Sustainability

• Sustainability in an Industrial Environment

  Sustainability in an Industrial Environment Doug Medley, PE, CEM discuses sustainability in an industrial environment, why to implement a sustainability program and steps to achieving sustainability at your facility.  ‹ SHARE

  Read MoreDoug Medley, PE / Energy Audit  / Energy Efficiency  / Energy Savings  / Power Factor Correction  / Safety  / Sustainability  / Variable Speed  / WAGES  / Sustainability  / Upgrades 

• DMAIC Improves Process for Energy and Utilities Use

  DMAIC Process Improvement DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, control) has been a staple of Six Sigma process improvement in the American industrial culture for decades. DMAIC has been used to help companies improve their products and processes within their facilities and within their business structures. Whether an organization needs to improve the quality of a […]

  Read MoreDoug Medley, PE / Energy Efficiency  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Multidiscipline Engineering  / Process Design  / Sustainability  / Manufacturing 

• Building Industrial Water Resiliency

  Building Industrial Water Resiliency Many industrial facilities in the United States rely on a single freshwater source, either surface or ground water, to provide water for production and utility needs. A sole-source approach may prove inadequate in times of water stress such as droughts, floods or other natural disasters or if water prices should increase. […]

  Read MoreSarah Shank, PE / Cooling Tower  / Cooling Water  / FEED Study  / Process Design  / Reduce/Reuse/Recycle  / Water Conservation  / Water Quality  / Planning  / Sustainability 

• Sustainable Lighting Upgrades – Opportunities for Improvement

  Sustainable Lighting Upgrades – Opportunities for Improvement Lighting System Upgrades: The Switch to LED As companies steer their operations toward more efficient operating models and strive to hit corporate sustainability targets, every opportunity for cost and energy reduction needs to be examined. A frequent target for operating cost reduction is facility lighting system upgrades. Lighting […]

  Read MoreDoug Medley, PE / ASHRAE  / Energy Audit  / Energy Efficiency  / Energy Waste  / Multidiscipline Engineering  / Peak Power Demand  / Power Factor  / Variable Speed  / Sustainability  / Manufacturing 

• Simple Steps to Make Your Facility More Sustainable

  Simple Steps to Make Your Facility More Sustainable The word “sustainability” means different things to different people. In business, making a profit is vital to keeping a company sustainable and open for business. From an environmental viewpoint, sustainability means protecting the earth by reducing the use of natural resources and waste. These two perspectives come […]

  Read MoreDoug Medley, PE / ASHRAE  / Energy Audit  / Energy Efficiency  / Energy Savings  / Power Factor Correction  / Variable Speed  / Safety  / Sustainability  / Upgrade 

• Case Study: Creating a Better User Experience using PlantPAx

  Case Study: Creating a Better User Experience using PlantPAx At times, we work with partner engineering firms to help them with projects that may be outside of their normal scope of offerings. Here’s how Matrix Technologies successfully helped a small engineering firm move a manual process to a fully-automated process using PlantPAx. The Problem When […]

  Read MoreTom Hudson / Auxillary Codes  / Chemical Manufacturing Process  / HMI Programming  / PLC Programming  / Process Control System  / Process Design  / Rockwell Solution Partner  / Improvement  / Sustainability  / PlantPAx  / Rockwell Automation