Compressed Air Best Practices-August 2008

| 08/08 Focus Industry COMPRESSED AIR AUDITS | Kaeser Compressors Announces Retirement News Reiner G. Mueller, President of Kaeser Compressors, Inc. has announced he will retire at the end of 2008. Mr. Mueller is the most senior and longest serving president in the US compressor industry. Mueller was hired by Carl Kaeser of Kaeser Kompressoren in Coburg, Germany to establish Kaeser’s US subsidiary in 1982. He began with only a handful of employees, a modest 10,000 sq. ft facility and a small but committed network of independent industrial distributors. Today, Kaeser is represented across the country by an extensive factory-trained distribution network as well as factory stores. Customers and distribution alike are supported by Kaeser’s 100,000 sq. ft. headquarters facility in Fredericksburg, Virginia, which was completed in 1995 under Mueller’s personal direction. In addition to serving as president of Kaeser’s US subsidiary, Mueller also established and oversees subsidiaries in Latin America including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. He also played a critical role in establishing distribution in Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama and Peru. Citing 26 years of service and a desire to spend more time with his family, Mueller indicated the decision was not made lightly and had been in process for the last two years. “Establishing Kaeser Compressors in the United States and the Western Hemisphere has been my life’s work. I have worked side-by-side with many fine individuals and enjoyed every challenge along the way.” Frank Mueller, current Executive Vice President and General Manager will take over US Operations in January 2009. For more information, visit www.kaeser.com Ultrasound World V UE Systems has announced that Ultrasound World V will take place January 18–21, 2009 at the Hilton Clearwater Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida. The conference will help industry learn how to save energy, enhance production and increase profitability through ultrasound and other plant operation technologies. For more information, visit www.uesystems.com ITP and Utilities Partner to Improve National Industrial Energy Efficiency Representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) met with representatives from utilities, utility associations, state energy offices, power administrations and other utility stakeholders on February 14–15, 2008, in Laurel, Maryland, to discuss how ITP and utilities can partner to improve the energy efficiency of the utilities’ industrial customers. As a result of this meeting, the Utilities Working with Industry: Action Plan was produced. The action plan outlines the highest priority activities for ITP and the utilities to complete to reach ITP’s goal of driving a 25% reduction in industrial energy intensity in 10 years. Utility account managers, energy efficiency managers and other associations can look to the action plan to find out how they can work with ITP to improve industrial energy efficiency. A coordinating committee will be created to steer the key activities outlined in the action plan. These include: 8 www.airbestpractices.com http://www.uesystems.com http://www.kaeser.com http://www.airbestpractices.com

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Compressed Air Best Practices- August 2008 Contents From the Editor Utility-Air News The August Audit of the Month: A Vacuum System Audit Energized for Savings at Seattle City Light and Tacoma Power Know Your System CASE: Compressed Air Supply Efficiency Ecos Air: Managing Incentive Programs Kaeser Compressors: Loyalty, Energy and Growth Building Relationships at Cummins-Wagner McIntire is Moving Forward The 2008 A.I.C.D. Conference & Exhibition Tuthill Vacuum and Blower Systems Resources for Energy Engineers: Training Calendar & Product Picks Wall Street Watch Advertiser Index Job Market

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