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9 02, 2015

A small efficiency loss may cause a big loss of business value

By |2020-06-03T10:33:21-04:00February 9th, 2015|Categories: Brand value, Business value, Energy management, Past Projects, Production level, Profitability|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

At a recent project, we worked with an industrial bakery that faced a minor increase in natural gas consumption at its oven. Through an analysis of consumption/production data and discussions with the client, we found that the waste was caused by a faulty temperature-sensor calibration. The sensor was adjusted, and consumption came back to expected [...]

13 01, 2015

Energy efficiency adds value beyond saving energy

By |2020-06-03T10:33:21-04:00January 13th, 2015|Categories: Energy Efficiency Tips, Energy management|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Waste of energy, as painful as it is by itself, is often a symptom of lost sales, under utilization of production capacity and other lost opportunities. Some time ago I participated in a walk through energy audit of a commercial bakery. Plant manager was interested in saving energy, but not as much as in opportunities to [...]

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