Strategic Partnership for the AI Transformation 

Linde, a global leading provider of industrial gases, started a strategic partnership with appliedAI in 2017 to drive the AI transformation of the company and increase productivity and competitiveness. A key component of this initiative was the comprehensive training of Linde employees through AI workshops and meetups organized by appliedAI, to create a common understanding of AI and promote the identification of use cases. Additionally, Linde leveraged the technical expertise of appliedAI in various projects.

Successful AI Implementation in Production 

A key success of the collaboration is the development of the AIPlantControl system using reinforcement learning, which aims to optimize the operation of industrial plants. 

The AIPlantControl system enables a self-learning process control that mimics the physical behavior of the plants and adapts to it, resulting in higher control accuracy. This leads to optimized plant behavior and significant savings in operating and energy costs. The successful implementation of this AI-based control system in a real production plant demonstrates the tangible benefits of AI for Linde and forms the basis for further integration and scaling of AI technology in other business areas of the company. The partnership with appliedAI significantly supported Linde in improving its AI maturity level and achieving a competitive advantage through increased efficiency.

KI success at a glance: 

• Partnership with appliedAI as a catalyst for enterprise-wide AI deployment

• Development of a self-learning control system with measurable benefits

• Basis for scaling and long-term efficiency gains in plant operation