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October
4, 2004
NCMS
LAUNCHES ONLINE SOLVENT SAVINGS CALCULATOR
Tool Will Help Manufacturers Estimate Value of Recycling
ANN
ARBOR, Mich., October 4, 2004 -- The National Center
for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) has upgraded its website
to include information on cost-saving, solvent-recycling
programs.
NCMS's
online solvent database now enables users to calculate
how much material and money can be saved by recycling
rather than purchasing new solvent, according to Dr.
Paul Chalmer, NCMS program manager.
"There's
really not much difference between throwing solvent
away and throwing money away," Chalmer says. "Our
solvent database, SOLV-DB, has helped thousands of companies,
and our new cost-calculator is expected to be a popular
new online feature."
NCMS
member Gage Products, a leading global supplier of solvents,
test fuels and solvent-recycling technology, sponsors
SOLV-DB. Gage also offers industrial users of SOLV-DB
the opportunity to get a free laboratory analysis of
their solvent waste stream, providing a detailed assessment
of their recycling choices and associated cost-savings
potential.
"At
Gage, we are dedicated to responsible resource management
that results in long-term benefits for our environment,"
notes a Gage Products spokesperson. "Being environmentally
responsible provides other benefits as well: We've also
saved our industrial customers millions of dollars through
their recycling efforts."
NCMS
has created SOLV-DB to allow a broader range of users
to explore their recycling choices. An accurate calculation
of recycling costs involves many variables, but with
help from Gage, drawing on their considerable experience
in solvent recycling, NCMS is now able to provide a
simple tool that provides a reasonable estimate based
on a few key variables.
The
NCMS database is available online at: http://solvdb.ncms.org/savingsdata.htm.
About
NCMS
NCMS is the largest cross-industry collaborative
research and development consortium in North America,
and is the only consortial effort in the U.S. devoted
exclusively to manufacturing technologies, processes
and practices. NCMS has more than 18 years of experience
in the formation and management of complex, multi-partner
collaborative R&D programs, and is backed by corporate
members representing virtually every manufacturing sector.
About
Gage Products Co.
Headquartered in Ferndale, Mich., Gage has
facilities in Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands,
Brazil and Mexico. The company also is a leader in the
field of sustainable manufacturing and solvent remanufacturing
systems. Its paint-system solvent-recovery processes
are used in a majority of North America's automotive
assembly plants and have attracted the attention of
European and Asia-Pacific manufacturers as well.
Additional
information about Gage is available on the Internet
at www.gageproducts.com.
Source:
Gage Products Company
CONTACT:
Company Contact: Tom Murray of Gage Products Company,
Phone: 248-691-6737
Email: tmurray@gageproducts.com
Media Contact: Jen Howell
of AutoCom Associates, +1-248-647-8621,
E-Mail: jhowell@usautocom.com
, for Gage Products Company
Paul
Chalmer of NCMS, +1-734-995-4911,
E-Mail: paulc@ncms.org,
for National Center for Manufacturing Sciences
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