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Compressed Air Industry ENERGY REBATES | 01/09 | COMPRESSED AIR BEST PRACTICES ™ MAGAZINE Nine-Month Results Revenues for the nine-month period of 2008 increased $135.6 million (10 %) to $1.5 billion, compared to $1.4 billion in the same period of 2007. This increase resulted from favorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates and organic growth. Gross profit increased $27.6 million (6%) to $479.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared to 2007, primarily as a result of higher revenue. Gross profit as a percentage of revenues decreased to 32.1% in the first nine months of 2008, compared with 33.3% in 2007, due primarily to product mix, partially offset by operational improvements and leveraging fixed and semi-fixed costs over additional sales volume (see “Selected Financial Data Schedule”). As a result of the costs associated with profit improvement initiatives, non-recurring expenses and mark-to-market currency adjustments in 2008 and the increase in the effective tax rate discussed previously, net income decreased $6.2 million (4%) to $135.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared to $141.2 million for the same period of 2007. www.airbestpractices.com ADVERTISER INDEX Company Kaeser Compressor Page Outside Back Cover Web Site www.kaeser.com NPE2009 Inside Back Cover www.npe.org Atlas Copco Inside Front Cover www.atlascopco.com Hitachi 3 www.hitachi.us/airtech SPX Dehydration & Filtration 5 www.spx.com Belair Technologies 6 www.belairtech.net Jorc Industrial 7 www.jorc.com Chicago Pneumatic 9 www.cp.com Mikropor America 11 www.mikroporamerica.com Curtis Air Compressors 13 www.discovercurtis.com Awareness Ideas 17 www.awarenessideas.com Globalcon 2009 34 www.aeecenter.org/globalcon COMPRESSED AIR BEST PRACTICES™ MAGAZINE www.airbestpractices.com Advertising & : Rod Smith Editorial rod@airbestpractices.com Tel: 251-680-9154 Subscriptions & : Patricia Smith Administration patricia@airbestpractices.com Tel: 251-510-2598 Fax: 412-831-3091 A Publication of : Smith Onandia Communications L.L.C. 217 Deer Meadow Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15241 Compressed Air Best Practices™ is published monthly by Smith Onandia Communications LLC., 217 Deer Meadow Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15241. Phone 251-510-2598, Fax 412-831-3091, email patricia@airbestpractices.com. Compressed Air Best Practices™ is a trademark of Smith Onandia Communications, LLC. Publisher cannot be held liable for non-delivery due to circumstances beyond its control. No refunds. Standard postage is paid at 233 Jefferson Street, Greenfield, Ohio 45123. Canadian and international distribution: IMEX International Mail Express, 1842 Brummel Drive, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Compressed Air ™ Best Practices, 217 Deer Meadow Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15241. SUBSCRIPTIONS: Qualified reader subscriptions are accepted from compressed air professionals, plant managers, plant engineers, service and maintenance managers, operations managers, auditors, and energy engineers in manufacturing plants and engineering/ consulting firms in the U.S. To apply for qualified reader subscriptions, please fill in the reader response cards herein and mail or fax or go to www.airbestpractices.com. To non-qualified subscribers subscriptions are $65 in Canada and $95 for other countries. When available, extra copies of back issues are $4 plus shipping. Contact Patricia Smith for subscription information at tel: 251-510-2598 or email: patricia@airbestpractices. com. REPRINTS: Reprints are available on a custom basis, contact Patricia Smith for a price quotation at tel: 251-510-2598 or email: patricia@airbestpractices.com. All rights are reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without consent of Smith Onandia Communications LLC. Smith Onandia Communications LLC does not assume and hereby disclaims any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions in the material contained herein, regardless of whether such errors result from negligence, accident, or any other cause whatsoever. Printed in the U.S.A. www.airbestpractices.com 49 http://www.airbestpractices.com http://www.kaeser.com http://www.npe.org http://www.atlascopco.com http://www.hitachi.us/airtech http://www.spx.com http://www.belairtech.net http://www.jorc.com http://www.cp.com http://www.mikroporamerica.com http://www.discovercurtis.com http://www.awarenessideas.com http://www.aeecenter.org/globalcon http://www.airbestpractices.com http://www.airbestpractices.com http://www.airbestpractices.com

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Compressed Air Best Practices - January 2009 Contents From the Editor Utility-Air News Compressed Air Audit of the Month: A Nitrogen Audit at Boeing Air Standards: New ASME & ISO Standards for Compressed Air System Assessments Energy Rebates Assist Industrial Sustainability Initiatives Seven Sustainability Projects for Industrial Energy Savings: Project #1: Lighting Optimization Minimum Supply Wire Size Recommendations for Compressor Packages Utilizing Variable Frequency Drives The Pneumatic Advantage: Pneumatics Bring Precision and Reliability to Furniture Industry Specialist Personal Productivity: Is Afternoon Fatigue Influencing Your Job Performance? The Explanation and Some Solutions. Resources for Energy Engineers: Training Calendar & Product Picks Wall Street Watch Advertiser Index Classifieds

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