Koenig & Bauer has decided to equip all its printing systems with hardware for recording energy data as standard. For customers in the metal decorating sector, the VisuEngery X energy management system also enables seamless monitoring and reporting.
Koenig & Bauer MetalPrint will in future support its customers in achieving important sustainability targets, some of which are prescribed by law. With immediate effect, the Stuttgart production site will equip all new printing systems ex works with the necessary Hardware for recording energy data equip. In addition, the innovative VisuEnergy X energy management system for the Seamless monitoring and reporting made available. The system is the only solution on the market that is optimised for the needs of printing and packaging production. Getting started with successful energy management is made considerably easier thanks to the standard sensor technology. If required, the software can be flexibly added at any time and implementation can begin immediately.
In times of rising energy costs, overall social responsibility for future generations and legal requirements, energy management is becoming a decisive competitive factor in the printing and packaging industry. „Energy management is particularly important in metal printing, as the Production processes particularly energy-intensive are“, explains Samuel Teufel, Product Manager at Koenig & Bauer MetalPrint. „Digital technologies such as VisuEnergy X make it possible to analyse data such as electricity consumption, CO₂-emissions and much more from production to building technology. This Transparent data monitoring is the basis for recognising potential savings and initiate targeted improvement measures within the company,“ adds Michael Billa, Product Owner VisuEnergy X at Koenig & Bauer.
As an energy management system specially optimised for the printing and packaging industry, VisuEnergy X offers clear added value, regardless of the substrate being printed on. VisuEnergy X is the only system that analyses industry-specific key figures such as the kilowatt hours consumed in relation to the printing capacity is displayed. For series without standard sensor technology, this can either be selected as an option for new machines or retrofitted at a later date.
„The close cooperation between Koenig & Bauer MetalPrint and the Group's Digital Unit is bearing fruit. Together with the central area for digital transformation, we have recognised the strong need of our customers for more sustainability and lower energy costs and are simplifying the entry into the topic of energy management by integrating measuring devices into our machines. The modularity and system independence of VisuEnergy X fits perfectly into the production environments of the metal printing industry, offering our customers clear added value.“
Samuel Teufel
„With every new machine, customers receive the technical basis to Automated recording of energy data and put the energy management system to the test,“ adds Michael Billa. It is possible to extend the measurement concept to the entire production site. The system openness of VisuEnergy X also enables the Potential consideration of all existing plants, regardless of manufacturer and type.
The strategic decision to Integrate sensor technology into the entire Koenig & Bauer MetalPrint product portfolio as standard, emphasises Koenig & Bauer's commitment to innovation and sustainability. „With VisuEnergy X, we are jointly setting a new standard for efficient energy management in the industry,“ explains Michael Billa. VisuEnergy X is characterised as a tailor-made energy management tool for the specific requirements of the printing and packaging industry and thus paves the way for making our entire industry a little more environmentally friendly.
Source: Koenig & Bauer
