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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jill DaPonte
Marketing Specialist
ph (401) 762-2100 x312
fx (401) 762-2295
jdaponte@parkinsontechnologies.com
Sustainability Program Implementation Adds Up To Big Savings At Parkinson Technologies
Company Reduces Energy Consumption, Resulting in Significant Savings
November 12, 2009
Woonsocket, RI
It started with a hunch, and the installation of a simple power monitor. Five months later, Parkinson Technologies is realizing substantial bottom-line savings from the implementation of an energy conservation program.
"These savings directly affect our bottom line," said Ken Cavanagh, Parkinson's Vice President of Technology and Product Development. "We are just getting started and we already have seen significant results."
In June 2009 Parkinson entered into a partnership with CPower, a New York-based energy management firm, to analyze power usage and identify ways to conserve. Parkinson installed a power monitor and it wasn't long before the information it provided identified numerous ways the company could save electricity. Based on the reports, Parkinson implemented several initiatives including:
- modifying the programming of the company's HVAC system,
- programming the compressor to shut off during non-working hours,
- established rules for powering up and powering down in the shop, and
- powering down the company's in-house lab panels overnight and on weekends.
It was determined that these steps alone could save Parkinson over $15,000/year - and that was only the beginning. Evaluation also showed the company could save another $10,000/year or more by following some other simple procedures including:
- turning off lights in offices if the office is unoccupied for 10 minutes or more.
- turning off all lights, projectors and computers in company conference rooms when unoccupied,
- turning off lights in company's archive room, cafeteria, and lavatories,
- unplugging any unused transformers i.e. cell phone chargers & adding machines, and
- turning off computers, adding machines and speakers at the end of each work day.
"We are excited about the results of this program," said Cavanagh. "We can and will do more to reduce our energy usage. it benefits us, the environment, and our customers as well, since we ultimately pass on some of the savings to them."
About Parkinson Technologies
Parkinson Technologies is an industry leader in the development, design and manufacturing of production-scale web processing machinery for the plastics, nonwovens, paper and specialty materials industries. Product brands include PARKINSON winders, DUSENBERY® converting systems, MARSHALL & WILLIAMS biax orientation lines and KEY FILTERS extrusion melt filtration equipment. With a world-class pilot plant facility, Parkinson also offers its customers complete flexibility to conduct plastics sheet/film extrusion and orientation R&D and to produce commercially viable marketing samples. Parkinson's customers include a broad range of companies, from venture-backed startups to Fortune 50 enterprises, all of whom demand innovative solutions to their web processing challenges.
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