factory simulation

Industry sectors with high energy consumption like the plastics processing industry already have high energy costs. In the short and medium term a further rise in energy prices can be expected. Not only the consumed energy quantity affects the costs but also the energy peaks. By the use of factory simulation the energy peaks of a model are simulated. An optimisation of the logistic control to reduce energy peaks is realised and the effects are described.

Nowadays simulation is a technically mature tool for industrial process design. However, its potential has not been put to use adequately so far. One reason for that is the highly dynamic development of products in this field, which makes it difficult to keep track with the range of products, their possibilities and limitations as well as the state of the art in general.