{"id":40247,"date":"2022-06-30T09:53:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T07:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weyer-gruppe.com\/plant-operators-and-investors\/plant-optimisation-debottlenecking\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:51:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:51:32","slug":"plant-optimisation-debottlenecking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.weyer-gruppe.com\/en\/plant-operators-and-investors\/plant-optimisation-debottlenecking\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant optimisation \/ Debottlenecking"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In historically grown industrial plants, so-called “bottlenecks” (bottlenecks) occur again and again due to the continuous change, optimisation and modification of the plant, which have a detrimental effect on production. Through the targeted analysis of the production processes, these bottlenecks can usually be eliminated at a fraction of the cost compared to a new construction or expansion with the help of “debottlenecking”. This gives companies the opportunity to significantly increase their capacity at short notice and to react better to the respective market situation. In some cases, production increases of up to 40% or even a halving of throughput times can be achieved with the help of retrofitting. The initial analysis of the internal processes is always carried out in close consultation with the respective company and the responsible employees. Thanks to the wealth of experience of the employees, many bottlenecks can already be identified at the beginning of the plant optimisation and examined in detail during the ongoing process of the revamp. Depending on the production focus of the respective plant, different optimisations are targeted. Taking liquid fermentation as an example, process optimisation can be organised as follows.<\/p>\n

Process optimisation procedure<\/h2>\n
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  1. Balancing the entire process with regard to heat and cold<\/li>\n
  2. Optimisation of the piping system with regard to bottlenecks<\/li>\n
  3. Optimisation of the piping system with regard to bottlenecks<\/li>\n
  4. Optimisation of the refrigeration circuit<\/li>\n
  5. Optimisation of driving modes of the processes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The individual optimisations include the following steps.<\/p>\n