Atlas Copco Philippines joins Earth Hour 2009

On 8:30PM, last Saturday 28 March 2009, Atlas Copco turned off its lights to be one with the planet in making a statement against global warming.

Atlas Copco's Hector Melencio said, "Joining Earth Hour is part of our commitment to help save the planet. This may have been a small gesture, but turning off the lights for Earth Hour is line with what our company has been advocating all along. In fact, we have an advocacy program called Caring Beyond Air, which highlights not only our responsibility to our employees and customers, but to society and the environment as well."

He added, "We gear all of our solutions, products and services to be as efficient as possible. We help reduce emissions and power consumption. And by helping our customers and partners cut and reduce power costs, we help them save the environment."

Earth Hour

This year, Earth Hour has been transformed into the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming.

For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background had the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote – Switching off your lights is a vote for Earth, or leaving them on is a vote for global warming.

In 2009, Earth Hour was being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009. Visit them at www.earthhour.org.

Atlas Copco Philippines shares best practices with Iron and Steel industry

South East Asia Iron & Steel Institue (SEASI), in cooperation with Philippine Iron & Steel Institute (PISI), held the SEASI 2009 Traveling Seminar last March 20, 2009, at the Discovery Suites, ADB Ave., Ortigas Center, Pasig City. The seminar’s topic was “Controlling and Improving Yield in Steel Making and Rolling Operation.”

Atlas Copco (Philippines) Inc. was given the privilege to be one of the 6 international organizations tapped to share their best know methods and practices. Eric Alfonso, Atlas Copco Philippines’ Industrial Air Business Line Manager, shared his technical knowledge on “Energy Conservation in Compressed Air Systems” to the participants of the SEASI Seminar. The other speakers were from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Indonesia.

Vital parts

Compressed Air Systems are vital cogs to the steel making and rolling process, where compressed air systems consume more than 40% of the factories’ energy requirements. Having an inefficient system would definitely pull profits down. System inefficiency may be caused by incorrect air compressor, dryer, and tank sizing, faulty system designs, or others.

To help industry players address these inefficiencies, Eric Alfonso gave an overview of what should and not be done to maximize air compressors. He said, “Not only will this info help make and keep your systems more efficient; more importantly, this would help bring your costs down, helping you cut expenses and save more. Especially in times like these, every peso counts.”

Ms. Luz Dela Cuesta of PISI Secretariat was thankful of the knowledge Eric imparted, saying, “These annual Traveling Seminars aim to improve the skill and technologies of steel production personnel, to minimize production cost, and to introduce new technologies for the steel industry in the region. This is where we are grateful for companies like Atlas Copco, who share their knowledge and expertise to help industry players.”

Intermech's CNG expert visits the Philippines

Ankur Arora, Intermech Sales & Proposal Engineer, visited the Atlas Copco Philippines Head Office last February 12 and 13, 2009 to share his expertise and experience on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) technology with the local sales and technical teams.

Ankur (center, wearing glasses) highlighted his experiences in Thailand, Indonesia, Pakistan, Iran, Australia and Africa. He noted that the above mentioned countries/regions already have mature CNG networks, giving their respective transporation sectors a cheaper and cleaner alternative. He said, "Although the CNG network in Philippines is still in its infant stage, I believe with proper education and guidance, you could match the other countries' levels. Plus, the country has a ready supply of CNG waiting to be tapped and maximized."

Based in New Zealand, Intermech Ltd. is part of the Atlas Copco Group. The company specializes in designing & manufacturing key CNG refuelling components. Its has over 30 years of experience in the design and manufacture of CNG/NGV Station Equipment including:

* Compressor Design, Manufacture and Packaging
* Packaging OEM Compressors
* Design and packaging of Compressors Electric Drive or Gas Engine Drive
* Dispenser Manufacture
* Development of Technology for Very Fast Fill (VFF) for car, bus and trucks filling
* Mother / Daughter Systems
* Pressure Reducing Stations
* Ground Storage and Mobile Storage Systems

Ankur added, "We are the region's top total service solution provider. We encourage your visit the Intermech factory to witness these capabilities 1st hand."

For more details about Intermech, please visit http://intermech.co.nz.

CNG Education

Hector Melencio, Marketing Specialist, added, "To objectively help educate the public on the pros and cons on CNG technology, we have gotten in touch with the Alternative Fuels and Energy Technology Division of the Department of Energy. We will help them come up with a detailed info campaign in the next few months."

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