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 RPA Engineering Newsletter
Summer 2012 |
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MESSAGE FROM RICK
There are a lot of exciting things happening at RPA Engineering.
First, it was an honor to again be named to our local Chamber of Commerce's Top 50 Business List for the 7th year in a row. We are among an exclusive list of six companies who have made the list for all seven years that the Chamber has been recognizing companies in this manner. (For more information, see the full article below). We wouldn't be able to achieve the results that keep us on this list without the support of everyone at RPA and the valued relationships we have developed with our clients.
In May we held our annual employee meeting where we bring everyone together to thank them for their hard work, recognize exceptional performance and celebrate employees who achieved milestone years of service. It's humbling to know that the list of employees, who have been by my side for 5, 10, 15 and even 20+ years, building RPA Engineering into the special organization it has become, continues to grow.
I also want to comment on our recent Client Satisfaction Survey. We were pleased to learn that our clients' satisfaction rate with our engineering, implementation, communication, and billing is all very positive. One thing we did learn was that clients aren't aware of ALL the services we can deliver to help solve their engineering, commissioning, and qualification needs. We look forward to doing a better job of getting the message out. Stay tuned!
A special personal happening at RPA is the addition of my son into RPA Engineering. Richard P. Aulenbach, III, joined the company this past quarter and will help us continue to grow through his participation in our sales and marketing efforts.
Please enjoy more exciting news and updates in this edition. I wish you a fun and safe summer!
Richard P. Aulenbach, P.E.
President
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RPA Engineering Offers Unique Energy-Saving Dynamic Control System for Process Cooling
RPA Engineering has developed the Dual Cooling Tower Spillover Temperature Control System, a new, high efficiency dual programmable logic controller-driven (PLC-driven) system for chilled water processes that allows two or more cooling towers to be individually controlled for optimum cost and energy savings.
Traditionally, a single-temperature controller operates two or more cooling towers' fans in tandem. However, cooling towers are very sensitive to changes in process temperatures, as well as fluctuations in humidity and ambient conditions. In systems with multiple cooling towers, this sensitivity can result in wasted energy as the secondary cooling towers sometimes are forced to run unnecessarily in response to subtle atmospheric and process
changes.
The new Dual Cooling Tower Spillover Temperature Control System allows the controller to establish different set points for each cooling tower. In this way, the first tower operates its fan only as needed to regulate the temperature, while the additional tower fans are engaged only as needed to regulate the broad range of temperatures required by the process plant equipment. This variable control option helps processing plants continuously reduce energy costs.
The system utilizes an Allen-Bradley RS Logix 5000 PLC with a unique proprietary ladder-logic and structured text program in conjunction with variable frequency drives to control the fan's speed.
According to Jack M. Guitas, P.E., manager of electrical and controls engineering for RPA Engineering, "The Dual Cooling Tower Spillover Temperature Control System is ideal for use in any facility that uses a chilled or cool water process, such as oil refineries, chemical plants, power stations, iron and steel foundries and other process manufacturing plants. It effectively helps to eliminate waste heat from induction furnaces, arc furnaces, induction coils, power supplies and quench tanks, while managing the fans, pumps, valves and temperature control loops. It can be adapted to any manufacturer's fan-controlled cooling tower."
The Dual Cooling Tower Spillover Temperature Control System is ideal for both new and retrofit applications. To date, RPA Engineering has installed the new system at a number of manufacturing and foundry locations.
To learn about the Dual Cooling Tower Spillover Temperature Control System, contact Jack Guitas, PE at (610) 374-6144. |
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RICHARD P. AULENBACH III JOINS RPA
 Richard P. Aulenbach III, has joined RPA Engineering. He brings 15 years experience in client service, marketing and sales to this position.
Prior to joining RPA Engineering, Aulenbach served as vice president of Hafer & Company, an investment advisory firm in Reading, Pa. During his career, he also was a partner with Devon Financial Partners, a representative firm of Guardian Life Insurance Company located in Wayne, Pa. In addition, Aulenbach served as an advisor with Vist Capital Management in Wyomissing.
Guardian Life Insurance Company also selected Aulenbach from thousands of professionals as one of its 316 "Guardian Heroes" to be honored in its May 19, 2010 Wall Street Journal advertisement recognizing outstanding sales achievers.
"I am pleased to welcome my son to the firm," said Richard P. Aulenbach Jr., PE, president and founder of RPA Engineering. "His enthusiasm, sales skills and strong track record in customer service will help us achieve our goals for customer satisfaction and strategic growth."
Richard P. Aulenbach III is a board member of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
He graduated from West Chester University, West Chester, Pa. in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in business marketing. |
GEORGE WAGNER P.E. JOINS RPA
 George Wagner, P.E. has joined RPA Engineering. He brings over 30 years experience in Pharmaceutical Engineering and Project Management to this position. Prior to joining RPA, Wagner was a Project Manager for Voltaix LLC, in Portland, PA. He has also worked for Fluor Enterprises, GSK Biologics North America, CDI Group, Day & Zimmermann, Wagner Group, and Gilbert/Commonwealth.
Wagner belongs to the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) and the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE), and is a past member of the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) in both the United States and Europe. |
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2012 RPA ANNUAL MEETING AWARDS
 This year, we asked you, our clients, to nominate an RPA Employee you felt deserved recognition for providing excellent client service support. We were extremely pleased at how many nominations were received. Due to your nominations, the following RPA employees were recipients of a Client Service Award:
- John Petrak, P.E., Manager of Design - Structural & Machine Design
- Maria Severoni, Project Manager
- Steve Angstadt, P.E., Senior Mechanical Engineer
- Scott Jackson, P.E., Senior Mechanical Engineer
- Robert Reed, P.E., Senior Mechanical Engineer
 - Jon Becker, Project Engineer
- Mike Eshbach, Senior Electrical Designer
Thank you to all of our clients who took the time to fill out a nomination form. The recipients were tremendously proud and honored by this recognition.
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RPA MAKES THE GREATER READING TOP 50 LIST FOR 7th YEAR IN A ROW
For the 7th year in a row, RPA has made The Greater Reading Top 50 List, sponsored by The Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce & Industry. The award is based on a formula that combines two measures of revenue growth, both percentage growth and dollar growth in 2009, 2010, and 2011. |
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