“As we see it, Siemens plays a pioneering role
in comprehensive energy management solutions. In addition, we’ve been very
impressed with the company’s expertise in the glass industry. On top of that,
their team is highly experienced, and the same team has supported us for many
years and is always very flexible.”
With Siemens, Vetropack has a partner at its side who can completely map
energy management in all dimensions, from consulting to implementation. Added
to this is Siemens' specific experience in the glass sector as well as its
fundamental know-how for electrification, automation and digitalization.
Highlight: Smart energy procurement with real-time
price display
Vetropack could well be the first company to link an energy management
system with a fully integrated energy procurement tool. As a result of these
measures, Vetropack can connect all market data in real time to the newly
developed add-on of SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO and represent its entire
procurement strategy and the implementation of that strategy in the module.
- All market data, procurement schedules, and procurement quantities are
recorded and graphically displayed. Consumption values are likewise integrated
graphically.
- The graphic display follows the established procurement strategy. The
status quo of all factories can be seen at a glance.
- The tool manages energy package purchases for the purpose of structured
procurement in line with the strategy. Setting target prices triggers
notifications in the form of action recommendations whenever the price targets
are approached; alternatively, target prices can be agreed on directly with the
energy supplier.
- Purchase quality is monitored graphically relative to self-defined
benchmarks.
- Budget calculations and subsequent refinements on the basis of periodic
forecasts are supported and quasi-automated by the system.
- All energy procurement contracts are administered in the system. The
bids submitted in tenders are simulated using the relevant contract criteria.
This allows the lowest-cost variant for implementing the strategy to be
identified quickly.
- The CO2 emissions from energy consumption and batch formulation,
including Scope 2 CO2 emissions, can be calculated in this tool. The necessary
certificates and their acquisition are likewise integrated into the tool.
- Thanks to the display of real-time prices (both hedging and spot
prices), the decision to change and optimize the energy mix (electricity vs.
gas) can be made at any time.
