Thirty maintenance engineers and maintenance managers gathered on Nov. 5-6, 2014, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in the Galleria area of Dallas for TRSA’s Maintenance Management Institute (MMI). While there, they refined their understanding of the advanced technologies—and particularly their impact on energy use—in today’s textile service plants.
 
A task force of industry leaders developed this year’s MMI with a focus on energy management. Charles Hawkins, supervisor of technical support, Pellerin Milnor Corp., welcomed attendees and gave them an overview of all areas of plant operations where energy management can improve efficiencies and reduce costs. The MMI ...