BOEING (UPDATED)

ALDER CREEK LUMBER

WOODGRAIN MILLWORKS

Columbia Lighting

Spokane, Washington - In spring of 2003, Dennis Short, Maintenance Manager and Scott Patterson, Electrician at Columbia Lighting, attended an EMM Seminar on the efficient management of electric motor systems.

After the seminar, They decided to use the EM2 software to inventory their plant's 300+ motors to determine where they may be "overusing" motors. Columbia had been using a 3-motor, 450-hp, compressed air system with electricity costs of $48,247 a year to support the operation. Currently, Columbia Lighting is using a 150-hp motor now accommodates the company's entire compressed air demand, for a cost savings of over $35,000 per year - over a 70% reduction.

Ash Grove Cement

Durkee, Oregon - Faced with losing $6,000 per hour of process time when a single motor went down Bernie Sherin, maintenance manager knew he needed to improve motor management practices.

Working with EMM's Motor Repair Purchasing Specifications and his local motor repair shop, Riverside, Inc. Sherin began testing failed motors with a core loss test. Now, instead of losing money Ash Grove is saving money by detecting core damage before making repair decisions.

Ellensburg Wastewater Treatment Plant

Ellensburg, Washington - Selling the idea of purchasing a new 50 hp aerator motor instead of repairing the old motor to your boss isn't an easy task, but sometimes it is the better choice.

EWTP used MotorMaster+ software to help her analyze repair vs. replacement alternatives, calculate simple payback and lifetime savings, and compare motor efficiencies. The new motor saves the City of Ellensburg $1,650 over its lifetime.

Woodgrain Millwork

Nampa, Idaho - Mark Rawlings, plant maintenance manager, thought he had the numbers wrong when he calculated that Woodgrain was paying almost as much in utility costs as his annual salary - just to run a single 250 hp motor.

Then the motor failed and Rawlings needed to decide whether to repair or replace it. On the advice of EMM staff, Rawlings began factoring motor operating costs into the Company's repair/replace policy. Rawlings immediately saved Woodgrain 20,700 kWh per year. [

Crown Pacific

LaPine, Oregon - Imagine discovering the annual cost to operate one motor was equal to eight times the cost to buy a new one. Each of these motors was costing Crown Pacific almost $49,000 per year in electrical costs. Using EMM's software, EM2, they compared the cost of electricity to run the existing motor to more energy efficient motors, resulting in savings of $3,400 per year with a simple payback of 1.8 years.

Boeing

Kent, Washington - Being the world's leading aerospace company doesn't mean that you ignore your energy costs.

In fact, just the opposite is true. By utilizing EMM's software, EM2 Boeing pre-screened motors for good candidates for replacement with NEMA Premium™ efficient motors. Replacing just one failed "oversized" 75 hp motor saves Boeing $3,000 or more over the its lifetime. And that's a lot money.

Kennewick Wastewater Treatment Plant

Kennewick, Washington - Since beginning to use the repair specs, six to eight motors ranging in size from 40 to 150 hp have been rewound. The savings equal at least $4,500 annually or $25,000 over the motors lives.

Alder Creek Lumber

Portland, Oregon - Alder Creek Lumber had three goals in mind when they began modernizing their sawmill:

maximize production, decrease downtime, and make the process as energy efficient as possible. Using EM2's cost analysis ACL learned that replacing just one old 200 hp motor with a new, premium-efficient motor saved close to 15 percent or over $8,300 annually.

Plum Creek Timber Company

Pablo, Montana - After beginning a preventative maintenance program and using EMM's EM2 software, PCTC is saving almost 2,000,000 kWh of electricity, equivalent to $72,200 annually.