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Adaptive Coaching

Intelligent recommendations
for your process.

Expert-level thermal process guidance delivered to operators in real-time.

Enhance Operator Performance Reduce Oven Fire Risk Lower Energy Costs

The problem is variability.

Every shift, every operator, every decision — different. The result: inconsistent product, wasted energy, and elevated fire risk.

Operator HMI
Operators control complex thermal processes with dozens of variables
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Fire Risk
Running hotter than necessary, provoking spark events
Energy Waste
Operators default to temperature as the only control point
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Quality Swings
Product density varies wildly between shifts

Real intelligence from basic science.

Not black-box AI. Dynamic mass-energy balance calculations — psychrometric modeling of air, water, food, and heat transfer.

Evaporation heat transfer model
Convective, conductive, and evaporative heat transfer — calculated in real-time
Grafana live dashboard
Live process monitoring — every variable, every second

Puffed Rice Oven Control

Impact on product density.

Each incremental iteration tightens

Coaching adjustments tightening
Operator Settings
AC Iteration 1
AC Iteration 2
AC Iteration 3
Product density variation ↓ 93% by iteration 3

Validated across 28,000+ data points.

Measured vs Predicted
3% maximum prediction error — the model matches reality
Cost comparison
Energy cost drops with each iteration — operator cost stays flat

Puffed Rice Improvements.

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Safety Incidents
13%
Energy Reduction
93%
Reduction in Std Dev
3%
Recorded Prediction Error

"The system monitors oven conditions, product density, and moisture levels to make live psychrometric calculations and then offers suggestions to operators to maintain target critical control points while utilizing the least energy."

— Plant Operations Manager

Where the value shows up.

Three categories of benefit — each tied to a specific Adaptive Coaching contribution.

Product Consistency
  • Fewer complaints — burnt or uneven.Oven balance visualized through the HMI.
  • Consistent between shifts.Recommended settings meet density targets 24/7.
  • Fewer underfill complaints.Density targets hit every run.
Safety
  • Reduced fire risk.Mass balance favors higher moisture, lower temperature.
  • Systematic load changes.Closed feedback loop on every adjustment.
  • 24/7 safety visibility.Alert historian surfaces event history and durations.
Productivity & Cost
  • Higher OEE.Correct density reduces packaging stops.
  • Less overweight giveaway.No need to overfill to hit spec.
  • Lower natural gas use.Moisture-led operation cuts firing.
  • Faster expert collaboration.Curated settings shared with Process Partners.

How we start.

A three-step engagement — from onsite evaluation to live coaching.

1
Onsite Evaluation & Proposal

Understand your process and challenges — equipment readiness, NAFP inspection, optional workshop.

2
Install Adaptive Edge

Connect to the PLC to capture real-time operating behavior.

3
Design & Implement Adaptive Coaching

Build the psychrometric model for your process and deploy operator coaching.

Adaptive Coaching

Ready to transform your thermal processing?

🌾 Toasting
🥜 Roasting
🍳 Coating
💨 Drying
❄️ Cooling
💧 Spray Drying
Contact
brian.jacob@adaptivecoaching.ai
269.924.9728
AdaptiveCoaching.ai
Process Partners + ChiAha
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