Submission Entry Form for TOP PLANT

By Plant Engineering Staff May 10, 2005

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Purpose

The Plant Engineering TOP PLANT awards recognize industrial plants that effectively utilize the plant engineering function to achieve outstanding operational results.

More specifically, TOP PLANT seeks to:

Demonstrate the contribution of the plant engineering function in supporting overall plant profitability and performance

Identify plants that have achieved a high level of operational excellence

Identify best practices in plant engineering management

Identify quantifiable levels of excellence for manufacturing/processing plants and the plant engineering function.

Eligibility

All industrial plant sites engaged in manufacturing or processing operations are eligible to apply for recognition. (In the United States, these plants fall within SIC codes 20-39 or NAICS codes 311-339.) Recognition will be given to individual plant sites, not to companies, divisions, or departments.

A plant site receiving “TOP PLANT” recognition may not reapply the following year.

Confidentiality and nondisclosure

All applications, data, and evaluation information submitted will remain proprietary and confidential. Plants selected for recognition will be contacted for the release of information and data.

Plants not selected for recognition will remain anonymous.

Each applicant will be identified by a code released only to the applicant to which it is assigned. Data will be used only in the aggregate and will not be identified with any specific entrant except by code.

Evaluation

Applications for the Plant Engineering TOP PLANT program will be evaluated by the staff of Plant Engineering magazine and such other knowledgeable people as they may deem appropriate. Their decisions will be final and will not be subject to review by any outside party.

Recognition

Up to 10 plants will be selected annually from among applicants for TOP PLANT recognition. Each plant will be honored by coverage in the December issue of Plant Engineering magazine and a special presentation during the National Plant Engineering & Facilities Management Show.

Definition of plant engineering

Plant engineering is the function responsible for planning, designing, specifying, installing, modifying, operating, managing, and maintaining plant facilities, systems, and equipment. Personnel in the plant engineering function are typically involved with:

Electric power distribution and application

Lighting

Fluid and mechanical power transmission

Air conditioning, ventilation, and refrigeration

Process and space heating

Fluid handling

Compressed air

Materials handling

Construction and buildings

Maintenance of facilities and production equipment

Fire protection, safety, and health

Environmental concerns

Lubrication

Instruments and controls

Energy systems and management.

Application procedure

Applications may be obtained by contacting Plant Engineering magazine or by downloading from plantengineering.com.

Applicants must use the official application form. Applications may be submitted in print, on CD, or by e-mail attachment. Digital forms must be in MS Word format.

All materials must be submitted in a single package.

Application fee is $500. Checks should be payable to Plant Engineering.

Application forms and fees must be received in the offices of Plant Engineering magazine by 5:00 p.m. CDT, Thursday, September 1, 2006.

Schedule

April — applications availableSeptember 1— deadline for applications and feesSeptember — selections finalized, honorees notifiedDecember — feedback documents distributed

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