Power monitoring
Understand energy consumption by tracking actual equipment power usage.
Shoestring’s power monitoring solution saves money by identifying power-hungry equipment. It empowers companies to gain insights into their energy consumption patterns by tracking actual equipment power usage. This contributes to sustainability goals and provides more accurate reporting on the carbon footprint of parts and products.
The challenge
Do you have a clear picture of energy usage in your company?
Power monitoring keeps track of:
Which equipment uses the most energy
Whether your machines use power out-of-hours (phantom load)
Whether new, more efficient machines would save power and money
Which parts, products or operations have higher energy usage
After using Shoestring’s power monitoring solution, companies typically achieve:
A reduction in energy usage and bills
Contributions to sustainability goals
More accurate reporting on the carbon footprint of parts/products
What’s needed from you?
A solution champion
Someone who will champion the solution deployment and make sure it gets the time and attention needed to make it a success (this person will get hands-on experience leading a digital project).
A solution implementer
Someone who will do what is needed to get the solution deployed (this person will develop practical digital skills – the only prerequisite is being interested).
How long does it take?
To deploy
The solution can be deployed in an afternoon once everything is ready. For most companies it takes 1-4 weeks to get everything ready (purchase the components, coordinate with their IT support, and set aside time for the implementer).
To use and review
4+ weeks: Once deployed, companies use the solution day-to-day for at least 4 weeks before we meet to review what has been learnt and what the next steps could be.
What you get:
How the solution works
Use the power monitoring starter solution to visualise live current, apparent power and active power, as well as historic power and the energy consumption of your electrical equipment. Using a current sensor, which clips around the AC wire of the device you are monitoring, the data is displayed in an easy-to-read dashboard and can be stored and analysed over time. The solution is simple to set up and use.
How the solution works
Use the power monitoring starter solution to visualise live current, apparent power and active power, as well as historic power and the energy consumption of your electrical equipment. Using a current sensor, which clips around the AC wire of the device you are monitoring, the data is displayed in an easy-to-read dashboard and can be stored and analysed over time. The solution is simple to set up and use.
Case study:
Power monitoring at PIL Membranes
With energy costs rising, PIL Membranes were keen to start monitoring and optimising the power consumption of their machinery using low-cost technology – here’s how Shoestring provided the solution.
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