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Compressed Air Management Systems Assist Sustainability Programs
Compressed Air Best Practices
We are finding significant changes in industry with regards to which managers are involved with our discussions.
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Innovation at Ingersoll Rand
By Rod Smith, Compressed Air Best Practices®
Ingersoll Rand (IR) has launched a new generation of rotary screw and centrifugal air compressors. The announcement was made at an “Innovation Showcase” event in Charlotte, NC. An entire hotel was reserved for almost a week so that 600 to 700 Ingersoll Rand salespeople from across the Americas could be trained on the new technologies. A handful of us “media types” were also invited to come and learn about Ingersoll Rand’s latest innovations in compressed air systems.  
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Baldor and New EISA Law Deliver Increased Energy Savings
By Compressed Air Best Practices
Compressed Air Best Practices interviewed Mr. John Malinowski, Senior Product Manager-AC Motors, Baldor Electric Company.
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Briggs & Stratton Motors On
By Rod Smith, Compressed Air Best Practices
Compressed Air Best Practices interviewed Richard Feustel, the Corporate Energy Manager of Briggs & Stratton.
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Control Systems for Small and Medium-Sized Air Compressors
By Bob Foege, Standard Pneumatic Products
In today’s world, where “green” is “gold”, the efficient operation of multiple air compressors has taken on a new sense of urgency. In an era where giant manufacturing campuses with huge compressed air systems are fast disappearing, the emphasis shifts now to improving the efficiency of the higher numbers of installed small and medium size air compressors.
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Easy-to-Implement Master Control and Monitoring Systems
Jan Hoetzel, SIGA Green Technologies
Easy-to-implement master control and monitoring systems provide crucial system information including the key performance indicators required to manage air compressors and their associated energy costs.
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Evaluating Central Compressed Air Management Systems
Hank Van Ormer, Air Power USA
Productivity and profits are very directly linked to the compressed air system, as is waste elimination. High performance central compressed air management systems can respond quickly to even extreme system fluctuations, improving productivity and minimizing energy waste.  This is accomplished with modern software systems analyzing and processing appropriate data and triggering proactive actions - before the dynamics effect the compressed air production system.
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Grimmway Farms Implements System Automation
Patricia Boyd, Ecos Air
This article presents a case study of Grimmway Farms; a carrot growing and packing firm located in California’s Central Valley that was able to improve its compressed air system efficiency after implementing system automation and making relatively small equipment and piping changes.
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Bottling System Air Recovery at NPE 2009
Compressed Air Best Practices
The NPE2009 international plastics showcase was held June 22-26 in Chicago’s McCormick Place. While attendance was down from NPE2006, the preliminary total of visitor registrations numbered 44,000. Sustainability and energy efficiency was a prominent topic in the booths of exhibitors. Manufacturers of compressed air and injection molding equipment had many developments with Sustainability to show the visitors to NPE2009.
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Green Printer Reduces Energy Costs by 50%
By Patricia Boyd, Ecos Air
The primary objective of this case study is to illustrate the process in which industrial facilities can qualify for energy incentives on projects that reduce the energy usage of their compressed air system.
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Partially-Loaded Air Compressors
By Thomas Mort CEM
Reducing energy costs and pollution emissions involves many areas within an industrial facility.  My studies have found seven (7) key (or common) areas where low cost practical projects can be implemented.  Combined, these projects provide savings exceeding 10% of the annual energy spend with an average payback of less than one year.
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