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September HESP Newsletter
Volume 22, Number
7, September 2007
Meeting Notes
Meeting Announcement
Next Meeting: Oct. 2, 2007
Location: Serbian Club
Meeting Sponsors:The Hite Co.
Speakers:
MARK ZVONAR -- SQUARE "D" SALES ENGINEER
KEN GRIMM -- SYLVANIA LAMPS
CHRISTY GOSS -- PASS & SEYMOUR WIRING DEVICES
Topic: HOSPITAL RELATED PRODUCTS, NEW LED LAMP TECHNOLOGY
Business Meeting Minutes
CALL TO ORDER: President, Terry Kocian, called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M.
Terry introduced: Electronic Restoration Services, Conco Systems, Inc.,
Simplex Grinnell, Parts Master and M&M Plastic Design, all participating in
our Mini-Trade Show tonight. Each vendor had a table display set up and was
given the opportunity to talk about their products or services. It was a very
interesting and informative evening.
BUSINESS MEETING: President, Terry Kocian called the meeting to order 7:36 P.M.
The attendance for this evening s meeting was as follows: 16 hospital members;
22 associate members; and 8 guests. The actual count was sixty (60).
TREASURER'S REPORT: Dick Barker -- Dick Barker Dick read the Treasurer's
report. It was approved as read. Also, Dick announced the results of an audit
of the HESP books, going back three years. The audit, conducted by Mark Lantz,
CPA, found everything to be in good shape. Dick, who had been considering
retiring as treasurer, said he is reconsidering this and, at the least, would
be around until a replacement is found. Dick said that we are also looking into
accepting credit cards.
NEW MEMBERS: There were two (2) new applicants for membership tonight: George A.
Mueller, Clinical Engineer, West Penn Hospital; and Mark A. Womer, Assa Abloy.
HESP welcomes its new members.
GUESTS: We had one guest introduce himself tonight: Andy Komar, Filtech, Inc.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
EDUCATION: Michael Bryer -- No Report.
NEWSLETTER: Ron Lukcic -- Ron expressed our thanks to all of our advertisers. As
usual, Ron is looking for articles of interest and / or humor for the
newsletter. Ron also thanked Harry Elinsky, Jr., Filtech, Inc. for the snacks. CODES AND REGULATIONS: Bill Brooks -- No Report.
ASHE: No Report.
BIOMED: Dan Procupp -- Bob Tobin. No Report.
MEMBERSHIP: Brenda Henwood -- No Report.
HOLIDAY PARTY: Chuck Froetschel -- Chuck said that he is thinking along the
lines of the Gateway Clipper or Party Liner for this year's awards dinner and
Holiday Party. He is open to suggestions and requested volunteers for this
committee.
SUMMER ACTIVITY: Bruce Saddler -- Bruce told us that this year's activity was a
tailgate party at The Washington Wild Things baseball game on Saturday, July
21, 2007 at Falconi field in Washington, Pa. We had great weather, extra
innings and a buffet dinner. It was a fun evening with everyone having a great
time. Bruce thanked Matt and Herb and everyone who attended this family fun
event. Pictures are on the web site. Terry expressed our thanks to Bruce for
all of his work on the Summer Activity.
GOLF OUTING: Steve Tarasovic -- Steve said that this year's golf outing will be
at the Lindenwood Golf Course in Peters Township on Thursday, September 13,
2007. Tee time is 11:00 A.M. Bruce said we could have a record turnout this
year - about 70 to 80 golfers signed up. He is still taking sign-ups but with
a deadline of Friday, September 7th. Steve is also looking for prizes and hole
sponsors.
WEBSITE/MARKETING: Alice Hoffmaster (The Write Design) -- Alice said that she
has a list of "unconfirmed subscribers" to the web site. Anyone not getting e-
mail announcements should see Alice to see if you are on her list. Alice is
also looking for ideas or suggestions to notify members of meetings or other
events or news. E-mails, postcards or whatever? See Alice or Ron.
HOSPITAL ENGINEERS SPECIAL PROJECTS: Ron showed us a letter from a Mr. Hopeton A. Thompson, Director of The Mechling-Shakley Veterans Center, Cowansville,
Pa., about forty (40) miles from Pittsburgh. John Romick recently drove there
to look at the possibility of HESP constructing a covered pavilion measuring
24' x 40' for veterans living there, as an HESP project. They have no outdoor
covered recreation / smoking area. John gave parliamentary figures as to
material and cost estimates, approximately $5,000 to $7,000. Ideas were
discussed at to getting materials donated, along with site preparation issues.
A vote was taken to determine if HESP should consider doing this project. It
was approved.
SPONSORSHIP COMMITTEE: We also have several months available for 2007.
Information packets are available upon request either on the web site or by
contacting Dan or Roy. Their contact information is listed on the back of the
publication.
OLD BUSINESS: No Report.
NEW BUSINESS: Myron Hartman suggested that, as in the past, HESP sponsor an
Eagle Scout. He said that the cost would be $150.00 and would go to a Scout
going into an engineering or educational career. A vote was taken and the
motion was passed.
Terry said that we are looking for someone to run for the office of President-
Elect for 2008, who would be President in 2009. We had no volunteers. Anyone
interested in filling this position, please contact Terry, whose contact
information is on the back of this publication.
Dick has started the process of incorporating HESP. A process that we thought
had been taken care of years ago by a lawyer, who charged us for this but,
never followed through. Dick also told us he is looking into new bookkeeping
software.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, Terry adjourned the meeting at
8:16 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Frank Rutledge
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SEPTEMBER'S MEETING SPONSOR
H.E.S.P. Mini-Trade Show Sponsors:
PARTSMASTER
I first want to thank you and the other members of HESP for allowing Partsmaster
to be a part of your Mini-Trade Show. I feel the experience will be quite
beneficial to our company.
I want to emphasize that we are a unique MRO supplier to many different types of
industries and hospitals are one of our stronger areas.
We are an ISO certified company and do have a GSA contract number.
One of our strongest product lines are our Cryo-tools which we did a mini demo
with at the show using our cryofex blades. This cryogenic process on tooling is
unique to Partsmaster, and greatly extends the life of any tool that goes
through this process.
In addition, we guarantee all of our products until our customers are completely
satisfied. Please visit us on the web at: www.partsmaster.com.
If you have any further questions or would like to see how some of our other
maintenance and repair products perform please call Mark Harkins at : 412-818-
6468 or by e-mail at mark.harkins@partsmaster.com.
Sincerely, Mark Harkins
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ELECTRONIC RESTORATION SERVICE
Thank you for the opportunity to introduce our company, E.R.S., to your
membership. As suggested, here is a brief overview of our services for
publishing in your next newsletter;
In situations involving damage to electronic equipment, a viable option is to
restore, rather than replace. Since 1993, ELECTRONIC RESTORATION SERVICE has
employed state-of-the-art reclamation methods to restore electronic equipment.
The integrity of our process allows us to GUARANTEE all restored equipment FOR
ONE YEAR and in many cases the equipment can be RE-CERTIFIED. We specialize in
Copiers, Computers, Servers, Mainframes, Data Recovery, Telecom Equipment,
Medical & Laboratory Equipment, Electromechanical Equipment, Audio & Visual
Equipment, Document Freeze Drying and MUCH MORE. Business interruption can cost
a company thousands on dollars a day. E.R.S. has the expertise and the
experience necessary to reduce service interruption and expedite the quick
return to "Business as Usual" for all of our clients.E.R.S. is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company.
Cris Drugan ISA AM, CIPM
Art Recovery Technologies/ Electronic Restoration Service
1135 Industrial N.
Brunswick, OH 44212
1.800.238.7218 office 1.330.741.0483 cell
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SIMPLEX / GRINNELL
Representing SimplexGrinnell was Jeff Gasparik, Joe Riley, Emilio Posa, and Mark
Herda.
SimplexGrinnell has been known for its fire alarm systems and sprinkler systems.
We would like to take this opportunity to show you our suppression systems and
services available from system maintenance to complete testing and inspecting,
providing reports and documentation for JCAHO requirements.
Joe Riley, Suppression Manager, demonstrated the Sapphire Clean Agent
extinguishing liquid and discussed it uses in critical systems and storage
applications. Although wet pipe and pre action sprinkler systems are code
approved to be used in telecommunication, electrical, and computer rooms, due to
the sensitivity of this equipment to water damage, customers may want an
alternate means of Fire Protection. For these and similar hazards,
SimplexGrinnell offers a choice of several Clean Agent extinguishing systems. FM
200, Inergen, and Novec 1230 (Sapphire) are all Clean Agent Gas Systems that are
a replacement to Halon 1301.
Each of these gas systems is a clean, non-corrosive gas, which is designed to
extinguish fire. All are especially valuable where other extinguishing medias
might damage stock or valuable equipment. These systems are used most often in
computer, electrical, and telecommunication equipment rooms. Introduced during
the mini-trade show was a newer product called Sapphire, which is manufactured
by 3M. It is a fluid that works as a gas yet it is a liquid at room temperature.
Sapphire is used to extinguish Class A, B and C fires via its cooling effects.
This agent extinguishes fires at concentrations of 4-6% by volume and thus it
offers the largest safety margin of any chemical clean agents for occupied
spaces.
In addition to Special Hazard and Clean Agent systems, SimplexGrinnell provides
everything you need for your kitchen's fire suppression and range/kitchen hood
system. From design through installation, our services reflect an understanding
of your facility's special requirements. For additional information, please
visit https://www.ansul.com/en/Products/product -- list.asp.
Emilio Posa, Service Sales Representative, discussed SimplexGrinnell's offering
of unparalleled services, including test and inspection, preventive maintenance, central station monitoring and around-the-clock emergency services for virtually
all industry systems and products. For additional information on the services
offered by SimplexGrinnell, please visit http://www.simplexgrinnell.com/services/.
For local sales and service support, please see our ad in this HESP news
booklet.We would like to thank HESP for this opportunity to support the organization and
to bring value to its membership by introducing new and additional products and
services.
Best Regards,
JEFF GASPARIK
ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SALES
SIMPLEXGRINNELL
230 Executive Drive, Suite 1
Cranberry Twp., PA 16066
Office: 724-776-4144 X 123
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GRAYBAR ELECTRIC
Thank you for the chance to present Graybar Electric at the September Mini-Trade
Show.
Joe Spore, GE Lighting, and Chic Biddulph and Dale Gormley, Gormley Farrington,
Inc. were present.
The guest speaker at our booth was John MaClay, Healthcare Lighting.
Also, Mike Sinwell and Barb Sladic, Graybar Elecrtic, were present.
Thanks, Mike Sinwell
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CONCO
The Conco HVAC-Commercial Division
Conco manufacturers mechanical tube cleaners, & tube cleaning equipment, as
well as performing tube cleaning services & various testing services for
Chillers, Heat Exchangers, Condensers, & Boilers.
Conco Product Line
Products include The Conco System of tube cleaning, The Conco Excaliber
Rotating Shaft Tube Cleaner, tube plugs, polyethylene inserts, tube sheet
coatings, Hydrodrilling services, as well as various tube cleaning
accessories.
New Products will include two new high quality dependable Conco pressure
washers. Both the 1000 PSI & the 4000 PSI units will feature CAT Tri-Plex
Plunger Pumps for years of dependable service.
Conco HVAC-Commercial Services & Tube Cleaning System
Services include; Eddy Current Testing, Air Cooled Condenser & Coil
Cleaning, Tube Cleaning Services, Leak Detection, and Hydrodrilling
services, as well as Deposit Analysis. New services include Chiller or Heat
Exchanger tube sheet coatings & repairs.
The Conco Tube Cleaning System is the most dependable, most effective, and
the fastest way available, to boost your chillers, condensers, heat
exchangers, or boilers performance.
The Conco System consists of ; Conco Tube Cleaners, the Conco Water Gun, &
the Conco Model 200-B Pump.
The Conco Excaliber
The Conco Excaliber Rotating Shaft Tube Cleaner is ideal for cleaning shell & tube heat exchangers, or centrifugal chillers with tubes ranging in
diameter from 3/8" to 1 1/2".
Conco HVAC-Commercial Advantages
Conco's vast mechanical experience has produced tube cleaners, tube plugs,
tube cleaning equipment, tube cleaning service and stringent Eddy Current
Testing, that is "Absolutely the Best", and unsurpassed in the industry.
All Conco products, equipment, & services are backed by direct Conco
representatives that can answer your questions, and provide solutions to
your most demanding problems.
Conco Systems Contact Information
Conco can be at your service within 24 hours in an emergency, and we are
available 24/7/365.
Contact: Conco Systems, Inc.
Lou Cervi -- Business Development Mgr.
412-551-7955 Cell 412-828-7334 HVAC-Commercial Office
Email: lcervi@concosystems.net
Web address www.concosystems.com
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M&M PLASTIC DESIGN
Custom Plastic Fabrication for over 25 years:
- Acrylic or Vandal Proof Replacement Bubbles for Fire Extinguisher Covers
- Light Replacement Covers
- Skyligh Replacement Domes
- Corner Guards
- Custom Plastic Fabricating also available
Scott P. Miller -- 814-472-5562
Ronald A. Miller -- 814-472-4796 Fax 305 Laurelbrook Rd.
814-659-2316 Cell Ebensburg, PA 15931
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