Case Study: Hemlock Semiconductor achieves real-time operational intelligence and quality gains with Spotfire

Six Ways Hemlock Semiconductor Drives Sustainable Success with Connected Intelligence

Hemlock Semiconductor Operations (HSC), a major polysilicon producer, faced significant data challenges due to siloed and duplicated information across its complex manufacturing and business operations. Their legacy systems offered limited historical data access and real-time capabilities, preventing them from minimizing process variability and maximizing efficiency. To overcome this, HSC partnered with vendor TIBCO to implement a Connected Intelligence platform.

TIBCO's solution, utilizing Spotfire analytics, Data Virtualization, and Data Science software, integrated HSC's disparate data sources. This provided a unified view of operations, enabling real-time analytics, predictive modeling, and automated process alerting. The results were substantial, including monthly energy savings of approximately $300,000, a dramatic reduction in data analysis time from months to hours, and improved quality control. The solution empowered HSC to optimize its portfolio management, supplier relationships, and manufacturing processes, driving sustainable success.

Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation

Kevin Britton

Program Manager