Resource savings and energy efficiency in heat treatment shops

During the last years the topic of energy efficiency has taken place in nearly all areas of industrial production. The general resource and environment protection, the rising energy prices and the aim of process cost reduction release currently a row of discussions and measures. In the future also the legal national and international regulations have to be taken into account and lead into further increasing activities concerning energy-efficient arrangements and procedures. The present contribution treats the different arguments and possibilities of the energy efficiency in heat treatment and industrial furnace technology and shows practical aspects and measures to its increase.