Plastic Processing
WELA-Plast GmbH
Making energy management more efficient
EnEffCo® has been in use at the WELA-Plast Goldenstedt factory site since 2013 with more than 100 license data points.
The challenge
WELA-Plast is a leading specialist in the production of plastic granulates, regrind materials and compounds. WELA-Plast needed a software solution for energy efficiency monitoring to improve their energy management system certified according to ISO 50001.
“EnEffCo® is indispensable for us because of our high energy consumption. Thanks to EnEffCo® we have the transparency we need to make our energy management more efficient and to reduce our energy consumption.”
André Bergmann
Managing Director
Solution and Implementation
- EnEffCo® enables the systematic recording and analysis of production and energy data to identify savings potential
- ÖKOTEC developed a KPI system for monitoring selected equipment and generating automated efficiency analyses
- Warning messages signal the optimal point for changing the shredder tool
- Identification and exploitation of energy savings potential, including minimizing idle time and leakage in compressed air supply
Benefits
- Energy management & energy efficiency: KPIs allow transparency for all utility consumption. Monitoring, analysis and benchmarking increase the efficiency of machines, systems and processes
- Savings: Optimized energy usage and documentation of savings; reduced operational expenses in generating reports, analyses, etc.
- Management & Compliance: Integrated solution for heterogenous data sources, assurance of compliance with the ISO 50001 standard and other requirements.
