Plant Services - August 2007 - (Page 38) MANAGEMENT Engineering compact fluorescent lamps for production machines, plus 900 F96T8 lamps, 578 32-watt T8 lamps, 56 F96 high-output T8 lamps, and more than 400 electronic ballasts. e complete lighting conversion earned the manufacturer a $13,246 rebate from their local utility, Idaho Power. Combined with the expected energy savings, Micro 100 Tool projects an ROI of 18 months. Preserve water Drought, pollution, a burgeoning global population and mounting industrial and agricultural demand are putting pressure on our fresh water supply. Around the world, communities are faced with water restrictions. e world is running out of water and needs a radical plan to tackle shortages that threaten the ability of humanity to feed itself, says Jeffrey Sachs, director of the UN’s Millennium Project. “During the past three years, we moved from a typical liquid painting process in our assembly line to a powder coating system from A.B. Myr that uses less water, generates lower emissions, and decreases energy costs in the manufacturing process,” explains Kathryn Lovik, director of corporate communications, Tennant Company. Moving from a liquid painting process to powder coating annually saves Tennant Company $33,000 per year, reducing water pollutants by nearly 36,000 pounds and cutting water use by 3.7 million gallons. Source: Tennant Water conservation is reflected in the company’s products as well. “Our FaST foam scrubbing technology for hard floor surfaces uses 70% less water in the cleaning process, 90% less detergent, and leaves less residue on the cleaned surface than traditional automatic floor-scrubbing methods,” says Lovik. FaST injects air into a highly concentrated chemical and water mix to create foam, generating savings in both water and wastewater costs. Another incentive to conserve water is to become classified as a non-significant industrial user (Non-SIU) by the local wastewater treatment facility. Tyson Foods in Sanford, N.C., reduced 38 .PLANTSERVICES. A http://www.cybermetrics.com http://www.plantservices.com
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