Energy efficiency in manufacturing:
optimize your utilities
Energy performance and air treatment for high-performance industries
Master your energy and environmental challenges
Faced with the major challenges of energy management and air quality, we support manufacturing industries in the complete optimization of their plants.
Our integrated solutions guarantee:
- Efficient airflow management and optimized thermal regulation;
- Significant reduction in energy consumption;
- Increased performance in your production and assembly areas.
How ? By combining technical expertise and sustainable innovation.
Solutions for every industrial sector
Our manufacturing energy efficiency solutions meet production, quality, and energy efficiency requirements. They combine needs analysis, control of technical parameters, equipment integration, and optimization of operating conditions. This approach allows us to tailor solutions to specific processes, production volumes, production areas, and site priorities.
From coast to coast, we serve a wide range of manufacturing industries with customized solutions.
Our expertise covers:
- Industrial processing: precise temperature and humidity control;
- Fabricated metals and machining: heat and contaminant management;
- Component assembly: filtration for stable processes;
- Mechanical and electronics industries: emissions abatement.
The result: a safe, high-performance working environment.
Cutting-edge technologies for your performance
Our solutions meet the most stringent requirements for cleanliness and efficiency. Hygienic air treatment with fine particle filtration, energy optimization through intelligent heat recovery, industrial pollution control for VOCs and off-gases: each system is designed to maximize your productivity. Companies that choose us see annual energy savings of up to 45%.
Innovation for profitability
In a constantly changing industrial context, energy efficiency is becoming a strategic imperative. Our solutions enable you to:- Reduce your operating costs;
- Improve the safety of your working environments;
- Meet and exceed your sustainability goals;
- Ensure compliance with environmental standards.
Each project benefits from a 100% personalized approach.
Building tomorrow’s industry together
Your industry is unique, and so are your challenges. That’s why we develop tailor-made solutions to suit your specific needs. From design to ongoing optimization, our commitment is to transform your energy constraints into sustainable competitive advantages.
Imagine a production process where performance goes hand in hand with environmental responsibility.
FAQ: Practical answers to your operational challenges
The challenges of energy efficiency in manufacturing vary depending on processes, buildings, and production goals. Find answers to frequently asked questions to better understand solutions for air treatment, industrial refrigeration, and energy efficiency.
How can a plant’s energy efficiency be optimized?
A plant’s energy efficiency is addressed based on actual consumption: compressed air, ventilation, cooling, steam, and heating of production areas. First, we measure; then, we prioritize. Soteck Clauger’s Flash Energy Audit, conducted in a single day with no obligation, quantifies energy losses, potential savings, and the Hydro-Québec and Énergir incentives available. The selected measures are integrated into existing processes, with a written performance guarantee based on the agreed-upon results.
How can industrial waste heat be put to use?
Waste heat can be utilized effectively when its temperature, flow rate, and availability over time are known. Refrigeration compressors, process air, and hot effluents: each source has its own potential. It is recovered to preheat water, fresh air, or a neighbouring process. An industrial heat pump running on R1233zd allows this energy to be elevated to a usable level rather than being discharged outdoors.
What makes an industrial energy audit worthwhile?
An energy audit is valuable for the actions it triggers, not for the length of the report. We visit the site, assess actual operating conditions, and compare energy consumption to the actual needs of the processes. Soteck Clauger’s Flash Audit takes just one day, requires no commitment, and identifies energy losses, potential savings, and the applicable Hydro-Québec and Énergir incentive programs. Priorities are ranked, along with their potential return on investment.
How can you optimize ventilation in a manufacturing plant?
Ventilation is optimized by zone: welding stations, paint shops, high-heat lines, and shipping areas do not have the same needs. We balance supply and exhaust airflow, capture air at the source rather than diluting it, and recover heat from the exhaust air. The result: healthier air for employees and lower heating bills during the Quebec winter.
How can the treatment of industrial VOCs be optimized?
VOC treatment begins with characterizing the emissions: the nature of the solvents, concentrations, flow rates, and emission times. Capturing emissions at the source reduces the volume to be treated, and thus the size and cost of the abatement equipment. The technology is then selected based on the load and the compliance requirements. When a thermal process is chosen, the heat generated is recovered rather than lost.
How do you plan heat recovery in a manufacturing plant?
Heat recovery is planned by matching a heat source with a heat demand: available temperature on one side, required temperature on the other, with schedules that align. Compressor rooms, refrigeration condensers, and exhaust air are the most common sources of heat in plants. When the temperature difference is too great, an industrial heat pump bridges the gap. The system’s sizing is validated using actual site data.
How do you modernize industrial HVAC without replacing everything?
Modernizing an HVAC system does not mean replacing everything. We assess the condition of the equipment, the available capacity, and the controls in place, then focus on what is actually limiting production or consumption. Automation, flow rate adjustments, and natural refrigerants such as NH₃ and CO₂: the work is planned in stages, in accordance with production shutdowns. Results are then tracked on MyPortal3E.
Who improves energy efficiency for Quebec manufacturers?
Local manufacturers have to contend with long winters, fluctuating energy costs, and demanding incentive programs. Soteck Clauger, a Quebec-based company founded in 1993 in Victoriaville and qualified as an ESCO, combines air treatment, industrial refrigeration, and energy efficiency into integrated systems. Our offices in Victoriaville, Montreal, and Trois-Rivières provide 24/7 service, with a technician on site within four hours.
Where should you start to improve energy efficiency at your manufacturing plant?
It all starts with your actual energy consumption, item by item. We measure before we plan. A manufacturing energy efficiency audit prioritizes these items in just one day. The Flash Audit quantifies potential savings and identifies the Hydro-Québec and Énergir incentives available.
Industrial HVAC systems are rarely modernized all at once. A complete replacement is costly and shuts down the production line. Instead, we focus on addressing the issues that limit production or energy consumption. The remaining steps are scheduled around your planned downtime. Results are then tracked on MyPortal3E.
Ventilation in a manufacturing plant is managed on a zone-by-zone basis. A welding area and a shipping dock have nothing in common. Industrial ventilation for manufacturing plants captures air at the source rather than diluting it. The supply and exhaust airflow rates are then balanced. The exhaust air is warm throughout the Quebec winter.
Industrial VOC abatement begins with characterizing the emissions: the type of solvents, concentrations, flow rates, and emission times. Capturing emissions at the source reduces the volume to be treated. This makes the treatment of industrial VOCs less expensive to implement.
Waste heat recovery requires a source and a demand. Compressor rooms and condensers are common sources. Heat recovery in a plant fails when the operating schedules do not align. An industrial heat pump bridges the gap when the difference is too great. Sizing is validated using actual site data.
Have our experts evaluate your system. They will calculate the potential savings and then commit to the results with a written performance guarantee.