Allentown, Pa.—ATAS International, Inc. has been enrolled in the E-power Energy-Smart Business Honor Roll by PPL Electric Utilities. ATAS received this honor for installing energy-efficient lighting in its Allentown facility.
In the shop, 400 watt metal halides were replaced with T5 high-output lights. And in the offices and hallways, T12 fixtures were replaced with T8 and T5 fixtures. Motion sensors were also installed in the shop.
“The old fixtures were expensive to replace, getting harder to find and simply not efficient,” said Chris Mann, industrial electrician at ATAS. “This upgrade will save ATAS 229,513 kilowatts in the shop and 45,623 kilowatts in the office and hallways. That is a monetary savings of about $20,000 per year, with additional savings coming from the motion sensors.”
In a letter to ATAS, PPL Energy said, “Being energy-efficient not only has positive implications for your bottom line, it also demonstrates the kind of awareness and commitment that will lead our communities to better energy and environmental practices.”
ATAS has looked at every manufacturing and operational aspect to reduce its carbon footprint. In addition to the lighting, ATAS reuses cardboard boxes for shipments, donates extra product to worthy causes and finds alternative uses for metal that would otherwise be considered scrap. Skids and fiber cores from coils are reused. Lightly used office products are donated to local schools for underprivileged students. Everything that can be recycled is—paper, bottles, cans, office supplies, batteries, ink cartridges, light bulbs, electronic equipment, newspaper and magazines.
“Sustainability has always been the right choice for ATAS—in the way we do business and also in the products we manufacture,” said ATAS President Dick Bus. “We thank PPL Energy for the recognition, and encourage others to make simple changes to improve the efficiency of our community while also saving resources.”
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