Upcoming Webinars
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● Leadership and Communication Strategies to Thrive as a Woman Professional in the Compressed Air, Vacuum & Cooling Industry - Presenter: Dr. Helena Knörr, Professor of Organizational Leadership at Point Park University, Department of Management - Sponsored by Best Practices EXPO & Conference. - Learn more.
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 - 2:00 PM EST - Free Registration
● Engineering Rooms for Aeration Blowers - Presenter Tom Jenkins, P.E., President, JenTech Inc. – Sponsored by APG-Neuros. - Learn more.
Thursday, July 20, 2023 - 2:00 PM EST - Free Registration
● ASME PTC 13: Efficient Blowers, Sustainable Systems - Presenter Tom Jenkins, P.E.m President, JenTech Inc., and John Conover, Business Development Manager, Air Clean USA - Sponsored by Lontra.
Thursday, August 24, 2023 - 2:00 PM EST - Free Registration
● Vacuum System Efficiency - Presenter Andy Smiltneek, President, Growth Solutions Consultants - Sponsored by Rogers Machinery.
Thursday, November 30, 2023 2:00 PM EST - Free Registration
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Webinar Archive
Aeration Blower Systems
Low Pressure (15-60 psi) Air Applications: Blower or Air Compressor? - Presenter Ron Marshall, Chief Auditor, Marshall Compressed Air Consulting - Sponsored by Kaishan.
ASME PTC 13 Wire-to-Air Performance Test Code for Blower Systems Part 3 - Presenters: John Conover, Business Development Manager, Air Clean USA, Mark Addison, Senior Engineer, Artesian Water Company and Fred Constantino, S&C Project Engineering Advisor, ASME. - Sponsored by APG-Neuros.
ASME PTC 13 Wire-to-Air Performance Test Code for Blower Systems Part 2 - Presenters: Hiran de Mel, Senior Project Manager and Principal Technologist, Jacobs and Lloyd Slezak, Consulting Engineer (ret), Brown and Caldwell. - Sponsored by Howden.
ASME PTC 13 Wire-to-Air Performance Test Code for Blower Systems Part 1 - Presenters Julie Gass, Lead Mechanical Process Engineer, Black & Veatch, Fred Constantino, S&C Project Engineering Advisor, ASME and Andrew Balberg, President, Lone Star Blower and Compressor. - Sponsored by Lone Star Blower and Compressor.
Aeration Blower Control Strategies - Presenter Tom Jenkins, P.E., President, JenTech Inc. - Sponsored by APG-Neuros.
Sorting Through the Menu of Aeration Blower Technologies - Sponsored by Continental Blower - Presenter Julie Gass, P. E., Lead Mechanical Process Engineer, Black & Veatch.
Where Does Blower Air Go? Process Fundamentals - Presenter Tom Jenkins, P.E., President, JenTech Inc.
Techniques for Determining Savings from Aeration Blowers – Presenter Tom Jenkins, P.E., President, JenTech Inc. - Sponsored by Kaeser Compressors.
Aeration Blower Turndown Strategies - Presented by Tom Jenkins, P.E., President, JenTech Inc. - Sponsored by APG-Neuros.
Blowers and Variable Level Processes - Presented by Tom Jenkins, P.E., President, JenTech Inc.- Sponsored by APG-Neuros.
Verifying Blower System Energy with PTC 13 - Presenter Tom Jenkins, P.E., President, JenTech Inc. - Sponsored by Inovair.
Airflow Control Valve Selection - Presenter Tom Jenkins, P.E., President, JenTech Inc.
Integrating Aeration Blowers with Most-Open-Valve - Presented by Tom Jenkins, P.E., President, JenTech Inc. Sponsored by APG-Neuros.
Blower Controls for Aeration Efficiency - Presented by Tom Jenkins P.E., President, JenTech Inc. Sponsored by Kaeser Compressors.
Blower Demands with DO Control - Presented by Tom Jenkins P.E., President, JenTech Inc.
Designing for 8 to 1 Aeration Blower Turndown - Presented by Tom Jenkins P.E., President, JenTech Inc. Sponsored by Kaeser Compressors.
Calculating Aeration Flow and Pressure Requirements - Presented by Tom Jenkins P.E., President, JenTech Inc. Sponsored by Atlas Copco Industrial Vacuum.
Industrial Vacuum & Blower Systems
Vacuum Pump Maintenance - Presenter Tie Duan, Solutions Engineer, E.W. Klein & Co. - Sponsored by Kaishan.
Vacuum System Fundamentals: Depth of Vacuum vs. Absolute Pressure - Presenter Andy Smiltneek, President, Growth Solutions Consultants - Sponsored by Rogers Machinery.
How to Select the Right Vacuum Pump - Presenter Tie Duan, Solutions Engineer, E.W. Klein & Co - Sponsored by Kaishan.
VFD Vacuum Pumps Do’s and Don’ts - Presenter Ron Marshall, Chief Auditor, Marshall Compressed Air Consulting. - Sponsored by Busch Vacuum Solutions.
How to Hunt for Vacuum Leaks: Is it Worthwhile? - Presenter Ron Marshall, Chief Auditor, Marshall Compressed Air Consulting. - Sponsored by Best Practices 2022 EXPO & Conference.
Vacuum Specification Fundamentals: Flow vs. Pressure - Presenter Andy Smiltneek, President, Growth Solutions Consultants - Sponsored by Busch Vacuum Solutions
Vacuum Centralization in Food & Bev Applications - Presenter Tim Dugan, P.E., President and Principal Engineer, Compression Engineering Corporation - Sponsored by Busch Vacuum Solutions
How to Correctly Apply & Size Oil-Free Vacuum Pumps - Presenter Andy Smiltneek, President, Growth Solutions Consultants - Sponsored by Atlas Copco
Vacuum System Efficiency Projects - Presenter Chris Gordon, President & CEO, Blackhawk Equipment - Sponsored by Busch Vacuum Solutions
How to Design a Centralized Vacuum System - Part 2 - Presenter Tim Dugan, P.E., President and Principal Engineer, Compression Engineering Corporation.
How to Correctly Size Vacuum Pumps - Presenter Chris Gordon, President & CEO, Blackhawk Equipment - Sponsored by Busch Vacuum Solutions.
Understanding Flow for Proper Vacuum Pump Sizing - Presenter Tim Dugan, P.E., President and Principal Engineer, Compression Engineering Corporation. - Sponsored by Atlas Copco Industrial Vacuum.
How to Design a Centralized Vacuum System - Presenter Tim Dugan, P.E., President and Principal Engineer, Compression Engineering Corporation. - Sponsored by Busch USA.
5 Tips on Optimizing VSD Vacuum Pumps - Presented by Tim Dugan, P.E., President and Principal Engineer, Compression Engineering Corporation - Sponsored by Busch USA and Atlas Copco Industrial Vacuum.
Pros & Cons of Centralized Vacuum Systems - Presented by Tim Dugan, P.E., President, Compression Engineering Corporation. Sponsored by Busch USA & Atlas Copco Industrial Vacuum.
Evaluating the Centralization of Vacuum Systems - Presented by Tim Dugan, P.E., President, Compression Engineering Corporation. Sponsored by Atlas Copco Industrial Vacuum & Busch USA.
Best Practices 2020 ONLINE EVENT! Presentations
- Industrial Blower Sizing & Selection, Gary Fleming, Sr. Application Engineer, Harris Equipment
- How to Design & Tune a Centralized Vacuum System, Tim Dugan, President, Compression Engineering Corporation
- The Heart of Pneumatic Conveying Systems – Positive Displacement Blower Calculations, Roger Blanton, Sales Manager – Turbines & Compressors, Howden Roots
- Fundamentals of Vacuum Pump Sizing, Antonio Mantilla, Products & Applications Manager – Industrial Vacuum, Atlas Copco
- New Innovations in Blower Technology, Julie Gass, P. E., Lead Mechanical Process Engineer, and Vishnu Guntupalli, P. Eng., Mechanical Engineer, Black & Veatch
- Selection Criteria for Turbo and Screw Blowers in Aeration Systems, Stephen Horne, Blower Product Manager, Kaeser Compressors
- Aeration Blower Selection: It’s All About The Bubbles, Tom Jenkins, President, JenTech Inc.
- Sizing Multiple Small Blowers for Energy Savings & Redundancy, Patrick Gedgaudas, Sales Director, Inovair
Live Keynote Presentation, Part 1
- CAGI: The Voice of the Compressed Air Industry, Chad Larrabee, Education Committee Chair, The Compressed Air & Gas Institute
- Developing a World Class Industrial Energy Program, Thomas A. Pagliuco, Exec. Director, Global Energy Engineering, AbbVie
Live Keynote Presentation, Part 2
- The Compressed Air Challenge, Efficiency Training of Compressed Air Systems, Steve Briscoe, President, The Compressed Air Challenge
- Paving the Way for Energy Management at CalPortland, Stephen Coppinger, PE, – VP, Engineering Services, CalPortland
Live Discussion Forum
How to Best Monitor & FIX Compressed Air Leaks Featuring:
- Jon Jensen, CFPPS, CFPECS & CFPAI, Industry Projects Manager – Energy Certified Machinery Safety Expert (TUV Nord) SMC Corporation of America
- Leslie Marshall, Corporate Energy Engineer Lead – General Mills
- Ron Marshall, Chief Auditor – Marshall Compressed Air Consulting
- Wayne Perry, Senior Technical Director – Kaeser Compressors
- Rod Smith, Publisher – Best Practices EXPO & Magazines
