6 projects

Food & Beverage

Energy audits for F&B plants, where refrigeration, process heating and cooling, and compressed air drive the electricity bill.

Where energy usually goes

Illustration

Air compressor · compressed air takes a lot of electricity to make
Receiver tank · stores compressed air and evens out demand
Air leak · leaks waste compressor power around the clock; 2R's tool: Ultrasonic leak imager
Production machines · use compressed air and power at each station
Conveyor line · moves product between stations, sometimes while empty
Motor + VSD · speed matched to the line; motor speed checked with a Lutron DT-1236L tachometer

Illustration of typical systems, not a client's plant.

Transformer (utility intake) · where the building takes power from the grid
Main switchboard (MSB) · distributes power to the whole building
Power logger · logs kW, kWh and power factor over days: Meatrol Mi550 / Fluke 430 Series II
Load profile · the logged data shows when and where energy is used
Sub-boards · feed each area or system, measured one by one
Loads · chillers, motors, lighting: where the energy ends up

Illustration of typical systems, not a client's plant.

Tell us about your building or plant and we'll recommend the right next step: an audit, an energy-saving project or EECA compliance support.