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Projects of the month

As part of the Energy Scout qualification, young employees design energy and resource efficiency projects in their companies in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia. Each month we present a new Energy Scout project. The projects are classified by type, such as “lighting” or “compressed air systems” and can be filtered by clicking the corresponding icons.

November 2024 – Energy Scouts build photovoltaic carports for NEUCA in Toruń, Poland

With around 2,600 employees, the listed NEUCA Group has been active in the healthcare sector for more than 30 years and is a market-leading pharmaceutical wholesaler combining the needs of pharmacists, pharmaceutical companies and patients in Poland. The company also…

October 2024 – Energy Scouts implement photovoltaic system for Scheidt & Bachmann in Slovakia

Founded in Mönchengladbach, Germany in 1872, Scheidt & Bachmann is a software and mechanical engineering company with over 150 years of history. In Slovakia, it has been operating since 1995. The company has software branches in Žilina, Bratislava, Košice and…

September 2024 – Energy Scouts reduce energy cost by lowering the temperature in production process

Process Optimization

Alfa-Plam produces stoves, cookers and boilers, used for cooking and heating with mostly woods or pellets on household level. By producing roughly 160,000 units per year with a staff of 1,000 people, they are the market leader in Serbia and…

August 2024 – Energy Scout modernizes training rooms for emergency doctors in Croatia

Air Conditioning, Photovoltaics, Thermal Insulation

The County of Istria in north-western Croatia manages more than 200 buildings, which are mainly intended for the education or healthcare sector. Public funding is limited, which is why only a few buildings have undergone energy-efficient refurbishment to date. Fossil…

July 2024 – Photovolatic system planned by polish Energy Scouts of Rohlig SUUS

ROHLIG SUUS Logistics is a family-owned company of Polish origin operating in CEE markets and partnering with the international active Röhlig Logistic group. The areas of activity include logistics and supply chain management, entailing road, sea, air, and rail freight…

June 2024 – Energy Scouts optimize central heating system for Deutsche Telekom in eastern Slovakia

Roughly 3,900 people work for Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions Slovakia, which is based on Kosice, making it the second biggest employer in eastern Slovakia. The company provides information and communications technology (ICT) solutions for the global corporate clients of the Deutsche…

May 2024 – Serbian Energy Scouts reduce electricity costs by more than 38% by installing frequency regulators on circulation pumps

The Zumtobel Group is an Austrian based company in the field of lighting. They develop and produce professional lighting systems for an international market. Beijing International Airport, the Allianz Arena in Munich and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao – all…

April 2024 – Energy Scouts reduce electricity costs in a deep-freeze warehouse in Poznan (PL)

Cooling, System Optimization

Greenyard Logistics Poland is a logistic company specialising the transport and storing of sensitive food products ranging from minus 20⁰C up to 12⁰C. The company operates three temperature-controlled warehouses in Poland and offers distribution services in Europe, along with customs…

March 2024 – Energy Scouts from Polish IT company use waste heat from data center to heat the nearby recreation center

Heat Recovery, Heating

Comarch is a Polish IT-company offering innovative IT-systems for a variety of economic sectors in Poland and abroad. The company and its nearly 7,000 employees focus on developing solutions in comprehensive service models, including cloud computing, the storage and processing…

February 2024 – By sealing micro leaks in a compressed air system, two Serbian Energy Scouts achieve amortization time of only 47 days

Compressed Air Systems, Lighting

For more than 20 years Flender d.o.o. produces wind generators and stator segments of wind generators in Subotica, in the uttermost north of Serbia. It was founded in 2003 as Loher Elektro Subotica and for 15 years, it belonged to…

January 2024 – Croatian Energy Scout team switches to bus, train and bike for commuting to work

The company PROMO eko d.o.o. provides consulting services in the field of occupational health and safety, fire safety and environmental protection (EHS) and is also an accredited certification body for organic farming. PROMO EKO is based in Osijek, in the…

December 2023 – Energy Scouts significantly cut lighting costs at Lidl Slovakia

Cooling, Lighting

Lidl Slovenská republika, v.o.s. is one of the largest supermarket chains on the Slovak market. Climate protection and decarbonisation are important drivers for the companies’ activities – from the production of the products to the operation of the stores. Lighting…

November 2023 – Polish Energy Scouts modernize the lighting in the warehouses and install PVC curtains

Lighting, Thermal Insulation

No Limit Sp. z o.o. is a Polish logistics company with around 1,300 employees and 20 warehouse and distribution centers in Central and Eastern Europe. The company offers a broad portfolio ranging from contract logistics, warehousing, distribution and freight transportation…

October 2023 – Serbian tire manufacturer substitutes heavy oil with compressed natural gas as primary energy source

Energy Management

Tigar Tyres, a tire manufacturer in Serbia, became part of Michelin group in 2007. Since then, the plant in Babušnica has implemented many best practices from other plants in the Michelin group. Until recently, Tigar Tyres Babušnica had been consuming…

September 2023 – Energy Scouts at Croatian machine builder convert to LED lighting

The machine builder Harburg-Freudenberger (“HF”) operates its largest manufacturing facility in Belišće, Croatia, with around 600 employees and 100,000 m² of floor space for production halls, assembly, logistics and office space. High-quality machines, components and parts in the field of…

August 2023 – Upgrading of distribution grid transformers leads to higher efficiency in Slovakia

Energy/Electricity

Východoslovenská energetika Holding a.s. (VSE Holding), an electric utility company based in Košice, Slovakia, is primarily engaged in supplying electricity and natural gas. It is the third largest electricity distributor in Slovakia, which serves the Košice Region and Prešov Region,…

July 2023 – Energy Scouts reduce power consumption of high-pressure pumps at Polish automotive supplier

Process Optimization

Berger Polska is part of the German Berger Group, which has been supplying customers around the world with precision components and ready-to-assemble assemblies for more than 65 years with currently 2,400 employees in 11 plants. Their parts are manufactured in…

June 2023 – Energy Scout motivates Serbian ProCredit Bank to replace three diesel-fuelled fleet cars with low emission hybrid cars

The ProCredit Bank as part of the ProCredit Group is a development-oriented commercial bank with focus on small and medium sized enterprises (SME). The group has a long tradition as a bank for the agricultural sector and besides being the…

May 2023 – Croatian Energy Scouts insulate office and save air conditioning

Thermal Insulation

The company Belmet 97 from Zagreb in Croatia primarily equips companies and organizations in the research sector with testing and measuring equipment. The products are then used by universities, institutes, laboratories, but also, for example, power plants and substations. The…

April 2023 – Polish Energy Scouts reduce the consumption of compressed air and natural gas

Awareness, Compressed Air Systems, System Optimization

With around 26,000 employees, the British Imperial Brands plc. is the fourth-largest supplier of tobacco products in the world. Not far from Poznań in Poland, the subsidiary Imperial Tobacco Polska S.A. operates one of two Polish production sites. The Energy…

March 2023 – Energy Scouts increase recycling rate and reduce waste at Slovnaft in Slovakia

Awareness, Process Optimization, Recycling

The Slovakian Slovnaft a.s. is a member of the Hungarian MOL Group, an integrated oil, gas, petrochemical and retail company operating in more than 30 countries. Slovnaft is principally engaged in petroleum refining and the wholesale and retail sale of…

February 2023 – Energy Scouts utilize waste heat for hot water supply at Brose Serbia

Compressed Air Systems, Heat Recovery

The Brose Group develops and produces mechatronic components and systems for cars at 70 locations in 25 countries worldwide. Its customers include around 80 automotive manufacturers, 40 automotive suppliers but also 50 e-bike manufacturers. In 2022, the family-owned company employed…

January 2023 – Digital timers reduce standby times of printers, PCs and water dispensers at Bosch in Zagreb

Awareness, Standby Consumption

With around 400,000 employees and 440 subsidiaries and regional companies in 60 countries, the Robert Bosch GmbH conglomerate is the world’s largest automotive supplier, but is also active in the industrial technology, household appliances, power tools, and building technology segments.…

December 2022 – Energy Scout reduces power consumption by sealing the compressed air system at Polish automotive supplier

Compressed Air Systems, Energy/Electricity

The automotive company TIP-TOPOL Sp. z o.o. is located in Pobiedziska, northeast of Poznan, and is the largest Polish manufacturer of air springs for trucks and buses. In addition to air springs, the company’s portfolio includes materials for repairing and…

November 2022 – Energy Scouts optimize compressed air system at Serbian family-owned company

Compressed Air Systems

T1 Abraziv doo Ada is a family-owned company specialized in engineering and manufacturing highly wear and corrosion resistant spare parts for screw presses.n The production site covers an area of 6000 m2 and is located in the town Ada, situated near…

October 2022 – Croatian Energy Scout reduces electricity costs by more than 60% by switching to LED and installing a PV system

Lighting, Photovoltaics

The Croatian company Multinorm d.o.o. is located in Cerna, a village in the east of Croatia and specializes in the development and production of fixtures and tools for welding in the automotive industry. Multinorm d.o.o. currently employs more than 380…

September 2022 – Slovakian Energy Scouts save 6,000 € per year by updating compressed air system

Compressed Air Systems

KraussMaffei Technologies spol. s r.o. is a subsidiary of the German injection molding machine manufacturer KraussMaffei Group. In 2008 they opened the production plant in Sučany, north of Slovakia. Today, around 620 employees produce injection molding machines as well as…

August 2022 – Tigar Tyres (Serbia) insulates vulcanizing presses and saves almost 1,000 t CO2 per year

System Optimization, Thermal Insulation

Tigar Tyres became part of the Michelin Group in 2007. Since 1959 tires for two-wheelers and four-wheelers have been produced at the plant in Pirot, in the southeastern part of Serbia. In the plant around 3,700 employees produce 15 million…

July 2022 – Bulgarian National Television puts the spotlight on sustainable examples of Energy Scout’s practical projects with “Inovativno”

Since the end of 1959, the public broadcaster of Bulgaria – Bulgarian National Television (BNT) is reporting. In 2019 the program “Inovativno” was introduced to BNT’s TV program also. As the title of the program suggests, “Inovativno” revolves around clever…

June 2022 – Energy Scouts launch carpooling app at Continental plant in Hungary

Over the past 150 years, Continental AG has developed from a pure tire manufacturer into a major automotive supplier with over 190,000 employees worldwide. The Continental Automotive Hungary Kft. plant in Veszprém, Hungary, with its approximately 2,500 employees, produces electronic…

May 2022 – Energy Scouts of Schneider Polska plan LED lighting in production facilities

With 203 employees, Schneider Polska Technika is one of five factories belonging to the Schneider-AluTeam group. The company in the small town of Ostrów Mazowiecka, located in northeastern Poland, was opened in 1995. Steel elements and structures, such as trailers…

April 2022 – Energy Scouts optimise compressed air system at ZF Serbia with four measures

Compressed Air Systems

The technology group ZF Group, active in 41 countries, is one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers with a focus on drivetrain and chassis technology. The ZF Serbia doo plant in Pancevo with 750 employees houses an e-mobility division and…

March 2022 – Energy Scouts reduce process wastewater with filter system at Bosch Slovakia

Consumption of Water, Energy/Electricity, Process Optimization

Robert Bosch Production Slovakia s.r.o., a company with around 170 employees and headquarters in Bernolákovo, is part of the Mobility Solutions division of the BOSCH Group. The plant renews starters and alternators for the Bosch Group worldwide. The company’s internal…

February 2022 – LED lighting and a rooftop photovoltaic system for Croatian Konzum supermarkets

Energy Management, Lighting, Photovoltaics

Konzum is the leading retail chain in Croatia with more than 600 stores and 11.000 employees. Every day, more than 500,000 customers shop at 211 locations throughout Croatia. The company positions the brand with a wide range of products, an…

January 2022 – Energy Scouts from Multiserwis in Poland use solar energy to charge electric car

Mobility, Photovoltaics

As Part of the Bilfinger Group, Multiserwis Sp. z o.o. offers its customers solutions in the field of industrial construction services. Nearly 4,000 employees work in the company in the areas of industrial insulation, industrial scaffolding, assembly services and mechanical…

December 2021 – Energy Scouts from Budapest Waterworks use water storage as battery for photovoltaic system

Energy Management, Photovoltaics, Pumps

The Budapest Waterworks Budapesti Vízművek Zrt., a municipal company of the Hungarian capital, is currently supplying around 2 million people with clean drinking water. The Energy Scouts and engineers Evelin Németh and István László monitor the operational business and complex…

November 2021 – Energy Scouts save hot water and develop a methane reduction concept at the Tomáš Baťa Regional Hospital in Zlín (CZ)

Consumption of Water, Recycling

The Tomáš Baťa Regional Hospital in Zlín (CZ) employs more than 2,230 staff and offer over 925 beds for for over 45,000 patients annually. The two Energy Scouts Libor Kročil and Zdeněk Surovík work in the field of energys and…

October 2021 – Energy Scouts from the 73rd “Vladislav Gramatik” School reduce electricity costs and develop platform for further project ideas

Energy/Electricity, Lighting

The 73rd school “Vladislav Gramatik” is a secondary school with a focus on foreign languages in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. The pupils take part in many international projects. The seven Energy Scouts Aleksandar Stefanov, Veselin Goranov, Kian Meyzinev, Hristo Poibrenski,…

September 2021 – Energy Scouts plan photovoltaic plant at Bulgaria’s Varna Airport

Energy/Electricity, Photovoltaics

The German-Bulgarian company Fraport Twin Star Airport Management AD (Fraport) is responsible for the operation, management and development of Burgas (BOJ) and Varna (VAR) airports. Varna Airport is located approximately eight kilometres from Bulgaria’s third largest city, Varna, and covers…

August 2021 – Energy Scouts save natural gas, electricity and drinking water at Bosch in Jihlava (CZ)

Consumption of Water, Lighting, Pumps

As an international technology and service company, the Bosch Group employs around 395,000 associates worldwide. Seven companies with four production sites and one service centre are in České Budějovice, Jihlava, Brno, Mikulov and Krnov in the Czech Republic. With almost…

July 2021 – Energy Scouts of Samaras & Associates S.A. develop a concept for a rooftop photovoltaic installation

Mobility, Photovoltaics, Standby Consumption

Samaras & Associates S.A. – Consulting Engineers, founded in 1992 and based in Thessaloniki, is offering integrated technical and consulting services to the private and the public sector. The clients come from various fields including industry/processing, tourism, transport/logistics, energy and…

June 2021 – Youngest Energy Scout converts two production halls to gas heating in Bulgaria

The Sofia-based company Stimex OOD employs 32 people and produces corrugated cardboard and cardboard packaging. For over 15 years, Stimex has been supplying customers in the food, pharmaceutical and electronic industries. At the age of 19, apprentice Yoan Filev became…

May 2021 – Poligrat’s Energy Scouts in Hungary reduce energy costs for lighting and compressed air

Compressed Air Systems, Lighting

POLIGRAT Magyarország Kft., located in Aszód, around 40 kilometers northeast of Budapest (Hungary), employs around 20 people and primarily refines stainless steel surfaces using various technical processes. Through so-called electropolishing, chemical polishing, passivation and also pickling, components and products made…

April 2021 – Energy Scouts replace fuel oil boiler with heat pump in Athens’ Achilleas Hotel

Air Conditioning, Heating

The Greek TourHotel Group operates three hotels in Athens and one hotel in Corinth. Actually working in the group’s sales department, Sofia Kalfopoulou and Evita Kalfopoulou undertook an energy consumption analysis of the 35-room hotel Achilleas in central Athens as…

March 2021 – Energy Scout reduces water consumption during pump inspection at Wilo Hellas

Consumption of Water, Pumps, System Optimization

Wilo was founded in Dortmund in 1872 and was initially a copper and brassware factory. Over the course of its long history, Wilo has developed into a global player in the field of pumps and pump systems for applications in…

February 2021 – Energy Scouts ban disposable water bottles at SPARK Fitness & SPA in Sofia

Awareness, Resource Efficiency

The idea came to Energy Scouts Trayan Tanev and Zvonimir Todorovski from the SPARK Fitness & SPA sports center during their daily walk to the trash container. The plastic waste in the form of water bottles and plastic cups seemed…

January 2021 – Energy efficiency project at Denso in Hungary pays off after just 100 days

Compressed Air Systems, Pumps

Denso is a global active Japanese automotive supplier and has also been producing in Hungary since 1997 for well-known automotive brands such as Audi, General Motors and Suzuki. At the site in Székesfehérvár, a city located between Budapest and Lake…

December 2020 – Energy Scouts plan three measures to save energy in TrainOSE workshops

Compressed Air Systems, Heat Recovery, Lighting

The railway company TrainOSE S.A. is the main provider of passenger and freight rail transport in Greece. The headquarters of TrainOSE SA are in Athens but the company maintains offices and operates throughout the country. One of the train maintenance…

November 2020 – Energy Scouts design photovoltaic plant for ABB in Bulgaria

Awareness, Energy Management, Photovoltaics

The ABB plant in Petrich was opened in 2019 and mainly produces electronic components for the low voltage range. The Bulgarian city of Petrich is one of the warmest regions in the country, with a high average annual temperature, long…

October 2020 – Aurubis shifts freight from road to rail in Bulgaria

Aurubis Bulgaria AD, founded in 1958, produces copper cathodes – the basic product of copper production and the starting material for further processing into high-grade copper products. Aurubis supplies most of its production in Pirdop (Western Bulgaria) to Turkey. Until…

September 2020 – Preol explores the potential for waste heat recovery in the Czech Republic

Heat Recovery, Process Optimization

PREOL, a.s. was founded in 2003 and produces biofuels and vegetable oil with currently 146 employees. In the company – located in an industrial chemical estate between Prague and Dresden – 550,000 tons of rapeseed are processed annually into vegetable…

August 2020 – Digital invoice workflow and sustainable events at AV MEDIA and Kuoni Destination Management in Czech Republic

Paper Consumption, Process Optimization, Resource Efficiency

The company AV MEDIA creates audiovisual services for events and the company KUONI Destination Management organizes events and congresses throughout Europe. The three Energy Scouts Carolina Vosátková (Kuoni), David Vedral and Pavel Němec (both AV Media) formed a team and…

July 2020 – Underground rainwater reservoir cools production halls and processes at Brose in Czech Republic

Air Conditioning, Consumption of Water, Ventilation

With 26,000 employees in 23 countries, family-run Brose is one of the worlds’ s largest automotive suppliers. Brose produces mechatronic components and systems at two locations in the Czech Republic. More than 2,500 employees in the Kopřivnice factory produce components…

June 2020 – Deltaplast Energy Scouts reduce costs for compressed air in Hungary

Compressed Air Systems, System Optimization

The company Deltaplast Kft. was established in 1991 in Kecskemét and manufactures plastic parts by injection moulding. The products include preforms for PET bottles and components for the car and furniture industry. A young team from Deltaplast, quality engineer Dorottya…

May 2020 – Reducing energy consumption with proven methods – Tora Lub in Greece

Air Conditioning, Awareness, Energy Management, Photovoltaics

The family business Tora Lub M.E.P.E. distributes oils and lubricants for ships. In Greece, coastal shipping is an important economic sector, as it covers the transport of people and goods between the mainland and the approximately 120 inhabited islands. In…

April 2020 – Photovoltaic unit cools organic pomegranate juice at Askofruit on Crete

Awareness, Cooling, Energy Management, Photovoltaics

Since its foundation in 2014, Askofruit has been processing pomegranates from its own organic cultivation into juice, jam and other products – directly and without additives. The first pomegranate trees were planted in 2009 and the number is increasing every…

March 2020 – Drugstore dm in Hungary saves fuel with training and eco tyres

Awareness, Mobility

Founded in 1973, the German dm-drogerie markt GmbH + Co KG is currently the largest drugstore chain in Europe with around 3,700 branches and 62,000 employees. In 1993, dm expanded to Hungary, where it now operates around 260 stores. The…

February 2020 – Energy Scouts save water, energy and fuel at Madeta in Czech Republic

Compressed Air Systems, Consumption of Water, Lighting, Mobility

In 1913, Madeta was the largest dairy in Bohemia. Today, more than 250 different products are being produced at five locations from more than 1 million litres of raw milk every day. The dairy in Planá nad Lužnicí is specialized…

January 2020 – Additive manufacturing reduces material waste and CO2 at Dronamics in Bulgaria

Resource Efficiency

The young team of Dronamics EOOD has been developing transport drones in Sofia, Bulgaria since 2014. The goal is a fleet of (partially) autonomous, satellite-based unmanned aerial vehicles that can transport up to 350 kg of cargo with a range…

December 2019 – Modernization of lighting at Kermi in the Czech Republic

Kermi s.r.o., located in Stříbro (Western Bohemia), was founded in 1996 by the German parent company Kermi GmbH. More than 750 employees produce radiators for worldwide distribution at a fully automated production line. More light means more safety – thanks…

November 2019 – Energy Scouts at Hipp in Hungary took a close look at compressed air systems

Compressed Air Systems, System Optimization

In 1899 Joseph Hipp prepared the first baby porridge from grated rusk and milk for his twins, later the children’s rusk flour from Pfaffenhofen became a best-seller. Today Hipp is a leading manufacturer of baby food with more than 3,600…

October 2019 – Conversion of hot water supply at Palmyra Beach Hotel in Greece

Heat Recovery, System Optimization

The Palmyra Beach Hotel is located on the Attica Coast near Athens. It functions both as a city hotel and as a holiday hotel. Because the hotel is nearly fully booked throughout the year, energy is consumed all year round…

September 2019 – Optimization of compressed air system at Schott in Hungary

Compressed Air Systems, System Optimization

Founded in 1884 as „Glastechnisches Laboratorium SCHOTT & Genossen” (Glass Technology Laboratory SCHOTT & Associates) the company first developed glasses for microscopes and telescopes and later technical glasses and ceramics as Ceran cooktops or the heat protection tiles on the…

August 2019 – Lidl Hellas reduces costs for air-conditioning in storage rooms

Air Conditioning, Energy/Electricity, Thermal Insulation

Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG, based in Neckarsulm, Germany, opened its first supermarket in 1973 and is currently active in 30 countries with around 10,500 stores. The company grew strongly in Europe during the 1990s and came to Greece in…

July 2019 – LEDs illuminate Kaufland distribution center in Bulgaria

Energy/Electricity, Lighting

The retailer Kaufland is active in seven European countries, serving customers in more than 1,270 stores. Since 2006 the company has opened 59 stores in Bulgaria. Behind all the well filled shelves, freezers and coolers in every market runs a…

June 2019 – Recycling of plastic production waste at Pirin-Tex in Bulgaria

Heat Recovery, Recycling, Resource Efficiency

Energy Scouts Dimitar Hadzhiev and Nikolai Pilev designed a tailor-made recycling project for Pirin-Tex, a garment producer in Bulgaria. Before, waste material from the production process (textiles, plastics, etc.) at Pirin-Tex and neighbouring companies was collected, sorted and recycled externally…

May 2019 – Hot water from waste heat at Agrostroj Pelhřimov

Energy/Electricity, Heat Recovery

Agrostroj Pelhřimov a.s. is a company focusing on agricultural machinery originally founded in 1896. With approximately 2,400 employees the company produces agricultural machinery and is a supplier for other producers of agricultural machinery and utility vehicles. The company has been…

April 2019 – Air-conditioning and indoor climate at Icon Group office

Air Conditioning, Ventilation

The office of Icon Group, an engineering consultancy specialised in energy and electromechanical applications, is located close to the urban railway in Athens. Because of the noise, employees have to keep the windows closed and use air conditioning and ventilation…

March 2019 – Steel plant ISD Dunaferr optimizes lighting

Lighting, Resource Efficiency

The Hungarian steel plant ISD Dunaferr Zrt. is a subsidiary of the Ukrainian ISD group. Since 1950, steel products have been produced in Dunaújváros, about 50 kilometers south of Budapest, with a current workforce of around 3,500 employees. The majority…

February 2019 – LEAR Energy Scouts reorganize commuting

Awareness, Mobility, Process Optimization

LEAR Corporation Czech Republic s.r.o. is an automotive supplier, manufacturing car seats for brands as Audi, BMW, and Porsche. The company is located in Western Bohemia and currently employs 795 persons. The region is characterized by full employment (unemployment rate…

January 2019 – Efficient in-house production of nitrogen at Festo in Bulgaria

Mobility, Process Optimization, Resource Efficiency

The automation specialist Festo was founded in 1925 in Esslingen, Germany, and currently maintains locations in 61 countries, including Sofia in Bulgaria. In the Sofia plant, Festo manufactures printed circuit boards for electronic components. When soldering these circuit boards, large…

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