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How to realise energy savings through digital solutions

Climate change & lack of resources

Due to the progressing climate change, sustainability has long since developed from a niche topic to a cross-industry economic factor. Climate protection is becoming increasingly important in legislation. Due to an increasing rethinking from consumers to brand owners, sustainability is also becoming an important decision-making criterion at the point of sale.

Sustainability & responsibility

Koenig & Bauer has been writing history for more than 200 years. Over the long company history, our technologies and solutions have often changed the world. Being able to continue to positively shape our world in a time of global climate change and scarce resources is an immense challenge for all of us.?

Koenig & Bauer assumes responsibility in terms of sustainability - one of the three core elements of our corporate strategy EXCEEDING PRINT. It includes both the clear commitment to achieve CO2 ? neutrality with our own operations by 2030 and the development of innovative technologies that enable our customers to produce even more energy- and resource-efficiently.

Together with the manufacturing companies in the printing and packaging industry, we have a great lever to implement measures against climate change - for example by using environmentally friendly consumables in the printing process or by choosing innovative, biodegradable printing materials. To reduce the CO2 footprint, it is particularly worth taking a look at the energy requirements at the entire production site - from production to building technology.

Rising energy prices and scarcity of resources

Climate protection is not the only reason for an improved energy efficiency. Rising energy costs and strict legal requirements make energy a decisive competitive factor. The road to greater energy efficiency is a major challenge, but at the same time a great opportunity to significantly reduce production costs. That's the theory. In reality, however, we find time and again that a significant proportion of the energy in the production process is wasted due to a lack of energy management.

Digitisation - The biggest driver of our time

Digitisation shapes and changes the way we live, work, communicate and produce. It is the central transformative force that offers us important solutions for the greatest challenges of our time - including the issue of sustainability. Today, digital technologies enable you to record and visualise energy consumption and to realise potential savings. Koenig & Bauer Energy Management is the solution to these tasks, optimised for the printing and packaging industry.

3 steps to maximum energy efficiency

Measure

The first step to successful energy management is the capturing of energy data. Today, digitisation means that metre data no longer has to be processed manually, but is automatically recorded and stored using the necessary sensors and IoT solutions.

Visualise?

In the second step, the recorded energy consumption is transferred to your Koenig & Bauer energy management system (EnMS or EMS) and is available there in clear, customisable dashboards. Our digital solution VisuEnergy X is an EnMS specially optimised for the printing and packaging industry. It records and visualises the energy requirements of the individual consumers, even beyond the pressroom - the ideal tool for identifying unnecessary consumers and energy guzzlers in the company.

Realise

Successful energy management goes beyond pure energy monitoring. In order to realise savings, it is necessary to interpret the available data and derive concrete measures. A look at consumption trends and specific consumers reveals where the greatest potential for savings is. Sometimes it's large machine components and sometimes a multitude of tiny details that help to conserve resources, reduce energy consumption, cut costs and make print production more environmentally friendly.?

Our experienced experts will accompany you with advice tailored to your needs on the way to maximum energy efficiency.

Drive digitisation now and save sustainably!

Please find out more about the scalable, digital solution Koenig & Bauer Energy Management on our website.