MicrosoftWent darkProductionEvidence: High75/100

Bühler Group enhances manufacturing efficiency with Azure Insights

Bühler Group leverages Microsoft Azure Data Explorer to connect industrial equipment and automation software to its Bühler Insights platform. Using Azure, Bühler transmits millions of telemetry messages for customers to analyze, resulting in significant optimizations in manufacturing processes. By using tools like the Kusto Query Language for data analytics, Bühler Insights offers tailored manufacturing insights for varying business roles.

Organization
Bühler Group
Location
Switzerland
Published
May 2025

Reported outcomes

−49%

accuracyQuality & accuracy

−48%time−18%quantified impact+16%quantified impact

Strategic outcomes

Speed & agilityReduced manufacturing downtimeRisk & complianceDecreased plant errorsSustainability & ESGReduced energy consumptionScale & capacityIncreased equipment effectiveness

Catalog median for quality & accuracy deployments: −35% across 26 reported metrics. Compare benchmarks →

Why do we believe this?Outcome claims, sources, and evidence checks

Normalized claim

Time: 48% decrease

MicrosoftMay 2, 2025Customer storyInferred claimHigh evidence strength

Reduced manufacturing downtime by 48%.

Last evidence check: Jul 22, 2026

Normalized claim

Accuracy: 49% decrease

MicrosoftMay 2, 2025Customer storyInferred claimHigh evidence strength

Decreased plant errors by 49%.

Last evidence check: Jul 22, 2026

Normalized claim

Quantified impact: 18% decrease

MicrosoftMay 2, 2025Customer storyInferred claimHigh evidence strength

Achieved 18% reduction in energy consumption.

Last evidence check: Jul 22, 2026

Normalized claim

Quantified impact: 16% increase

MicrosoftMay 2, 2025Customer storyInferred claimHigh evidence strength

Increased overall equipment effectiveness by 16%.

Last evidence check: Jul 22, 2026

Why do we believe this deployment?Customer identity, provider attribution, maturity, and source checks
Customer
Bühler Group
Provider
Microsoft
Maturity
Production
Linked source
Microsoft

High occurrence of plant errors impacting operational effectiveness

Customer identity supportedSource describes one deploymentMaturity supported

Primary read

Use case focus

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  • 1Telemetry analytics
  • 2Process optimization
  • 3Real-time equipment monitoring
  • Frequent manufacturing downtime causing inefficiencies.
  • High occurrence of plant errors impacting operational effectiveness.
  • Excessive energy consumption reducing sustainability.
  • Low overall equipment effectiveness in various manufacturing units.
  • Implemented Bühler Insights platform powered by Microsoft Azure Data Explorer.
  • Utilized Kusto Query Language for comprehensive data analysis and tailored insights.
  • Integrated telemetry data from industrial equipment for real-time monitoring and process improvements.
  • Deployed custom solutions to optimize production processes and efficiency.
  • Reduced manufacturing downtime by 48%.
  • Decreased plant errors by 49%.
  • Achieved 18% reduction in energy consumption.
  • Increased overall equipment effectiveness by 16%.
Architecture

Telemetric data from Bühler's industrial equipment is processed and analyzed using Azure Data Explorer and Kusto Query Language. Insights are tailored and delivered via the Bühler Insights platform.

Sources & evidence1
Evidence: High75/100Evidence strength
  • Customer explicitly identified
  • Deployment status explicitly supported
  • Primary source available
  • Quantified outcome available
  • Technical implementation details available
  • Recent evidence check available
  • Last evidence check: Jul 22, 2026.
Went darkLost public footprint

The cited source is no longer reachable and the organization has no newer case. Not a claim the system was discontinued.

  • Cited source last checked Jun 12, 2026 — broken (1/1 broken).

Measures whether this deployment's public evidence persists — not whether the system is still in production.

Type: Customer StoryPublished: May 2, 2025Publisher: MicrosoftEvidence: PrimaryConfidence: High
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