Bemis Manufacturing Company: Compression Molding Company Saves More than $22,000 Per Year by Implementing Industrial Energy Assessment Recommendations

摘要

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) conducted an energy audit at Bemis Manufacturing Company's production plant in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, that should save more than $22,000 in operating costs. The IAC, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Technologies Program (ITP), is one of 26 across the nation in which faculty and students provide eligible small- and medium-sized manufacturers with no-cost energy assessments. This assessment project was sponsored by ITP and The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI), a DOE Allied Partner. Opportunities for saving electricity were found that included installing a flow controller to better control the compressed air system, using outside air for the compressors, and installing synchronous belts on various motor systems. The assessment team also found that scheduling forklift charging during off-peak hours would reduce overall demand. Gas-saving opportunities involved adjusting the boiler air-fuel ratio and insulating some equipment. Implementing a reverse osmosis filtration system would provide savings on water and sewer costs. At least 57% of the assessment team's recommendations were implemented at the plant.