Chemical and process industry:
Data under control, risks manageable, faster decision-making
Companies in the chemical and process industries operate in an environment with high safety requirements, complex facilities, regulatory pressure, and volatile markets.
At the same time, processes, IT landscapes, and data structures have often grown over many years and only partially or inconsistently reflect reality.
Dategro supports you in aligning processes, IT, and data in such a way that quality, safety, and efficiency are built on a stable foundation and digital and AI-based approaches deliver targeted added value.
We combine operational reality in production and quality with a clear view of systems, data models, and key performance indicators.
Which companies in the chemical and process industries do we work for
This page is aimed at companies that
- manufacture or process chemical or process-based products
- have to deal with demanding requirements in terms of quality, safety, the environment, and compliance
- Recognize that IT and data landscapes have evolved over time, limiting transparency, speed, and controllability.
Typically, these are chemical companies, manufacturers of preliminary and intermediate products, process manufacturers in related industries, and operators of complex plants with high safety and quality requirements.
Typical challenges in the chemical and process industries
Many automotive suppliers face similar issues:
- Process descriptions, SOPs, and actual processes are not completely consistent.
- Production, quality, and safety data are scattered across many systems and Excel files.
- Audit and reporting requirements generate a high level of manual effort.
- Key figures on quality, plant availability, yield, energy, and safety are available but not uniformly defined.
- Digitalization and AI initiatives quickly reach the limits of data quality and structure
This is exactly where Dategro comes in with an integrated approach.
What we do specifically for the chemical and process industries
Our goal is to set up your organization so that you can manage quality, security, efficiency, and transformation on a consistent IT and data foundation.
To do this, we combine building blocks from the Dategro service catalog to create an industry-specific approach.
Readiness check for processes, IT, and data
Together we consider:
- Key processes, such as production planning, batch preparation, operating procedures, quality testing, approval, filling, and shipping
- The IT and application landscape, from control and process control systems to LIMS and MES to ERP and Excel
- Data relating to recipes, specifications, batches, measured values, deviations, approvals, and compliance
- The key figures you use today to control quality, yield, availability, and safety
You get a structured readiness view that helps you, as management and division heads, prioritize measures and investments according to their impact.
Process excellence in production, quality, and safety
We support you in this
- Incorporate end-to-end processes in production, quality, and, if applicable, technology, and make breaks, loops, and media changes visible
- Clarify responsibilities, approval points, and escalation paths
- Define target processes that combine regulatory requirements, internal standards, and efficiency
- Establish control loops in which deviations in quality, runtime, yield, or safety are consistently addressed
This means that OEM requirements are not only “administratively fulfilled,” but also operationally anchored.
Align IT and application landscape
We are here to assist you
- Make all systems used transparent, from process control systems to LIMS, MES, ERP, and specialized applications
- Identify redundancies, media breaks, and critical dependencies
- Define a pragmatic target architecture in which central systems and interfaces are clearly anchored
- Agree on governance rules for how systems and interfaces will be further developed in the future
This creates an IT basis that does not consist of individual projects, but provides an overall picture.
Data foundation and traceability for production and quality
We support you in this
- Clearly model central data objects such as assets, recipes, specifications, batches, measured values, deviations, and approvals
- Define responsibilities for data quality and maintenance per domain
- Design a data model that equally supports production, quality, engineering, HSE, and reporting
- Develop traceability concepts that allow you to track decisions, measures, and effects
This makes audits, quality reports, root cause analyses, and optimizations much easier.
Performance cockpits for plants, functions, and management
We work with you on this
- Standardize key figures on quality, error rates, yield, plant availability, energy consumption, and safety
- Automatically consolidate data from process control systems, MES, LIMS, ERP, and other sources
- Design dashboards for plant management, quality management, engineering, HSE, and executive management
- Set up regular meetings where key figures form the basis for decisions, not just the subject of reports
This creates a common language for operational and strategic control.
AI Readiness in the Chemical and Process Industries
We are here to assist you
- Identify relevant AI use cases, for example in process optimization, anomaly detection, maintenance, or laboratory data analysis
- Evaluate data and process maturity for each use case in a structured manner
- Make the benefits, costs, and risks of each project transparent
- Develop a roadmap that sensibly combines groundwork, pilot projects, and scaling
This will make AI a building block of your continuous improvement rather than an isolated flagship project.
Evidence Pack for customers, auditors, and owners
We bundle for you
- The most important improvements in processes, IT, and data
- Key performance indicator developments for quality, yield, availability, energy, and safety
- Described target scenarios and implementation statuses achieved
- Roadmaps that show how you can further develop your plant or group
This provides you with documentation that you can use in customer and audit meetings, with owners, banks, or in internal committees.
What companies in the chemical and process industries gain from working with Dategro
After working with Dategro, companies in the chemical and process industries typically have
- A clear picture of how well processes, IT, and data support your technical, economic, and regulatory requirements
- A prioritized roadmap that combines quality, security, and efficiency levers with feasibility
- A significantly more structured IT and data landscape across plants and functions
- Key performance indicators and dashboards that can be used to compare and manage plants, facilities, and products
- Documents that enable you to clearly demonstrate your performance to customers, auditors, owners, and internal committees
This is how a typical project starts
1. Initial consultation
Together, we clarify your products, plants, regulatory framework, and your target vision.
2. Readiness Check
In a compact assessment, we analyze processes, IT, data, and key figures and consolidate the findings in a clear evaluation.
3. Joint prioritization
On this basis, we will jointly determine which services from the Dategro service catalog have the greatest leverage for your company and in which order we will start.
4. Implementation in stages
We implement measures in clearly defined steps, document results in a way that allows them to be reused, and ensure that specialist departments, IT, and management develop a common vision.
FAQ for the chemical and process industries
We respect the existing safety and quality culture. Our focus is on making processes more transparent, consistent, and data-driven. Adjustments are made in close consultation with your quality, safety, and compliance managers.
Yes. We are not tied to specific products. Our focus is on architecture, integration, data models, and control. Your existing systems form the starting point, which we will develop further together in a targeted manner.
A system change is not mandatory. Many levers lie in better integration, clearer responsibilities, and consistent data models. Replacement only makes sense if it is truly justifiable from a strategic and economic perspective.
We work together with your internal and external specialists for regulation and compliance and ensure that target visions and measures take regulatory requirements into account. We translate these requirements into processes, IT architecture, and data structures.
That depends on the initial situation and the chosen focus. Initial effects usually arise from improved transparency, clear KPI definitions, and simplified processes. Structural effects in OTD, PPM, or complaints follow in further stages.
The Readiness Check provides a clear picture and concrete measures within a few weeks. Initial effects typically result from improved transparency, clearer key performance indicators, and simplified processes. Major structural improvements follow in further implementation phases.
If you would like to know how well your company in the chemical or process industry can really be managed today, we can start with a structured readiness discussion.
In this discussion, we will clarify your starting position, your goals, and which components from the Dategro service catalog have the greatest leverage for quality, security, efficiency, and transformation in your case.
Dategro partners with deal teams to conduct targeted technical due diligence that identifies hidden IT risks, quantifies their impact on valuation, and creates clear remediation roadmaps—all within standard deal timelines.
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dategro IT GmbH & Co. KG
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