The System Assessment
Food
Since 2002, Energy Trust of Oregon has saved and generated 728 average megawatts of electricity and
Plastics
The Pepsi bottling plant in Winnipeg, Manitoba has upgraded both their main 100 psi compressed air
Paper
Rockline Industries is one of the largest global producers of consumer products, specializing in
Printing
Several days prior to our visit, during a cold winter evening, the lead air compressor in one
Pharmaceutical
A large pharmaceutical company needed huge flow rates of 30 psig air to aerate multiple
Auto
Compressed air optimization measures adopted by PTMSB have reduced the consumption of compressed
Bulk
A large mining complex in a remote northern region of the world invited a compressed air auditor in
Transit
Their job is to brake the cars by gripping the wheels. They are operated either pneumatically or
Metals
A zinc producer spends an estimated $516,000 annually on electricity to operate the air compressors
Medical
In the U.S. as an example, the NFPA has taken the view that if your compressor draws in good clean
Power
Nuclear power plants produce electricity for people, business and industry. Electricity is
Oil & Gas
Petro Chemical Energy, Inc. (PCE) specializes in energy loss surveys for the refining and chemical
Wastewater
Aeration tanks use bubble diffusers to distribute oxygen within the wastewater. Fine bubble
The Pepsi bottling plant in Winnipeg, Manitoba has upgraded both their main 100 psi compressed air system and their 600 psi PET bottling system in two separate projects. The system improvements have saved the company both maintenance and electrical operating costs, and even reduced some winter heating demand.
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Since 2002, Energy Trust of Oregon has saved and generated 728 average megawatts of electricity and 52 million annual therms of natural gas. This is enough energy to power Multnomah and Washington counties while heating Deschutes County homes. ETO has saved enough energy equal to the output of a power plant and reduced reliance on fossil fuels. In total, they have invested $1.5 billion to save customers more than $6.9 billion on their energy bills over time. They have also added $5.7 billion to the local economy, including $1.7 billion in wages, $312 million in small business income and employment equal to 4,700 full-time jobs lasting a decade.
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Compressed Air Best Practices interviewed Timo Pulkki (CEO), Hannu Heinonen (President, Tamturbo Inc.) and Mike Batchelor (Director of Sales Americas) from Tamturbo.
Since the 1960’s, the Tampere region in Finland has been a birthplace of several air compressor innovations – many of which involved Kimmo Laine, a co-founder of Tamturbo. Mr. Laine was a leader in R&D in the air compressor business for many years since the 1960s. This included bringing a high-speed turbo air compressor to market later at Tamturbo. Working together in the 1980’s in a division of Tamrock, called Tamrotor-where Hannu Heinonen also worked, Mr. Laine met a gentleman named Jaakko Säiläkivi.
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This “nation’s largest regional show” has a 200,000 square foot exhibit floor and also has an interesting educational conference track. The show floor brings together the premier vendors of packaging and machinery with key decision makers in the Northwest’s food and beverage industry.
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