1. Presented by Brian L. Eddins

2. Presentation Outline What is the IAC?
What has the IAC done for MS industries?
What can the IAC do for MS industries?
Who qualifies for an IAC assessment?
How do MS companies get an IAC assessment?

3. What is the IAC?

4. What is the IAC?
Provides energy, waste, and productivity assessments to small and mid-sized manufacturers.
Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Established at Mississippi State University in 1993.
Assistance provided by upper-level engineering students.

5. IAC Mission Foster Industry/University Relationships
Provide No-Cost Engineering Services to Local Companies
Energy Conservation, Waste Minimization, Pollution Prevention, and Productivity Enhancement
Undergraduate and Graduate Student Involvement

6. IAC’s Areas of Focus
ENERGY (such as heat recovery, energy-efficient lighting retrofit, HVAC controls, power quality, combustion efficiency, etc.)
WASTE (such as recycling, solvent recovery, and minimization, etc.)
PRODUCTIVITY (such as process flow improvement, materials handling improvement, etc.)

7. What has the IAC done for MS industries?

8. What has the IAC done for MS industries?
783 Recommendations Made in 118 Reports
125 Different Recommendation Types
$4.4 Million in Recommended Energy Savings
$1.6 Million in Recommended Waste Savings
$4.5 Million in Recommended Productivity Savings

9. Summary of IAC Activities

10. Examples of Facilities Visited
Furniture Factories
Automotive Equipment Manufacturers
Metal Working/Casting Facilities
Clothing Manufacturers
Food/Drink Processors
Valve Manufacturers
Plastic Injection Molding Manufacturers

11. SIC Code Distribution

12. Examples of Recommendation Types
Heat Recovery
Power Factor Correction
Energy Management Systems
Energy-Efficient Lighting
Solvent Recovery/Recycling
Process Automation
Process Flow Realignment

13. What can the IAC do for MS industries?

14. What can the IAC do for MS industries?
We can help companies save MONEY!
On average, recommended actions from an assessment result in annual cost savings of about $55,000.

15. Who qualifies for an IAC assessment?

16. Who qualifies for an IAC Assessment?
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes of
Within 150 miles of MSU.
Gross annual sales below $75 million.
Fewer than 500 employees at the facility.
Annual utility bills more than $75,000 and less than $1.75 million.
No in-house staff to perform these analyses.

17. IAC Service Area

18. How do MS companies get an IAC Assessment?

19. How do MS companies get an IAC Assessment?
Fill out an “Application for Industrial Assessment” form.
Complete a “Utilities Release Authorization” form.
Complete “Preliminary Questionnaire”.
Provide Preferred Site Visit Days.

20. Questions? B.K. Hodge, Ph.D. P.E. Richard Forbes, Ph.D. P.E.
Mary C. Emplaincourt
Brian L. Eddins
Tel: (662)
Fax (662)