to operational decisions
- Control based on fixed thresholds poorly suited to slow chemical dynamics
- Limited tools to anticipate gradual yield losses or energy drifts
What Indao delivers in practice
We design advanced analytics solutions that genuinely improve non-ferrous metallurgical performance, with AI as a support : explainable, controlled and field-oriented.
What you gain
Operational results, not just more dashboards
Improved metallurgical yield
Reduced metal losses and more stable extraction
More consistent product quality
Better control of purity and final material properties
Optimised energy performance
Reduced electrical and thermal consumption per tonne produced
Increased equipment availability
Anticipation of drifts affecting cells, furnaces and chemical circuits
More robust operational decisions
Clear understanding of interactions between material, process and energy
Controlled integration
Progressive, secure deployment aligned with existing practices
See clearly. Act decisively. Optimise sustainably.
Decisions that have already proven their impact
- Process Performance Optimization
2Valorise
Optimising the steam network to maximise cogeneration plant performance
- Process Performance Optimization
CRM Group
Identifying key parameters in hot rolling to better control process performance
- Data-driven Decision-Making
EKO-MYŚL
Centralising waste and energy data to improve operational control
Want to make decisions differently?
Let’s explore how your data can become a concrete operational lever.
Whatever your activity in the metals & minerals sector
Concrete levers at the core of processes
Cement
Optimise thermal process control (kiln, preheating, grinding) by stabilising operating conditions and reducing specific energy intensity per tonne produced
Steel
Improve metallurgical process stability by controlling process deviations and optimising energy efficiency of critical units
Mining
Control processing and beneficiation plants more precisely to maximise operational availability and overall energy performance
Glass
Stabilise furnace thermal conditions to improve product homogeneity, energy efficiency and equipment lifetime
Construction & materials
Optimise energy-intensive processes by strengthening operational robustness and control of production conditions