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Scott A. French, PE, Manager, Application Engineering, Armstrong International Inc., Three Rivers, MI

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Workforce Development October 15, 2002

Steam trap monitoring: Early warning defense system

Plant engineers know that their first line of defense in the battle to conserve steam energy is a properly functioning steam trap. Each failed steam trap can be costly, and in larger systems, where there may be hundreds of traps, the cost skyrockets. Regardless of system size, the impact is felt all the way to the profit line of the financial statement.

By Scott A. French, PE, Manager, Application Engineering, Armstrong International Inc., Three Rivers, MI