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| 05/08 Compressed Air Industry AUTOMOTIVE ASSEMBLY | Congratulations on PSI’s 25th Anniversary! Thank you. We started Power Supply Industries (PSI) during a recession in 1983 here in Saint Louis, with five employees including Jack and I (Curt Hertel). We had an inside sales person, a service technician, a secretary and we were the sales team. We had to do a little of everything and even painted desks in the warehouse at night. When we started making sales calls, it was slim-pickings. Over time and on a tight budget, we were able to build the business. We’ve represented Gardner Denver compressors since the beginning and have seen steady growth. Our philosophy has always been to supply our customers with the best possible service. We feel that the best way to accomplish this is to make our customers compressed air systems as efficient and reliable as possible. This is why we have always strived to stay on the leading edge of industry innovation and automation. Our audit department has helped save our customers over $18 million dollars in energy savings over the last eleven years. In Illinois, our Decatur facility has 12,000 square feet dedicated to warehousing and a full-service compressor rebuild and repair shop. We opened this facility in 1985 and it has done very well for us. Peoria was opened in 2003. We employ 11 people between Decatur and Peoria. PSI today covers eastern Missouri and southern/central Illinois. PSI is also a licensed mechanical contractor in the Saint Louis area. We offer and provide turnkey installations. Our customers like being able to bring the whole project to us. We will design the installation, lay it out, audit the facility and do the installation. We have the certified welders on staff to do all the plumbing. A Passion for Saving Energy Compressed Air Best Practices™ spoke with Jack Bertelsmeyer (President) and with Curt Hertel (Vice President) of Power Supply Industries (PSI). What is the size and scope of PSI today? In Saint Louis we employ twenty-eight people. We have eight graduate engineers in sales engineering, technical service and air system auditing positions. We have three DOE Airmaster-Certified auditors on staff. We have 23,500 square feet here and a full-blown rebuild shop for all types of reciprocating, rotary screw and centrifugal compressors. We employ one full time technician for electronic panel rebuilds, wiring diagrams and sequencers. We also have four refrigeration technicians and can service all types of refrigerated and desiccant air dryers. We have a professional engineer, Ed Ball, heading up our blower and vacuum division as well. What industries do you serve? We benefit from having a very broad diversity of industries in our region. This helps stabilize the economy here. If one industry is down, there are a lot of other industries that may be on a positive business cycle. The food industry is probably the most consistent industry for us. Here is a list to give you a feel of the industrial diversity in our area. 42 www.airbestpractices.com http://www.airbestpractices.com

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Compressed Air Best Practices - May 2008 Contents From the Editor Utility-Air News The Compressed Air Audit of the Month Pneumatics Real World Best Practices Delta Industries: Doing What is Right for Customers Delta Industries: Six Truths You Need to Know about Really Putting the Customer First Power Supply Industries Resources for Energy Engineers Wall Street Watch Advertiser Index Job Market

Compressed Air Best Practices - May 2008

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