By Vince Marz, Director of Purchasing & Logistics
Over the years, our company has become active in various professional organizations. This has made a positive impact on the WL Port-Land employees who are members, but it shows our company's commitment to staying current with what's happening in the industries in which we work.
These associations publish journals and newsletters and have Websites with invaluable information on up-to-date issues and developments in their specific fields of interest. Moreover, they coordinate professional development conferences complete with industry-related trade shows and facilitate networking opportunities.
When you join a professional organization, you deepen existing business relationships and make new ones. And as you attend periodic meetings and become active on committees or take prominent leadership roles, you...Read the Rest>>>
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Q. What do you do as the designer/builder to ensure a successful project?
A. Successful project management involves a long list of skills. Here at WL Port-Land Systems, we believe that keeping things on schedule and within budget depends a lot on internal and external communication.
That means staying in touch with the customer so that we know exactly what their expectations are, and, two, we keep them advised on how the project is proceeding. It also means ensuring that everyone inside our company has the same information, is aware of changes in the project plan, and is working from the same data.
To ensure that our customers get what they expect, to avoid costly overruns and delays, to give clients the quality project management they’ve come to expect from WL Port-Land Systems, we believe in providing excellence in these areas:
Communication. Throughout the project, establish and maintain clear lines of communication with the customer, vendors, subcontractors, and internal department personnel. Electronic and paper documentation are primary for record-keeping. However, personal communication should not be overlooked in maintaining a better understanding of ongoing project activities, changes in scope, and schedule impacts that are...Read the Rest>>>
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You might think how smart you are is something with which you're born, and you can't do much to change it, but recent research has shown that isn't true. It turns out there are methods you can take to increase your crystallized intelligence, the facts you know and can access, your fluid intelligence -- how you see and identify patterns -- and even your emotional intelligence or how well you understand what others are feeling. Furthermore, learning new hobbies like the ones in this article can actually create...Read More>>>
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Get an Expert Evaluation and Analysis of Your Facility
One customer saw these savings:
↓Reduced required investment by more than $14 million
↓Decreased electrical usage by 17%
↓Decreased natural gas usage by 26%
↓Reduced repair and maintenance costs by 13%
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Are you seeking solutions to make your business run better? A renovation can improve the utilization of existing assets, improve manufacturing costs, implement a process change, increase capacity, or find an efficient way to adapt to new quality improvement standards.
■ MAXIMIZING UTILIZATION OF EXISTING ASSETS
- Cycle time for batching and mixing
- Increase pounds per horsepower per hour
- Reduce change over time
- Increase pelleting capacity
- Time of use demands
- Decrease maintenance downtime
■ QUALITY IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS
- Pellet durability index {PDI)
- Crumble quality
- Gelatinization
- Feed conversion
■ MANUFACTURING COST IMPROVEMENT
- Energy efficiencies
- Reduce labor hours
■ INCREASING CAPACITY
- Through a complete facility evaluation, develop a plan to meet objective s
- Unit train receiving requirements
■ IMPLEMENTING NEW PROCESSES
- Enzyme applications
- Blending cracked corn in finish feed
- Post pellet liquid application
- Blending of finish feed
No matter the reason, a renovation is a big undertaking, and nobody can assist you like WL Port-Land Systems with its collaborative approach to your project. Contact us for more information.
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Upcoming Events
WL Port-Land Systems will participate in these industry events in 2022.
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May 16-19, 2022 The World of Coal Ash Northern Kentucky Convention Center | 1 W River center Blvd, Covington, KY | Booth 57
July 26-27, 2022 CONVEY '22 Omaha Hilton Omaha, NE
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