Hydraulic Institute’s New Pump Systems Assessment (PSA) Certificate Program Identifies Pump System Efficiency Improvement Opportunities
HI Contact:
973.267.9700
membership@pumps.org
Manufacturing
plants, commercial buildings and municipalities all rely on pumping systems for
daily operations. In the manufacturing
sector alone, pumps represent 27% of electricity used by industrial
systems. As pumping systems across
all industrial sectors represent the highest energy use, they also represent the
greatest potential to save energy and reduce maintenance related expenses.
The self-paced, online PSA Certificate Program teaches
the essential processes and steps needed to conduct complex pumping system
audits and identify high-value optimization opportunities in industrial and
commercial systems. The eight-part
program covers topics such as hydraulic systems behavior, understanding the interaction
of pumps and system components. It outlines
methods to collect, measure, analyze, document, and manage conclusions in a
pumping systems assessment process.
“This PSA Certificate Program is one way we can
connect HI’s knowledge and expertise, to the needs of the end-user, and the energy
efficiency community” notes Michael Michaud, Executive Director, Hydraulic
Institute. “The PSA program will help organizations integrate what HI has
long-taught through its best-selling pump systems optimization course, into a
methodology that can be integrated into an organization’s processes - and
ultimately their culture. Pump System
Optimization shouldn’t be a one-time effort and we hope that through HI’s
programs, regular assessments can become part of the maintenance, operational,
and management culture of pump-intensive industries.”
The online PSA program, with fully integrated
module testing, is ideally suited for professionals who work in energy
management and power generation as well as those who operate and maintain any
pumping system. This program is part of
a growing suite of educational programs coming from HI that focuses on the
fundamentals of rotodynamic pumps and positive displacement pumps.
The PSA Program offers eight professional
development hours and a certificate of completion for $499 per participant. The
program is available now at http://estore.pumps.org/Education/eLearning/PSA-Certif-Course.aspx. For more information
on the PSA Program, contact Mark Sullivan, Director, Education and Marketing, Hydraulic Institute at msullivan@pumps.org
or
call 973-349-5329.
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Hydraulic Institute: Advancing
the pump manufacturing industry by becoming the world’s resource for pumping
solutions by: Addressing Pump Systems, Developing Standards, Expanding
Knowledge and Resources,
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Institute, visit www.Pumps.org.