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Condition Based Maintenance service (CBM) is based on the remote monitoring of key parameters and operational data to predict the state of equipment. A custom-made report is provided to the customer including, for example, engine health overview, equipment diagnostics, trending and predictions, maintenance advice, statistics of production and load profiles. The analytics are also useful for product development and can help further improve the lifetime of the equipment.

Low steam ahead

• Energy audit identifies prime opportunity to save energy on inefficient evaporation treatment
• Using mechanical vapour recompression (MVR) to separate water from condensed liquids is more efficient

DuPont Group’s FinnFeeds produces betaine from sugar beet molasses and other elements for use in animal feed, nutrition, cosmetics, and the chemical industry. Considerable volumes of water and steam are needed in different processes.

With advanced evaporation solutions, industrial steam consumption can be reduced significantly, by up to 40 %. One example of an advanced evaporation solution is the Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR) evaporation method based on a closed steam cycle. It is a much more energy-efficient way of separating water from concentrated liquids than conventional evaporation methods. The approach is suitable for processes where no additional steam is present enough.

Investment in a new painting line pays off in many ways

• A plastic parts manufacturer improved their painting process energy efficiency by investing in waste heat recovery
• The plan is to improve energy efficiency in the entire supply chain

MSK Plast, a part of MSK Group, is a manufacturer of plastic parts located in Finland. In plastics manufacturing, the painting process consumes a great deal of energy, which means there are significant savings to be gained through more efficient approaches.

Hybrid system taps into natural sources

Raw material costs in woodworking industry are significant: they form approximately 70-80 % of the total production costs of sawn wood and more than 50 % of the production costs of more downstream products such as wood panels.

Small actions with a big impact

Tonnes of reasons to be efficient

• Restaurants achieve savings of € 30 000 annually by reconsidering portion sizes and optimising stock
• Measures also cut back on food waste 

Two Glasgow-based restaurants (45 staff members) which offer a great range of Indian dishes were producing around 26 tonnes of food waste a year. It was found that about 70 % of that came from plate waste returned from their customers (rice was the most common plate waste, followed by salad, naan bread, and curry sauce).