Overview

In collaboration with the Compressed Air Challenge, CIET is proud to offer the Compressed Air Fundamentals course. Often, industrial users are unaware of the air flows in their facilities, do not track the costs related to air, and do not regularly monitor their systems outside of addressing maintenance issues. The aim of this training is to help raise awareness about the challenges and solutions related to compressed air.

During this one-day course, you will learn how to calculate and reduce the costs of compressed air in your facility and how to better control compressed air for optimum reliability and productivity. You will use data from your own facility and complete hands-on exercises with a specific emphasis on bottom-line results. Furthermore, you will learn how to focus on getting results in your own plant/facility.

In attending this training, participants can expect to gain a greater perspective on the costs associated with compressed air since the course serves as a catalyst for identifying and generating savings. On this point, in a recent survey conducted by the Department of Energy in the United States, the program demonstrated an impressive 80:1 cost-to-savings ratio among those facilities that had taken action and measured energy savings.

 

Key Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will:

  • Better understand the costs, maintenance, and system reliability issues related to air.
  • Learn tips and tricks on compressor controls.
  • Determine how and when to measure power, energy, pressure, flow, and more.
  • Maintain systems efficiently.
  • Be exposed to how to develop a personal action plan (based on seven steps).
  • Learn to identify system problems and estimate potential savings.

 

Audience

  • Plant/facility engineers
  • Maintenance supervisors
  • Utilities with industrial clients
  • Plant/facility maintenance and repair staff
  • Other personnel responsible for compressed air systems in an industrial setting

 

This course is offered in collaboration with the Compressed Air Challenge (CAC)

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Location

CIET Virtual Real-Time Classroom training

This training will be offered virtually through Microsoft Teams. Upon enrollment, you will receive the information you will need to enjoy a great training experience.

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Agenda

CIET’s Pan-Canadian Virtual Course Schedule

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Agenda

Why Care About Air?

  • Compressed Air Challenge questionnaire
  • Pre-workshop assignment


Study Your Supply Side

  • What is supply side?
  • Typical components of the supply system: compressors, controls, dryers, traps and drains, and filters


Understand Your Demand Side

  • What is demand side?
  • Typical components of demand
  • Inappropriate uses of compressed air
  • Common locations of leaks and how to fix them


Are You on Base?

  • Baselining basics and techniques


Stay Under Control

  • Controls, part-load efficiency, and storage
  • Using controls – pros and cons


Maintain System Efficiency

  • Simple, quick cost-cutting measures
  • System demand profile


Get With the Plan

  • Seven-Step Action Plan
  • Personal Action Plan

Trainers

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Ron Marshall
C.E.T, C.E.M.

Ron Marshall has been employed with Manitoba Hydro, the crown owned electricity and gas utility in Manitoba, Canada since 1977. He is a Certified Engineering Technologist and has received certification as an Energy Manager, Demand Side Management and Measurement and Verification Professional through the Association of Energy Engineers.

Ron was the first Canadian participant to qualify as a DOE AIRMaster+ specialist. He has worked in the industrial compressed air field since 1995 as an Industrial Systems Officer for Manitoba Hydro’s Customer Engineering Services Department. Ron is Manitoba Hydro’s industrial compressed air systems expert and his efforts contribute to the utility’s Power Smart Performance Optimization program, a utility incentive program that supports industrial customer energy audits and electrical and gas efficiency projects.

Ron is a member of Compressed Air Challenge's Project Development Committee and Chair of CAC's Marketing working group.  He is a frequent contributor to various CAC-related magazine articles.

Recognition

Recognized by the Independant Electricity System Operator (IESO) as a qualifying course in their incentive program for building system audits of compressed air systems.

 

The course includes...

Access to a private SharePoint website with additional training material, references, and links.

Policies

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