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The UD IAC
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Awards 2007 Energy Champion Award to Empire Die Casting UD-IAC client Empire Die Casting
honored with U.S. Department of Energy’s highest level award for saving more than
15% of total energy. 2007 Energy Champion Award to Iten
Industries UD-IAC client Iten
Industries honored with U.S. Department of Energy’s highest level award for
saving more than 15% of total energy. 2007 Energy Champion Award to Hyson Products UD-IAC client Hyson Products
honored with U.S. Department of Energy’s highest level award for saving more
than 15% of total energy. 2006 Governor’s Award for Energy Excellence The University of Dayton Industrial Assessment Center was
honored with the 2006 Ohio Governor’s Award for Energy Excellence. 2003 The University of Dayton Industrial Assessment Center was
honored with the 2003 U.S. Department of Energy Center of Excellence Award as
the top IAC in the nation. Typical Savings |
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Over the past five years, UD-IAC clients report saving an average of about $100,000 per year and reducing energy costs by about 5.7% as a result of our assessments. Average electricity savings are about 500,000 kWh per year and $28,000 per year. Average fuel savings are about 1,300 mmBtu per year and $13,000 per year. Average productivity savings are about $60,000 per year. In a typical year, the UD-IAC saves the equivalent electricity use of
1,300 houses and the equivalent natural gas use of 280 houses. Alternately, the UD-IAC saves about the
equivalent electricity produced by two AMP-0hio 1.8 MW wind turbines near |
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What Our Clients Are Saying |
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“Firstly,
congratulations in an excellent report. Good summaries and all
recommendations appear realistic and not some theoretical impractical ideas!”
(767) “We implemented 15 of
your 17 recommendations. In addition,
your report provided a good jumping off point for other energy saving ideas.”
(726) “I just wanted to let
you know that Hyson Products' experience with IAC was extraordinary. The IAC
provided us with specialized technical knowledge that under normal
circumstances would have been unaffordable for a small enterprise like Hyson
Products. We value the recommendations
given by the IAC and we are in the process of implementing most of them. We
expect to obtain $30k in savings a year thanks to IAC.” (727) “We can’t thank you enough for your recent
assessment of our factory under the U.S. DOE sponsored program. The efficiency of your work was outstanding. Your recommendations were exactly on target
and we are going to implement all of them.
Saving $60,000 a year for this new company at a “Brownfield site” is
major. I can’t imagine a higher degree
of professionalism in both your one day visit and in your written report… It
is obvious that you are pros that have worked together and have a high level
of proficiency. To get this kind of
direct help from a government program is so refreshing. A team like yours was beyond our
expectations. Thanks.” (675) “I should note that we were impressed with your students. When you work in a "blue collar" environment and hire young men and women of the same age who tend to be disenchanted with life you forget about those who are striving for excellence. Meeting your students who were well mannered, articulate, hard working and willing to ask tough questions reminds me that there is still hope for the ‘next generation’." (699) “Greenfield Products, Inc. was fortunate to have a U.S. Department of
Energy sponsored industrial assessment performed by the University of Dayton
Department of Engineering… I have been
at Greenfield Products, Inc. since 1987.
Our company has utilized the services offered through several
government programs. We have worked
with the State of “We recently received the final report of the energy survey provided by
the University of Dayton Industrial Assessment Center for our two locations
in “Returning Dust Collector air, compressed air leaks, ladle preheaters, and notched v-belts make sense....and are already planned for execution. THANKS to you and the team for a terrific report as well as an enlightening experience for us. I would recommend you to any foundry.” (692) “I have done a review of the electronic report and you have done a very thorough and professional job. I am fairly confident we will implement at least seven of your recommendations and perhaps all nine.” (760) “We would like to thank you along with your team of engineers for
performing the energy assessment on our “Please accept this letter as a token of gratitude for the fine job you and your students did in the recent industrial energy assessment. Your team presented themselves well as a competent, skilled team prepared to help us find savings. They were a pleasure to work with… Your report and assessment recommendations are clear and concise. Several of the ARs are being studied for implementation.” (694) “The team identified eleven items that could reduce energy costs. Some of the items will be implemented immediately, the others will need to be more closely studied and justified. We would like to thank you for the service your team provided. We were impressed with both your professionalism and the technical knowledge represented by the team. It’s great to know that there are organizations out there sponsored by the Department of Energy that are focused at reducing energy consumption for a company of our size.” (734) “I would like to express my appreciation to you and your team. I have been in the automotive industry for 15 years and worked with some of the most successful automotive companies in the world, but I have yet to see a group that brings as much passion to a project as yours did today. I believe that the research that your team did prior to the facility audit was both thorough and accurate. This helped to make the facility audit go very smoothly. Your ability to facilitate the activities of your engineers and to promote any teaching opportunity possible, was like a breath of fresh air. This is all a testament for the organization and educational skills that you are promoting with this activity. Your team performed flawlessly. Whereas the energy savings piece of this program will be the most tangible aspect of this activity, I cannot help but feel that the passion that your team brought to this energy savings activity is the true value to this program. Passion breeds more passion, and you have helped inspire my organization to move forward with these energy reduction activities. In this extremely cost competitive automotive industry your group has challenged our company to utilize its limited resources to the best degree possible. I feel that we will rise to this challenge. Lastly, I would like to express the gratitude of the 700 associates of our company for your help in securing their future, by helping to make our organization as cost competitive as possible.” (740) “This was the best thing we have ever done. I have used the report several times. Our new head operations manager is moving in this direction.” (714) “I am the new
controller. Our president has given me
a hard copy of the energy assessment done in Nov 2003. I was very impressed with your evaluation
and report.” (690) “You did a good job. The report was sent on with strong recommendations.” (713) “I would like to thank you for the outstanding report you and your team developed. We have already started to address some of your AR's prior to the report so we are already on track…I plan to present the executive summary to management soon…Again thank you for the outstanding report, it truly reflects the dedication you give to providing your clients with best results possible.” “Our corporate Environmental Health and Safety division was extremely impressed with your report and wants to share it with other plants…” “Our exercise on
Friday with your IAC Team was great. The team was very well received by our
entire operation. Our Plant Manager… myself and
others in our technical and facilities departments were very impressed with
your team's professionalism, their technical and manufacturing knowledge and
their powers of observation. During the day and at the closing meeting we got
many good inputs which we can begin to follow up on.” “The assessment was very professional. Our plant was difficult given the shop type work we do, but we took advantage of the practical stuff. This is a good program. You identified lots of opportunities for us to save.” “Waste and energy data collection was helpful. It gave us a start for projecting future use.” “You provided good ideas to get us thinking.” “The assessment made us look at areas that we ignored for no good reason.” “The assessment was very helpful! It was done in a professional manner and was very organized. We enjoyed working with the students.” “The assessment opened our eyes to a few things.” “Anytime we can save money, it is worthwhile. We enjoyed having the assessment and though we did a great job.” “The report was fantastic! It was helpful from a technical point of view.” “(Because of the report) management listened to our ideas!” “We learned more about our facility. Opening our eyes was good. It helped us as engineers.” “It was extremely helpful. The team was very professional. We are pleased with the report. It was an excellent analysis.” |
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“Very helpful to have economics from a neutral third party when selling ideas to management.” |
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“Nice to photocopy your report, give it to engineering and say ‘Now, make it happen.” |
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“Really appreciated it. It let us know what we were doing right.” |
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“Very pleased with the way it was done. I was impressed by the nature and depth of the questions.” |
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"Would be interested in participating again in the future." |
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"Appreciate the service. Had enthusiastic group of students." |
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"Was very professional. Big help. Helped us understand how to evaluate utilities and savings." |
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"Helped us focus on helpful areas and stifle old wives tales." |
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"Good to get third party to look. Inside person sees trees and not the forest. Good to get a little education." |
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"The report is a nice source book." |
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"You saw things we didn't see." |
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"Was excellent. Fine job." |
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“Thank you again for coming to the site and all you and your team's hard work! It's greatly appreciated and my manager is already hammering on me to get some of the initial actions you mentioned on my to do list!” (753) |
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"Informative. Issues were brought up that we had not considered." |
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“Wanted to let you know that we have completed some work on our air compressor room to vent it better! The room is now cool and the compressor is cold to the touch! Thanks for your help.” |
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"A good service." |
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"A lot of good ideas." |
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"Helped us see some things we didn't see before." |
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"Information was valuable." |
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"Great program, especially for smaller customers." |
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"Good job. Glad to see calculations. Helped to justify changes to management. Helped us understand rate structures." |
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"Very professional, courteous and polite." “This was a great report. We are very pleased.” “Thanks to you and your team for the effort extended at our facility. I was surprised you were able to accomplish so much in the limited time available. Extend my personal thanks to each member of your team.” (769) |