How we help
do:nu! For more than 20 years
We’ve worked on well over 100 projects – but we still have plenty of ideas. We focus on infrastructure, process systems, building services equipment, processes and organizations. And because openness is important to us, you are always part of the process. We are not just concerned with making processes more efficient, we also want you to learn from them and receive tangible and applicable tools and procedures.
You can then apply them independently during subsequent inspections of the process. We have put together some examples of past successes in the areas of infrastructure, process systems, processes and organization in the info graphic.
30% of energy reduction in an office tower by improving ventilation, lighting and shading control as well as nighttime reduction and temperature optimization.
Asset management
Defined KPIs and strategy and the right business process enable an efficient asset management, especially in the CMO. The right products and sequences can avoid capital expenditures and increase equipment performance.
Labor reduction
20% reduction in the number of shift operators and consolidation of 16 different control rooms into two central stations by increasing the level of automation, updating the process control system and training the operators. This resulted in an increase in the level of safety and process control.
30% increase in production capacity thanks to a bottleneck analysis of the entire production chain and proposal of a catalog of potential measures, such as the modification or replacement of equipment, automation and operational measures.
Investment or divestment? Meet market demand for new products with older manufacturing equipment, e.g. by introducing a more efficient off-gas treatment line while meeting the safety and environmental regulations.
Troubleshooting
Improvement of the processes and solution to the problem resulting in a doubling of the throughput and stability of the process through a root cause analysis. A systematic approach using different processes and tools leads to potential root causes and measures. In multiple examples, the systematic approach results in the identification of the root cause. The next steps were the definition, implementation and control/adjustment of the defined measures.
Sharing resources
12% reduction of FTE by sharing operations resources among multiple manufacturing buildings. Instead of one operator focused on a single product or task, operators were trained and coached to focus on multiple tasks.
16% savings in personnel costs through the use of a dedicated team focused only on this unit.
Process improvement
50% reduction of the total COGS (Cost of Goods sold) by changing the chemistry of the main chemical steps and the dependent downstream process.
Value chain management
23% reduction in the cost of raw materials, as one of the supplier’s purification steps could be omitted because it was still possible to achieve the defined results with a lower quality without disturbing the process in the final stages of product manufacturing (including formulation and use by consumers).
Analytical Software
2x or better of yield, throughput or quality improvements involving processes in multiple projects, as new analytical software replaced old SPC (statistical process control) tools.
50% of external Heat as well as 40% of external cooling energy were reduced using an earth probe field.
70% energy reduction and 97% CO2 reduction in a restaurant through the use of renewable energies and innovative technologies, as well as specific structural measures.
Solvent recovery
47% reduction of new and fresh solvents, as the recovery rate was increased by introducing a rectification stage with special packaging material in the column. This also resulted in a reduction of CO2 emissions because of a reduction of organic waste for incineration and lower costs to purchase solvents.
30% increase in production capacity thanks to a bottleneck analysis of the entire production chain and proposal of a catalog of potential measures, such as the modification or replacement of equipment, automation and operational measures.
Automation
45% reduction of labor by increasing automation of assets and processes. In addition, throughput increased by 33% and the level of safety increased.
50% less manual work thanks to fully automated startup and shutdown procedures for a continuous solvent recovery plant. Conceptual design, programming and implementation.
Avoid, reduce, recycle.
Following this principle in process development and waste treatment strategies allows the environmental impact to be significantly reduced.
25% reduction of organic waste by changing distillation parameters in an existing process setup.
18% reduction of organic waste, less virgin solvent required and a significant reduction of waste water pollution by introducing an additional operating unit.
9% reduction of process costs, by optimizing waste water treatment and disposal.