Energy Management

Implement energy management in your manufacturing operations

Are you looking to better control energy usage on your plant? Do you need more detail on energy reporting?

You can’t make savings if you don’t have the detail of where the costs are. Shopfloor-Online MES, by collecting readings from meters closer to the production processes gives you the information you need to see the opportunities for savings. Use the Energy Monitoring software module to:

Monitor energy sources like electricity, gas, inert gasses, water, waste water, steam…
Capture readings in real-time, automatically, directly from the meters
Correlate energy use with processes running in production. Know what it costs to make and what it costs when the processes are idle.
Work out cost per unit/piece
Enable sustainability initiatives such as Lean, 6 Sigma and ISO 5001:2011 by addressing energy waste

Features
Benefits
Related Modules

Monitor all energy sources

Electricity
Natural Gas
Water
Inert gasses (N2, Argon)
Compressed air
Steam

Data Collection

Collect data automatically from PLCs via OPC
Create virtual meters via aggregation of other meter values
Collect data manually (when automatic collection is not available) and set up reminders

Work with the data

Capture numerous measures from the meters e.g. consumption, rates/flows, other aspects like power factor
Create categories (such as lighting, heating, ancillary, production)
Assign meters to relevant cost centres
Define targets when processes are running, stopped or idle

ERP Integration

Automate upload of energy costs to relevant cost centres in the ERP

Reporting

Report by source, area, equipment, process
Report when production is running, stopped or idle
Report energy per piece
Track trends, see readings over time, watch for peak demand
Email alerts when thresholds are crossed
Provide powerful dashboards to visualise energy consumed per process/line/machine/parts made

Visibility – give production visibility of energy use – in real-time – they can take simple measures which can be very effective, e.g. when the line is stopped or not running
Cost savings – reduce energy waste when you are not in production and identify leaks e.g. compressed air, water
React faster – respond to alarms under peak loads
Improve cost control – supports accurate allocation of energy cost
Benchmark – facilitates the benchmarking of production equipment and facilities
Sustainability – enable sustainability initiatives such as Lean, 6 sigma and ISO 5001:2011 by addressing energy waste

The Energy Monitoring module of Shopfloor-Online MES can be used stand-alone, but is enhanced when used with:

Job Tracking – to track energy use on each production run, see how it varies by product
Production Counting – to capture energy per piece