Process and controls upgrades

Reducing manufacturing costs is priority number one right now. Capital investments intended to cut costs have to provide quick return on investment - no more than two to four years - and preferably less. To succeed, we suggest taking a hard look at your manufacturing processes and the control systems that monitor their performance.

We can help. Harris Group's process specialists and systems integration team can provide an audit of your manufacturing processes and/or controls with a simple goal - we'll show you where money can be saved in your process and how to make it happen.

As one chemicals industry company's operations director said, "Harris Group found immediate savings for our company that reduced energy consumption and significantly reduced our hazardous waste. The return on investment in their services and the related equipment and projects will be less than two years."

Here's where we're finding savings:

Energy use (compressed air, power, steam, etc.)
Chemical loads
Waste reduction
Waste stream conversion to saleable products
De-bottlenecking
Process simplification
Process efficiency enhancements through control systems integration

Industrial Manufacturing - all process-intensive industries
Ethanol & Biomass - ethanol plants, biodiesel plants, biomass conversion applications
Forest Industries - pulp and paper mills
Microelectronics - manufacturing areas involving chemicals, processes

A shift in focus from production volume to unit-cost savings
Many process and control systems are outdated; newer technology can improve profitability and the ability to monitor production

Ernie Moffet
senior vice president, industrial manufacturing
206.494.9400
ernie.moffet@harrisgroup.com