Compressed Air Best Practices - March 2008 - (Page 8)

| 03/08 Compressed Air Industry FOOD PROCESSING | Fortune 500 Corporations Surpass EPA Green Power Goals The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that in response to the EPA’s nationwide challenge issued in December 2006, 53 Fortune 500 corporations are now collectively purchasing more than 6 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually. These purchases surpassed the goals set by the EPA’s Green Power Partnership by 130% and equal the avoided carbon dioxide emissions of more than 570 million gallons of gasoline each year or the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power nearly 670,000 average American homes annually. “EPA applauds our Fortune 500 partners for protecting our environment by purchasing green power,” said EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson. “By voluntarily shifting to renewable energy, EPA’s environmental partners are proving you don’t need to wait for a signal in order to go green.” Intel Corporation leads the group as the top buyer with a purchase of 1.3 billion kWh per year. PepsiCo is second, followed by Wells Fargo & Company, Whole Foods Market, The Pepsi Bottling Group and Johnson & Johnson. Cisco Systems and Kohl’s Department Stores recently made sizable purchase increases to place them at seventh and eighth on the list, respectively. Rounding out the top 10 green power purchases are Starbucks and DuPont Company. EPA’s Green Power Partnership works with more than 850 partner organizations to buy green power voluntarily as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with conventional electricity use and to support the development of new, renewable generation resources nationwide. Overall, EPA Green Power Partners are buying more than 13 billion kWh of green power annually. 8 www.airbestpractices.com New President for SPX Dehydration & Filtration SPX Flow Technology segment recently announced the appointment of Richard (Rick) Ruebusch as President of SPX Dehydration & Filtration. He replaces Tony Renzi, who has been appointed Senior Vice President, Flow Operations. Rick brings more than 20 years of experience in global business leadership and general management having worked for companies including MTD Products Inc, Tecumseh, Clopay and General Electric. Ruebusch said, “I am excited to be taking over responsibility for such a prestigious selection of brands and products. Hankison, Pneumatic Products, Dollinger, Jemaco and the others are well known global brands offering world-leading products in the compressed air dehydration and filtration markets. I am looking forward to using my industry knowledge to continue to build on the success of the last few years.” Commenting on his successor, Tony Renzi said, “Aside from his great strategic skills and business track record, Rick brings deep technical strengths to the position of President. I am confident that he and his team will bring renewed momentum to SPX Dehydration & Filtration’s future performance.” www.spxdehydration.com Atlas Copco Specialty Rental First to Get Triple Certification for Quality, Environment and Health by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Atlas Copco’s division Specialty Rental has become the first rental company in the world to be granted the triple certification by Lloyd’s. The triple certification is valid for multiple Specialty Rental sites around the world and includes ISO 9001 (the international standard for quality management systems), ISO 14001 (environmental management) and OHSAS 18001 (occupational health and safety). “Our customers’ demands on quality, environmental and safety processes are high and they do not accept business partners without a strong focus on these areas,” says Ronnie Leten, President of Atlas Copco’s business area Compressor Technique. “This certification sets the standard for the industry and will serve as a door opener for us to new customer segments and applications.” Atlas Copco’s division Specialty Rental was created on January 1, 2007 and it is active in 50 countries. The triple certification has a fundamental place in supporting the Specialty Rental division’s mission to become and remain the market leader worldwide in rental for oil-free, high pressure and compressed air applications. It is the target of the Atlas Copco Group that all employees shall work in a unit with an environmental management system and that all of its production companies shall be ISO 14001 certified. www.atlascopco.com http://www.spxdehydration.com http://www.spxdehydration.com http://www.atlascopco.com http://www.atlascopco.com http://www.airbestpractices.com

Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Compressed Air Best Practices - March 2008

Compressed Air Best Practices - March 2008 Contents From the Editor Utility-Air News The Compressed Air Audit of the Month: Saving Energy with Blowers in Canada Do You Provide World-Class Service? Managing Rotary Screw Air Compressors at Midwest Bakery The Difference Between Acfm and Scfm for Proper Vacuum Sizing Best Practices — Multi-Module Process Air Dryers The Vacuum Formation Process in Building Compressed Air Filter Elements Solberg Manufacturing Real World Best Practices: Measuring Pressure Dewpoint in a Compressed Air System Resources for Energy Engineers: Training Calendar & Product Picks Wall Street Watch Advertiser Index Job Market

Compressed Air Best Practices - March 2008

For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.