Energy Efficiency as a Basis for Competitiveness

Comprehensive Energy Management for Metals

Metals producers are large energy consumers. Many of them produce gas as a by-product of their metallurgical processes. In many parts of the world energy costs account for a substantial share of production costs and selling produced energy at the right moment may generate additional revenue.

The PSImetals Energy software offers the optimization of the production process according energy consumption and power demand as well as the possibility to use the market chances in areas like production, renewable energy, energy trading, etc.

The higher the level of consumption, the more attractive the business opportunities

Detlef Schmitz about the energy management of the future

The following areas are covered:

Production planning
Control & Monitoring
Energy Purchase
Management of Controlling Power

WHAT ARE YOUR BENEFITS?

Energy as the most important variable in production

Optimize energy consumption and avoid line shutdowns
Reduce the demand for extra energy and therefore penalty costs
Utilize the agreed energy quota more effectively

Up-to-date forecasts of energy consumption in case of deviations
Lower costs by dynamic energy procurement
More revenue by participation in the energy trading

Production Planning with PSImetals

Consideration of energy restrictions
Effective use of existing energy quota
Energy distribution by priority

Controlling & Monitoring with PSImetals

Controlling energy consumption for switchable consumers
Continuous recalculation of the short term forecast
Monitoring of available remaining energy
Rescheduling in case of production shift changes (earlier/later)

Energy Purchase with PSImarket

Favourable and flexible purchase
Bundling of purchasing
Billing of contracted energy

More about PSImarket

Management of Controlling Power with PSIcontrol

Participation in auctions
Collaboration with production planning
Easy process changes
Swichting activities execution
Alternative strategies for non-availability
Monitoring and archiving

More about PSIcontrol

WHY PSI?

Benefit from the Market Leader for Production Management in Metals

Combining process know-how in metals with PSI's business know-how and PSI solutions for the energy management
Integrative aspect of production management: from planning to production control, from procuring to monitoring
Use of market chances to produce at a low price
Considering availability of volatile energy sources (renewable energy) based on market realtime decisions about consumption of available energy or buying/ selling energy to the market
Artificial Intelligence at PSI: Choosing the best mix for industrial questions combining Neural Networks, advanced Fuzzy Logic and Operations Research
Java-based software technology for a high configurability and intuitive user interfaces, optimized for daily tasks in steel and aluminum production