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Project title

Resource savings in operations through lean green principles

Primary Funding Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

Co-Funding Organisation(s)

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Lead Organisation

CEL

Lead Applicant

Shane Mooney

Project Abstract

CEL has a world class manufacturing facility in Tuam Co. Galway and has recently established a manufacturing base in the Czech Republic. The team at CEL design and manufacture a range of products including: camera systems for automotive applications including reversing Automotive Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitters and receivers general automotive body electronic products air conditioning controllers and motion sensor products for automotive security and safety. CEL focused on improving the environmental performance of a product and production line by taking a holistic view of the process. An objective was to train designers in Eco-Design and apply the principles to a new product. The company designed a smaller i'microwave sensori unit with comparable functionality which uses less power consumption during its life cycle. This resulted in a product which is in excess of:i 30% lighter i 30% less volumei Energy savings of 30% due to the eco-design.In the production process there were significant improvements in product yield and production efficiency which improved resource utilisation. Production efficiency improvements of 75% were achieved by undertaking investment in some equipment to remove the bottleneck in the process undertaking takt time analysis and implementing 6 Sigma continuous improvement methods.

Grant Approved

�66,000.00

Research Hub

Cleaner Production - Green Enterprise - Innovation and Demonstration

Research Theme

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Start Date

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Initial Projected Completion Date

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