Motivation for process optimisation?
The reasons often lie in the following areas:
Productivity and Efficiency
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- Increased performance / throughput
- Minimization of raw material use
- Re-usage of waste (raw) materials
- Minimizing energy consumption
- Minimizing change-over / lost times
Quality:
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- Increasing the reproducibility
- Reduction of waste level
- Reduction of quality costs
Plant availability
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- Reducing standstills
- Increased plant availability
- Reduction of maintenance costs
Operation
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- Increasing the efficiency of operators
- Increasing safety
Environmental factors
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- Minimizing the environmental impact
- Reduction of waste disposal costs