Every wasted minute of conching translates directly into extra production costs, particularly at a time when energy and raw ingredient prices are rising. This is why producers are looking at the energy efficiency of their conche equipment.
While capital upgrades grab attention and budgets, the most substantial energy losses often hide in plain sight in deferred maintenance issues that create systemic inefficiencies throughout facilities.
While natural gas is abundant and relatively cheap now, it may not be in the future —and industrial users need to be ready with alternative sources for heating.
Industrial heat pumps create more heat energy than the electrical energy they consume, making them efficient and potential replacements for boilers burning petroleum products, decreasing carbon footprints.
Gas-fired heating systems are being replaced by electrification technologies that offer higher efficiency, reduced emissions and improved process control.
The Energy Manager solution monitors asset energy use in real time, allowing manufacturers to gain deeper insight into energy consumption and operating costs.
Kraft Heinz will use the funds to install heat pumps, electric heaters, electric boilers, anaerobic digestors, biogas boilers, solar thermal, solar photovoltaic and thermal energy storage at its facilities.
The new application development center opens at the flagship energy-efficient "Smart Store" supermarket near Danfoss' headquarters in Nordborg, Denmark.