Per Wikstroem, Jukka Tolvananen, Akseli Savolainen, and Peter Barbosa ABB

Supersizing Our Way to Energy Inefficiency

Of all resources on which modern manufacturing is dependent, energy is arguably the most fundamental. It is also a resource that has long been taken for granted. However, rising energy prices and compliance concerns related to greenhouse gas emissions in some industries are increasingly leading operators to critically assess their energy usage.