Client requirements
Against a backdrop of sharply rising energy costs (electricity and gas), our client, a manufacturer of automotive parts, wishes to:
- Reduce its energy consumption
- Inform and raise staff awareness of energy-related issues
- Measure the cost of energy in the manufacture of parts to justify price increases to its customers (Renault, BMW, etc.)
- Improve the energy management of its production equipment
- Gain a better understanding of the energy consumption of its various production equipment to prioritise investments aimed at improving the energy efficiency of its industrial site
- Report raw meter reading data within the group.
DV DIGITAL solution
To help the client address its energy-related challenges, we offer a solution for monitoring its gas and electricity consumption:
- Preliminary study CEE IND IT 134
- Energy performance indicator measurement system
- Electrical studies and works (metering equipment)
- Industrial IT studies (functional specifications, configuration, commissioning)
- Training for the client’s staff
- Technical support service.
Materials used
Energy metering sensors
73 radio-enabled metering points for electricity, gas and compressed air (LoRaWAN standard)
Interface with the production management software (ERP)
To retrieve data from production orders (square metres of printed paper)
Smart Energy software
The Smart Energy software provides:
- collection of meter readings from sensors and machinery
- real-time processing of data streams (calculations and rules)
- interfaces with production management software (ERP) and energy suppliers (electricity, gas, etc.)
- the presentation of results in the form of graphs and energy performance indicators
- alerts to users regarding abnormal consumption
- support for the analysis of energy data.
Customer benefits and savings
- Expected energy savings: 4–8%
- Solution for €1
- ROI of less than one year and over €1 million over the contract term (6 years)
- Real-time, accurate insight into various consumption patternsInsight into energy performance indicators (kWh per unit produced) and the energy costs associated with each type of unit produced.
- Acquisition of meter readings from sensors and machinery
- Real-time processing of data streams (calculations and rules)
- Interfaces with production management software (ERP) and energy suppliers (electricity, gas, etc.)
- Provision of results in the form of graphs and energy performance indicators; alerting users to abnormal consumption
- Support for the analysis of energy data
- Initial feedback on other customer benefits by the end of Q1 2024
- Prioritisation of future investments
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