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| 01/09 Focus Industry ENERGY REBATES | U T I L I T Y- A I R N E W S “Atlas Copco Custom Design, formerly Tide-Air, has been a tremendous acquisition for Atlas Copco in the United States,” commented Paul Hense, president of Atlas Copco Compressors in the U.S. “The expertise they have demonstrated in providing customers with customized packages has provided real value for both our customers and the Atlas Copco company.” Atlas Copco Custom Design’s 26,000-squar-foot facility is specially equipped for compressed air system manufacturing and packaging. They have extensive heavy lifting capabilities and can test beyond 1,000-hp electric drive compressors (50 or 60 Hz) and 1,000-hp natural gas engine drive compressors. Their welders are certified and proficient in all types of welding, which enables them to manufacture custom systems and adapt standard systems to specific customer applications. Custom painting and coatings are done in their in-house paint booth. They provide ergonomic packages designed in the smallest footprint and with the lowest noise available, while maximizing energy efficiency and protecting production. They specialize in creating modular custom-built compressed air systems including the compressor(s), dryers and air receivers all on a single base frame. Examples of packages include: p Ultrasound World V Announces Keynote Speaker for January Conference UE Systems will host its fifth annual Ultrasound World conference, scheduled from Sunday, January 18,. 2008 through Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at the Clearwater Hilton Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida. UE Systems recently announced additional guest speakers to its original lineup, including keynote speaker, Richard Smith, Senior Technical Advisor for Allied Reliability, Inc. Additional speakers added to the conference agenda include: Martin Robinson, Incorporated Engineer for IRISS, Dean Wolever and Lloyd Hopper, Energy Savings and Maintenance Managers for the Herman Miller Company, Terry Harris, Owner of Reliable Process Solutions, and Bruce Baughman, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Technology for GreenHunter BioFeuls. Ultrasound World offers a series of technical presentations and informative case studies presented by some of the industry’s most experienced ultrasound technology users. Each featured guest will provide insight into their experience with ultrasound and other inspection technologies in the form of case histories that have led to significant energy and equipment savings as well as company/client profitability. Examples of their presentations include: Generating Savings from an Ultrasound/Infrared Inspection Program Lloyd Hopper and Dean Wolever will be discussing the benefits and experience they have had with their predictive maintenance program utilizing ultrasound technology to calculate cost savings — including a recent $250,000 savings in leaks alone. They will review three locations they are currently surveying and how ultrasound instrumentation, in addition to an infrared camera, have helped to quickly detect several potential areas of failure. Building the Ultimate Reliable Plant Terry Harris and Bruce Baughman will talk about how designing and building reliability into new plants or modifications to existing operations is the wave of the future. They will review how manufacturing plants can be designed, redesigned and built to be 10 times more reliable and five to 10 times more profitable to the bottom line. For further information about Ultrasound World V’s complete lineup of featured speakers or to register, you can visit UE Systems’ website at www.uesystems.com and follow the Ultrasound World V link for complete conference details. For more information contact: Doug Waetjen, UE Systems tel: 914.592.1220 info@uesystems.com Special electrical requirements such as Class 1, Group C&D, Division 1 & 2 NEC, IEC, CSA PLC control systems Extreme hot and cold environments Offshore applications Instrument air applications Starting air applications Plant air applications Refinery service Emergency backup air applications p p p p p p p p For more information, visit www.atlascopco.com 8 www.airbestpractices.com http://www.atlascopco.com http://www.uesystems.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

Compressed Air Best Practices - January 2009

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