AFS to hold energy savings workshop, seeks to develop energy working group.The increasing cost of energy has had a major effect on the metalcasting industry, consuming a greater portion of each facility's operating budget Noun 1. operating budget - a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements budget items, operating cost, operating expense, overhead - the expense of maintaining property (e.g. . In addition to affecting profitability, energy use has been shown to be a contributor to climate change, which will receive increased scrutiny in the coming years. In response to this issue, the American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of Foundry A semiconductor manufacturer that makes chips for third parties. It may be a large chip maker that sells its excess manufacturing capacity or one that makes chips exclusively for other companies. Society (AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System. AFS - Andrew File System ) is sponsoring a free energy savings workshop on Nov. 4 at AFS Headquarters, Schaumburg, Ill. The workshop will initiate an increased focus on helping the metalcasting industry benefit from energy reduction technologies. If sufficient interest exists, an AFS energy working group will be established to promote energy related activities and education. "It is vital that AFS be proactive with energy issues relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc metalcasting facilities," said Jerry Call, AFS executive vice president. "The upcoming energy savings workshop will be a great way to pull metalcasters together and discuss these important issues." For more information, or to register for this workshop, contact Rebecca Erickson, AFS technical assistant, at 800/537-4237 x246 or rebecca@afsinc.org. |
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