Rubix offers a full suite of products and services to cut energy waste and deliver environmental and cost savings – from production line audits to asset optimisation and ongoing condition monitoring.
Energy losses occur at many points in a motor-driven system. Both the system components and the way they work together must be optimised to maximise efficiency. So, while energy efficiency of individual motors may be high, the efficiency of the system as a whole can be low. Typically, there are energy losses occurring not only in the electric motor itself, but also throughout the entire system the motor is driving. All components of a system, including the driven equipment and the end-use devices, must be optimised to maximise energy savings. Experts estimate that energy savings of between 20-30% can be achieved by optimising the whole motor-driven system.
Rubix has the largest range and reach of engineering services in the market, with a strong track record of optimising energy consumption in production and reducing associated costs.
How Rubix can help you cut energy usage
- Asset Tracking survey: Optimising efficiency means looking at each of the components individually – motors, drives, gearboxes – as well as the system as a whole. Conducting an asset survey is a simple and effective way to get a single, up-to-date database of your assets, to provide an accurate picture of how a plant is running and enabling you to make informed decisions – including for ways to reduce energy consumption
- Efficiency TCO Calculator: Rubix will conduct a motor efficiency evaluation, using our proprietary motor efficiency calculator. Our technical experts will provide a recommendation based on our calculation, which will show the reduction in energy consumption that will be achieved through an intervention, whether through repair or replacement
- Repair and replacement program: Rubix will apply deep experience in running motor maintenance programme to optimise motors and motor-driven components in your production process. We offer a broad range of energy efficient products from well-known suppliers as well as our own exclusive brands. We can also support you in undertaking a repair / replacement programme to improve motor efficiency and execute this for you through a combination of in-house and third-party capabilities.
- Air Leakage surveys: Air leaks are one of the largest sources of avoidable energy waste. For any plant using compressors, approximately 30% of the electricity bill is dedicated to running them. Of that, on average 20-30% is lost through air leaks. Rubix offers specialist air leak surveys to identify leaks in your compressed air systems. We will complete a comprehensive audit using state-of-the-art tools, and provide a report detailing leaks, energy loss, cost and CO2e impact
- Condition Monitoring platform: Our online condition monitoring platform will track the performance of key machines (motors, fans, gearboxes, pumps, etc). This will highlight when your machines are not running at their optimum level, enabling a predictive maintenance programme for each machine to avoid energy waste and potential failure.