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Energy management
in the food industry

These companies are already benefiting:

The challenges of an energy-intensive industry

Due to many thermal processes, the food industry is one of the most energy-intensive industries. Processes such as cooling, drying, pasteurization and storage require large amounts of cold and heat. Since many companies are currently electrifying their heat generation, their demand for power is rising sharply. With it, the optimization potential that you can leverage with AI-based energy management is increasing.

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Intelligent energy management for:
Brewery
Dairy
Frozen foods
Meat & fish
Baked goods

Applications in the food industry

Consumption and production forecasts

Our flexOn energy management platform visualizes all relevant internal energy and operating data, as well as external data on weather and market prices, in real time. The artificial intelligence behind flexOn uses this data to create precise consumption and production forecasts at plant, location and corporate group level. This enables you to optimize energy supply and helps you to reduce equalising energy risks.

Automated optimization

The AI behind the flexOn energy management platform automatically optimizes your cooling systems and electrical heat sources. Electricity consumption can be optimized simultaneously for various target variables such as renewable energy generation, atypical grid use, increased efficiency and spot market prices for electricity and gas.

Creating cost-optimized schedules

With the help of previously calculated forecasts, the energy management platform creates cost-optimized schedules for your heat generation plants and plant networks such as CHP or Power-2-Heat plant. The energy management platform for the food industry takes into account both dynamic fuel prices and your own energy production.

Multi-use storage optimization

Regardless of whether it is a battery, heat, cold or high-temperature storage tank: The flexOn energy management platform helps you to fully leverage the potential of your storage system. Thanks to the multi-use approach, flexOn uses your storage in various applications, such as self-consumption optimization or atypical grid usage. The aim is always to reduce your energy costs as much as possible.

With the help of real-time simulation, we are happy to support you in your decision.

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chart in the EMS flexOn suggesting times to avoid energy usage
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Move your business forward with flexOn

Flexibilize power
consumption

With intelligent energy management for the food industry, your power consumption is automatically adjusted to production.

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Electrify
heat

We help you electrify your heat. flexOn perfectly coordinates your heat sources and automatically optimizes your growing energy consumption.

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Increase energy
efficiency

Through optimized operation, flexOn increases the energy efficiency of your systems and reduces your energy consumption.

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Improve
ROI

Through optimisation, we exploit the full potential of your PV systems and storage systems, save costs and thus improve your ROI.

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