Increase in efficiency regarding energy and water
“Energy and Water Efficiency” held at the EBC Congress in Prague was dedicated to the increase in efficiency in the industry with special focus on energy and water management. Frank Lynch, Diageo Global Supply, took the chair. The first lecture “Maintenance strategies/ efficiency engineering” was given by Dr. Uwe Biermann (ATM, Germany). Biermann did not address individual factors regarding the increase in efficiency like water management or energy savings, but spoke of the necessity to optimise the overall efficiency of a single company by reduction of expenses per production unit. One possible solution can be the minimisation of the maintenance effort. Biermann presented the management software “DIVA”, which can contribute to this effectively by for instance minimisation of storage costs for spare parts.