Lower peak costs
Deferrable loads are shifted outside the peak window while the production plan runs as is.
Metals, foundry and heavy industry
Efficient energy, a strong line.
In heavy industry, energy is one of the largest cost items and every machine is critical. Indestera's agents manage power demand, machine health and spare part stock together, so costs fall and production runs at full speed.
Gains
Lower cost, higher capacity.
Machines that run longer
Maintenance needs of presses, furnaces and compressors are identified early.
Critical parts always on the shelf
Spare part stock is tracked against usage, so purchasing starts on time.
Featured scenario
Energy and facilities
Power limits kept during peak hours
When demand approaches the contracted power, the agent finds deferrable loads and the facility manager approves the plan on one screen.
- 01Demand approaches the limit
- 02Load profile and tariff are reviewed
- 03The agent identifies deferrable loads
- 04The setting change needs approval
- 05The facility manager approves
- 06Cooling and compressors are adjusted
- 07The saving is recorded
Today
When a peak warning comes in, people phone around to find which loads can move; a late decision means paying a penalty.
With Indestera
The agent assesses the load profile and tariff and prepares a load plan for chillers and compressors; on approval the set-points are written safely.
Result
Peak costs fall and the production plan runs as is; every saving is recorded.
A day in the life
A summer evening at a foundry
As peak hours approach, energy and maintenance decisions are made on time.
- 16:45
Main switchboard
Demand approaches the contracted power; the peak window starts in fifteen minutes.
- 16:46
Energy agent
Assesses the last seven days' load profile and the tariff, and prepares a load plan for chillers and compressors.
- 16:50
Facility manager
Reviews the plan on the phone and approves it.
- 16:51
Edge
The set-points are written, the machines confirm and the saving is recorded.
- 20:05
Maintenance agent
Sees Press 2's vibration trend in the end-of-day data and adds the maintenance proposal and the bearing to the morning plan.
ExampleThis story is an illustrative scenario; names and values are representative.
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