Air of confidence in efficiency monitoring

• Company decides to implement routine checks of compressed air system
• Savings in both energy and emissions prove the value of energy performance monitoring 

The German company AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH produces plastic compounds, which are processed into technical components for the automotive industry by other companies. The company works with polymers in an application-orientated business; mainly using a twin-screw plastic extruder but also strand and underwater pelletising.

Treating raw materials with respect

Sawmill with a sustainable vision

All companies are facing the pressure of rising energy costs and a shortage of resources and time. If a company is situated outside a city centre (e.g. in industry zone), buying heat form a so-called heat entrepreneur may well be a good option.

Hassle-free heat

• Specialist dairy producer wants to focus on its core business
• It outsources heat production to a nearby 'entrepreneur'

The Nordic countries have been breeding cattle for specific health traits since the 1980s, longer than anybody else in the world. VikingGenetics Finland Oy, based in Hollola, wanted to focus on its core competence in the modern dairy industry and not have to worry about heat production.

The German casting company ACO Guss GmbH with about 300 employees produces casting parts for railway technology, mechanical engineering, and utility vehicles. Besides continuous casting processes, the company manufactures components of grey cast and spheroidal graphite iron.

Cast-iron measures

• Company instals a more efficient burner system for preheating casting ladles
• Energy savings come to around € 29 000 a year

The German casting company ACO Guss GmbH, with about 300 employees, produces parts for railway technology, mechanical engineering, and utility vehicles. Besides continuous casting processes, the company manufactures components of grey cast spheroidal graphite iron.

A win-win arrangement for neighbouring factories

Titans of metal casting

• Technical advances in metal casting presented an opportunity to save resources
• Titanium casting and precision-milling technique led to large savings: 80 % energy and 75 % materials

TITAL GmbH is a German metal components producer which is part of the larger Arconic group.TITAL uses precision casting of lightweight metals, including titanium and aluminium, targeting the aerospace technology sector.

Weaving savings from non-wovens

• Expert audit reveals ways to improve processes and better use waste materials
• Annual material savings of around 3 % of net revenue

Suominen Kuitukankaat Oy is the global market leader in non-wovens for wipes, employing nearly 650 people in Europe and in the Americas.