The document announces an event hosted by Invest NI on polymer processing cost savings. The half-day workshop on March 21st 2014 in Belfast includes presentations on reducing energy consumption in polymer processing, the relationship between material composition and energy usage, savings from electric machines and efficient chillers, smart heating and screw selection, and achieving profit increases through infrared heating upgrades. Attendees can also learn about income from demand side energy management and selling excess energy to the grid.

1. Invest NI - NIPA
Polymer Processing Cost Savings Workshop
at Invest NI Belfast
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Friday 21st March 2014 - 08:30 - 12:30
08:30 - 09:00 Arrival, Breakfast & Networking
09:00 - 09:10 Welcome and Overview of Objectives
Peter Larmour - Invest NI
09:10 - 09:25 Polymer Processing - Cost Savings Potential in the Process
Areas of High Process Energy Consumption.
Actions that can be taken to reduce Consumption.
Indicative Potential Investment Costs and Cost Savings
Ciaran O’Reilly - Invest NI
09:25 - 09:40 The interrelationships between material composition, processing
methods & parameters, and energy consumption.
Gerry McNally - NIPA
09:40 - 10:00 Cost Savings by: (1) Moving to All Electric Machines, and (2) Using
More Efficient Chillers
Louis Goor - JL Goor Ltd
10:00 - 10:20 Cost Savings from: (3) Smart Heating, and (4) the Correct
Screw Selection
Neil Cooper - Cooper Technology
10:20 - 10:35 Coffee & Networking
10:35 - 10:55 Achieve up to 40% Profit Increase: through a Simple Infrared
Heating Upgrade
Cáthál Wilson - Ceramicx Centre for Infrared Innovation
10:55 - 11:20 Income from Demand Side Management & Energy on to the Grid
Michael Jackson - Energy Trading Ireland
11:20 - 12:00 Q& A and Facilitated Group Discussion Forum
12:00 - 12:30 Informal One-to-One Discussions / Networking