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AFS Signs Memorandum of Understanding with U.S. EPA, Helps Metalcasters Become More Energy Efficient |
In an ongoing effort to help metalcasters become more energy efficient, the American Foundry Society (AFS) has formally signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) aimed at reducing energy through the ENERGY STAR Program by providing valuable shop management tools to help measure and control energy in manufacturing and document the energy savings achieved. AFS and EPA will coordinate to provide these tools to the AFS membership base and the metalcasting community.
AFS and EPA believe that manufacturers seeking to manage energy more effectively may have difficulty locating and using resources. Under this MOU, AFS and the EPA will reach a greater number of metalcasters, help them progress toward greater energy efficiency and establish systems capable of delivering and sustaining energy savings in the long-term. Combined with many other energy-related products, AFS now offers a comprehensive energy plan to reduce the metalcasting industry’s energy dependence.
“AFS is working hard to bring the best management practices to the metalcasting industry,” said Jerry Call, AFS executive vice president. “Signing a MOU with EPA is a giant step in disseminating specific energy-related practices to the metalcasters, ultimately helping them become more profitable and helping the environment at the same time.”
For more information on AFS Energy Solutions, contact Steve Robison, AFS senior technical director, at 800/537-4237 x 227 or
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Headquartered in Schaumburg, Ill., AFS is a not-for-profit technical and management society that has existed since 1896 to provide and promote knowledge and services that strengthen the metalcasting industry for the ultimate benefit of its customers and society.
ENERGY STAR, a voluntary program supported by business and introduced by EPA in 1992, enables businesses to clearly identify the energy management practices that enable companies to achieve energy savings. Through ENERGY STAR, EPA supports to U.S. manufacturers in designing and operating strategic energy management systems and programs
ENERGY STAR was introduced by EPA in 1992 as a voluntary, market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency. Today, the ENERGY STAR label can be found on more than 60 different kinds of products, new homes, and commercial and industrial buildings. Products and buildings that have earned the ENERGY STAR designation prevent greenhouse gas emissions by meeting strict energy-efficiency specifications set by the government. Last year alone, Americans, with the help of ENERGY STAR, saved about $19 billion on their energy bills while reducing the greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those of 29 million vehicles.
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