Plant engineers and energy project leaders

Process integration is a powerful approach for improving the energy efficiency of large and complex industrial facilities with energy-intensive systems. Through a comprehensive and systematic approach, process integration techniques analyze a plant or process as a whole, rather than solely considering individual equipment items or energy systems independently. This thorough overview thus allows determining the best strategies for an efficient energy and resource use.

Energy Savings of up to 30%

Process integration can be used to improve plant profitability by reducing energy-related operating costs, as well as to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and rejected effluents. It can typically lead to substantial energy savings ranging from 10 to 30% – and sometimes even more – with payback periods of 1 to 3 years.

Products and Services for Engineers

In collaboration with its industrial partners, CanmetENERGY offers knowledge, tools and technical support in order to develop the process integration market in Canada.

Discover the products and services designed for plant engineers and energy efficiency project leaders:

• INTEGRATION Software
• Customized Process Integration Awareness and On-site Consultation Service
• Training Course for the Heat Integration of Industrial Processes
• Technical Support for Process Integration Studies

To learn more about process integration, consult the following documentation:

• Process Integration Brochure
  (PDF, 351 KB)
• Pinch Analysis Guide
  (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• Pinch Analysis Application Examples for Several Industrial Processes
• Process Integration Success Stories

Industrial Process Optimization Research and Development

CanmetENERGY conducts research and development projects in order to contribute to the development of more efficient industrial processes and energy systems. These activities mainly revolve around the use of comprehensive and systematic approaches for optimizing heat recovery, maintaining energy performance over time and integrating new technologies in an optimal way.