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Sector: Stationary retail
Increase Transparency, Optimize Operating Costs
– anywhere and anytime
Introduction of a condition
monitoring system
Sustained reduction of
operating costs
Establishment of
a prediction system
The challenge
In each of the many branches of our customer (a food
retailer), energy is consumed: For cooling, heating,
ventilation and lighting. Up to now, each branch was
responsible for managing its own electricity consumption.
Collection of the consumption data played a minor role
and was carried out manually and independently in each
store. This procedure was not only tedious and errorprone,
it was anything but economical – and certainly not
in keeping with a sustainable energy concept, which the
food retailer has long aspired to. As a result, expenditure
on energy differed considerably, and in many cases was
well above the ideal values.
To guarantee optimal, climate-friendly energy management for all stores, onoff introduced the condition monitoring system
InfoCarrier® RAMP. The system collects the relevant data measured in each store centrally and permits access to it at any
time from any location. The existing systems were retained as part of the process. onoff linked the non-Industry 4.0-capable
components and connected them to a central cloud via IoT connectors. Now that they’re automated, the processes run much
more reliably.
Less Effort, Fewer Errors
The centralized data acquisition not only eliminates
the high cost of maintenance that was previously done
manually. The condition monitoring system minimizes
human error and other risks in the stores, such as air
conditioning or alarm system failures. Employees now bear
less responsibility and have more time for other tasks.
Yet the new condition monitoring system does much more
than just report or monitor current consumption data. It
takes external sources such as weather forecasts at each
location into account, using this information to react to
temperature fluctuations at an early stage so energy can be
purchased at comparatively low prices.
“The new system can predict not only if the unit will fail, but also when.”
Multiconnector / IoT Gateway
Cloud-based / browser-based
Touchscreen information panel
What’s Better Than Knowing? Knowing Ahead of Time!
Thanks to the new system, our customer can make wellinformed
decisions and valuable forecasts for energy
management. The central optimization of all systems
has made it possible to significantly reduce energy
consumption and CO2 emissions. This doesn’t only allow
our customer to save costs; it improves their image in
a sustainable and climate-friendly market – one of the
most important competitive advantages today.