Osem-Nestlé Prevents Production Line Failures and Advances Sustainability Goals with AI Machine Health

Osem-Nestlé operates highly saturated production lines in Israel, making unplanned stops one of its biggest operational challenges. Without continuous monitoring, the team was reactive to machine failures, which caused production interruptions, excessive labor time, and wasted inputs including energy, water, and raw materials — undermining both operational efficiency and sustainability targets.

Osem-Nestlé implemented Augury's Machine Health solution in 2020, deploying AI-driven continuous monitoring across their production lines. The system provides real-time alerts that enable teams to predict problems before they become failures. A notable example on the Sabra hummus production line demonstrated the value — an early alert enabled a proactive repair that prevented a costly shutdown.

Since implementation, Augury has helped Osem-Nestlé avoid unexpected downtime caused by machine failures across multiple production lines, saving thousands of dollars per prevented shutdown. The maintenance team now starts each day checking the Augury dashboard rather than responding to breakdowns, shifting fully to planned tasks. Reduced failures also contribute directly to Osem-Nestlé's sustainability goals by cutting energy, water, and gas emissions from unnecessary machine operation.

• Predictive maintenance on saturated production lines has an outsized ROI because even brief unplanned stops cascade across tightly integrated processes
• Sustainability benefits (reduced energy, water, emissions) are a compounding side effect of failure prevention that strengthens the business case for AI maintenance investment
• Daily dashboard review routines shift team culture from firefighting to proactive reliability management