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20 Years of Case Studies: Plants Sharing Best Practices

Edited by Troy Dreier, Senior Editor, Compressed Air Best Practices® 

For 20 years, Compressed Air Best Practices® Magazine has published articles focused on helping manufacturers reduce power demand, lower water consumption, and improve the performance of compressed air, cooling, blower and industrial vacuum systems. In this article, we highlight a sampling of those stories across the following industries:

  • Plastics and Packaging
  • Food and Beverage
  • Automotive and Transportation
  • Cement, Building Materials, and Mining
  • Metals, Pulp, and Paper
  • Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, and Research
  • Wastewater Treatment
     
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Benchmarking Energy Performance

By Ed Schlect, PE, CEM, GBE Executive Vice President, Advantage IQ

It’s no secret that cost-cutting is now a main focus for many business owners. When times get tough, the first reaction is figure out where it’s possible to spend less in order to maintain the bottom line. Over the last year, there have been countless examples of companies that eliminated programs, slashed entire departments, and sliced into salaries to protect profits.
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Sustainability at RR Donnelley

Compressed Air Best Practices interviewed Michael D. Manzella. Mr. Manzella is a Senior Vice President, Environmental, Health, Safety and Quality (EH&S), and also the Chief Sustainability Officer for RR Donnelley (RRD).

Sustainability at RRD starts with a philosophy. It is then executed through a global policy and objectives. RRD’s philosophy does not see sustainability as making a choice between being cost-effective and improving environmental impacts. On the contrary, sustainability represents integrating these two factors. This philosophy guides our sustainability objectives and strategies.
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Sustainability at Millipore

By Rod Smith, Compressed Air Best Practices

Compressed Air Best Practices interviewed Paul Lukitsch.  Mr. Lukitsch is the Regional Facilities & Energy Manager for Millipore Corporation.
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BeyondZero™ Sustainability at SKF

CABP interviewed Mike Roberts, Program Manager, Energy & Sustainability, SKF."

SKF focuses on energy intensity and carbon intensity in our efforts to reduce our own direct emissions of CO2. Energy intensity works on reducing the energy used at our own facilities. Carbon intensity refers to the CO2 emissions generated by our power suppliers.  
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17 Credibility Busters That Are Ruining Your Career

By Sandy Allgeier

Do you have what it takes to be a viable member of the 21st century business community? Are you sure? Globalization, virtual collaboration, and the rise of the project-based workforce have changed all the rules. These days you must be able to influence others, communicate clearly, and—most important of all—elicit trust. If people don’t trust you, they won’t work with you. It’s really that simple. But according to Sandy Allgeier, there is one sure way to gain the trustworthiness you need to succeed: Improve your personal credibility factor.
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Harnessing “Personality Style” for Peak Performance

By Pat Johns

We may all be created equal...but we are certainly not all the same. By harnessing a very basic working knowledge of the concept of personality style, we will start to develop the tools which can enhance the way we communicate in almost every interpersonal interaction we encounter!
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ISO Energy Management Standards

By Wayne Perry, Technical Director, Kaeser Compressors

Most readers of this magazine are familiar with the ISO 9000 and 14000 families of standards.  The 9000 family pertains to quality management systems and the 14000 family deals with environmental management.
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Seven Sustainability Projects: HVAC Optimization

By Thomas Mort, CEM

Reducing energy costs and pollution emissions involves many areas within an industrial facility.  My studies have found seven (7) key (or common) areas where low cost practical projects can be implemented.  Combined, these projects provide savings exceeding 10% of the annual energy spend with an average payback of less than one year.
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Corporate Sustainability Programs

Sustainable Operations in Practice at Klöckner Pentaplast
In most of our factories, we have installed detailed energy monitoring systems at multiple points
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