Jernberg Industries, Inc.: Forging Facility Uses Plant-Wide Energy Assessment to Aid Conversion to Lean Manufacturing

Karen Atkison

    Research output: NRELBrochure

    Abstract

    Jernberg Industries conducted a plant-wide assessment while converting to lean manufacturing at a forging plant. Seven projects were identified that could yield annual savings of $791,000, 64,000 MMBtu in fuel and 6 million kWh.
    Original languageAmerican English
    Number of pages4
    StatePublished - 2004

    NREL Publication Number

    • NREL/BR-840-36614

    Other Report Number

    • DOE/GO-102004-1979

    Keywords

    • batch production
    • case study
    • Chicago
    • compressed air
    • cooling system
    • forging
    • industrial energy efficiency
    • Jernberg
    • lean manufacturing
    • plant-wide assessments
    • PWA
    • simulation model

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