Case Study: Aarbakke turns its smart factory into a learning factory with Cognite

How to Make Smart Factories Learn

Aarbakke, a Norwegian manufacturer with roots dating back to 1918, wanted to modernize its operations and turn its factories into “learning factories” rather than just smart factories. The company faced a challenge common in manufacturing: vast amounts of machine and system data were being generated but not fully used to improve operations, efficiency, and product flow. Aarbakke worked with Cognite and its Industrial DataOps platform, Cognite Data Fusion™, to connect machines and systems and put data into context.

With Cognite, Aarbakke unified data from monitoring, engineering, and maintenance systems to identify pain points, measure improvements, and continuously refine processes. The result was better visibility into optimization opportunities, stronger decision-making, and a measurable increase in production value and throughput, even during challenging conditions. Cognite helped Aarbakke embed continuous learning into its operations, enabling more precise data use, better communication, and a more agile, digital factory.

Aarbakke

Rolf Thu

Head of IT and Smart Factory manager