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Introduction
The Plant Engineers Council is a group focused on engineering in manufacturing plants. This council is particularly interested in studying best practices and reducing manufacturing costs. The Plant Engineers Council meet six times throughout the year and often tours member facilities. The Council also has a nice dinner together to network and learn from each other's experiences. Meetings are typically on the third Thursday of the month.
Sample Areas of interest include:
- Steam Systems
- Process Heating technology
- Energy efficient motors/drives, etc.
- Future of Manufacturing in NYS, New Technology
- Plant Security
- Environmental Compliance
- Wastewater Treatment Plant Optimization
- Arc Flash Hazard Assessment
- Facilities Design
- Emergency Generators
- Scrap metal recycling/disposal
Please send us a request to apply for the Plant Engineers Council!
Slate of Officers
The current members of the Executive Committe of the Plant Engineers Council are:
- Chair: Jose Iribarne, Environmental & Technical Services Manager, Solvay Paperboard LP
- Past Chair: Ram K. Kondapi, CPE Chief Project Engineer, Crucible Specialty Metals
- Michael J. Madigan, Engineer Consultant, Bergman Associates
Executive Committee:
- Jeff Palin, Service Group Manager, C & S Companies
- Barry Trimble, General Manager, C & S Companies
- Tim Haley, Manager, Plant Engineering, Carrier Corporation
Recent Events
In the last year, the Plant Engineer's Council has held the following events:
- Tour of the Nixon Gear, Inc.
- Tour of TRW Automotive
- Presentation at C & S Companies with Factory Managers
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