Contact us at:
energyaudits@rogers-machinery.com
or Contact: Jeff Yarnall
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Compressed Air Efficiency Program - Manke Lumber Harvests Energy Savings
Manke's project manager, contracted with Rogers Machinery of Seattle to conduct a comprehensive demand and supply-side analysis of the existing compressed air system.
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Service Overview
Rogers Audit and Consulting Group are trained to quickly understand your plant's air system and operational needs. Our goal is to establish an operational baseline from which the proposed enhancements can be measured. From this baseline, we determine where cost effective changes can be made and calculate your benefits.
Rogers Machinery has conducted over 100 formal audits and surveys during the past four years. Our Audit and Consulting Group can provide two different levels of audits for your plant. In addition, audits and services can be tailored to meet your custom needs.
Beyond the compressor room, we utilize the latest leak detection technology to minimize wasted air. Oregon customers may also qualify for Business Energy Tax Credits through the Oregon Office of Energy. Take the Energy Challenge Quiz to find out if your system is "energy challenged." Contact us today for more information and opportunities to start saving now!
Compressed Air Audit - Level I
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Pre-Audit Interview. An interview with management, purchasing, maintenance and operations staff to determine objectives and priorities of your plant staff.
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Plant Tour. Inspection and survey of compressed air equipment, air compressor controls and operations.
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Establish System Baseline. Baseline compressed air system with regards to system load, power consumption and system pressure for a minimum of 168 hours.
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Evaluate supply side air receiver placement.
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Determine leak load from compressor capacities and decay rates during off production hours.
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Evaluation. Comprehensive written evaluation of system, including description of equipment, baseline loading and power consumption. Included will be recommendations for compressed air system enhancement and performance optimization, estimated annual savings, and estimated return on investment (ROI) analysis of energy efficiency measures proposed.
Compressed Air Audit - Level II
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Includes all items listed above, under Compressed Air Audit - Level I plus the following.
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Ultrasonic leak detection and tagging.
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Multiple time period evaluation and trending of flow, pressure and power.
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Suggest ways to reduce inappropriate uses of compressed air.
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Dew point monitoring.
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Demand side evaluation of downstream receivers.
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Evaluation of compressed air distribution system.
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Simulated system response with new energy efficiency measures implemented.
About Our Audit and Consulting Group
Our Audit Group is lead by Jeff Yarnall, a licensed Mechanical Engineer, State of Oregon, with over 20 years experience with compressed air systems, including; system design, applications, installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, controls and energy audits.
Jeff holds a BS in Resource Systems Engineering from Humboldt State University and was recently selected by the US Department of Energy to become a national Level 1 and 2 instructor for the "Compressed Air Challenge", a national educational effort to improve air system efficiency throughout the United States.
Our team of professionals available include two Registered Professional Engineers, an Auditing Specialist, and three Field Engineers.
In addition to our traditional business of supplying compressed air equipment, we work as consultants to design engineers on specialized projects worldwide. Our auditing group now provides the same level of expertise and service to individual companies who desire the most cost effective system to produce and utilize compressed air.
What is the Compressed Air Challenge
The Compressed Air Challenge (CAC) is a national effort by the Department of Energy, and others, to train and educate users of compressed about potential energy savings in their compressed air systems.
Rogers Machinery has been an active participant and promoter of the CAC training program for users and is pleased to announce the following future CAC workshops.
Fundamentals Training
Each fundamentals training session is taught by two instructors who have been screened and qualified by the Compressed Air Challenge.
During the one-day course, you will lean how to calculate the costs of compressed air in your facility; how to cut those costs; and how to gain better control of compressed air for optimum reliability and productivity. You will use data from your facility; complete hands-on exercises focused on bottom-line results; and learn from highly qualified national compressed air experts who will focus the training on getting you results when you get back to your plant.
For more information about the Compressed Air ChallengeÒ Program and their Calendar of Events, please visit the following web sites:
Compressed Air ChallengeÒ
www.compressedairchallenge.org/
Northwest Energy Education Institute www.nweei.org
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance www.nwalliance.org
Advanced Management of Compressed Air Systems
The Fundamentals of Compressed Air Systems is an outstanding course and provides a solid foundation for evaluating your compressed air system. The Compressed Air Challenge is a collaboration of industrial users; manufacturers, distributors; facility operating personnel; consultants; state research and development agencies; energy efficiency organizations; and utilities; This group covers a broad spectrum of people who use, service, sell, or evaluate compressed air services and products. Needless to say, one class cannot meet every person's needs.
For those with an advanced understanding of compressors and their systems the Compressed Air Challenge has created a new two day course: "Advanced Management of Compressed Air Systems".
This training is designed to provide facility engineers, maintenance supervisors, equipment distributors, and other key personnel with the most up-to-date, in-depth technical information on how to troubleshoot and implement improvements to industrial compressed air systems. This intensive, two-day training builds on the system-based approach to compressed air management introduced in the Compressed Air Challenge's Fundamentals of Compressed Air Systems. You are encouraged to take the Fundamentals class before registering for the Advanced class.
Participants in the Advanced training will learn how to: collect and use the data and tools necessary to assess the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of a compressed air system, develop and use a system profile, address point of use issues, including air quality, highest point-of-use pressure requirements, and hi volume intermittent applications, understand complex control system strategies, align the supply side to demand side operation, implement a system maintenance program successfully and sell compressed air improvement projects to management.