Food & Drink Processing & Packaging Issue 65 2026 | Page 12

Turning Energy, Water and Gas Data into Savings Across Food Processing and Packaging Operations

Reduce Costs • Improve Efficiency

Food processors, beverage manufacturers and packaging operators face increasing pressure to reduce utility costs, improve operational efficiency and demonstrate environmental performance. With rising energy costs and growing sustainability obligations, having accurate, realtime visibility of water, electricity and gas consumption has become essential for identifying waste, reducing costs and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
Elcomponent Ltd delivers intelligent utility monitoring solutions specifically designed for demanding industrial environments. Combining decades of metering expertise with modern data collection technologies, Elcomponent helps organisations gain actionable insight into utility consumption, enabling informed decisions that improve efficiency, reduce waste and support sustainability goals.
Flexible Monitoring Solutions – Wireless, Wired or Hybrid
Every site presents different monitoring challenges, which is why Elcomponent designs solutions around the specific requirements for each site. Depending on the application, systems can utilise LoRaWAN wireless technology, traditional wired networks or a combination of both.
LoRaWAN provides secure, long-range communications and is particularly effective in challenging environments such as production areas, warehouses, chilled storage facilities and plant rooms. Where permanent infrastructure or higher-speed communications are required, wired technologies including Modbus, M-Bus and Ethernet can be incorporated into the solution.
This flexible approach ensures reliable data collection while minimising installation costs and disruption to production operations.
Comprehensive Utility Monitoring
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Elcomponent specialises in collecting data from both existing and new utility metering infrastructure, providing a centralised platform for monitoring and analysing resource consumption across an organisation. Our company’ s experienced in-house engineering team delivers system design, installation, integration and commissioning services, ensuring