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ArcelorMittal
Energy management
systems are essential
for energy efficiency
and lower costs.
Steelworks in Hamburg, Germany
ArcelorMittal is one of the world's biggest
steel corporations. The company's electric
steelworks in Hamburg consumes around
one terawatt hour of electricity and two terawatt
hours of gas in total per year. Given
these quantities, optimum energy management,
as stipulated by ISO 50.001 is an important
component of corporate strategy.
With its energy management approach
consisting of analysis and consumption
control, Schneider Electric came out on
top against numerous other providers, and
significant savings were achieved.
The PowerLogic ION 6200 network
analyser is used here to analyse flickering
(momentary faults in the grid).
The company uses circuit breakers from
the Masterpact and Compact NSX ranges.
Masterpact switches are used as feedin
switches for busbars. The intelligent
switches permanently supply energy
data from the systems via Modbus and
Ethernet. This information is accessed by
AcelorMittal via the ION Enterprise server,
and forms the basis for energy management.
Automation solutions
from Schneider
Electric boost power
and reduce costs.
Solutions for process
automation
Find out more about
efficient control solutions
for machines.
ACMA
Packaging company in Bologna,
Italy
Energy-efficient automation of machines
is an increasingly important field,
as demonstrated in the new SP2-NG
horizontal flow wrapping machine from
Italian machine builder ACMA: the new
machines consume up to 30% less power
than the predecessor series, depending
on the operating conditions. This improvement
was made possible by optimising
the movement design with SoMachine
Motion, integrating drive simulation (up to
10% savings) and equipping a vacuum
pump known for its high energy consumption
with speed control (up to 20%
savings). This way, the SP2-NG horizontal
flow wrapping machine uses up to 30%
less electrical energy than comparable
predecessor machines, depending
on what product is packaged. It uses
PacDrive as the automation platform,
a PM850 power meter with Ethernet/IP
interface and an HMI display.
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