“Jag vill veta min energiförbrukning”
Project Background
Alderholmens Mekaniska is a mechanical workshop in Gävle, Sweden, manufacturing precision parts. In collaboration with RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden) and CargoBeacon, a Proof of Concept project was carried out with the goal of connecting energy consumption directly to manufacturing orders — and ultimately to each individual product.
The project is highly relevant for EU sustainability reporting requirements (CSRD) and helps manufacturers understand their carbon footprint per product. By connecting energy data to manufacturing orders, companies can identify where energy is consumed and where improvements have the greatest impact.
Goal (PoC)
Architecture
Data Flow
Sensor data (Wh) collected with minute precision → Energy consumption per minute calculated → Integration with ERP data → CO₂ per order calculated
Energy Meters
Schneider Power Tag — mounted on each machine to measure energy consumption in real-time
Gateway
Schneider PAS800 — collects data from all Power Tags and forwards to CB Hub
CB Hub
CargoBeacon's data ingestion layer — normalizes and stores energy data with minute resolution
ERP Integration
Monitor ERP — manufacturing order and article data connected to energy data via Power BI
Visualizations & Analysis
Energy per Production Group
Power BI dashboard showing Wh consumed per production group. Filtering by production groups and time intervals. Purpose: analyze energy consumption per machine to understand where improvements can be made.
Wh & CO₂ per Order — Pareto Analysis
Power BI dashboard showing Wh and CO₂ consumed per production group AND order. Pareto analysis to identify which orders and articles contribute most to CO₂ emissions. Enables data-driven decisions about which products need optimization.
CB Track — Sensor Analysis
Analyze all sensor data in CB Track. Possibility to add more sensors — position, utilization, temperature, humidity, sound, light. Provides a complete picture of the production environment beyond energy alone.
CO₂ Calculation
Sensor data (Wh) + Order, Part number
What does 1 Wh cost in CO₂?
CO₂ per order / CO₂ per article
Sustainability & CSRD
The EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requires companies to report their environmental impact. For manufacturing companies, this means being able to account for energy consumption and carbon footprint per product. This project demonstrates how manufacturers can meet these requirements with concrete, data-driven evidence.
Project Partners
RISE
Research Partner
Research Institutes of Sweden — applied research and innovation for sustainable development
Alderholmens Mekaniska
Manufacturing Customer
Mechanical workshop in Gävle — precision parts manufacturing
CargoBeacon
Technology Delivery
CB Hub, CB Track — data ingestion, analysis, and visualization
Schneider Electric
Hardware Supplier
Power Tag & PAS800 — energy measurement hardware and gateway
Technical Environment
Measurement
Schneider Power Tag, PAS800
Data Platform
CB Hub, CB Track
Analysis & Visualization
Power BI, CB Track
ERP
Monitor ERP
Resolution
1 minute per machine
CO₂ Model
1 Wh → x g CO₂
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