Case New Holland
Goodfield, Illinois
Intern: Scott Bluemlein
Bradley University
Case New Holland (CNH) designs and manufactures farm tillage and soil management
equipment. The Goodfield facility has approximately 250,000 ft2 and employs
450 people.
Results:
The intern made the following recommendations:
- Purchase a briquetting machine
to eliminate over 500,000 lbs a year of steel shot waste that is being disposed
of in a landfill at a cost of $21,000 a year. With a state recycling and
modernization grant would pay for 66% of the cost of the machine, the payback
period would be approximately one year.
- Replace 120 small personal fans and six large
circulation fans with high-volume low speed fans. This project would save
$5,800 in electricity costs and $30,000 in natural gas costs while reducing
CO2 emissions by 325 tons. Employee comfort and productivity would also improve.
Ameren rebates would reduce the payback period to 4.8 years.
- Utilize variable frequency
drives (VFD's) on several fan systems. This project has the potential to
save over $61,000 annually in electricity costs and reduce CO2 emissions
by 850 tons. The payback period is 0.8 years which would include rebates
from Ameren Illinois.
- Upgrade two hydraulic motors and two compressor motors to premium
efficient motors. This project would save $2,600 per year including a payback
period of 1.9 years with Ameren rebates. CO2 emissions would be reduced by
44 tons.
Overall, the recommendations would save CNH over $120,000 a year and
reduce CO2 emissions by over 1,200 tons.
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