Controlling Energy Use In Plastics Processing: A Quick Start Guide

 

The third edition of 'Controlling Energy Use in Plastics Processing' by Dr Robin Kent is now exclusively available to BPF members.  This details 95 page book has been specially commisioned by BPF Energy and written by leading industry expert Robin Kent of Tangram Technology

 

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CONTENT

SECTION 1:    INTRODUCTION    

SECTION 2:    MANAGEMENT    
2.1    Energy management system
2.2    Energy project system    
2.3    Initial assessment    
2.4    Basic energy data - internal    
2.5    Basic energy data - external    
2.6    Energy reporting    
2.7    Staff training    
2.8    The Energy Manager    
2.9    Energy auditing    
2.10    Carbon footprinting    

SECTION 3:    MONITORING AND TARGETING    
3.1    Find the base and process loads    
3.2    Internal benchmarking - assessing performance    
3.3    Budgeting for the future    
3.4    External benchmarking - assessing performance
    
SECTION 4:    SERVICES    
4.1    Energy traffic lights    
4.2    Power supply    
4.3    Alternative sources of power    
4.4    Power failure    
4.5    Motor management    
4.6    Compressed air management    
4.7    Cooling and chilled water management    
4.8    Drying    
4.9    Materials handling    
4.10    Regrinders (machine-side and central)  
 
SECTION 5:    PLASTICS PROCESSING    
5.1    Injection moulding    
5.2    Extrusion    
5.3    Injection blow moulding (IBM)    
5.4    Injection stretch blow moulding (ISBM)    
5.5    Extrusion blow moulding (EBM)    
5.6    Thermoforming    
5.7    Rotational moulding    

SECTION 6:    OPERATIONS    
6.1    Production planning    
6.2    Start-up    
6.3    Stand-by    
6.4    Shut-down    

SECTION 7:    BUILDINGS    
7.1    Lighting    
7.2    Heating    
7.3    Air conditioning and air handling    
7.4    Offices    

SECTION 8:    SITE SURVEYS    

 

About the Author

 

Dr Robin Kent Tangram Technologies

Dr Kent has a B.Eng. (Hons.) in Materials Engineering from Monash University (Australia) and a Ph.D. in Polymer Physics from the University of Surrey (UK). He has been involved with polymer processing since 1971 and has worked as Technical Director for  several major plastics processing companies in the UK and Europe. He established Tangram Technology in 1996 as consulting engineers for the plastics processing industry and has worked around the world in energy and sustainability management.