Powerboss Case Studies

Results speak for themselves. Powerboss provides a guaranteed return on investment, usually within two years.

These case studies show how Powerboss customers are saving money, reducing maintenance and increasing production.

Hydraulic Metal Presses Case Study Intelligent Motor Control Saving 30%

Hydraulic Metal Presses are common in industrial sectors such as automotive component manufacturing. They are used for stamping metal car parts such as hinges and casings.

The motor owering the press runs continually and only comes under load at the point that the required component is tamped.

Hydraulic Metal Press -
The Benefits of Powerboss:
Soft Start
Peak Demand Saving
Energy Saving Optimisation
'No-load' Timed Cut Off
Reduced Maintenance Costs
Quieter Machinery
Reduced Downtime

Annual Consumption: £2246.00
% Savings: 30%
Annual Savings: £673.00
Cost of Powerboss: £995.00
Return on Investment: 18 months

Effective management of costs is vital in the highly competitive world of automotive component manufacturing.

A leading North American components manufacturer supplying the likes of GM, the Ford Motor Co and Daimler Chrysler has recently trialled Powerboss. The company is acknowledged for its technology, product design, service and delivery. It is therefore evident that the benefits from Powerboss in reducing energy, maintenance costs and downtime are valuable as part of a wider energy and cost management program.

Additionally Powerboss helps meet the aims from the company's environmental policy which states that they "will continuously improve and review our practices and processes in pollution prevention and waste reduction".

The company's facility features metal presses sized from 100 to 1600 ton capacity; producing hinges, glove box doors, exhaust manifolds and underbody parts.

Powerboss was installed on a 30kW motor powering a metal press. In addition to reducing a previous starting current of approximately 400amps to a maximum peak of 130 amps, the energy savings were 30% when operating under its normal duty cycle.

The readings taken showed that the 30kW motor only reached a usage of 15kW even under load. The savings generated equate to a payback of 18 months in energy savings alone, in addition to the peak demand and maintenance benefits from the controlled soft start.

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