Manufacturing | BIRN
Leveraging manufacturing data in cast iron production to meet sustainability targets
With help from Init, BIRN is able to leverage manufacturing data to lower energy consumption, reduce carbon emissions, and increase employee engagement.
BIRN is one of Northern Europe’s largest foundries, consuming enormous amounts of energy in the process of melting and forging various cast iron items. In a collaborative innovation project completed in 2022, BIRN and Init worked together to leverage manufacturing data to lower energy consumption, reduce carbon emissions, and increase employee engagement.
Energy efficiency as a top priority
Energy efficiency has always been the main goal in the eyes of Lars Jørgensen, CTO at BIRN. The advantages of emphasising energy efficiency are numerous, says Lars Jørgensen, adding that by using that as a compass, they can keep staff members concentrated on process improvement.
It was the ambition of getting the most out of the company’s energy consumption that in 2021 lead BIRN to initiate a collaborative innovation project with Init and other partners. The purpose of the project was to gain better data insight which can help BIRN make the right decisions for minimising its energy consumption and climate footprint significantly.
Init’s data engineers have worked closely with BIRN to collect and analyse energy and manufacturing process data from the induction furnaces and other manufacturing equipment.
Henrik Dam from Init
Experimenting to achieve energy optimisation
Lars Jørgensen.
People – and data availability – are key to energy efficiency
From production data to actionable information
Adjusting work procedures for higher energy efficiency
Paving the way for continuous improvement
Lars Jørgensen.
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