Case Study – Elcomponent Metering System Saves +5% at Fine Foods Factory

This isn’t easy – many of the manufacturing processes such as ‘open pan’ cooking represent an energy management challenge, but it’s one that the site Process Manager is ready for… 

“Ultimately we need to know the exact energy content of all our products, but right now we’re making significant savings by taking control of unnecessary usage” he says. The tool that has allowed this to take place is a fully integrated multi-utility sub-metering system installed by Elcomponent. “It has provided invaluable information on the various processes, right from day one.” 

The system provides half-hourly data on electricity, water and gas usage, and has enabled the food manufacturing client to get a grip on their utility usage in a way that is simply not possible without automatic sub-metering. Significant savings on gas & electricity have been realised by ensuring that plant and equipment runs only when needed, and better control of water usage has already reduced consumption by 5%. Overall savings of about £34,000.00 p.a. have been realised. 

The Elcomponent system also provides wireless radio-based automatic temperature monitoring to 26 points including warehouse storage areas, freezers and blast chillers. The chilled areas must be managed efficiently to minimise energy usage and the Elcomponent MW2 cloud software offers temperature measurement as an integral function.