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April
Meeting Annoucement
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Wednesday,
May 20, 2009
Tour
of Sulzer Metco (US) Inc.
(An
example of Lean in Practice)
Host: Ed Sottile Manager Manufacturing Engineering
Time: 6:00pm - Light Dinner and networking, 6:30pm - Presentation
7:00pm - Tour (3 areas about 30 minutes each)
Place: Westbury, NY
Directions: Directions to Sulzer Metco (US) Inc. will be sent once
your reservation is received.
This is a joint event with APICS & SME (Society of Manufacturing
Engineers) Meeting Fee: no charge, Complementary Lite buffet/dinner/refreshments
will be provided by the host.
Reservations: Required - RSVP by Monday May 18, 2009 to Tom Fiorella
516 214 5588 or email at tfior9651@msn.com. Please indicate: Name,
Organization/Company, Day Time Phone, Member Affiliation (IIE /
SME)
Sulzer
Metco (US) Inc. is a successful organization that traces its history
back over 75 years and is part of Sulzer who this year is celebrating
175 years in business. They coat and enhance surfaces, produce materials
and equipment for these purposes, and develop machining processes
for special components. Their state of the art products, solutions
and services are delivered through a global sales, customer support
and manufacturing network. The Westbury plant is a manufacturing
facility for thermal spray equipment and materials that is heavily
into engineering new processes and equipment, and also contains
a coating solutions lab.
Sulzer Metco focuses on industrial and technical
markets such as Aerospace, Power Generation, Automotive, and other
specialized industries. Their products and services include :
Equipment and materials for thermal spray and thin film
Coating solutions for thermal spray and thin film
Engine components for industrial and aero turbines
Friction linings
Customer support services
The company has implemented various improvement initiatives including
lean methodologies over the years which have improved their efficiencies
as well as their profit margins. This will be a joint tour with
the APICS and the SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) and space
is limited, so please respond promptly.
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Review
of the April Meeting
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At the
April meeting IIE Senior member Ted Bier of T.M. Bier & Associates,
Inc. provided a timely presentation on Qualifying and Funding Real
Green Projects for Industrial/Commercial Facilities. The focus of
Ted's presentation included the types of energy projects, how to
obtain funding, and Green Building certification through LEED (Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design) certification.
There are a number of projects that an organization can get involved
with for an industrial / commercial facility. For one a building
management system (BMS) along with system integration can be very
effective in reducing energy consumption while sustaining a building's
operation. The type of system that can be integrated include: HVAC
equipment (air handling units, cooling towers, pumps, chillers, boilers,
etc.), lighting controls, day lighting photocells, security access
control, CCTV, power monitoring and control, shading systems, micro
turbines, photovoltaic net metering 6 to 8 year payback, wind good
for conservation, and Elevator controls. Some of the benefits of
system integration are: Installation cost reductions along with shared
infrastructure (wiring, controllers, workstations, devices, etc.),
operational efficiencies centralization, "single seat"
access faster response, less hardware, less training, and cross checking.
Some other benefits of a BMS are the ability to take performance
measurements, verification of systems operations, and provide reporting.
Ted pointed out that there are a number of funding opportunities
for energy projects including utility rebates from LIPA, National
Grid, and NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development
Authority). Although funding from NYSERDA does not apply to Long
Island. On a federal level, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT)
has also created some funding possibilities that includes commercial
building immediate tax deductions for lighting and HVAC, which can
also apply to rental properties (4 stories or above) and
tenant owned lease hold improvements. Traditional payback / return
on Investment / Capital funds will typically net 8% to 15% reduction
in "hard cost" operating expenses (e.g. utilities). Typically
an additional 2% to 7% reduction in "soft costs" (e.g.
HVAC equipment, maintenance, staff productivity, filters, belts)
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IIE Senior member
Ted Bier of T.M. Bier & Associates, Inc.
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Commercial
facilities may also qualify for immediate building deductions. Deductions
are based on improvements over ASHRAE 90.1 2001 (American Society of
Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers) the energy code
standard. The criteria to qualify are: energy efficient improvements
must be depreciable assets, converts 39 year depreciation to current
deduction, originally for installations completed in 2006 & 2007
(now extended thru 2013, which is retroactive for up to three years).
Deduction amounts are the lesser of total cost or: $1.80/sq.ft. whole
building, $0.60/sq.ft. individual systems for lighting, HVAC, and building
envelope. An example is shown in Figure 1.
A couple of other financing alternatives include creating an internal
energy funding pool by working with your company's CFO / Controller
and through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which
is still in the works. Ted suggested that on Long Island you can take
note of the latest developments by logging on to Congressman Steve Israel's
Web site (http://israel.house.gov/) then click on the Energy & Economic
Recovery button. You also may consider joining his energy task force.
The Green Building topic has been in the news more and more as of late.
LEED certification has become a sought after label for property owners
/ operators. As a professional you can obtain certification as a LEED
AP (Accredited Professional), CEM (Certified Energy Manager), and/or
PE (Professional Engineer).
Along with Ted to answers question were: Jacob Goldman of Energy Tax
Savers Inc. (516 364 2630) and Joe Deluca and Matthew LaPorte of Quinn
& Feiner a HVAC service company. For further information you can
visit the T.M. Bier & Associates, Inc. website at www.tmba.com or
contact Ted at 516 674 3700. |
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Long
Island & Metro NY Chapter 86
Events
Calendar
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Wed.,
May 20, 2009
Tour
of Sulzer Metco (US) Inc. - An example of Lean in Practice
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AIAA
- Long Island Section
Thursday, May 21, 2009
6pm Social Time,
6:30pm Dinner,
7:15pm Presentation
Topic: Beyond The Black Box: The Forensics
of Airplane Crashes
Location: The 56th Fighter Group Restaurant, 7180 Republic
Airport Grumman Lane off Route 110,
East Farmingdale, NY 11735
(See
Details)
RSVP BY May 19, 2009
to: Glenn Mackey
(631) 368-0433
or glennfly@aol.com
APICS
NYC-LI CHAPTER
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 6pm
Topic: Lowering Your Procurement
Costs and Improving Monthly Cash Flow
Location:1 Penn Plaza (23rd Floor) NYC
Please register at www.apicsnyc-li.org
or email meetings@li-apics.org
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Chapter
86
2009 Officers
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President:
Tom Fiorella
Air Techniques, Inc.
B (516) 214-5588
H (718) 258-3143
tfior9651@msn.com
Richard
Stripeikis
H (516) 8728350
Roop Tawney
National Storage & Conveyor Systems, Inc.
B (631) 941-3900
M (631) 455-6460
ROOPBEER@aol.com
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Chapter
86 Membership Information
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Current
Active Membership
Long Island & Metro NY Chapter = 100
About IIE - Founded in 1948, IIE is the premier
society dedicated to serving the professional needs of industrial
engineers and all individuals involved with improving quality
and productivity. IIE has over 15,000 members and more than 280
chapters worldwide.
Who benefits from membership?
There are hundreds of job titles given to people, who manage,
design, install, or maintain integrated systems of people, machinery,
and information. No matter what your job title, if you are the
person called upon for solutions when there is an issue that requires
your attention, you belong in IIE.
To become a member of IIE call
1-800-494-0460
or log onto to
www.iienet.org & click on Membership then on Join IIE
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