André Douma, Global Quality & Improvement Manager, is responsible for the improvement of operational processes and reduction of production costs. He and his team acknowledged the large opportunity to save in their largest energy consumer: electricity.
Dunlop’s cost-saving, and sustainability program and the result of an EED-audit have initiated the project to reduce energy consumption. The first step is to get detailed measurements per machine-unit. In order for us to achieve our objective to reduce our energy consumption by 25%, we needed an Energy Management Solution to provide us with insights.
After having installed the sensors to the most relevant machines, Dunlop found out that about 25% of their total energy was consumed by their air compressors. These insights drove them to identify energy-saving opportunities.
The Sensorfact Software visualized how the air compressors were running during operational hours and on the weekend. During the weekend the need for compressed air is low so a weekend-setting has been programmed as an example.
Dunlop’s initial goal was to get clear insights into their energy consumption. Sensorfact’s solution has helped them achieve this goal through granular insights. Moving forward, Dunlop will keep on using Sensorfact’s solution to monitor their energy consumption and extend their zero-waste mindset.
By reducing our energy costs, we could directly reduce the total production costs per produced unit. The implemented saving opportunities have already resulted in a reduction of 10% in energy use for our air compressors.
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