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	Volunteer Fabricators' Steam Condenser (click on photo to enlarge)

rem JUSTIFIES STEAM CONDENSER WITH 7 MONTH R.O.I.

Volunteer Fabricators, Inc. needed a steam consumer. rem ENGINEERING answered the call with an induction generator and steam condensing system.

Volunteer Fabricators produces laminated table tops and custom fabricated furniture. Nearly 50% of every piece of wood processed through the mill winds up in the waste bin. As an alternative to expensive transportation and dumping costs, Volunteer Fabricators decided to burn the dust as fuel for a 200 HP, Hurst boiler. Planned conversion to steam heat for buildings and curing ovens proved too costly an investment. Volunteer Fabricators needed a low cost, low maintenance solution to their steam dilemma.

rem ENGINEERING learned of Volunteer's predicament and contacted them in May, 1999. We explained a steam condenser must be purchased to operate the boiler, however, an rem ENGINEERING designed power plant will offset the cost of the condenser in 7 months and provide electric bill savings equaling $26,500 annually. The total, turn-key cost for the rem ENGINEERING designed power generating system, including the differential installed condenser cost, was only $51,500.

rem ENGINEERING turned a problem for Volunteer Fabricators into a money saving project. The rem ENGINEERING power system was operational in December, 1999. Please feel free to contact Mr. Tommy Eggleston, Vice President of Volunteer Fabricators, to discuss this project. Mr. Eggleston can be reached by phone at (865) 993 - 2417.

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