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A renowned global network of
asset reliability professionals certiﬁed
in the delivery of risk and reliabilitybased methodologies, Aladon
helps clients increase asset value;
reduce operating and maintenance
costs; and improve safety, reliability,
and productivity.
In becoming a partner, Brown and
Caldwell's Liz Minyard, integrated
project delivery owner advisor,
and Simon Watson, senior utility
performance consultant, successfully
achieved Aladon Practitioner
certiﬁcation for Reliability-Centered
Design (RCD) and ReliabilityCentered Maintenance (RCM3)
services, qualifying them to promote,
train, and implement Aladon's riskbased reliability methodologies.
Adopting RCD and RCM together
leads to improved resource plan-

ning, forecasting, maintenance
planning, execution and implementation of asset life-cycle failure
management strategies and is a key
differentiator for the ﬁrm.

Atlas Copco
atlascopco.com

Atlas Copco Compressors LLC
acquired the assets of Californiabased distributors Accurate Air
Engineering and its sister company,
Compressed Air of California. The

acquired businesses will become
factory direct branches of Atlas
Copco Compressors, distributing
its full line of solutions, in ﬁve
locations, from San Diego all the
way to Sacramento.
"This brings a completely new
addition to our footprint and will
complement our current direct
and distributor presence across
California," said Robert Eshleman,
general manager for Atlas Copco
Compressors." The strategy, as in
all acquisitions, is to ensure the
company gets closer to customers
and serves them in the best possible
way, he added.
Accurate Air Engineering Inc.
has been serving customers across
California since 1961. More than
50 people will join Atlas Copco
from the acquired businesses.

PPI
plasticpipe.org
MAB Basic HDPE Repair OptionsMAB-4 details the various methods
and steps for repairing a high-density
polyethylene (HDPE) pipeline in the
ﬁeld. Published by the Municipal
Advisory Board (MAB), with assistance
from the Plastics Pipe Institute Inc.
(PPI), the document is available free of
charge at plasticpipe.org.
Intended as a guide for engineers,
users, contractors, code officials
and others in the repair of HDPE
pressure water piping systems, MAB-4
includes repairs using electrofusion,
fusion and mechanical systems. Two
quick-reference charts delineate the
alternatives that can be considered.
MAB serves as an independent,
non-commercial adviser to the Municipal & Industrial Division of PPI. *

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