DaVinci Unveils Ignis AI to Redefine Steel Intelligence
DaVinci’s Ignis AI is reshaping steel manufacturing with real-time furnace intelligence and AI-led decisions.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 22: As the global steel industry grapples with rising energy costs, volatile raw-material markets, and increasing sustainability demands, a new intelligence layer is beginning to redefine operations. At the centre of this shift is Ignis AI, a furnace decision engine developed at DaVinci, a U.S.-headquartered, AI-native manufacturing execution system (MES) platform shaping the next generation of steel operations.
While Ignis AI represents a significant technological breakthrough, its evolution is closely tied to the multidisciplinary journey of Aman Rizvi, Head of Product & Strategy at DaVinci. His background—spanning artificial intelligence, fintech, venture building, and enterprise transformation—has played a defining role in shaping the system’s philosophy and architecture.
A Career Built at the Intersection of Strategy and Systems
Aman Rizvi’s professional trajectory cuts across technology, finance, and AI engineering. He has led strategy and transformation initiatives within fintech and financial institutions, working on digital modernisation, AI-backed risk platforms, and data-driven decision systems. Exposure to highly regulated environments sharpened his focus on reliability, precision, and transparency—principles that later became foundational to Ignis AI.
Complementing this experience is his entrepreneurial journey. Having built and exited a technology venture, Aman brings a builder’s mindset to industrial AI—emphasising speed, measurable value, scalability, and real-world adoption over experimentation alone.
He is currently pursuing advanced management education at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, further strengthening the strategic and financial frameworks that inform DaVinci’s long-term product roadmap. This integration of academic rigor with on-ground industrial exposure has become central to his approach to platform design.
From Furnace Data to Real-Time Decisions
Ignis AI was born from a fundamental observation: the most critical asset inside a steel plant—the furnace—often operates with minimal real-time intelligence. Across plant engagements in the U.S., Europe, India, and the Middle East, Aman observed consistent challenges: predictable furnace behaviour that was rarely modelled, wide variability in energy efficiency and tap-to-tap times, and operators making high-stakes decisions with limited visibility.
Ignis AI addresses these gaps by converting raw furnace data into actionable intelligence. Its architecture combines time-series modelling, refractory life prediction, foaming slag behaviour analysis, anomaly detection, and thermodynamic digital twins. The result is a decision engine designed to augment operators with real-time, explainable insights—rather than replace human judgment.
DaVinci’s U.S.-Led, Global Platform Vision
Ignis AI operates as a flagship intelligence module within DaVinci, which is led by Arvind Nerella, CEO of the platform. Under his leadership, DaVinci has emerged as a globally scalable, execution-focused MES solution, while its AI-first direction and furnace intelligence strategy are driven by Aman Rizvi.
Together, the leadership team has positioned DaVinci as a platform that embeds intelligence directly into metallurgical decision loops. The system integrates IoT and edge AI, advanced MES modules covering production, quality, inventory, and compliance, billet and pellet tracking intelligence, and AI-led decision engines purpose-built for complex steel workflows.
Aman oversees product vision, platform strategy, and applied AI innovation, while also guiding international expansion and partnerships across North America, India, and the GCC region.
Spotlight at the Fastmarkets Steel Conference, Dubai
At the Fastmarkets Steel Conference in Dubai, Aman joined Georgia for a widely shared podcast discussion on the future of AI in steel manufacturing. The conversation explored why steel plants are at an operational crossroads, how AI-augmented operators will define the next era of melt shops, and why DaVinci’s U.S.-led platform philosophy emphasises decision science over surface-level digitisation.
Aman also detailed the origin of Ignis AI, explaining why the furnace became the natural starting point for real-time industrial intelligence. The discussion resonated not just for its technical depth but for its clear linkage between AI capability, business strategy, and plant-floor realities.
Redefining Industrial Intelligence
Aman Rizvi represents a new generation of industrial AI leaders—combining deep technical expertise, strategic maturity shaped by fintech and finance, entrepreneurial execution, global industry exposure, and formal management education. This convergence is increasingly visible in the traction gained by Ignis AI and DaVinci across steel markets seeking reliability, sustainability, and measurable operational impact.
As steelmakers worldwide rethink efficiency and resilience, DaVinci’s message is clear: the future of steelmaking will not be defined by larger furnaces, but by smarter ones.
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