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® | 03/09 Columns ENERGY MANAGEMENT | U T I L I T Y- A I R N E W S ASCO Numatics Announces the 2009 Industrial Automation Engineering Scholarship FLORHAM PARK, NEW JERSEY — (Marketwire, Feb. 3, 2009) — ASCO Numatics, the world’s leading manufacturer of comprehensive fluid automation solutions, flow control and pneumatics, today announced the beginning of the 2009/2010 academic year application period for two $5,000 scholarships available to U.S. engineering students pursuing careers in industrial automation-related disciplines. ASCO Numatics will also give $1,000 grants to the engineering departments of the colleges where the winners are enrolled. “ASCO Numatics started the scholarship program to help identify and encourage the next generation of leaders in the engineering industry,” said Robert W. Kemple, Jr., Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing — Americas, ASCO Numatics. “We were very impressed by the quality and enthusiasm of last year’s applicant pool. We are excited to continue this program throughout 2009 and expect the same high-quality applicants and talented winners.” The scholarships are merit-based and will be awarded on the candidate’s potential for leadership and for making a significant contribution to the engineering, instrumentation, systems, electrical, mechanical and automation professions, particularly as they relate to the application of fluid control and fluid power technology. A panel of ASCO Numatics and independent judges will select the finalists. Applicants must be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate program in an engineering, instrumentation, systems, electrical, mechanical or automation discipline at an accredited U.S. educational institution for the 2009/2010 academic year. At the time of application, they must have completed at least their sophomore year in a bachelor’s degree program, have at least a 3.2 GPA on a 4.0 scale and be a U.S. citizen or legal U.S. resident. ASCO Numatics will present the scholarship awards at the 2009 ISA Expo, October 6–8, 2009 at the Reliant Center in Houston. The ASCO Numatics award presentation will be part of the annual ISA Young Automation Professionals Festival (YAPFEST). ISA hosts YAPFEST for automation professionals between ages 18 and 30. Complete application details and forms are available at www.asconumatics.com/scholarship. “We are honored to be listed as one of the 100 most sustainable corporations in the world.” — Paul Hense, President, Atlas Copco Compressors 8 www.airbestpractices.com http://www.asconumatics.com/scholarship http://www.airbestpractices.com

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Compressed Air Best Practices - March 2009

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