Rockwell Automation White Paper Educates Food Industry on Benefits of an Integrated Energy Management Strategy

罗克韦儿自动化白皮书为食品工业的利益提高提供整合能源管理策略

New white paper outlines steps food manufacturers can take to more effectively manage and reduce energy costs and improve power quality

  新白皮书概要了食品生产商可以采取的怎样更高效管理，减低能源消耗以及提高能源利用律的措施。

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 5, 2006 — Food manufacturers have experienced as much as a 50 percent rise in energy costs — significantly impacting the total cost to produce final product. To help manufacturers improve their operational efficiency, Rockwell Automation today announced the availability of a new white paper that highlights the primary areas of energy consumption in food production and outlines the steps manufacturers can take to move toward more energy-efficient operations. The paper, "How a Well-Planned Strategy Can Help the Food Industry More Effectively Manage Its Energy-Related Costs," is available at www.rockwellautomation.com/industries/food.

  密尔沃基，2006年1月5日消息——食品生产商的能源消耗成本已经上涨了50%——这已经严重地影响了最终产品的总成本。为了帮助生产商提高他们的运作效率，罗克韦尔自动化今天宣布该公司发布了最新的白皮书，指出了食品生产中能源消耗的主要地方，并且概要了生产商可以采用的提高能源效率运作的措施。这本名为《一个充分计划的策略如何帮助食品工业更有效地管理能源相关成本》的白皮书可以在下面网址查看www.rockwellautomation.com/industries/food

"The key to effective energy management is information and knowledge—information on what''''s happening and the knowledge to do something about it," said John Kascur, vice president, Food Industry Initiative, Rockwell Automation. "Through our Power and Energy Management Solutions, Rockwell Automation helps food manufacturers gather the information they need to improve energy efficiency, lower energy costs and improve plant reliability."

“有效能源管理的关键是信息和知识——正在发生什么的信息和如何应对的知识。”罗克韦尔自动化食品工业部副总裁John Kascur说，“通过我们的电力和能源管理方案，罗克韦尔自动化帮助食品生产商收集所需要的信息来提高能源效率，减低能源成本以及提高设备可靠性。”

As energy costs continue to rise, food manufacturers are taking greater control over these expenses and gaining a critical competitive advantage. The key to reducing energy-related expenses is understanding where, when and how much is being consumed. Armed with this information, companies can proactively manage load requirements, improve system performance and reduce costs.

  随着能源成本的不断上涨，食品生产商投入了更高的费用来赢得重大的竞争优势。降低能源相关开支的关键是了解什么地方、什么时候、多少的量的能源消耗。有了这些信息，企业就可以精确的管理装载需求，提高系统性能，减低成本。

Electricity costs are only a part of the overall energy issues that face food manufacturers. Natural gas prices have skyrocketed in recent years, with additional increases expected in 2005-2006, which will in turn increase production costs related to many processes, particularly those using ovens. Steam and compressed air costs also are impacted by higher electricity and natural gas costs.

  电力成本仅是食品生产商面对的整个能源问题中的一部分。天然气价格近年来飞速上涨，超出了2005-2006年的预计增长，这就相应的增加了很多工序的生产成本，特别是那些使用烤炉的工序。蒸汽和压缩空气成本也同样受到了电力和天然气价格上升的影响。

The Rockwell Automation white paper highlights several case history examples of how food manufacturers have utilized energy management systems to control energy consumption and reduce costs. It also includes a discussion of how power optimization tools, such as variable frequency drives, can by applied to motor systems to significantly reduce the amount of energy used in a manufacturing process.

  罗克韦尔自动化白皮书列举了一些食品生产商是如何成功利用能源管理系统控制能源消耗和减低成本的历史案例。该书也讨论了如何优化能源设备，例如各种频率的驱动可以应用于电动机系统，极大地降低生产过程中的能源消耗量。

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK), is a leading global provider of automation, power, control, and information solutions that help manufacturers achieve a competitive advantage in their businesses. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., U.S.A., the company employs about 21,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.

  罗克韦尔自动化（纽约证卷交易所代码：ROK）：是全球最大的自动化、电力、控制和信息解决方案供应商，致力于帮助生产商提升其业务竞争优势。公司总部位于美国威斯康星州密尔沃基市，公司雇员大约2万1千人，业务遍及全球超过80个国家。

（消息来源：www.rockwellautomation.com，Toby编译）