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Hassle-free heat
Specialist dairy producer wants to focus on its core business
It outsources heat production to a nearby 'entrepreneur'
The Nordic countries have been breeding cattle for
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The German casting company ACO Guss GmbH with about 300 employees produces casting parts for railway technology, mechanical engineering, and utility vehicles. Besides continuous casting processes, the
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Cast-iron measures
Company instals a more efficient burner system for preheating casting ladles
Energy savings come to around € 29 000 a year
The German casting company ACO Guss GmbH, with about
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A win-win arrangement for neighbouring factories
Industrial symbiosis between neighbouring businesses saves on energy and cuts emissions
Waste heat from a metal plant is piped into a nearby malt
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Titans of metal casting
Technical advances in metal casting presented an opportunity to save resources
Titanium casting and precision-milling technique led to large savings: 80 % energy and 75 %
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Weaving savings from non-wovens
Expert audit reveals ways to improve processes and better use waste materials
Annual material savings of around 3 % of net revenue
Suominen Kuitukankaat Oy is the
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Keep an open mind!
External experts can see what needs doing from the outside-in
Material audit halves biowaste production, identifies packaging and waste-saving options, and drives revenue up
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A material audit is a practical tool for companies to improve the efficiency of their operations and to manage their material flows.
With material audits, it is possible to identify those stages of
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Getting the full (pre)treatment
Material efficiency report reveals where water and chemical savings can be made
Measures introduced lead to a 90 % reduction in annual water use and 72 % chemical
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Refrigeration is a process of mechanically cooling or reducing the temperature of a space, product or process. In some industries, such as chemical producers or the food and drink sector
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An energy-saving brew
A brewery renewed its plant technology and implemented energy-efficiency measures
The investment of € 1.8 million led to a yearly cost reduction of € 238 526
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Lessons for all plants with cooling rooms
A German meat-processing plant installed an interconnected refigeration system to reduce energy costs
Yearly cost reduction of up to € 67 000 and CO2