Optimization

The Packaging Cluster, Centro Español de Plásticos (CEP), Saplex, Dribia and TAI Smart Factory, The BOWSER collaborative innovation project is completed, with the aim of finding out how the different variables of the extrusion process impact the final quality of the product, in order to define the...

The wonders of digital production Digitalisation and product key saves material and energy costs Good example of 'just-in-time' manufacturing and customised production using digital solutions Schmalz, a mid-sized mechanical engineering company in southern Germany, has a simple ethos: only use and...

When design, business, engineering and the environment all come together A tenancy change presents an opportunity to retrofit a slaughterhouse, making it more efficient and safer Measures generate energy savings of 52 % (gas) and 20 % (electricity) and cost-savings of € 77 000 a year When the...

The heat is on... too high! Energy audit reveals energy wastage in key fish-drying process Focusing on improvements along two workstations recovers € 67 700 per year in lost heat Copalis is a French fish-processing cooperative. Opened in 1960 in Boulogne-sur-mer, it has become a global supplier of...

Get the specs right from the outset... and save! Assumptions about materials and processes can lead to over-specification and end up costing more Matching real requirements to specifications can save significant raw materials and associated costs Bradagh Interiors knew that tailoring the type of...

The season of sharing Labour and machinery savings between € 28 and € 57 per acre Smaller farms can gain access to more modern and larger machinery Reduce labour requirements as farms can pool resources (machinery, employees) Many businesses, including farms, face tough competition from countries...

Steam is in heavy demand in industries requiring heating processes, and it is typically an energy-intensive process to generate it. The ratio of steam energy costs to total energy costs ranges between 20 and 60 %. Optimising the steam-generation system and rationalising demand for steam can...

Ophthalmic firm's sustainable vision Centralisation system eliminates cooling towers Optimised cold production and new technologies such as free-cooling Combined savings of € 49 887 yearly Essilor International S.A. is a globally operating ophthalmic company headquartered in Charenton-le-Pont, on...

Comprehensive environmental gains Natural gas consumption reduced by 491 802 m3 per year Reduced electricity consumption by 1 030.4 MWh per year CO2 emissions down by 2 411.28 tonnes annually Following a comprehensive environmental review, a medium-sized grain processing company in Southeast Europe...

Seriously, voltage optimisation rocks! Voltage management is an umbrella term for various technologies aimed at optimising, stabilising, regulating, or plain reducing the amount of volts needed to run equipment. The implemented measure: Optimizes the operating voltage to the required value...

When running at low load, electric motors are less efficient. A motor power optimiser (also known as load sensing optimisers) could save between 5 % and 15 % on electricity. Motor optimisers are solid-state devices that automatically monitor the load on an electric motor. Under low load conditions...

VSDs prove that speed really is relative after all Variable speed drives (VSDs) – also known as drive frequency converters, adjustable speed drives, or inverters – are an increasingly popular measurement and control system in industry. VSDs can adjust electricity supply to an AC induction motor...