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Mitsibishi saves £120k for woodworking shops

A plant wide energy efficiency installation is already saving £120,000 a year in the woodworking shops at door and mouldings company BLP in Doncaster. The new system, based on variable speed drives, PLCs and HMIs from Mitsubishi Electric, is being expanded into a third building, bringing even greater gains in the near future. BLP UK Ltd is the UK's largest volume manufacturer of MDF wrapped mouldings and membrane pressed cabinet doors, for the furniture manufacturing and related industries. Over 400 people are employed on a three shift, seven day production. The market is fiercely price competitive, so reducing operating costs is critical to its on-going success. Engineering Manager Dave White explains the origins of the energy efficiency drive: “In a 24x7 manufacturing environment a lot of emphasis is put on maintaining production – keeping the machines going, the materials flowing, the goods going out the door.” “But a while ago I stepped back a... Full Article »

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