HVAC Technologies...
(PPT file - 1.2 MB) Slide presentation at Dairyland Power Annual Conference 3/24/10 by Larry Butz. Includes discussion of reasons for increased use in colder northern climates. A technical paper is being prepared. We'll send you a copy when complete. Use the request form at bottom of left column.
(PPT file - 6 MB) Trends include Sustainability, Globalization, Speed to Market, Refrigerants, New Technologies and Energy. By Larry Butz
How valuable would it be to have a direct link to your end user customer that provides additional sales opportunities and invaluable feedback for your business? By Jean-Paul Thierion.
Hermetic motors, seals, elastomers,compressors, thermal expansion devices,distributors, capillary tubes, short tube orifices, line valves, service valves, switch over valves, check valves, filters / driers, accumulators, heat
transfer surfaces and connectingtubing could cause a refrigerant related failure. By Dick Cawley.
The Smart Grid Consumer Mantra
"Ask not what the grid can do for you. Ask what you can do for the grid – and prepare to get paid for it. By Duane Lom.
With an accelerated effort to employ a variety of efficiency technologies in the buildings,
transportation, and industrial sectors, the United States by 2030 could reduce its energy use
by 30 percent while saving money. This reduction would lower total U.S. energy use below
the 1990 level. Most of these effi ciency technologies are available today. By National Academy of Sciences.
An assessment of the Green Business trends with a wealth of data, conclusions and predictions of energy, recycling, buildings, customers, companies actions, etc. By GreenBiz.com
By GreenBiz.com
(2.1 MB PPT) Globalization has shaped the engineering community over the last two decades. International competitors and resources changes the way we do business. Global environmental issues impact business strategies. By Larry Butz
Business Effectiveness...
There are many supply chain businesses involved in the process from manufacture to unit start-up. Any one of the steps can cause the client to not want to order from the same supply chain. By Edward Eisermann.
Is competition beating you to the marketplace? Providing a lower cost product/service? Reacting quicker? Are they quietly using "special" resources? By Larry Butz.
A production gate check is a communication between the product manufacturing team and the sales organization (company or manufactures rep) where a check list is used to confirm key customer requirements. The check list consists of items that have in the past caused delivery problems that are not specific to the product's operation. By Edward Eisermann.
You have good products and/or services, good people working for you and a list of good customers, but.... By Roger Walker.
The process described in this paper begins at the point where the design has been tested and verified to confirm that the design outputs meet the design inputs (customer, marketing and engineering specifications).
(35 KB PDF) The best approach is whatever leads to the clearest and easiest to understand procedures. Flowcharting is essential to the development and implementation of procedures are generally easier to use, shorter and more precise while lasting longer. By Edward Eisermann.
A study of sales people and businesses that consistently perform above the norms demonstrates what differentiates them. What's their discovery? They have learned that success revolves around the customer. By Roger Walker.
US Baby Boomers "officially" start retiring in 2008. The Census Bureau indicates that's about 76 million people born between 1946 and 1964 that are eligible to retire over the next 10 years, creating the largest exodus out of the workforce by a single generation. Even the current employmnet situation will not change the results. By Norm Greene.
Getting approval to implement a business effort with investors/management is difficult. The investment team is more likely to approve your request if you present them with a cohesive justification coupled with a face-to-face presentation of your business case.By Edward Eisermann.
Globalization...
(1.9MB PPT) Facts and myths of outsourcing. Risks. What to expect. Top 10 outsourcing countries. Hidden Costs. In-sourcing. Recommendations. Presented January 2005 at ASHRAE meeting by Larry Butz.
(1.2 MB PPT) Analyzes the factors involved in outsourcing products or components to offshore locations. Presented at Growing Manufacturing conference May 2004. By Larry Butz, a GEA business globalization and energy efficiency expert.
(2.6 MB PPT) To remain competitive many firms look to China as a source of materials, components, and product manufacturing. The complexity of these outsourcing decisions is discussed. Presented April 2003 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. By Larry Butz
A case history of production start up of centrifugal and screw chillers in China.
Environmental...
(UNEP) TEAP 2010 Progress Report - May 2010
(UNEP) TEAP 2010 Progress Report - May 2010
A new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that experts in the field share a "striking agreement" with the conclusions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The study finds that the expertise and prominence of climate researchers convinced by the evidence of climate change "vastly overshadows that of the climate change skeptics and contrarians."
Article category: global warming facts and the effects of global warming. This evaluates the increasing demands for energy and the contribution to global warming are causing governments and companies around the world to look to high efficiency and clean energies as a solution. Summary of Hong Kong seminar presentation in December 2001. Prepared by Larry Butz.
Article category: global warming facts and the effects of global warming. This article presents an analysis of the global environmental threats affecting businesses, governments and peoples of the world, such as ozone depletion, global warming facts, environmental costing, and total environmental impact. Presented at Technology/Environmental Seminar in Singapore and China in January 2002 by Larry Butz.
PPT presentation at LaCrosse area ASHRAE meeting December 9, 2008.
Ozone Depletion, Global Warming & Climate Change, Water Shortages, Clean Energies, Refrigerants. By Larry Butz.