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The need for energy saving by small- and medium-sized manufacturers has been unrecognized because of the difficulty of obtaining actual data on their energy use. However, there is a great deal of potential for reducing energy consumption in this field, which is demonstrated in this article using a case example of molding factories.
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Fujioka, K. (2016). Topic: Utilization of Heat and Energy by Small- to Medium-Sized Manufacturers: Case of the Molding Industry. In: Kato, Y., Koyama, M., Fukushima, Y., Nakagaki, T. (eds) Energy Technology Roadmaps of Japan. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55951-1_31
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