Supplier News

Vecoplan Expands Alternative Fuels and Energy Competency Center
Uwe Eschenhorst has joined Vecoplan LLC, High Point, N.C., as the vice president of the company’s Alternative Fuels and Energy Competency Center.

In his new position, Eschenhorst will oversee the technical knowledge base for applications within the alternative fuels and energy segment, leading both the sales engineering and project management departments for the market. He will supervise all strategic aspects of large projects in this sector.

Formerly environmental services manager at Polysius Corp. - USA, Eschenhorst brings more than 12 years of experience to his position at Vecoplan.

While at Polysius, he directed the design, engineering, construction and implementation of large systems and entire plants that incorporated alternative fuels for the production of energy as an integral part of their functionality.

ReEnergy Selects AssetPoint for Plant Maintenance
AssetPoint, a provider of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) solutions based in Greenville, S.C., has announced ReEnergy Holdings LLC has selected its TabWare CMMS/EAM Cloud solution to manage plant maintenance at its renewable energy production facilities in New York, Maine and Connecticut.

ReEnergy Holdings LLC owns and operates facilities that use biomass and waste residues to produce renewable thermal and electric energy. ReEnergy’s energy facilities include: a 40-megawatt biomass facility in Ashland, Maine; a 36-megawatt biomass facility in Fort Fairfield, Maine; a 40-megawatt biomass facility in Livermore Falls, Maine; a 50-megawatt biomass facility in Stratton, Maine; a 22-megawatt biomass facility in Lyons Falls, N.Y.; a 20-megawatt biomass facility in Chateaugay, N.Y.; and a 31-megawatt tire-to-energy facility in Sterling, Conn. ReEnergy also owns two construction and demolition waste and waste wood processing facilities that service the eastern New England/Boston metropolitan area marketplace in Salem, N.H. and Epping, N.H. “It was important to find the right solution in support of our maintenance strategy at our power-generating facilities,” ReEnergy Holdings’ Director of Energy Operations, James White says. “Improving equipment reliability through better planning and having access to critical data to mitigate unscheduled downtime is key to our operations. It’s imperative our equipment operate at peak efficiency in order for us to effectively meet the region’s demand for renewable energy. TabWare will help us ensure our equipment functions at the highest levels possible in order to maximize facility performance.”

AssetPoint Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Paul Crist says, “We are happy to welcome ReEnergy Holdings as an AssetPoint customer. Our TabWare EAM Cloud solution has rich functionality that is easy to use and easy to learn. ReEnergy will benefit from improved plant reliability and operating efficiency without the need for IT involvement, since AssetPoint will be hosting TabWare for them.”

Vecoplan Midwest Relocates
Vecoplan Midwest, a subsidiary of High Point N.C.-based Vecoplan LLC, has relocated to an 18,180-square-foot facility located in New Albany, Ind. Bill Miller, COO of Vecoplan Midwest, says the growth of the company’s shredder sales and service business and the introduction of briquetters, pellet mills and complete pelletizing systems in 2010, necessitated the move.

Vecoplan shredders are used in industrial recycling, while its briquetting and pelletizing systems are used in the production of alternative fuels. “In order to meet the demands of sales and production, we’ve tripled our staff in the last six years. So we’re delighted to move into this new space and are excited to be a part of the growing recycling and alternative energy markets in North America,” Miller says.

In addition to 2,000 square feet of office space, the new facility houses a 10,180-square-foot machine rebuild center and a 6,000-square-foot test lab/show room space, where customers can send materials to be shredded, briquetted or pelletized.

A subsidiary of Vecoplan LLC, Vecoplan Midwest was formed in 2006 to serve Vecoplan’s customers throughout the Midwest. Vecoplan Midwest maintains more than $1 million in parts inventory for shredders, as well as pellet mills and briquetters, and has technicians who are available for on-site repairs or preventative maintenance on all makes and models of Vecoplan shredders. Along with sales of new Vecoplan shredders and ancillary equipment, Vecoplan Midwest rebuilds shredders, providing warranties on all rebuilt machines.

In 2010 Vecoplan Midwest added briquetters and pellet mills to its product offering and now designs, builds and installs turnkey systems for pelletizing wood, woody biomass, agriculture products, paper, plastics, MSW (municipal solid waste) and virtually any solid alternative fuel requiring increased bulk densities or better convey ability, the company says.

More information is available at www.vecoplanmidwest.com.