{"id":8763,"date":"2026-01-27T18:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T17:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.b2c-engineering.com\/?p=8763"},"modified":"2026-01-27T18:08:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T17:08:55","slug":"hackathon-aveva-feedback-valfrance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.b2c-engineering.com\/en\/hackathon-aveva-feedback-valfrance\/","title":{"rendered":"AVEVA Hackathon: feedback from the field with Valfrance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8763\" class=\"elementor elementor-8763 elementor-8762\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-182b22c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"182b22c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-artdeco-is-focused=\"true\"><div class=\"update-components-text relative update-components-update-v2__commentary \" dir=\"ltr\"><p data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"567\">From January 21 to 22, 2025, our teams took part in the <strong data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"491\">AVEVA CONNECT Hackathon &#8211; Industrial Data &amp; AI<\/strong>, held in Paris and organized by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.factorysoftware.com\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"566\">Factory Software &#8211; AVEVA Select France<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"786\">For 48 hours, integrators and industrial players worked in pairs with a clear objective:<br data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"660\" \/><strong data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"728\">transform raw industrial data into concrete, usable applications<\/strong>, within a deliberately constrained technical environment.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2aa703c\" data-id=\"2aa703c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-488dbbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"488dbbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.b2c-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PHOTO-2026-01-21-18-51-47-2-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8766\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.b2c-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PHOTO-2026-01-21-18-51-47-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.b2c-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PHOTO-2026-01-21-18-51-47-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.b2c-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PHOTO-2026-01-21-18-51-47-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.b2c-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PHOTO-2026-01-21-18-51-47-2.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebfa3cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebfa3cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91c6770\" data-id=\"91c6770\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e5727 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66e5727\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Hackathon Dedicated to Industrial Data and AI<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-860dcf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"860dcf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"960\">The AVEVA CONNECT Hackathon brought together <strong data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"933\">14 integrator\u2013industrial teams<\/strong> around a shared framework:<\/p><ul data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"1156\"><li data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"1027\"><p data-start=\"964\" data-end=\"1027\">a blank AVEVA CONNECT environment, with no preconfigured data<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1028\" data-end=\"1080\"><p data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1080\">industrial data provided by the teams themselves<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1081\" data-end=\"1156\"><p data-start=\"1083\" data-end=\"1156\">limited time to design, develop and demonstrate functional applications<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1158\" data-end=\"1328\">The goal was not theoretical demonstration, but <strong data-start=\"1206\" data-end=\"1237\">measurable industrial value<\/strong>, leveraging AVEVA technologies for industrial data management, analysis and visualization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fc0b76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fc0b76\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-09e5390\" data-id=\"09e5390\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1fed39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1fed39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Collaborative, Results-Driven Format<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9eaae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9eaae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1387\" data-end=\"1436\">The challenge imposed several strong constraints:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1438\" data-end=\"1637\"><li data-start=\"1438\" data-end=\"1491\"><p data-start=\"1440\" data-end=\"1491\">rapidly structuring heterogeneous industrial data<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1492\" data-end=\"1568\"><p data-start=\"1494\" data-end=\"1568\">leveraging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aveva.com\/en\/connect-experience\/?env=prod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AVEVA CONNECT<\/a> components to analyze and visualize information<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1637\"><p data-start=\"1571\" data-end=\"1637\">delivering applications directly usable in an industrial context<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1639\" data-end=\"1789\">This format closely reflects <strong data-start=\"1668\" data-end=\"1704\">real-world industrial conditions<\/strong>, where time pressure, data quality and operational constraints are decisive factors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-46a2846\" data-id=\"46a2846\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98a4560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98a4560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Role as an Integrator: Connecting Technology and Operational Reality<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f92127 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f92127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1882\" data-end=\"2091\">Our two AVEVA technical leaders took part in the challenge in an <strong data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"2020\">integrator\u2013industrial pairing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/cooperative-agricole-valfrance\/posts\/?feedView=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valfrance agricultural cooperative<\/a><\/strong>, bridging AVEVA technologies with Valfrance\u2019s operational constraints.<\/p><p data-start=\"2093\" data-end=\"2141\">Our added value was expressed on several levels:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2143\" data-end=\"2336\"><li data-start=\"2143\" data-end=\"2207\"><p data-start=\"2145\" data-end=\"2207\">translating business needs into concrete technical scenarios<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2208\" data-end=\"2273\"><p data-start=\"2210\" data-end=\"2273\">providing a methodological framework to structure discussions<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2274\" data-end=\"2336\"><p data-start=\"2276\" data-end=\"2336\">bringing a long-term vision for solution industrialization<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d64b8fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d64b8fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Use Cases Addressed During the Hackathon<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6891914 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6891914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2540\" data-end=\"2612\">The applications developed focused on operational industrial challenges:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2614\" data-end=\"2936\"><li data-start=\"2614\" data-end=\"2696\"><p data-start=\"2616\" data-end=\"2696\"><strong data-start=\"2616\" data-end=\"2641\">Production monitoring<\/strong>: tracking and visualizing key performance indicators<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2697\" data-end=\"2768\"><p data-start=\"2699\" data-end=\"2768\"><strong data-start=\"2699\" data-end=\"2720\">Energy monitoring<\/strong>: analyzing consumption and identifying trends<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2769\" data-end=\"2838\"><p data-start=\"2771\" data-end=\"2838\"><strong data-start=\"2771\" data-end=\"2786\">Hypervision<\/strong>: a global, contextualized view of industrial data<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2839\" data-end=\"2936\"><p data-start=\"2841\" data-end=\"2936\"><strong data-start=\"2841\" data-end=\"2875\">Anomaly detection and analysis<\/strong>: identifying deviations and first-level advanced analytics<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2938\" data-end=\"3036\">Each use case was designed for <strong data-start=\"2969\" data-end=\"2996\">immediate applicability<\/strong>, with no purely demonstrative approach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5a2c91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5a2c91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.b2c-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PHOTO-2026-01-21-18-51-46.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8770\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.b2c-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PHOTO-2026-01-21-18-51-46.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.b2c-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PHOTO-2026-01-21-18-51-46-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.b2c-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PHOTO-2026-01-21-18-51-46-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.b2c-engineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PHOTO-2026-01-21-18-51-46-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af49e84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af49e84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Results Achieved<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5467742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5467742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3073\" data-end=\"3157\">At the end of the 48 hours, our team ranked <strong data-start=\"3117\" data-end=\"3156\">Top 5 out of 14 participating teams<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"3159\" data-end=\"3197\">This result highlights our ability to:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3199\" data-end=\"3340\"><li data-start=\"3199\" data-end=\"3236\"><p data-start=\"3201\" data-end=\"3236\">rapidly structure industrial data<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3237\" data-end=\"3275\"><p data-start=\"3239\" data-end=\"3275\">master the AVEVA CONNECT ecosystem<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3276\" data-end=\"3340\"><p data-start=\"3278\" data-end=\"3340\">deliver functional applications under constrained conditions<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e0f0d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e0f0d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c675e2\" data-id=\"3c675e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efc13eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efc13eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why This Type of Event Matters for Industrial Players<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21333b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21333b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3414\" data-end=\"3491\">The AVEVA CONNECT Hackathon clearly illustrates several industrial realities:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3493\" data-end=\"3790\"><li data-start=\"3493\" data-end=\"3594\"><p data-start=\"3495\" data-end=\"3594\">industrial data is a key performance lever, provided it is properly structured and contextualized<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3595\" data-end=\"3695\"><p data-start=\"3597\" data-end=\"3695\">platforms such as AVEVA CONNECT accelerate the transformation of data into operational decisions<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3696\" data-end=\"3790\"><p data-start=\"3698\" data-end=\"3790\">close collaboration between integrator and industrial partner is a critical success factor<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3792\" data-end=\"3924\">Beyond competition, this format acts as a <strong data-start=\"3834\" data-end=\"3874\">laboratory for industrial innovation<\/strong>, focused on real use cases and tangible outcomes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb6a3c1\" data-id=\"bb6a3c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d48064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d48064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-390fcd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"390fcd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3958\" data-end=\"4082\">This hackathon highlighted the importance of <strong data-start=\"4003\" data-end=\"4081\">collaboration between industrial players, integrators and software vendors<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"4084\" data-end=\"4213\">We 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