Coca-Cola Swaziland Optimizes Energy Usage

Coca-Cola Swaziland uses Wonderware Solutions to Optimize Energy Usage and Reduce Costs

Recognizing the need for effective energy management, Coca-Cola Swaziland (Conco Ltd.) decided to find out what it could do as an organization because the solution is more than switching off pieces of equipment when it’s not in use.

There are many variables considered in energy management and electricity is not the only cost. There is air, steam, water and fuel.

Corporate Objectives

Coca-Cola Swaziland understood that energy management involves a culture change and a different way of looking at the broader picture. They then established these corporate objectives:

• Reduce energy consumption by 20% in one year.
• Formulate a series of strategic initiatives that would enlist the commitment of corporate management and create employee awareness while helping meet departmental targets and investing in tools that assist with energy management.
• Formulate a series of tactical initiatives that would optimize energy usage on the shop floor.
• Increase visibility into the factory and other processes.
• Enable limited, non-intrusive control functions for certain processes.

More information

In my next post I will discuss how Coca-Cola Swaziland decided to implement their energy management strategy. In the meantime, you can visit the following links:

1. Corporate Energy Management from Wonderware
2. Wonderware SmartGlance