Optimize Compressed Air Systems and Increase Industry Profits

AMES, IA (04/30/2009)(readMedia)-- Higher productivity, reduced downtime, energy savings, and greater efficiency are the key factors that determine your company's profitability. You can make your company more profitable by simply getting smarter about compressed air with the Compressed Air Challenge® training in June.

The course is for plant engineers, maintenance supervisors, and other personnel responsible for compressed air systems in an industrial setting. You'll learn how to calculate and reduce the costs of compressed air in your facility and how to gain better control of compressed air for optimum reliability and productivity. You'll use data from your facility and complete hands-on exercises with emphasis on bottom-line results. Furthermore, you will know how to focus on getting results when you return to your plant.

Fundamentals of Compressed Air Systems One-day training, Iowa City, June 16 and Ames, June 17.

Advanced Management of Compressed Air Systems Two-day training, Ames, June 18 – 19.

More information is available on the Iowa Energy Center Web site, www.energy.iastate.edu.

Cost is $375 per person for the one-day Fundamentals session and $750 per person for the two-day Advanced session. Industrial/Commercial customers of Alliant, Energy, MidAmerican Energy and CIPCO may be eligible for a discount. Please register promptly because space is limited.

The Compressed Air Challenge is a voluntary collaboration of industrial users; manufacturers, distributors and their associations; facility operating personnel and their associations; energy efficiency organizations, and utilities.

The Iowa Energy Center is proud to sponsor the Compressed Air Systems courses. Co-hosts for the trainings are Alliant Energy, MidAmerican Energy, CIPCO, Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities, CIRAS, and Iowa State University Extension.