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Food

Snack Food Manufacturer Saves 50%
The snack food facility is running with two normally separated compressed air production systems:
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Plastics

Blow-Off Air in Plastic Injection Molding
Over the last several decades, Air Power USA has reviewed many various types of plastic injection
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Paper

Saving Water in a Paper Mill
A paper mill in Wisconsin reduced its’ yearly water consumption by 547.5 million gallons and
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Printing

Sustainability at RR Donnelley
Compressed Air Best Practices interviewed Michael D. Manzella.  Mr. Manzella is a Senior Vice
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Pharmaceutical

Sustainability at Millipore
Compressed Air Best Practices interviewed Paul Lukitsch.  Mr. Lukitsch is the Regional
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Auto

An Automotive System Assessment
This stamping plant is a 2.5 million-square-foot facility with over two thousand employees. 
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Bulk

Air Storage Receiver Helps Dense-Phase System
Sitting on his desk the day Brian began his new job as Plant Engineer for Carbo Ceramics’
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Transit

Xcel Energy and Northwest Airlines Partner to Save Energy
How do you test a 747 engine to ensure reliability once it’s airborne at 600 miles an hour?
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Metals

Aluminum Mill Reconfigures Compressed Air System
This aluminum mill spends $369,000 annually in energy costs to operate their compressed air system
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Medical

Profile: BeaconMedaes
In the U.S. as an example, the NFPA has taken the view that if your compressor draws in good clean
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Power

Instrument Air in Nuclear Power Plants
Nuclear power plants produce electricity for people, business and industry.  Electricity is
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Oil & Gas

Vapor Recovery Units Manage Greenhouse Gases
Compressed Air Best Practices® interviewed Mr. Sid Van der Meer and Mr. Terry Nickel from
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Wastewater

Tubular Membranes Handle Oily Wastewater at Metaldyne
Finding the most effective, reliable and economical method for separating and concentrating die
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Compressed Air Auditing 101
By Bob Baker, Senior Marketing Specialist, Atlas Copco Compressors
Since the cost of energy has dramatically increased during the past few years, it seems that energy audit companies have opened shop on more city street corners than coffee shops in Seattle.  In addition to the mass numbers and abundant varieties of these energy savings promoters, there have been an equal number of energy audit articles written for the engineering magazines.  
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Pneumatic System Assessments Save Energy
By Mike Nagy, Energy Conservation Manager, SMC Corporation of America
When it comes to conserving energy in compressed air nothing is sexier than a big, old, oil-free 300 horsepower variable speed drive air compressor coupled with a heat of compression dryer tied to an energy management system with all the trimmings. If you’re like me, it’s hard not to let out a manly grunt after reading that sentence.
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Soft Drink Bottler Saves Energy With Blowers
By Beth Tompkins, JetAir Technologies
A leading soft drink bottling manufacturer’s compressed air needs were threatening to exceed its Michigan plant’s compressed air capacity. Faced with the cost of buying a new compressor, the soft drink bottling manufacturer re-assessed their compressed air use to identify compressor and energy savings opportunities. In the audit, the soft drink bottling manufacturer identified the use of compressed air in a gap transfer as a source of compressed air and energy inefficiency.
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