Karl Johnson has joined the firm to further develop and support customer accounts in Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana. Karl Johnson comes with a wealth of knowledge and experience in multiple industrial fields including power generation, mining, commercial construction and water/wastewater. He prides himself on being a problem solver with an emphasis on creative client solutions in budget development and project management.

Karl joins Pentad Associates in an Account Manager role to increase both customer service and project support in the Power Generation and HVAC industries. Karl comments ðÌð’I am truly excited to start a new challenge with Pentad Associates, and look forward to working with the team to further develop their already extensive product offering. I am fortunate to be joining such a respected company that takes great pride in the manufacturerðÌð•s products represented with such a high level of customer service.ðÌð“

Please come visit us this year at the 22nd annual technical conference and vendor expo!

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Sheraton Denver West Hotel

360 Union Blvd, Lakewood

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Pentad Associates will have a vendor table at this year’s Rocky Mountain ASHRAE Annual Technical Conference and Vendor Expo

The Expo takes place this Friday, May 2nd 2014 at the Sheraton Denver West Hotel 360 Union Boulevard in Lakewood.

Please stop by to say hello if you plan to attend!

There are major changes taking place within the energy production industry in the US. Multiple factors are driving these changes such as environmental regulations and the newly found abundance of natural gas.

The new environmental regulations have put tighter restrictions on pollutants and emissions from coal fired power plants which have led to many being decommissioned or converted to natural

gas fired operation. At the recent ðÌð”Electric Power ConferenceðÌð• held in Chicago the keynote speaker stated ðÌð’it is virtually impossible to build new or add capacity to a coal fired plant todayðÌð“.

The new abundance of natural gas being harvested form the various shale plays has lowered the price of gas to such a level that has become very attractive for the power industry. This low cost fuel and combined cycle technology will drive the industry for the next several decades. In fact current forecasts indicate that 80% of all new electric generating capacity between 2013 and

2035 will be combined cycle plants. It is estimated there are about 200 combined Cycle Power

Plants currently in front end engineering.

The news of more and more shale gas plays being discovered is also affecting the energy infra- structure in the US. Where the US was previously and importer of oil and gas we are now shifting the paradigm to that of an energy exporter. Additionally where we previously were flowing various energy products from refineries and import terminals in the gulf coast to various regions in the US, we are now looking at reversing the flow of these pipelines to take the gas and NGLs

from the various shale plays to the gulf refineries and convert the import terminals to export facilities.

As a result of all these changes, TM Filtration is gearing up for this explosion in growth to capitalize on the opportunities presented by the ðÌð’new gas industryðÌð“. For example you will now see this catch phrase on the TM Filtration web page (www.tmfiltration.com) and in the next several weeks we will have a totally redesigned web site to address the gas market.

More importantly TM Filtration gas coalescing filters are now being used in the various ðÌð’streamsðÌð“

of the new gas market. Our equipment is being used in custody transfer stations in the

mid-stream transmission from the shale wells. We are also providing our coalescing filters to be used on Fuel Gas Conditioning packages that will be used to clean the fuel gas to enhance the performance of the downstream gas turbine generators. The illustration below shows typical applications for TM Filtration gas filters.

We are continuing to gather as much information as we can with regard to the shale oil and gas industry. We will send out information on a periodic basis as we discover projects in your various sales territories. Potential customers for our products will be energy and power engineering design firms, exploration and production companies, midstream gathering and distribution companies, refineries and power generation plants, including Simple Cycle and Combined Cycle technology. Keep in mind the power plants will also have requirements for the Fluid Engineering line of strainer products for cooling tower, water make up, and steam condensate

recovery applications.

With our newest plate, the ND double-wall series, GEA PHE Systems has successfully combined a high efficiency heat transfer plate with an extremely reliable double-wall design that eliminates any risk of two fluids intermixing as they pass through the heat exchanger.

This series combines a pair of identical heat transfer plates that are laser welded together at the inlet and outlet port holes to form a small leakage gap between the two plates.

In the event of erosion due to harsh media, a gasket or weld defect due to pressure changes, this clever solution ensures no intermixing of the two non-compatible media while making the leak clearly visible.

A good example of where this design works well is in

oil coolers that use portable water to cool an engine.

Intermixing can create a lot of damage and the extra layer of protection and early leak detection is a must!

The new ND double-wall is more thermally efficient than the former Saftytherm plate line.

Your benefits are:

ðÌðÁ Competitive pricing

ðÌðÁ Shorter lead times

ðÌðÁ A more efficient heat transfer design

ðÌðÁ A plate that gives an extra layer of protection where needed

The ND double-wall plates are currently available in the

4ðÌð“ port hole sizes and come with all the design features of our NT series:

ðÌðÁ Optiwaveðåð» a design for even flow across the plate resulting in maximum heat transfer and less plates.

ðÌðÁ PosLocðåð» self-aligning plates for faster maintenance, shorter down time, longer gasket life.

ðÌðÁ EcoLocðåð» tool and glue free gasket attachments with plate alignment guides

For more information, contact your Sales Manager.

**Taken from GEA newsletter