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PEM e-newsletter

Along with the latest industry news, PEM spotlights
Motors & Drives Features in this issue:


TOP STORY:

Toyota chooses Woodstock plant to build electric version of RAV4
Toyota is crediting loans and grants from the Canadian and Ontario governments for its decision to build the electric version of the RAV4 sports utility vehicle in Woodstock, Ont.
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NEWS:

Metro Vancouver renews, updates condition-monitoring program for treatment-plant reliability
Metro Vancouver has expanded its services agreement with Azima DLI and will now benefit from Azima DLI's web-based data analysis capabilities to support condition monitoring programs across six water filtration and waste water treatment plants. Learn more about the technology and its use...

Practicing Perfection Institute bring its error-reduction training to Canada
The Practicing Perfection Institute Inc. (PPI) has established Practicing Perfection Canada Ltd., which will offer a full spectrum of human error reduction and human performance enhancement services to Canadian organizations. How can they help reduce errors?

TD Waterhouse Tower in Toronto lands LEED certification in operations, maintenance category
The TD Waterhouse Tower at the Toronto-Dominion Centre in downtown Toronto has attained LEED Gold Certification under the Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance category. Uncover the steps they took...

Weather and maintenance hamper energy production in May, StatsCan says
Real gross domestic product decreased 0.3 percent in May, and the mining, oil and gas extraction sector was the main source of the decline. Learn why maintenance was involved...

Alberta oilsands worker dies after equipment accident
A 56-year-old worker has died in an accident that happened at a Suncor Energy site in northern Alberta. Get incident details...


FEATURE: Motors & Drives

Pump It Up:
Reduce energy use with variable-speed pump drives

By Doug Wilson
When comparing the existing systems to other possible solutions, it was found that a variable-speed pump (VSP) drive offered the highest energy savings. Read the full feature...


PRODUCTS:

Variable frequency drive system
Amtech Drives now offers their Eazy Series variable-frequency drive system to the North American markets. Link...

Grease test kit
The SKF Grease Test Kit introduces a portable technology for performing bearing grease condition assessments in the field. Link...

Pump health monitor
Emerson Process Management's new integrated pump health monitoring solution lets users to detect and predict problems. Link...


UPCOMING ONLINE SPOTLIGHTS

Aug. 23: Motors & Drives
Aug. 30: Materials Handling
Sept. 6: Compressed Air
Sept. 13: MRO Management
Sept. 20: Pump Maintenance
Sept. 27: Hydraulic Motors


DIGITAL EDITION:

Healing Power: Montreal hospital cuts fuel costs and boosts plant efficiency

The Great Escape: Supply-chain sustainability starts at the loading dock

Keeping Current: Strike back against common power distortions and disturbances

Clean and Save: Proper HVAC equipment cleaning means big energy savings

Finding Efficiencies: Five areas to cut power in food production

Pump It Up: Reduce energy use with variable-speed pump drives


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