{"id":14671,"date":"2019-02-22T11:00:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T19:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/02\/22\/news-8420\/"},"modified":"2019-02-22T11:00:05","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T19:00:05","slug":"news-8420","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/02\/22\/news-8420\/","title":{"rendered":"Norampac achieves impressive energy savings with Schneider Electric’s wireless HVAC control system"},"content":{"rendered":"

Credit to Author: Customer Voices| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 21:03:58 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Norampac cardboard box factory, of pulp and paper giant Cascades Inc., wanted to reduce heating costs and improve employee comfort. The factory has 25 steam coil air heaters spread over 427,000 square feet\u2014all on one floor. Each heater is controlled by a local mechanical thermostat, resulting in excessive energy costs, uncomfortable working conditions, and lack of \"Norampaccentralized monitoring and control.<\/p>\n

Increase worker comfort, reduce energy spend and minimize installation costs<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The factory\u2019s management had clear objectives to reduce energy costs<\/a> associated with heating while increasing worker comfort by centrally managing temperature setpoints according to schedules. They also had to keep tight control of the project\u2019s costs. In order to minimize direct and indirect costs, the installation had to be performed without affecting facility operations. Production downtime was not an option.<\/p>\n

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25% savings on heating costs<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Working around built-in challenges<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The sheer size of the factory presented the biggest challenge to the project. A traditional \u201cwired\u201d control option would require the installation of conduits for the wires, resulting in high material and labor costs, and significant disruption to factory operations.<\/p>\n

The project plan needed to:<\/strong><\/h3>\n