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2006 June HESP Newsletter
Volume 21, Number
6, June 2006
Meeting Notes
Meeting Announcement
Next Meeting: Tuesday, September 5, 2006
Location: American Serbian Club on the South Side
Meeting Sponsor: TBA
Topic: TBA
Agenda
| Attitude Adjustment |
5:00 p.m. |
| Buffet |
6:00 p.m. |
| Host Presentation |
6:45 p.m. |
| Business Meeting |
7:30 p.m. |
Business Meeting Minutes
Call to Order: President Dan Procupp called the meeting to order at 6:45 P.M.
Dan introduced our sponsor for the evening, DELVAL. Bob Weber talked about
energy saving products available from DELVAL.
Business Meeting: President, Dan Procupp, called the meeting to order at 7:45
P.M. The minutes of the May meeting were approved as printed. The attendance
for the evening's meeting was as follows: 23 hospital members; 30 associate
members; and 18 quests were present. The actual count was 89 people.
Treasurer's Report: Dick Barker -- Dick read the Treasurer's report. It was
approved as read. The 50/50 raffle was drawn. Matt Scanza won $80.
New Members: There were no new members tonight.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Education: Michael Bryer -- Mike will be in contact with everyone in the fall
for the annual education program that HESP sponsors. Suggestions would be
appreciated.
Newsletter: Ron Lukcic -- Solicitation for advertisers will be solicited
beginning in September.
Membership: Ken Duttine -- No Report.
Codes and Regulations: Bill Brooks -- No Report.
ASHE: No Report.
Biomed: Dan Procupp -- Dan mentioned issues concerning defective Bio-med
equipment. Information will be posted on the HESP web site.
Golf Outing: Steve Tarasovic -- This year's golf outing will be Thursday, September 14th with an ELEVEN O'CLOCK tee-off time. This year's outing
will be held at Lindenwood golf Course in Peters Township. Steve would
appreciate donations of door prizes from our vendors or from anyone else who may
want to give a gift.
Holiday Party: Chuck Froetschel -- Chuck said that we, again, will have a Monte
Carlo theme, plus the addition of Texas Hold'em Poker. The event will be held
on Friday, December 8th at the American Serbian Club. More information will
follow. Chuck is also interested in suggestions, ideas and volunteers for the
party committee. Contact Chuck; Chuck's contact information is listed on the
back of the newsletter.
Summer Activity: Bruce Saddler -- Bruce reminded us that we have set the date
for the Washington Wild Things game and tailgate party at Falconi Field. The
game is scheduled for Saturday, July 15, 2006. We need to know who will be
attending in the next few days. Information has been mailed and is available
on the web site. Bruce would appreciate any donations of door prizes.
Web Site/Marketing: Alice Hoffmaster (The Write Design) -- Alice reminded all members to sign on to the web site to receive a monthly reminder for all
meetings and current information.
The baseball game information and application will be on the web site.
Hospital Engineers Special Projects: No Report.
Old Business: No Report.
New Business: Bob Tobin and Tim Doyle, Bio-Meds from West Penn Hospital, addressed the group voicing concerns about new State inspections regarding
Bio-Medical equipment. It was enlightening information that provoked much
discussion. Dan suggested forming a committee to look into these issues and
several members met after the meeting. More information to follow.This
information will be posted on the web site.
Adjournment: There being no further business, Dan adjourned the meeting at 8:15
P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Frank Rutledge
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Summary of:
Baseball Game at the Washington Wild Things
Ninety (90) members and guests attended the Washington Wild Things baseball game
on July 15.
An unlimited buffet of ballpark foods / refreshments was provided from 5:30 PM
to 7:00 PM on a pavilion deck next to our seating area.
The baseball game proved exciting and other activities such as Sumo wrestling
and children's games provided fun for all.
During dinner, a door prize giveaway was graciously provided by our vendors.Our
thanks go out to:
Ace Lock
Allegheny Engineering
Amerinet
Automated Entrance Systems
Brooks Fire Protection
CAD Research
T. F. Campbell
Clayworth Mechanical
Ferry Electric
Filtech
Industrial Pump & Motor
Intelligent Electronics Systems
Lighthouse Electric
Limbach Company
A. G. Mauro Co.
McKamish
Palco Sales
Penn Power Systems
Star Electric
During the game, refreshment vouchers were provided by Automated Entrance
Systems Company, Inc.
I would, also, like to thank Ron Gault (Duquesne University), Matt Szanca and
Herb Reich who assisted in the planning of the event.
Hope you enjoyed a great summer!
Respectfully submitted, Bruce Sadler
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JUNE'S MEETING SPONSOR
HESP extends its thanks and appreciation to Delval. The following synopsis was
submitted:
June's Meeting Sponsor was Delval Equipment Corporation, 295 Meadowlands Blvd.,
Washington, PA 15301 and was represented at the meeting by Chris Morgan, General
Manager, Bob Shell, New Equipment Sales, Bob Weber, Aftermarket Sales, Dave
Baccari, Water Treatment Sales, and Lois Moretti, Customer Service
Representative.
Chris Morgan explained that Delval is the only "full service" boiler repair and
sales company in the tri-state area, not only offering equipment and repairs,
but code welding, pressure vessel repairs, complete parts inventory, water
treatment products for boilers and cooling towers. Delval also has rental
boilers available on their premises for fast response to customers needs.
Representing various well-respected companies, such as Cleaver-Brooks, Nebraska
Boiler, Grundfos, Autoflame, and others, has allowed Delval Equipment Corp. to
build its reputation on excellent response and service and be the "boiler room
experts".
Bob Shell spoke about the Autoflame Combustion Management System available for
retrofit on most any burner with existing linkage. The Micro Modulation Fuel/Air
ratio control with the positioning accuracy of direct servo drive on the air
damper and the fuel valve, allows accuracy to within 1/10 of one degree! The
Exhaust Gas Analyzer (EGA) with a probe in the stack, will allow minute
corrections to the air damper, allowing the burner to always be most efficient
operation.
Bob Weber spoke about Envirotrol, Inc., a ceramic cover and radiant heat barrier
coating with insulating properties. This product maintains high tensile strength
and elasticity over a wide range of temperatures. This product is applied by
trained application technicians on pipe, roofs, deaerators, economizers, can be
applied on hot surfaces without shutdown, chemical resistant, protects against
corrosion, and is easily repaired and maintain.
Dave Baccari, Delval's Water Treatment specialist, spoke about maintaining a
good water treatment program to save energy and the effect scale and corrosion
have on the fuel bill. Dave made a point that you can no longer have that
eggshell thick scale on boiler tubes and how much money in additional fuel that
scale costs your facility. Properly maintaining a good chemical treatment
program with proper testing and supervision, will lower operating costs of any
facility.
If you have any questions on any of the above, please call Delval and ask for
their usual excellent response and service.
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Calendar of Events for Upcoming Sponsors
October: Grainger -- Topic: To Be Announced
If you would
like to be a meeting sponsor in 2006/2007,
please contact Dan
Procupp .
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