Optimizing processes and energy consumption with dynamic simulation
The objective of the project is to develop simulation models, which should enable optimizing process and utilities parameters within production companies, thus:
- Expanding the traditional production and process optimization to include utilities and energy parameters
- Expanding the traditional energy counselors’ “energy-technical” focus to incorporate production, logistics and planning
The objective of the project is to develop simulation models, which should enable optimizing process and utilities parameters within production companies. Focus will be aimed at two objectives’: (Through development of software/systems/methods)
- Expanding the traditional production and process optimization to include utilities and energy. Thereby offering factory management a brand new tool/system/method to compute and visualize the effects.
- Expanding the traditional energy counselors’ “energy-technical” focus to incorporate production, logistics and planning on a larger scale than today - with the right tool, it will succeed!
The project will be run as a corporation between Integrate, Aalborg University, Niras and the two case companies; Skamol and Rose Poultry.
The project scope will focus on analysis, development of technology and testing in the two case companies. The technology will be developed with applicability and implementation as key features, thus enabling rooting in companies “Green improvement process”. Energy counselors’ will as well be able to utilize the technology out in industry.
This project has contributed to the development of new tools regarding process- and energy optimization within production industry.
Dynamic simulation has been applied to model all relevant processes within the case-companies including production processes, production planning, flow of goods, utilities, consumption patterns.
The dynamic simulation model enables the case-companies to test and validate how different scenarios affect the production and logistics regarding energy and consumption patterns.
The dynamic simulation model is especially a beneficial tool in the development of energy optimization within production industry, as the tool is operational and highly relevant in the context of optimization of existing production facilities, as well as green field projects.
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Participants
| Partner | Subsidy | Auto financing |
|---|---|---|
| NIRAS A/S | ||
| Rose Poultry | ||
| Skamol | ||
| Aalborg Universitet (Fredrik Bajers Vej) |
