Industry Digitalization Best Practices at TAdviser SummIT 2025

Employees influence their income themselves

Timur Makhalin, the head of the client service department, OMK acted not only as the moderator of the section, but also as a speaker. In his speech, he presented the corporate digital platform "My Capabilities," which combines many services and data.

Timur Makhalin, Head of Customer Services, OMK

Employees want to influence their income, many have a desire to independently take additional hours of work and earn money, - explains Timur Makhalin. - Previously, employees of the company in their free time periodically went to work for another employer. One of the reasons: there was no convenient system where workers could find out exactly where additional personnel are required at their enterprise, and quickly arrange a part-time job.

If you give specific numbers, then the registration time of the part-time job was reduced from 2 hours to 5-10 minutes. The growth of employees interested in additional earnings was 11% (more than 15,000 applications in the first half of 2025). And the cost of hiring temporary workers decreased by 10%.

In addition, the service informs about important events and events. There is also a news feed in the form of a smart dashboard, which personalizes the news for each employee. The company's management expects the innovation to increase the NPS of workers, as well as their level of confidence in digital solutions, and reduce the timing of production orders.

Our production facilities are located in five time zones. And we needed that all this could be managed at any time, regardless of the location of the owners and top management.

Stanislav Romashchev, Deputy General Director for Digital Transformation, Izhevsk Thermal Engineering Plant

The solution was an application called the "CEO Control Panel." A simple unified interface combines many services and various data. "Traffic light" on the start page is a visual display of the full picture of all business units of the group of companies.

The execution of the production plan can be viewed in the application up to a specific model. The forecast production indicators are demonstrated in different time ranges: from the cumulative total for the period from the beginning of the month to the forecast for the entire month. The shipping indicator has different groupings and allows you to track not only the pieces, but also the amount of revenue with sales margins. The margin data was not originally planned to be displayed, but the top management insisted, so the functionality was promptly implemented.

Personnel are analyzed in shifts in terms of production areas and positions, and the relevant data is always available to management. The availability of materials can be detailed to the finished product, for the release of which a particular material is required.

Recently, data on industrial marriage was added to the application. You can drill this key figure down to a rejected part or component item. It is important that when the indicators leave the permissible boundaries, the responsible person receives a task, answering which, he can leave a comment "soothing top management" or, conversely, requiring management intervention.

We have, as they say, a wide geography. And the enterprises themselves are very large: their areas are measured in hectares. In addition, some objects have the status of especially dangerous, additional requirements are imposed on them. Therefore, many different contractors and services work with us.

Marina Troyanova, Head of Technical Control Department, EuroChem Group

The performance of work at the enterprise required control both during their implementation and after completion. A narrow qualification and, as a result, a large number of inspectors interfered. Together with the lack of a single database and difficulties in communication, all this led to duplication and errors.

As a solution to this situation, a centralized system "Independent Work Control" was developed and implemented. Finished products were also considered here, but in the end it was decided to develop the necessary software from scratch on its own. Now all participants in the process work in a single centralized system. It is accessed through a mobile and web application. A complete picture of the performance of work at all stages of control has become available: from the request to the elimination of comments.

As a result, the effectiveness of the work of inspectors has increased and the likelihood of technical errors has decreased. Also, automatic sending of notifications to process participants is organized and interactions between them are automated. It became possible to quickly search for information to control the elimination of comments and to take measures to study and prevent negative situations.

Digital shadow of the enterprise

Alexander Nikitin, head of the digital doubles department, NefteTransService, shared details of how the digital twin can benefit enterprises. And he did this on the example of a specific case. For example, the digital twin of the port terminal made it possible to increase "average daily transshipment volumes and revenue by 4%" by optimizing shift-daily planning. Potential to increase contract volumes by 10% was also identified. And the digital twin of the car repair plant helped to draw up a project for the reconstruction of workshops with an accurate estimate of the effect, as well as develop tools for determining the optimal number of personnel and checking the fulfillment of the plan with the identification of factors that impede its implementation.

Alexander Nikitin, Head of the Digital Doubles Department of NefteTransService

The digital twin of the coal quarry made it possible to develop a tool for accurately predicting "the volume of excavation extraction with an error of only 3%," explains Alexander Nikitin. Within the framework of the project, the effect of a large-scale capacity expansion project was assessed, the optimal number of dump trucks and excavators used was determined. And the optimization of parts inventory management has reduced downtime and costs associated with emergency purchases.

Regardless of the tasks for which the project to develop a digital twin is launched, its value is not limited to solving these problems. The client constantly uses a digital twin to solve more and more new problems, - the speaker assures.

Among other things, the digital twin shows how exactly the enterprise will work under new parameters. It allows you to accurately assess the feasibility of investments, clearly and in detail displays productivity losses and helps you find the best way to "break bottlenecks."

Dmitry Moskvin, head of the IT department at Shchelkovo Agrokhim, built his concise report on video materials from production. To begin with, he demonstrated a video about filling the products produced by the company in canisters and the production of the canisters themselves. Almost all work is done by robots. The role of man comes down to process control.

Dmitry Moskvin, Head of IT Department, Shchelkovo Agrokhim

Another achievement is that we replaced similar products of Western companies that left the market. I would call it not even import substitution, but import substitution, - added Dmitry Moskvin.

The next project presented is a digital twin of the enterprise. The positive aspects of digital twins, according to the speaker, are the possibility of training and developing personnel, improving monitoring and forecasting, as well as supporting decision-making.

As an illustration of these theses, Dmitry Moskvin demonstrated another short video, where there was a view from virtual reality glasses to a digital copy of the workshop from the inside. That's what learning employees see. According to the speaker, the project was implemented by three people: the head (Dmitry Moskvin himself), the photographer and the programmer. And the key factor in success was the desire to implement the project.

Artificial intelligence is a natural choice

Oleg Bondarenko, head of the digital laboratory Atomstroyexport"," addressed the topic AI and shared several successful cases using this technology. The first of them concerned the monitoring of cars transport with control of fuel consumption. To implement the project, a closed corporate network was deployed, and the fleet was equipped with a set of different sensors.

Oleg Bondarenko, Head of Digital Laboratory, Atomstroyexport

The satellite monitoring system and control of transport routes using AI made it possible to eliminate mileage cheating and reduce the cost of vehicle depreciation by an average of 25%. Analysis of "drains" (deviations of increased fuel consumption) using AI reduced the loads of dispatchers and security personnel to investigate incidents by 95%. Fuel costs decreased by 30%. The measurement error was less than 1%.

Digital control of personnel using computer vision and video analytics provides comprehensive information about the use of PPE, various violations, as well as the movements and actions of people with the possibility of their identification.

Another project on the use of AI is related to monitoring the quality of welded joints. The digitalization of the procedure allows you to reduce the burden on laboratory personnel, reduce the time for the formation of the conclusion and reduce the influence of the human factor in the conclusions on the quality of the welded joint.

The use of digital radiography reduces the cost of film, consumables, procurement, storage and disposal of images. And with the use of AI, the cost of work is reduced. In addition, the innovation ensures safe and long-term storage of information on welded joints and meets the requirements of foreign customers (International Standard ISO 17636-2: 2013), the speaker explains.

Ivan Kazarin, head of Data Science Operations at RUSAL, stated that recent years have become difficult for metallurgy. The answer to the challenges can be AI, which will increase the productivity of the most popular units and production units, optimize logistics, procurement and other corporate functions, and also give control over the quality of raw materials and finished products.

Ivan Kazarin, Head of Data Science Operations, RUSAL

Monitoring the operation of equipment and predicting failures, increasing the efficiency of technological processes and reducing production costs together with compliance with labor safety requirements and increasing environmental friendliness of production can also be entrusted with AI. "To avoid the failure of such projects, it must be taken into account that the necessary condition for the development of AI products is the digitalization of production processes and the organization of systematic data collection and storage," the speaker recalled.

At metallurgical enterprises, data is collected from various sources. In particular, sources can be operating lines and production facilities, control information systems, cameras and video surveillance systems. The results of laboratory tests are also taken into account.

A systematic approach is also important in determining the composition of the team that will implement and implement AI products. When preparing product owners in production units, it is worth forming teams from among experts in the field of technological processes of production units and organizing the development by experts in the field of digitalization and data management.

Thanks to this, the generation of ideas for AI projects will go through the formulation of the most pressing tasks for production units and by ensuring the connection between production practice and the development of AI products. And the implementation of the Data Science Operations (DSO) division through the formation of a separate direction in the IT structure of the enterprise, responsible for managing business processes, technical solutions and services related to the Data Science team and products, will improve the performance of the team, as well as the AI products developed, implemented and supported by this team. DSO will give a systemic improvement in the quality of AI products.

It happens that the working conditions and salaries are good, the leadership is competent, the tasks are no worse than those of the rest, but the employees still leave, he complains.

Igor Krivosheev, IT Director, ITMS

Most voluntary layoffs, according to statistics, are in young employees. Therefore, Igor Krivosheev offered to reflect on how to keep them. He paid special attention to representatives of generation Z (the so-called zoomers), born between 2003 and 2013. Obviously, they have their own value system. And it is necessary to build a reliable working relationship with them taking into account this fact.

Zoomers are focused on work-life balance, think about mental health, appreciate ethics, inclusivity, self-realization, modern technologies. When choosing a job, they take into account flexible hours, the possibility of remote work, a transparent corporate culture, as well as a convenient and modern IT environment.

What can IT do to attract zoomers? First of all, collect online processes in one application, replace mail, messengers implement RPA to reduce routine and LLM instead of BI reports, provide access to systems from anywhere in the world. Related and more general measures involve gamification of work and interactive. In particular, you can arrange gamification, KPI interactive LMS courses, corporate, TikTok idea contests and virtual communities.

Thoroughness and reliability

Alexander Nikolaev, head of marketing at TransTeleCom, presented the audience to SD-WAN - a solution named the same as the technology. The speaker began his speech by saying that building a corporate network is an important thing, but at the same time a big headache.

Alexander Nikolaev, Head of Marketing at TransTeleCom, presented SD-WAN

It's good if there is one in the department. After all, sometimes it happens that only 0.3, for example. That is, one employee in several departments, - notes the speaker.

At the same time, some use the solutions of companies that have left the Russian market. And the number of specialists able to serve them is constantly decreasing, while the price of their services is steadily growing.

Physically, this is a box with several ethernet ports. Functionally, if you connect them, this is a superimposed network on an already implemented data network, "says Alexander Nikolaev. - Provider and geo-independent solution. If you move, then just transport the "box" with you, and in a new place it works.

The technology does not require a large number of IT specialists. In particular, the connection of the SDN device is automatically configured. Most importantly, SD-WAN offers various data protection tools. In particular, encryption is provided when they are transmitted.

TransTeleCom as a provider promises to provide end-to-end SLA for the service. Hardware and links are supported. If a third-party operator has problems, TransTeleCom is always ready to come to the rescue and provide professional support.

Alexander Lvov, senior sales promotion and support specialist, ONCyberprotect"," spoke about one of his company's products - Cyber Bacape"." It will help save. {{quote data'Data loss happens all the time. A lot of data is lost due to errors. In addition, on average, 70,000,000 computers are lost or stolen per year. 560,000 hard drives fail each month. Plus a high growth (365%) of attacks - viruses drivers. This is the main threat to data over the past 3 years, the speaker stated. }}

Alexander Lvov, Senior Software Sales Promotion and Support Specialist, Cyberprotect

Cyber ​ ​ Backup supports outdated OCWindows Server 2012R2, Windows 10, which can still be used in some devices. And universal recovery technology allows you to restore systems to any hardware. The solution allows you to migrate systems between physical and virtual environments both during recovery and as a tool for transferring the system between different environments.

Instant Recovery Technology reduces recovery time for physical and virtual servers (RTOs) to seconds by directly running the backup image as a virtual machine on VMware or Hyper-V platforms. Cyber ​ ​ Backup supports many platforms and has active protection (based on AI) against ransomware viruses.

The solution has successfully shown itself, for example, at the Titan-2 concern. With the help of Cyber ​ ​ Backup, they replaced the company's former foreign software with reliable domestic software and built a centralized backup system with version support, as well as with different types of backup storage.

In almost half of the presentations, one way or another devoted to this topic, there will definitely be a slide with our systems. Everyone looks at us and does as we do, "says the speaker.

Vasily Dolgov, Co-Founder and General Director, VisorLabs

According to Vasily Dolgov, Vizorlabs 4.0 provides a fully standardized solution that can be easily maintained and developed. Even if those who worked with the platform leave the company, the customer can always contact VisorLabs for support, since the solution is documented.

Visual programming allows you to develop and maintain complex video analytics scripts, even if key employees leave the company. New workers will quickly master the interface and continue to support existing solutions.

Developers can focus on solving business problems without being distracted by the creation and support of infrastructure services. The platform takes on all the necessary components for inference, video processing and other auxiliary tasks. Vizorlabs 4.0 supports integration with various external systems, such as automated production control systems (APCS), which makes it easy to incorporate video analytics into existing corporate processes. If the customer wants to involve external developers to expand the functionality, the platform provides all the necessary APIs and tools for integrating partner solutions.

Vasily Dolgov also noted that the new version of the platform has a number of new functional features. For example, expanding the capabilities of video analytics and control of neural network models. There is also a new scripting module with tools for managing third-party models, and advanced integration with MLLM. Particular attention is paid to improving the flexibility of the system and its customization for users and partners.

During the break and at the end of the conference, the participants talked informally, and also had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the solutions and services of IT suppliers at the stands deployed in the event hall.