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White Electronic Designs' Interface Electronics Division Recognized for Going 'Green'
November 20, 2007 | PRNewswireEstimated reading time: 2 minutes
White Electronic Designs Corporation today announced that its Interface Electronics division is a recipient of the U.S. Department of Energy's "Energy Saver Plant" award for achieving a significant reduction in energy use.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
"We are honored to receive this award," said Hamid Shokrgozar, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer for White Electronic Designs Corporation. "It demonstrates our company's commitment to more earth-friendly operations by reducing industrial energy use and carbon emissions."
White Electronic Designs applied for and received a "Save Energy Now" energy assessment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) in 2006. "Save Energy Now" assessments focus primarily on such energy-intensive systems as process heating, steam, pumps, fans and compressed air. WEDC worked with a team of engineering professors and students from the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />University of Dayton to assess key industrial processes and identify cost-saving opportunities. By implementing the majority of the recommended actions, WEDC has reduced its total energy use by more than 7.5% and is shrinking its carbon footprint in the near term.
Industrial use accounts for about one-third of energy consumed in the U.S. according to DOE estimates. By cutting back consumption just 20 percent, U.S. businesses could save close to $19 billion a year at 2004 energy prices, according to a recent report by the National Association of Manufacturers. As of September 2007, the DOE has completed more than 250 energy assessments and implemented programs and processes that have generated more than $75 million in savings, with an estimated $255 million in additional energy savings scheduled or underway. The DOE reports that this program's identified total potential carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reduction is approximately 4.6 million tons per year, the equivalent of taking more than 775,000 cars off the road.
"Being recognized by the DOE highlights our dedication to helping our customers and their customers leverage the evolution of technology while preserving and conserving our environment," adds Shokrgozar.
WEDC's Interface Electronics Division is a prominent supplier of advanced interface solutions. Technologies include touch-screen panels, industrial membranes and elastomer keypads. Using proprietary technologies such as high-temperature plastic dome-forming and through-hole circuit printing, their products consistently surpass industry specifications. The result is a reliable and durable ergonomic user interface that exceeds expectations. Extensive experience in design and manufacture of electronic keypad/controller solutions allows White Electronic Designs to deliver products assembled, tested and ready to go. The company's keypads, keyboards and sensors are used in appliance, point of transaction, consumer electronics and sophisticated medical applications. WEDC manufactures its interface products in its 40,000-square-foot facility in Columbus, Ohio that maintains ISO-9001 certification.
About White Electronic Designs Corporation
White Electronic Designs Corporation provides advanced solutions for industries needing to leverage the evolution of technology. The firm designs and manufactures innovative high-technology components, systems, and branded products for military, industrial, medical and commercial markets. Microelectronics products include high-density memory packages and advanced self-contained multi-chip and system-in-a-chip modules that are used in a growing range of applications in several fields. White Electronic Designs also produces anti-tamper security coatings for mission-critical semiconductor components in defense applications. The company's display segment designs and manufactures enhanced and reinforced high-legibility flat-panel displays for commercial, medical, defense and aerospace systems, as well as digital keyboard and touch-screen operator-interface systems, and electromechanical assemblies for commercial, industrial and military systems. White Electronic Designs Corporation is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona and has design and manufacturing centers in Arizona, Indiana, Ohio, Oregon and China. To learn more about White Electronic Designs Corporation online, visit http://www.whiteedc.com .