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Metalcasting
Steering Committee meeting is scheduled for October 11th
at Penn State University. Contact Bob
Voigt for details.
Save
the Date -- February 18th & 19th, 2003 at Lehigh University,
Bethlehem, PA. Celebrate one year of accomplishments and
plan for further IOF activities in Pennsylvania. Program
will include short courses, networking, poster session,
and more.
Be on the look out for more information in future additions
of this newsletter. Contact Tiffany O'Neill at Lehigh for
more information, 610.758.5450.
The
Institute of Metal Forming at Lehigh will be hosting the
a Vision and Roadmap Planning “Kickoff” meeting
on September 18, 2002, at the Lehigh University Campus.
For more information contact Wojciech
Misiolek.
Don’t
forget! The 5th Industrial Energy Efficiency Symposium and
Exposition - Washington, DC, Feb. 11th -13th, 2003. Visit
the Pa
IOF calendar for more details.
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a past issue of the Pa IOF Monthly newsletter? Check out
our newsletter archives on the Pa
IOF Website.
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forget to tell a friend….You can sign up on line to
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Energy
Efficiency Workshops in Philadelphia September 25-27: The
Department of Energy’s Best Practices Program in partnership
with American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is hosting
a three-day energy efficiency seminar. Day 1: Pump System
Assessment - Day 2: Fundamentals of Compressed Air Systems
and Day 3: Steam System Improvement. You should consider
attending if you are interested in improving the efficiency
of your plant's compressed air, pump, and steam systems.
For more information, Click
Here
2nd
Annual Statewide Pollution Prevention Conference, October
22-23. Click
Here for details! |
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David
Althoff Jr.
Program Manager
Pennsylvania DEP
Office of Energy and Technology Development
(717) 705-0372
dalthoff@state.pa.us
Robert
C. Voigt, Ph.D., Metal Casting
Engineering
Penn State University
(814) 863-7290
rvoigt@psu.edu
Wojciech
Z. Misiolek, Aluminum
Lehigh University
(610) 758-4252
Wzm2@lehigh.edu
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| What's
new on the Pa IOF site? |
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Pennsylvania
Metalcasting Vision: The Pennsylvania industries of the
Future Metalcasting Vision 2002 is now available on the P a
IOF website. The vision document was developed by Pennsylvania's
Metalcasting academic champion, Penn State University with
assistance from the Pennsylvania Foundry Association and Metal
Casters from across Pennsylvania. To check out the vision
plan, Click
here.
U.S.
Metalcasting Vision: A Vision for the U.S. Metal Casting
Industry 2002 and Beyond is now available and we have a link
to it on the Pa IOF website. Please check out the link. Click
Here.
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Best
Practices |
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New
Best Practices Resources: DOE’s Best Practices Steam
program announced An Updated Steam System Scoping Tool (version
1.0d). Version 1.0d assists steam operation and management
personnel in assessing steam system operations against identified
best practices.... Also, DOE’s Best Practices Steam
program has developed the Steam System Survey Guide to help
operations personnel and energy managers in identifying significant
opportunities to improve their steam systems.
You can find the Steam Scoping Tool and the Steam System Survey
Guide on the Pa IOF website on the Best Practices Steam page.
Click
Here. |
| Pa
Metalcasting IOF News |
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Road Mapping for Metal Casters: Penn State University will
be attempting an innovative road mapping method by using an
online road mapping tool. metal casters from across Pennsylvania
will be able to interface and comment on the evolution of the
metalcasting roadmap online in a bulletin board format. A new
website www.ie.psu.edu/pmc will be dedicated to providing PA
resources for metal casters and capturing the road mapping data.
For more information on how this road mapping will work and
when it will be active, contact Bob
Voigt at Penn State University. Find out more about the
Pa
IOF Metalcasting initiative. |
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Aluminum IOF News |
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Academic
Champion Working for Pa: Dr. Wojciech
Misiolek, academic champion for the Pa Aluminum Industries
of the Future has been invited to attend the DOE and Aluminum
Association U.S. Roadmap Meeting on September 4th & 5th
2002 in Pittsburgh, PA. Wojciech will continue to make contacts,
bring the latest data and national perspectives to the Pa
vision and roadmapping session to be held in Lehigh on September
18th.
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| Pa
Coal Mining IOF News |
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Potential Academic Champion: DEP has
received a proposal from Dr. Fred Pohland and Dr. Shiao-Hung
Chiang of the University of Pittsburgh's Dominion Center for
Environment and Energy. The proposal outlines the University
of Pittsburgh's plan to take the lead on the Coal Mining Industries
of the Future Implementation in Pennsylvania. If accepted, The
PA Coal Mining IOF work will begin in the fall….More to
Come! Find out more about the Pa
IOF Coal Mining initiative. |
| Credits |
This
and other related environmental information are available
electronically via the Internet. For more information, visit
us through the PA PowerPort at http://www.state.pa.us
or visit the Pa. Industries of the Future directly at http://www.
dep.state.pa.us (directLINK
"PAIOF").
| David
E. Hess, Secretary |
Mark
Schweiker, Governor |
| Department
of Environmental Protection |
Commonwealth
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This
newsletter is supported by the Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection |
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The
Pennsylvania IOF is
supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office
of Industrial Technology |
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