Chicago, IL

Scope of Work:

Salisbury is the world leader in the manufacturing of personal protective equipment and live line tools to protect electrical workers from the hazards of their job. They sought outside expertise from Armstrong Service to handle the responsibility of operation and maintenance of their plant utility systems.

The utility system assets include

Two natural gas boilers
Compressed air system comprising of two air compressors, dryer, filter, and dryer traps and distribution piping
High pressure water system comprising of four triplex high-pressure pumps, two low-pressure pumps, vacuum pump, control cabinets, air flask receiver, and makeup/return tanks and distribution piping
Steam traps and distribution piping
Building heating system
Cooling tower
Two pumps and sump maintenance
Process chiller
Four pumps and sump maintenance
Condensate return stations and associated distribution piping
Gas and steam unit heaters
Air conditioners (2) package 5 & 7/12 ton, 7 window units.

Armstrong employs and manages 4 on-site licensed stationary engineers to oversee these responsibilities.

Armstrong is responsible for identifying future utility improvement opportunities and recommending cost saving solutions.

Upgrade Projects:

Installed two new fire tube boilers
Replaced aged air compressor
Replaced aged water softener with state-of-the-art automated system
Optimized condensate return system
Installed new vacuum pump increasing vacuum system reliability and efficiency
Replaced high pressure water pumps increasing systems reliability and efficiency
Installed Flo-Rite-Temp^®steam water heater increasing system reliability and efficiency

Time of Service:

3 year term began January 2005. Contract extended from January 2008 through 2011.

Benefits:

Salisbury Electrical Safety LLC now has on-site utility expertise motivated to continually reduce operating costs. They have access to Armstrong's extensive engineering resources and support with environmental reporting.