Project for Energy Efficiency and Digitalisation of Production Processes

THIS COMPANY HAS BENEFITED FROM THE “DIGITALISATION VOUCHER FOR SMES” GRANT
Piedmont Regional Programme ERDF 2021–2027

Reel2Reel (R2R) has launched and completed an integrated project aimed at reducing the energy consumption of the coating plant and improving the digital management of production processes.

The work carried out on the plant has optimised the possibility of activating only the tanks required for the production cycle scheduled for the following day. This operating mode has made it possible to reduce the number of heaters and pumps in operation, leading to a measurable decrease in electricity and water consumption and, consequently, in wastewater, also thanks to the lower need to restore levels lost through evaporation during the preheating phase.

In parallel, the human–machine interface and the data acquisition system were upgraded and directly integrated into the company’s management software. This development enables accurate monitoring of production costs for each individual product code and the preparation of quotations that are faster, more precise and consistent with actual cost data, thereby increasing the company’s competitiveness in its main reference markets.