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Burkville, AL
Scope of Work:
Armstrong Service performed a composite audit of the utility services at the GE Plastics Facility in Burkville, Alabama. Maintenance monitoring audits shall be performed on a quarterly basis with a focus on energy conservation.
Projects:
Tracing
- Plant wide steam tracing system design recommendations
- Quarterly audits shall include monitoring tracer circuits and steam condensate manifolds with engineered P&ID updates
Insulation
- Plantwide utility piping insulation
- Quarterly inspections to maintain best in class
Steam Traps
- Plantwide steam trap population
- Quarterly inspections to maintain energy conservation efficiency
Compressed Air and N2
- Plantwide air and nitrogen systems
- Quarterly inspections shall include maintenance monitoring of potential leaks
Cooling Water Survey and Delta-T-Optimization
- Plantwide cooling water survey
- Quarterly inspections of temperature indicators, pressure indicators and heat exchanger optimums (Delta-T) for energy conservation efficiency
Time of Service:
Project Scope began in May, 2000.
Benefits:
- Substantial annual energy cost savings
- Best In Class utility maintenance monitoring database
- Improved utility piping/insulation system efficiency
- Reduction of unscheduled maintenance
- Enhanced efficiency of GE maintenance personnel