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The System Assessment

Food

Optimizing the Steam Signature at Craft Breweries
Spoetzl Brewery is the nation’s fourth largest craft brewer, and although founded 102 years
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Plastics

PET Bottle Blowing Efficiency
The PET industry is in a state of flux right now. A number of new bottle blowing facilities are
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Paper

A View From Canada. Tembec Sawmill and Pneu-Logic Stabilize Pressure
Pneumatic air cylinders play a major role in allowing a modern sawmill to produce at the high-speed
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Printing

Sanity Check: Will the Stand-By Air Compressors Start-Up During Cold Weather?
Several days prior to our visit, during a cold winter evening, the lead air compressor in one
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Pharmaceutical

Air Quality in the Pharmaceutical Industry
The United States accounts for roughly half of the global pharmaceutical market. This certainly
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Auto

Energy Management at Visteon
There are three main segments in Visteon's climate group are climate systems, powertrain cooling
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Bulk

A View From India: Pneumatic Conveying of Bulk Materials
In thermal power stations, nuclear plants, and chemical and industrial plants, different types of
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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

Compressed Air at the Lowest Energy Cost; Energy Management at Ball Corporation
Compressed Air Best Practices interviewed Doug Barndt (Manager, Demand Side Energy-Sustainability
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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

Aerzen Delta Hybrid Blower - Designed for Wastewater Treatment Plant Load Profiles.
The concept offers new possibilities for generating positive pressure or vacuum in a variety of
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Centrifugal Compressors and HOC Dryers Reduce Energy Costs by $2.8 Million
By Hank Van Ormer, Air Power USA
This chemical plant spent an estimated $3,153,022 annually on energy (steam and electricity) to operate the compressed air system at their facility. The plant staff established their energy costs as 5.3 cents per kWh and $9.00 /1,000 lbs of steam per hour. The set of projects implemented in this system assessment reduced energy costs by an estimated $2,794,598 or 88% of current use. In addition, these projects reduce demand on the boiler systems and add reliability and back-up to the compressed air system.
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Open-Minded System Assessments Part 1. Petrochemical Plant Optimizes Centrifugal Compressors
By Paul Edwards, Compressed Air Consultants
Keeping an open mind is critical in all system assessments. Each client has different priorities and circumstances. In this case, the elimination of the “close-scrapes” with insufficient pressure was the priority. The energy and rental/maintenance savings realized were just an added bonus. In this article, we have focused on the supply-side of the system and how the centrifugal compressors could be made to supply the system reliably – without the need for rental air compressors.
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Show Report: The PepsiCo National Fleet/OG&S Sustainability Training Summit
By Compressed Air Best Practices® Magazine
The 2012 Edition of the PepsiCo National Fleet/OG&S Sustainability Training Summit and Trade Show took place in San Antonio, March 19-22. Held in the San Antonio Convention Center, over 700 PepsiCo fleet and operations personnel attended. Led by Compressed Air Best Practices® Magazine’s Editorial Board Member, Eric Battino, over 150 people involved with Resource Conservation at PepsiCo also attended.
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