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GE Plastics

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