Creating Bottom Line Returns
for Manufacturers
by Saving Energy and Resources

With all the talk about “win win partnerships" these days, how can you separate the reality from cliché? By looking at results, that's how -- the kind of results delivered by the Industrial Assessment Centers.

The University of Texas at Arlington Industrial Assessment Center is one of 26 centers supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) at universities across the country. The University of Texas Arlington IAC provides plant assessments at no cost to eligible small and midsized manufacturers.

Assessments are performed by a team consisting of a University of Texas Arlington faculty member and upper level undergraduate and graduate engineering students. During a site visit, students take measurements to audit how the facility uses energy and resources. With the guidance of their professors, students then generate a confidential report identifying opportunities to save energy, reduce waste, and improve productivity On average, IAC assessment recommendations that are implemented wind up saving a facility over $55,000 annually.

To find out more about Industrial Assessment Centers, visit the program's web site at www.oit.doe.gov/iac. There you can find more about the history of the IAC, links to the IAC Database, and resources to help perform your own assessment.