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Independent Technologies, Inc. (ITC),
a leading design and manufacturer of
customized communication products,
announced that they have opened an addi-
tional WESROC manufacturing facility in
Paynesville, MN. This is in addition to the
manufacturing facility opened earlier this
year in De Smet, SD.
“Our very popular WESROC Remote
Monitoring Systems have experienced
widespread acceptance, especially our
new battery operated Satellite Unit and
our Cellular Monitors.
WESROC has
the ability to monitor propane, diesel,
gasoline, fuel oil and other refined fuels
and it has far exceeded our manufacturing
forecast. We’re excited about the need to
expand in order to meet our customer’s
expectations,” said President and CEO
Daryl Ingalsbe.
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McGraw Hill Education has published
a follow-on graduate level textbook to
its highly successful
Geothermal HVAC:
Green Heating and Cooling
undergraduate
textbook, published in 2011. In addition
to geothermal consultant Jay Egg, the
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new volume,
Modern Geothermal HVAC:
Engineering and Control Applications
, which
came out last summer, features contribu-
tions from Greg Cunniff, P.E., Applications
Engineering Manager for Taco, Inc. and
Carl Orio, Chairman of Water Energy
Distributors.
Modern Geothermal HVAC: Engineering
and Controls Applications
was designed for
graduate level students and industry profes-
sionals who wish to deepen their knowledge
of geothermal applications and advanced
hydronics. The textbook contains 15
chapters ranging in topics from geothermal
open and closed loops and standing well
methods and applications to HVAC basics,
equipment, and the latest developments in
radiant cooling with chilled beams, variable
speed pumping and controls. The book
also includes the latest information on geo-
thermal rebates, incentives and renewables
legislation in place. Each chapter concludes
with a series of review questions.
Taco author Greg Cunniff describes
several of Taco’s most advanced product
offerings like its single pipe LoadMatch
®
system, LOFlo
®
injection pumping system,
variable speed pumping tech-
nology, and Taco’s building
management control system
iWorx.
Modern Geothermal HVAC:
Engineering and Controls
can
be purchased on Amazon. It is
also available as an e-book.
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In an effort to support its
commercial PEX piping busi-
ness, Uponor North America
has made its products available
in the Trimble
®
PipeDesigner
3D
®
(formerly QuickPen
®
)
software manufacturer data-
base for plumbing and radiant
heating and cooling systems.
A link to the Uponor Product
Library in Trimble PipeDesigner 3D is
available on Uponorpro.com in Technical
Support/Downloads.
“With the momentum in our com-
mercial business continuing to increase,
we are consistently striving for ways to
make it easier for our customers to do
business with us,” says Chris Moore,
Vice President of Information Technology
(IT) at Uponor. “Adding our products to
the Trimble PipeDesigner 3D database
provides a single source for professionals
looking to prefabricate and design Uponor
commercial PEX piping systems for use in
plumbing and radiant heating and cooling
applications.”
Trimble PipeDesigner 3D is a single
detailing solution for mechanical, piping
and plumbing contractors familiar with the
AutoCAD
®
platform. It features the ability
to auto-route for a single line, Industry
Foundation Classes (IFC) export for project
model coordination, and field point export
to the Trimble Field Link for mechanical,
electrical and plumbing (MEP) construc-
tion layout. For more information, visit the
Trimble website at mep.trimble.com.
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Wohler’s new SM 500 real-time particle
emission rate analyzer helped judges during
the Wood Stove Decathlon from November
16-19, 2013 in Washington, DC.
The Wood Stove Decathlon, sponsored
by the Alliance for Green Heat, encour-
aged participants to design a cleaner, more
efficient, and more versatile wood stove.
The competition’s goals were to inspire
innovation and build community, as well as
educate the public and policymakers about
modern wood heater emissions.
Wohler’s SM 500 uses brand new
technology that makes emissions testing for
small, solid-fuel appliances more efficient.
The current dilution tunnel test procedure
can be time consuming and costly. Wohler’s
SM 500 gave the judges quick and accurate
readings as they tested 14 wood stoves
throughout the competition.
“Wohler’s SM 500 is an example of our
continued commitment to developing tech-
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