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  !DOE program identifies energy savings potential for industrial plants
Through its Save Energy Now initiative, the U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Technologies Program has helped U.S. manufacturing plants identify potential savings of more than $807 million in energy costs. These three new case histories demonstrate the impact energy savings can have on processes and ultimately the bottom line.
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!The ultimate alternative fuel: Water?
The idea of using water as a fuel source isn’t necessarily new, but it certainly should be getting renewed interest as gas prices continue to skyrocket and the worldwide demand for oil continues to increase.

 
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3 Tools that will Energize Your Asset Performance

What if you could start tracking the energy consumption of individual assets to identify underperforming equipment and take corrective action that results in cost-savings and energy conservation? Discover 3 tools to help you integrate energy management into your asset management strategy.

  !Product of the Year: forms available online; enter now!
If you developed a new product for purchase between October 1, 2007, and today, enter the Product of the Year competition. Entries due Sept. 12, 2008.
  !Sustainability one focus of National Manufacturing Week conference
Green Manufacturing: Business Strategies for Sustainability highlights the conference sessions of National Manufacturing Week and will emphasize concepts such as Lean and green, corporate social responsibility, waste to profit, design for environment, zero waste and environmental sustainability.
  !Focus on the basics for sustainability strategy
When formulating a strategy for sustainability at a facility, it can be difficult to know where to start. The good news is sustainability does not have to be complicated or costly. To get started, simply focus on the basics. It's handling the low-hanging fruit that can often be more easily dealt with and lead to quick results.
  !Energy-efficient motors drive savings for engine builder
Mention Cummins engines to anyone who's ever put the pedal to the metal in an 18-wheeler and you'll probably hear words like value and efficiency. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that Cummins Inc. also practices energy efficiency in its plants. Cummins reduced energy consumption, created real benefits to the environment, and saved more than $200,000 per year in energy costs.
   
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  :Energy recovery unit
The VersiVent model VER energy recovery unit offers a high-performance total energy wheel, a high-efficiency centrifugal plenum supply fan, two-inch double-wall construction, and hinged access doors.
  :Flow switches
The FWS-410 series of flow and temperature switches provides a sensing solution for industrial cooling systems.
  :Direct-drive compressors
Designed for efficiency, reliability and minimal maintenance, direct drive compressors are available from 25 to 450 hp, in flows from 72 to 2,003 cfm and pressures of up to 217 psig.
   
 
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Plant Engineering's Arc Flash University is accepting new applicants!

All aspects of Arc Flash will be examined during a series of free 30-minute Webcasts on the first Thursday of the month. Regular participants will receive CEU credit. Register Today!

 
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11/6/08: The CSI of Arc Flash

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PlantMail headerArc Flash University continues on September 4th with Arc Flash Liability and Insurance . Enroll today and receive CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for attending six of the eight events! View the Arc Flash webcasts on the first Thursday of the month from now through November.


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PlantMail headerArc Flash Prevention
Originally aired: May 8, 2008
How do you prevent arc flash? Great equipment, great maintenance, great training. It also requires monitoring the critical aspects of your plant, looking for clues that could help prevent a tragedy. We’ll talk with industry leaders on the best ways to prevent arc flash.



PlantMail headerArc Flash Training
Originally aired: April 3, 2008
The biggest variable in achieving arc flash safety isn’t your equipment; it’s your people. Making sure they are aware at all times of the dangers of electrical equipment and work to maintain their safety and the integrity of the equipment is vital. Industry experts give you a step-by-step training regimen for arc flash training.



Mobility: Your Ticket to Better Maintenance
Originally aired: June 19, 2008
There are proven and reliably deployed technologies today that address the pressure on operations to do more with less. You bear the responsibility to ensure assets and facilities are productive and always available. Using mobile, you can finally realize your enterprise system's full potential with uniform, complete, and timely data that your system and standardized processes need to be most effective. Hear success stories on how leading firms have leveraged ATM-friendly mobile solutions to improve the company’s bottom line. In this session, you'll learn how mobile enables organizations to:

• Increase "wrench time" with greater productivity and streamlined operations
•Access valuable work detail at the point of performance for higher first-time fix rates
•Increase planned work possible when capturing timely and accurate data
•Enhance reporting capabilities for best practices and compliance statements

Who should attend:
-Management responsible for field service, plant and facilities management
-IT who support field service, plant and facilities management
Speakers: Bob Vavra, Editor, Plant Engineering Joe Granda, Executive Vice President, Syclo 


   
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