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AIR CYCLE CORP.
Air Cycle’s CFL Premium Bulb Eater is a new version of the award-winning lamp-crushing system. The CFL Premium crushes fluorescent lamps of any size into 100% recyclable material, freeing up valuable storage space, reducing handling and related labor costs, and cutting recycling costs by 50% or more. The system can hold up to 3,000 compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) or 1,350 4' fluorescent.
www.crushinglamps.com
ALTRONIC LLC
The Altronic ECMD-100 is a full-featured, cost-effective system for monitoring critical parameters such as temperatures and pressures associated with environmental regulations including RICE-NESHAP. The ECMD is designed to cost-effectively assist operators of reciprocating engines facing strict guidelines specific to exhaust emissions monitoring and recording. Built around a proven and stable platform of Altronic and optional third-party products, the ECMD systems offer users flexible access to the core monitoring hardware in either a pre-packaged auxiliary panel or as individual components to be installed in new or existing engine control panels.
www.altronic-llc.com
AMERICAN AUTO-MATRIX
AspectFT from American Auto-Matrix combines Building Integration and Energy Control with mainstream technology. Energy data reports can be e-mailed to a home; a scheduled meeting adjusts the temperature of the meeting room; and a building can detect when one has left and turn off the lights. AspectFT utilizes Web applications such as Microsoft Outlook 2007, Apple iCal, Google Calendar, Twitter, Google Latitude, and RSS feeds to accomplish these tasks and more. No longer do end users need to learn a complicated building automation system.
www.aamatrix.com
ATLAS COPCO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
The Atlas Copco QAS 600 generator is the largest model in the QAS range. Rated at 575 kVA at 60 Hz, the QAS 600 is powered by a Volvo TAD 1641 GE diesel engine that drives a Leroy Somer alternator with PMG-technology, and a 239-gallon standard fuel tank that ensures continuous operation at full load for a complete shift. With standard features that maximize safety and minimize environmental impact, the QAS 600 is designed for easy transportation and onsite handling, making it ideal for rental, industrial, public utility, and construction applications where continuous power is needed. The QAS 600 is also housed in zinc-plated steel with a powder coat finish, which provides optimum resistance against corrosion.
www.atlascopco.us
EVANS COOLING SYSTEMS
Evans Cooling Systems has a patented technology for a waterless engine coolant, providing superior benefits for generator engines that are not found with traditional water-based engine coolants. Its waterless coolant is a permanent coolant lasting the life of an engine, eliminating the need for periodic generator coolant change-outs. Evans HDTC has the capacity to safely operate at higher temperatures, providing uninterrupted power, and protects the engine at temperatures well above the boiling point of water. The waterless formula avoids corrosion, decreasing maintenance costs. Evans HDTC is a safe, environmentally friendly alternative to water-based coolants.
www.evanscooling.com
GLOBAL POWER SUPPLY
Global Power Supply recommends a regular equipment testing and comprehensive preventive maintenance program to protect a critical facility from costly repairs and make sure it’s fully functional when the utility goes down. Its nationwide network of industry professionals will support critical equipment by providing a single point of contact and accountability. Global Power Supply offers a scalable solution that provides preventive maintenance for multiple manufacturers across different technologies, with no regional boundaries or limitations.
www.globalpwr.com
GIRTZ INDUSTRIES INC.
The Z-Cube is a completely containerized mobile generator with emissions control technology that fully meets Tier 4 Final compliance. The Z-Cube offers the first entirely integrated high horsepower mobile generator and emissions control for tomorrow’s power applications. Engineered to be extremely serviceable and user-friendly, all parts of the Z-Cube can be serviced, removed, or replaced through the access doors or roof. Multiple doors offer access to all components for problem-free operation. The Girtz Z-Cube has everything needed to generate clean energy contained inside an easily transportable ISO container—a complete turnkey system in one box is the Z-Cube.
www.girtz.com
HARCO MANUFACTURING CO.
Johnson Matthey’s Stationary Emissions Control (SEC) group and the HARCO Manufacturing Co. will take advantage of their collective experience to collaborate on developing innovative HAPs catalytic converters with superior silencing to help customers comply with EPA’s RICE NESHAP rule and other environmental regulations. The RICE NESHAP (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants) sets the limits for emissions of formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acrolein, methanol, and nearly 200 other toxic compounds from stationary diesel and gas engines, using formaldehyde as the regulated emission. Johnson Matthey is the leader in controlling emissions from stationary gas and diesel engines and gas turbines with nearly a half-century of experience.
www.harcomanufacturing.com
HPS LOADBANKS
HPS Loadbanks’ newest product, the HPS 3.3MVA Resistive/Reactive Loadbank (manufactured for HPS by Crestchic UK) is an all-weather unit that operates in extreme weather conditions up to ambient temperatures to 120°F and has an industry-leading 15+-year estimated lifespan.
www.hpsloadbanks.com
INDECK
Indeck Keystone Energy’s technology center has completed the custom engineering and manufacture of one of the largest shop-assembled boilers in the United States. Indeck Keystone Energy delivered this massive Keystone watertube “D” type package boiler for a major steel manufacturer in the Midwest. The boiler weighed nearly 1,000,000 pounds and required tremendous efforts to move it by land and sea to the client. Design of the large boiler involved engineering, manufacturing, and transportation considerations. The custom-designed watertube boiler included 100% tube and membrane furnace and sidewalls to increase boiler life while reducing overall maintenance.
www.indeck-keystone.com
LEDTRONICS
LEDtronic’s latest generation of direct incandescent-replacement R16 LED Reflector Lamps with standard 26-mm medium screw base operate on 120 VAC and provide a concentrated 40-degree beam of light from a cluster of 40 LEDs. The energy-efficient R16-40-SIW-120AM (3,000 K warm white) and R16-40-TPW-120AM (5000 K natural white) draw just 1.7 W each and provide up to 140 lumens. Up to 90% savings in energy costs over incandescent and halogen bulbs, and an operating lifespan of up to 50,000-hour LED make these high-efficacy R16 lamps ideal for architects, retail store display creators, entertainment designers, and other lighting professionals to integrate economical illumination into maintenance-intensive applications.
www.ledtronics.com
MTU ONSITE ENERGY
The 3,250-kW Series 4000 diesel generator set from MTU Onsite Energy is designed to respond to transient loads and quickly recover from voltage and frequency dips commonly associated with cycling loads and motor starting. In standby applications, the unit’s reserve power capabilities enable the generator to accept its full-rated load in a single step in accordance with NFPA 110.
www.mtu-online.com/mtuonsiteenergy-northamerica/products
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES INC. (SEL)
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc.’s SEL-2820 Fiber-Optic V-Pin Transceiver allows instrumentation and control professionals to safely add isolated segments to multidrop and point-to-point EIA-485 networks separated by up to 500 meters. Also, connecting segments with optical fiber instead of copper wire improves safety, signal integrity, and reliability. The SEL-2820 is easy to integrate. The control dual in-line package switches can be set for two-wire or four-wire, multidrop or point-to-point operation, and to control transmitter keying. The transceiver operates over a –40° to +85°C temperature range and meets or surpasses electric utility and industrial type-test standards for instrumentation, control, and communications equipment.
www.selinc.com
TESTO INC.
The Testo 890 thermal imager has many of the features customers want in a simple, easy-to-use thermal imager. The 890 has the largest available array of any Testo camera. Add this to the exclusive SuperResolution function, and you can capture images up to 1,280 x 960 pixels. This is the imager that finally has it all: high-quality imaging with a comfort grip, well balanced for one-hand operation, and superior application versatility due to the large image array and interchangeable lenses.
www.testoUSA.com/thermal
TOUCHÉ LIGHTING CONTROL
Touché, a total touch-screen building management and lighting control system, is designed to maximize energy savings and provide enhanced management and control functionality. It incorporates a state-of-the-art touch-screen LCD display on most devices, including a unique configurable touch-screen LCD display switch. Other features include real-time control and monitoring from any computer on the network or through the Internet, Windows-based interfacing utilizing drag-and-drop technology for easy setup and adjustment of all devices on the system, and auto-calibration of all sensors.
www.touchecontrols.com
UNIVERSAL ACOUSTIC & EMISSION TECHNOLOGIES INC.
RICE NESHAP (National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants) compliance is less than two years away. Questions such as “What steps are required to bring a reciprocating engine into compliance?”, “How do I minimize engine back pressure?”, and, “What solutions are available?” are all answered in Universal’s Compliance Guide to EPA’s 40CFR Part 63 catalog. Universal makes the complex ruling easy to understand and provides products designed exclusively to bring an engine into RICE NESHAP compliance.
www.universalaet.com
WABASH POWER EQUIPMENT CO.
Since 1950, Wabash Power Equipment Co. has been a trusted supplier of boilers and generating equipment, providing highly dependable, efficient power generation equipment with the latest proven designs, innovations, and emissions technologies from its warehouses and headquarters in Wheeling, IL. Wabash maintains an inventory of boilers 20,000–400,000 per hour on a sale or rental basis, diesel and gas engine generators 200 kW–2,500 kW, gas turbine generators 435 kW– 50,000 kW, pulverizers, mills, and related power plant equipment for immediate shipment.
www.wabashpower.com
YASKAWA AMERICA INC.
The Z1000 Variable Speed Drive is designed for building automation applications such as fans, pumps, and cooling towers through 500 HP. Its features begin with an easy-to-read LCD operator with hands-off-auto functions. An internal real-time clock with time/date stamping and timer controls allows for speed variations without the need for external controls. A built-in 5% line impedance reduces input harmonic distortion, while a 5-kHz carrier frequency with dynamic noise control provides quiet motor operation. An on-board EMI/RFI filter compliant with IEC 61800-3 minimizes interference of surrounding equipment. All Z1000 drives also feature embedded BACnet communications (BTL certified), along with Modbus/Memobus.
www.yaskawa.com
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