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Customer Profile: Since opening in 1961, Elk River Machine Company (ERMC) has grown to become one of the most prominent full-service contract manufacturing facilities in the Midwest. Their capabilities include complete in-house material processing, design-for-manufacturing and a complete line of concrete processing and transportation equipment. Goal: ERMC provides finished products from industrial to aerospace and … Read more
Upgrade your existing HID fixtures with Keystone’s Direct Drive HID LED Lamps. Utilizing the latest in LED technology, these lamps are both efficient (efficacy of 140+ lm/w for most) and durable (50,000 hours with 5 year warranty). Suitable for use in enclosed fixtures. They are also IP64 rated with an integrated heat sink that quickly … Read more
In the last several years, concerted efforts have been made to lower energy use and CO2 emissions. Part of how this gets accomplished at the state level is by providing incentives to lessen upfront costs associated with making the necessary changes. In Minnesota, the Next Generation Energy Act of 2007 was developed by the Conservation … Read more
Customer Profile: Ecumen Parmly LifePointes in Chisago City, MN has been serving senior citizens since 1904 when a 23 acre site was acquired and an 18 room senior home was built. Since those early years, the campus has grown to include everything from independent town home living to memory care, and a state of the … Read more
Saving energy and money for what matters most, thanks to Minnesota’s Conservation Improvement Program Recently we sat down at The Edge Christian Worship Center in Brooklyn Park with Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman and Representative Melissa Hortman to share our story about the positive economic impact of energy conservation in our organizations. In 2007, Minnesota’s … Read more
Do LED light bulbs emit UV? How viable are LED black lights? Are there LED tanning bed lights? With the rise in popularity of LED bulbs, many questions are asked as to how the cutting-edge technology will fare in certain applications. Black light technology is a cinch for LED. LED’s can be designed to produce … Read more
Customer Profile: The City of Saint Paul was known as the Pig’s Eye Settlement until in 1841, when the first Catholic priest in the area, Fr. Lucien Galtier, dedicated his log chapel on the bluff to Saint Paul, requesting that the settlement adopt the name as well. The Cathedral of Saint Paul is now a … Read more
Part of Green Creative’s new PL Edge series includes LED PLL lamps designed to replace high watt CFL PLL lamps with a 2G11 base. Green Creative’s 14.5W LED PLL replaces 36W CFL lamps and the 17W LED PLL retrofits the 40W CFL PLL. Direct plug and play, utilizing the existing instant start or programmed start ballast … Read more
Lunera Susan LED lamps are a quick plug-and-play method to retrofit any metal halide lamp to LED. No rewiring or fixture modification is required thanks to Lunera’s BallastLED technology. Save 60%-80% on energy with this long-lasting 50,000 hour lamp. Available in E26 medium base (for the 50W/70W/100W/150W/175W metal halide replacement) and in E39 mogul base … Read more
Customer Profile: Smiths Medical is a leading global manufacturer of specialty medical devices, and has been in business for over 65 years, operating in 30 countries with sales to 120 countries. They employ nearly 8,000 people in six continents. Goal: Smiths Medical’s growth led the company to seek larger space for their Minnesota-based world head-quarters. … Read more