Pioneer Metal Finishing Wins Efficiency Award
Pioneer Metal Finishing in Warren, Michigan, won the Macomb County Business Awards' Efficiency Expert award for reducing its environmental footprint and utility usage.
Pioneer Metal Finishing in Warren, Michigan, won the Macomb County Business Awards' Efficiency Expert award for reducing its environmental footprint and utility usage.
The company upgraded its regenerative thermal oxidizer unit to reduce emissions and natural gas usage while increasing productivity 19 percent over the last year and profitability by almost 200 percent.
Efficiency Expert Pioneer Metal Finishing was unable to attend. Camille Silda, project manager of economic development services, accepted on their behalf.
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