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Technikon is the operator of the Casting Emission Reduction Program. Technikon
is an engineering firm that specializes in technical development in the metal
casting, environmental, and energy arenas. Technikon manages various government
programs involving metal castings. The Technikon website is
www.technikonllc.com.
The RETC is a newly funded project under the CERP contract.
The RETC will create a facility for testing and validation of renewable energy
technologies related to biomass feedstocks and organic waste, with a particular
focus on conversions into biofuels for transportation.
The RETC will provide government and industry with an independent testing site
for evaluating the performance of renewable energy and renewable fuels
technologies with respect to robustness, safety, energy efficiency,
environmental effectiveness and other key performance specifications.
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All work performed under the CERP program is posted on this website once it has
gone through peer and contractual review. Click above to view published reports.
Best Paper Award Received
At the Metal Casting Congress AFS/NADCA Recognition Luncheon in Houston,
Texas, George Crandell, Vice President of Operations for Technikon (Operators of
CERP) received the Best Paper Award from the American Foundry Society -
Environmental Health and Safety Division.
The paper, "The Addition of Cellulose to Molding Sand When Reducing Seacoal for
Emission Reduction During Pouring, Cooling, and Shakeout" (paper number 07-021),
was co-authored by Vic LaFay of S & B Minerals.
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CERP Agenda Suspended as Funding Ends
The Casting Emission Reduction Program has been put on hold, indefinitely.
Explaining that "no further funds have become available for air emissions
testing under CERP," Technikon L.L.C. has announced that no further meetings of
the Program are planned until further notice.
"The members of USCAR (Chrysler, Ford, GM) have greatly valued our long
collaboration with the Department of Defense and the foundry industry aimed at
reducing casting emissions," stated USCAR executive director Don Walkowicz.
"Working together through CERP, our scientists and engineers developed
state-of-the-art measurement technologies, materials, and emissions data that
helped to significantly reduce the environmental impact of
U.S. foundry operations. We are quite proud of
this achievement, which provides an excellent example of the power of
collaboration."
"Thank you for your time and effort in support of this important project,"
Technikon stated in a statement to interested parties. "We accumulated a large
amount of information in support of the foundry industry and its suppliers."
Technikon is committed to maintaining the CERP website for future reference and
use by metal casting facilities worldwide and to assisting all operators or
suppliers in continually reducing environmental impact of the foundry industry.
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