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As part of the Norwegian Project, in our production hall a heat exchanger structure was built, a key element of our installation for energy recovery from molding sand.
“Environmentally friendly technologies” are a crucial sphere of action to improve not only the ecological but also the economic condition of the entire foundry industry for iron alloys and non-ferrous metals.
Simultaneously conducted analyses constitute a key element of this multi-tiered initiative.
Designing the heat exchanger alongside the expansion of pneumatic transport, combined with simultaneous designing of the heat recovery and utilization installations, are bringing us closer, in great strides, to transitioning concepts from paper to reality.
Norwegian Financial Mechanism (Norway Grants) are a form of non-returnable foreign aid granted EU members – more than ten countries of central and southern Europe and the Baltic States.
The main purpose of the Norway Grants and the EEA Grants is to contribute to decreasing economic and social differences within the EEA and to strengthen the bilateral relations between the donor states and the beneficiary country.
STEP I - BEHIND US
The premise that was the primary reason for undertaking the Project’s research was very slow cooling of the mass.
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Thanks to pioneering R&D activities, the first stage of works in this area was completed (a heat exchanger for heating large moulds in order to control the temperature gradient affecting the shape of graphite in a massive casting), which allowed for the development of technological assumptions for this project.
🦾 The operation of the heat recovery system and auxiliary devices will be controlled by the automation system.
CONSULTATIONS
A few days ago, we hosted our friends at the company headquarters – scientists from the Krakow University of Technology. 🤓
💡The meeting was aimed at discussing and introducing the last amendments related to the 1st stage of the Norwegian Project, i.e. the concept and visualization of the heat exchanger and the test stand.
As a result of thermal energy recovery, it is planned to direct the heated water in the production process to the central heating of buildings and central utility water, for which gas is currently used to heat water – and this requires appropriate reconstruction and modernization of the current installation.
STEP I - AND WHAT NEXT?
💡The meeting was aimed at discussing and introducing the last amendments related to the 1st stage of the Norwegian Project, i.e. the concept and visualization of the heat exchanger and the test stand.
eNERGY EFFICIENCY
🔥As a result of thermal energy recovery, it is planned to direct the heated water in the production process to central heating of buildings and DHW – (domestic hot water), which currently uses gas to heat water.
🧽🧼The water would be used in bathhouses for production workers.
📉This change can reduce the use of gas for water heating, which will significantly reduce the emission of pollutants into the atmosphere and achieve a higher level of energy efficiency.
“Success awaits those who unlock the courage to reach the goal they imagine.”
Another stormy and intense talks with representatives of the Cracow University of Technology regarding the project behind us.
On Tuesday, November 26th at the seat of the beneficiary – Krakodlew s.a. another project meeting was held to present the basic assumptions and activities carried out during the first stage of the project as well as the goals and tasks that should be achieved by the end of 2022.
#NorwayGrants – Planning time!
which means:
investigation and thinking that cause to identify and examine these variables, which raises awareness and gives a much more complete and useful #perspective .
Project implemented under the Norwegian project
“Implementation of an innovative recovery and storage technology and reuse of thermal energy from the used molding mass”.
"we realized the amount of heat generated by the process which is not used "
President of the Board
Norway grants can be used for development, implementation and commercialisation of innovative technologies, solutions, processes, products (goods and/or services).
Project promotors of the programme could be micro, small and medium-sized enterprises operating and implementing projects in Poland, in particular in cooperation with Norwegian entities.
The collaboration on innovation and exchange of knowledge between Polish and Norwegian companies, research unit and other entities that lead to greening industrial and maritime companies as well as green (like our Foundry), blue, and welfare product development shall be the subject of proposed projects.
Norwegian Financial Mechanism (Norway Grants) are a form of non-returnable foreign aid granted EU members – more than ten countries of central and southern Europe and the Baltic States.
The main purpose of the Norway Grants and the EEA Grants is to contribute to decreasing economic and social differences within the EEA and to strengthen the bilateral relations between the donor states and the beneficiary country
The need to participate in the Norwegian competition
resulted from the implementation of the POIG project (OPERATIONAL PROGRAM INNOVATIVE ECONOMY 2010-2015)
consisting in the development of the technology
of directionalform degassing and directional solidification of metal
works in the field
of development and validation of thermal energy recovery technology.
unit has technical knowledge and experience in carrying out works
of a similar nature, scope and complexity. Analyzes will also be carried out in terms of strength
and durability of the proposed solutions
Inaugural meeting of the Norwegian project
24.06.2021 at our company headquarters,
a formal meeting was held to start the implementation of the Norwegian project:
“Implementation of an innovative recovery and storage technology and reuse of thermal energy from the used molding mass”.
At our humble thresholds, we are honoured
to welcome, among others, representatives from industry, academia, scientific and research units, business institutions and local government authorities. The presentation took place under the direction of our promotion manager Mateusz Śmietana
