The Inaugural CEMS Academy Training Workshop Shares An Exciting Approach To Learning About Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS).

The inaugural CEMS Academy Training Workshop kicked off with the Welcome Reception the evening of March 30.  The CEMS Academy is instructed and sponsored by VIM Technologies, Air Hygiene, Inc., Universal Analyzers, and STI CEMS.  The reception was an excellent opportunity to meet and network with several engineering and environmental professionals before the training the following day.

The full-day training was held at the beautiful Air Hygiene, Inc. facility in Tulsa, OK on March 31. During the first session, attendees began with Regulatory Basis and Source Obligation. The focus included outlining the significance of the training, the various regulations, who is impacted, and the approaches to  compliance. Bob Bertik, VP of Sales & Marketing at Universal Analyzers, broke down the Monitoring Hardware Fundamentals by providing a detailed look at various components that make up continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS). Tom Graham, Director of Air Hygiene University at Air Hygiene, Inc. enlightened all with Stack Testing Profiling while giving an in-depth look at pre-CEMs stack testing and what it is comprised of. Wade Day, Founder & President of STI CEMS,  wrapped up the morning session with the CEMS Integration Basics.

A catered midday meal on-site allowed everyone to interact with one another and continue individual discussions touching on each attendee’s unique interest and experience.  After lunch, everyone was invited to tour the state-of-the-art Air Hygiene facility. The afternoon sessions continued with a look into the data collection and reporting functionality of the CEMS or the Data Acquisition System (DAS). Once all the components of the CEMS had been covered the focus moved to certifying the CEMS, and the keys to a successful RATA test. CEMS Component Level Tips & Tricks and CEMS Maintenance Best Practices finished off an immersive day of CEMS training. The significant interaction and participation among the attendees throughout the day brought great energy, humor, and meaningful discussions around real-life situations.

VIM Technologies would like to thank everyone who took part in making the inaugural CEMS Academy Training Workshop a success. Thank you to Air Hygiene for hosting, and to all the attendees for their participation in creating such a fun learning environment. Join us for another innovative day of training at the upcoming class in Kansas City on June 16^th hosted by Power Engineers. Hope to see you there!

 

The conference was the first in-person gathering for many in the industry after a 2-year hiatus.

The largest North American conference for process analyzer technology, the Analyzer Technology Conference (ATC), was held in Galveston, Texas from May 15 to May 18, 2022. As a major provider of emissions compliance software for CEMS and PEMs,  VIM Technologies was proud to be in attendance to support the ATC organization, as well as our current and future clients.

VIM Technologies provides environmental compliance and DAS software for a wide range of applications in the industry in the Americas. Odette Alsen, Regional Sales Manager (West Region), attended and met with many existing VIM DAS users as well as several new contacts at our booth. The conference, which was hosted at the Galveston Island Convention Center, had nearly 500 attendees and over 50 exhibitors focusing on process and laboratory analysis.

The conference offered the opportunity for attendees to learn about new and innovative analytical techniques, developments, and applications for process and laboratory measurements. During the two-day sessions, presenters shared a variety of technical papers that addressed topics from all areas of the process analyzer community. The vendor hall exhibited the latest and greatest technologies from around the industry.