Ferrowind Partners
Case studies

Small changes, measured honestly.

Three fictional engagements, each with a before-and-after view of the metric that mattered. Client names and results are invented.

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  • Primary metals2025

    Foundry throughput recovery

    A fictional foundry case study: recovering casting-line capacity by fixing changeover and scrap, without a new furnace.

    Overall equipment effectiveness
    Before: 61%After: 78%
    Scrap rate
    Before: 8.4%After: 3.1%
    Changeover time
    Before: 42 minAfter: 18 min
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  • Forest products2024

    Pulp mill reliability reset

    A fictional pulp mill case study: cutting unplanned downtime by rebuilding the maintenance plan around a short list of critical assets.

    Unplanned downtime
    Before: 14%After: 5%
    Maintenance backlog
    Before: 9 weeksAfter: 3 weeks
    Mean time between failures
    Before: BaselineAfter: +38%
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  • Building materials2025

    Cement plant energy program

    A fictional cement case study: reducing energy per tonne with metering, idle-load removal, and a sequenced heat-recovery project.

    Energy per tonne
    Before: BaselineAfter: -11%
    CO2e avoided
    Before: 0After: 9,400 t/yr
    Program payback
    Before: UnknownAfter: 2.6 years
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