The quarrying industry is as essential as it is vast
Sourcing aggregates for construction of all kinds, it’s one of the economy’s backbones. But it requires a huge amount of energy, and the price keeps growing.
Whether that’s reflected on energy bills, or on the repercussions for the climate, it’s time for quarrying companies to pay attention.
So, where are you wasting energy?
With quarrying, it’s likely in the machinery that you are using to complete the projects – specifically, the electric motors within them.
Quarrying for minerals could account for about 10% of the UK’s industrial energy consumption
On any quarry, electric motors are being used frequently. In fact, site managers may not even be sure of the exact number.
Some motors are obvious, but others aren’t. Motors are used in all sorts of quarrying activities including crushing, conveyors, pumps, fans and more.
On a quarry, all of these are essential, and often the choice of utilising other equipment can reduce productivity, and still drain energy resources in other areas.
Reduce running costs, wear and tear and peak demand penalties with Integra
Introducing our secret weapon for combatting the cost of electric motors: Integra.
Integra is innovative, best-in-class technology that can cut your motor running costs by up to 40%. On a quarry, with a substantial amount of machinery relying on electric motors, this could be 40% of a huge proportion of your energy bill.
What is Integra?
Integra is for motors what cruise control is for a car: it adapts the amount of energy being drawn by each motor, ensuring that this is only the precise amount that is actually required to complete a task.
This is the main problem with motors – they draw more than they need because they lack the capability to adjust intelligently. That’s where Integra comes in. It converts the motor into its own load sensor so only the exact amount of energy needed to perform a task is drawn and used, and nothing goes to waste.
How Integra reduces energy consumption
In addition to reducing bills upon installation, Integra helps you save on maintenance costs by reducing wear-and-tear and cutting the risk of peak demand penalties from utility companies, by providing soft starts and smoother acceleration – without compromising the efficiency or speed of the motors.
A greener future for quarrying
The benefits of Integra aren’t just financial. Quarrying, historically, has had a lot of detrimental effects on the environment in terms of noise and dust pollution, habitat destruction, and landscape alteration.
While the quarrying industry as a collective has been making huge strides to become more sustainable and environmentally friendly, energy efficiency is an amazing opportunity for the sector to make a positive change.