The implementation of the maitm environmental suite has been a success at many companies as they seek to achieve sustained compliance and manage mission-critical information.  The case studies highlighted in this section are a testament to our ultimate success and provide valuable lessons learned in the pursuit of excellence in environmental management and quality.
 
IMPROVING RESOURCE USAGE, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENERGY AWARENESS

 

Customer Pain:

Large manufacturer was required to report energy resource usage data to corporate headquarters for monitoring and compliance. Energy resources selected for monitoring included water, gas, electricity and oil.

 

Our Solution:

The MAItm application suite was deployed side by side with an  existing PLC network.  The company installed individual meters for water, electricity and gas at strategic locations around the site.  MAI? was used to analyze and deliver to relevant personnel daily, weekly, monthly and year to date information in a timely manner.  Through MAI'stm functionality, the company was able to establish maximum and minimum limits and deliver rapid notification to relevant personnel when certain limits exceeded.  This system was coupled with an energy monitoring system and SCADA system for trend analysis. 

 

 

Key Benefits To Client

The goal of the MAItm application suite is to help companies Measure  Analyze and Improve their operations and save both time and money.  Using the MAItm application suite, the company was able to collect important trend analysis showing actual loads which allowed them to resize existing compressors to meet minimum load requirements.

 

The company was able to track outside hours and plant energy usages for the first time, which led to the shedding of all non essential loads. This benefit alone resulted in significant savings.

 

Also using the MAItm application suite, the company was able to monitory ccompressed air usage which allowed leaks to be detected and repaired , again leading to significant savings.

 

Finally, the client was able to display energy usage in actual units as well as an equivalent  amount to assist with the energy awareness training that was undertaken.  Overall cost of Energy monitoring package was paid for after 8 months.