Reducing energy consumption of factory infrastructure by digitalization
Reducing energy consumption of factory infrastructure by digitalization
Electrical & Electronic (E&E)
Siemens AG
Nuremberg Germany
As
the sustainable production is an important part of the Digital Enterprise
concept the focus has been put on energy efficiency in Bad Neustadt production
plant.
Specifically,
the challenge was to optimize the energy efficiency in cooling lubricant pump
infrastructure.
SINAMICS G120C
drives connected via Profinet to
Industrial Edge device
Drivetrain Analyzer Edge app (formerly called Analyze
MyDrives Edge) with Energy Efficiency extension and Drive Connector SINAMICS (formerly called Drive System Framework) for data
acquisition of drive parameters
PLC’s
adjustment
“With the support of Drivetrain Analyzer Edge we have been able to optimize the operation of our
equipment. This optimization led to less energy consumption, less wear and
so to less costs.”
Peter Zech, Head of Innovation and Digitalization of the factory in Bad
Neustadt
A
first optimization measures that have been put in place saved more than 43 MWh
of electrical energy per year and brought about 9.500 EUR annual energy costs
savings.
Moreover,
by increasing efficiency and reducing the operation time, it was possible to
extend the assets’ lifetime and hence lower the OPEX & CAPEX (Operational
expenditures & Capital expenditures).
