Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 - (Page 27) Focus Industry PLASTICS BLOW-MOLDING | 04/08 | Guaranteeing AUDIT ROI BY DEAN SMITH for Blow-Molders CEO’s and CFO’s are looking for return-on-investment (ROI) guaranties on compressed air energy-saving projects. These executives are paid to maximize shareholder returns and must choose wisely on how to allocate capital. They must often choose between deploying capital on production projects or facility projects where energy and cost-savings can be generated. Production projects are often chosen because it may be felt that attaining the ROI is more certain. A new production line can be expected to generate certain returns. Facility energysavings projects sometimes do not deliver the expected returns. This article outlines a three-step process to guarantee the CEO or CFO the ROI’s promised in a compressed air energy saving project. Step 1: Analysis and Quantification of Savings and Costs Guaranteeing savings is much different than guaranteeing ROI. Savings can be attained on the compressed air system at an unacceptable cost and therefore ROI. CEO’s and CFO’s want proof that ROI’s will be attained and that they are verified. There have been two issues, over the years, which have left some end users with a level of frustration with compressed air audits: 1. The first has been that although the auditors identified opportunities for savings, the required actions were not taken in the facility to implement them. This leaves people pointing fingers at each other as to whether the auditor or the facility didn’t get the work done. The result is the same — savings are only realized on paper and the ROI is not delivered. The second frustration is that the audit is implemented but verification is not done over time. The CEO does not know if the savings are continuing or if the compressed air system degrades over time towards the original cost levels — therefore eliminating the promised ROI. Dean Smith 2. www.airbestpractices.com 27 http://www.airbestpractices.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 Contents From the Editor Utility-Air News The Compressed Air Audit of the Month: Minimizing Blow-Molding Pressure Fluctuations AF Compressors: Focused on 40 Bar, Oil-Free Air for the PET Industry Real World Best Practices: PET Plants Using Boosters for High-Pressure Air Guaranteeing Audit ROI for Blow-Molders Managing Vacuum Pressure Differential Are You Taking Full Advantage of Pneumatic Valve Technology? Are You Strategic? 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(Page 43) Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 - Resources for Energy Engineers: Training Calendar & Product Picks (Page 44) Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 - Resources for Energy Engineers: Training Calendar & Product Picks (Page 45) Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 - Wall Street Watch (Page 46) Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 - Wall Street Watch (Page 47) Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 - Wall Street Watch (Page 48) Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 - Advertiser Index (Page 49) Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 - Job Market (Page 50) Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 - Job Market (Page Cover3) Compressed Air Best Practices - April 2008 - Job Market (Page Cover4)
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