With “Green Factory Solutions” (GFS), Leadec offers its customers a green service portfolio along the entire factory life cycle. How does it actually work? Let us step into the shoes of a plant manager, accompany him during a working day, and see the many touchpoints after initiating a GFS project with Leadec.
Starting his working day, the plant manager arrives at the parking lot, which has charging stations for electric vehicles (5). Walking through the gate, he passes recently installed photovoltaic systems on the roof (5) of the warehouse and notices the construction work being done to modernize the electricity grid (4).
As he enters the warehouse, the intelligent LED system detects his movements and turns on the lighting (6). Daylight sensors adjust the intensity as he moves on between the shelves to the main production hall. As a result of an energy audit, the high, medium, and low-voltage electricity grid is now constantly optimizing the energy load management and regulating the voltage at the site (4). He continues to his office desk and gets to work.
His first meeting is with a process engineer from his plant to review the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration upgrade proposals (4) and to decide on the new biodegradable chemistry for technical cleaning (3). All proposals will help to reduce the ecological footprint of the plant.
Lunch time: On his way to the canteen, the plant manager passes the waste distribution center and watches the new electric forklifts collect and pick up waste bins and transport them to the distribution center. There, employees of the industrial service provider Leadec sort, compact, and weigh the waste before preparing it for shipment to the nearby recycling center. A big efficiency increase has resulted from the fully digital documentation system (2), which also makes it easy to have everything ready and legally compliant. After lunch, he takes a stroll in the green area, passing wildflower islands, herb beds, beehives and nesting boxes, and he immediately notices that even the asphalt has been removed in selected places. New, unsealed surfaces allow microorganisms to thrive. (3)
After lunch. the plant manager drives to the nearby recycling facility. Here, the waste from the plant is further processed. He talks to the recycling manager about options for further increasing the share of recyclable materials. The recycling manager informs the plant manager that Leadec has upgraded the sorting line’s automation and sensor system (1) of the recycling facility, which has helped to make significant efficiency gains.
Next, the plant manager heads out to meet representatives from Leadec’s lithium-ion battery handling center, which is operated nearby. Arriving at the center, he observes the safe logistical procedures for handling and storing damaged batteries. He inspects various workstations — for example, one where damaged batteries are analyzed before a decision is made whether the damaged battery can be repaired for reuse or a second life application, such as energy storage for PV systems, or whether it needs to be disassembled for recycling. (2)
At the end of the day, an electric vehicle charged with the power of the sun awaits the manager. The transition to more sustainable manufacturing is one thing above all: varied in all aspects.
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