Increasing Energy Efficiency Based on the Kaizen Approach

Autor:	Armenia Androniceanu, Ioana-Catalina Enache, Elena-Narcisa Valter, Florin-Felix Raduica
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	manufacturing Kaizen Control and Optimization Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Energy Engineering and Power Technology continuous improvement Building and Construction Electrical and Electronic Engineering Engineering (miscellaneous) energy efficiency Energy (miscellaneous)
Zdroj:	Energies Volume 16 Issue 4 Pages: 1930
ISSN:	1996-1073
Popis:	The energy crisis, an increasing concern of the industrial sector, is characterized by increased energy costs and low energy availability. As part of an effort to increase energy efficiency, the present study assessed the impact of applying lean tools on the energy consumption of a manufacturing organization. Using the Kaizen approach, the organization’s processes were analyzed to identify the main vulnerabilities and make the required changes to increase consumption performance. Several technical improvements were performed to reach increased energy efficiency. Results showed an energy efficiency increase; consumption was reduced by up to 7.5% in the production line, 3.5% in the extruder stage, and up to 20% for the injection stage of the manufacturing process. The results suggest that the organization’s energy reduction targets have been achieved. Standardization of procedures was useful in the development of Kaizen projects which could be applied with certain limitations. The implications of these results for understanding energy consumption reduction are discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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