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Six Proposals Chosen for Industrial Competitiveness Program The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced a new round of grants under a program designed to enhance U.S. industry's global competitiveness through energy efficiency. Six proposals, of 31 submitted, have been selected for $1.4 million in grants under the National Industrial Competitiveness through Environment, Energy and Economics (NICE3) program. Linda J. Fisher, EPA's assistant administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, said, "These programs demonstrate that environmental protection and industrial competitiveness are not mutually exclusive goals. By building environmental considerations into our technological choices, we can have more efficient industries, reduced energy use, and a cleaner environment."
NICE3 was launched as a seven-state pilot program in 1991 by the Departments of Energy and Commerce and the Environmental Protection Agency. Under the program, states and private participants provide at least half of the funding for the projects, which are jointly sponsored by state agencies. Proposals were sought from the seven states with the highest energy and pollution abatement costs: California, Illinois, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Texas. The six applicants selected to receive grants are: • Western Reserve Manufacturing Company, Lorain, Ohio. The proposal is to eliminate corrosive, polluting waste gases while improving the quality of the casting of barstock, used in the manufacturing of bearings, bushings, and other critical machinery parts. • AAP St. Marys, St. Marys, Ohio. This project will introduce a new, more efficient technology for remelting the considerable volume of aluminum chips produced by
Ultra Micro Indentation of Materials Measurement and analysis of the mechanical properties of • Metals • Ceramics • Polymers • Thin films • Powders • Surface-modified materials Determination of • Hardness • Modulus • Stress-strain response • Fracture toughness • Creep properties
the company's manufacturing process, which transforms aluminum ingot into finished cast aluminum wheels for automobiles. • Avery Dennison's Fasson Films Division, Painesville, Ohio. This project will substitute an ultraviolet curing system for solvents in the manufacture of pressuresensitive labels. • Ultrasonic Products Inc., Chancel Island Harbor, California. This project will demonstrate a new ultrasonic dishwashing technology, eliminating the use of caustic detergents. • California Integrated Waste Management Board. This project will demonstrate how a typical paper product manufacturer can substitute 40% of its requirement for fiber with mixed-quality recycled paper. • Dupont Merck Pharmaceutical Company, Trenton, New Jersey. This project will demonstrate how ultrasonic cleaning technology can substitute for the use of solvents in cleaning chemical tanks or drums.
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