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Intercompact manufactures metal parts and carries out metal engineering services for automotive manufacturers and other industrial companies. We specialize in metal laser machining, welding and light steel construction. Our project objective is to increase the efficiency of the thin plate cutting process and create new machining capacities by introducing an improved process of cutting metal sheets up to 10 mm thick, which will be carried out using the latest generation fibre laser cutting machine. Also, the plant operation costs will be reduced by the use of renewable energy sources, i.e. photovoltaic installation with a capacity of 192 kW. These measures address the problems identified at our plant, i.e. excessively long lead times for orders concerning thin metal sheets (87% of all orders), and the accumulation of production backlogs due to outdated machinery and high electricity costs.
Under the project Intercompact will purchase a 6 kW fibre laser cutting machine to replace the worn-out, energy-consuming machine, and have a photovoltaic system installed on the premises. We will also collaborate with a research unit to optimize the sheet cutting process by maximizing the use of power from PV installations. The electricity generated will be measured in varied seasons and weather conditions, which will allow us to organize the production process so as to correlate the maximum energy demand with the peak availability of power from the PV panels (midday, summer, cloudless weather), and to plan the operation with a lower load for periods of limited plant capacity (night, morning and evening hours, winter, cloudy weather).
The environmental impact of our project translates into a reduction of CO2 emissions by 226.01 tons per year, and a reduction of annual electricity consumption by 0.11 GWh. The energy efficiency of the Intercompact plant will increase by 35.58%.