Make your industry more energy efficient after the holidays
After a lovely summer with some occasional production downtime, it is time to once again focus on energy efficiency in the business. Resuming production means not only getting machines and processes up and running, but also ensuring that your energy management system (EMS) is used in the best possible way to optimize energy use and minimize costs. Here we describe how you can use the summer production break to your advantage and ensure that your business is ready for an energy-efficient autumn.
Evaluate your summer energy use
Summer's (potentially) low-intensity production is an excellent opportunity to identify energy thieves and opportunities for improvement. With the help of DAZOQ Energy Intelligence, it is easy to analyze data from the summer to identify inefficiencies or areas where energy consumption can be improved.
Evaluation suggestions:
- Review energy usage during downtime to identify unnecessary energy consumption.
- Compare data with previous periods to detect deviations.
- Identify what proportion of total energy use is measured at the process/machine level to see if there are energy thieves that are yet to be found.
- Summarize findings that can be disseminated internally within the organization so that energy management can be optimized in the future.
Adjust strategies to make the industry more energy efficient
After analyzing your summer energy use, it is important to adjust your energy optimization strategies to improve energy efficiency.
Strategy suggestions:
- Update the energy management plan based on new insights.
- Adjust alarms for deviations in energy use, machine time settings and lighting to better match changing production schedules.
- Implement or enhance the use of real-time monitoring to quickly respond to anomalies.
Update plant-specific energy management
Each facility is unique, and it is important that energy management reflects this. After the summer, it may be time to review and update these plans.
Planning suggestions:
- Adapt energy saving measures to changing production needs or new projects that start up after the holidays.
- Adjust heating, ventilation and air conditioning operating parameters to ensure they match seasonal energy requirements.
- Optimize the scheduling of energy-intensive processes to avoid unnecessary peak loads.
Coordinate energy and operations managers
In order to optimize energy management after a summer break, cooperation between energy and operations managers is important. A joint review can identify potential areas for improvement.
Cooperation strategies:
- Schedule regular meetings to discuss energy consumption and identify new optimization opportunities.
- Share insights and data between teams to better understand how operational processes affect energy consumption.
- Develop common goals for energy savings that all departments can work towards.
Summary
DAZOQ Energy Intelligence is a powerful resource to improve industrial energy efficiency and reduce energy costs. By analyzing energy consumption, adjusting optimization measures, updating energy management and coordinating energy and operations managers after the summer shutdown, you can ensure that you take maximum advantage of the system's potential. Prepare for autumn's challenges and ensure that your business is ready to meet future energy needs in an efficient and cost-effective way.
Do you want to take the next step towards an energy-efficient business? Contact us at DAZOQ to explore how we can help you with wireless electricity meters and machine-level real-time data cloud storage. We make it easy to monitor and optimize your energy use to create value in your manufacturing process!