Advanced Energy to Speak at Motors Symposium in Shanghai

March 12, 2001

Advanced Energy and STIEE operate the only independent NVLAP-accredited labs in the world, making them ideal partners to reach out to the motor manufacturing community in Asia.

While STIEE's facility in Shanghai, China provides a domestic location for required EPCA testing, Advanced Energy offers over ten years of experience studying and helping clarify the law and its requirements for achieving certification. From start to finish, Advanced Energy understands every step in the process for a motor manufacturer to earn a compliance certification number for sales in the United States.

About fifty percent of the motors operating in the U.S. industry come from China, but only 1% of those Chinese motor manufacturers, or about 10 companies, export EPCA motors. The issue of EPCA certification not only holds major significance for them, but for the U.S. market as well. Through its partnership with STIEE, Advanced Energy feels it has an opportunity to make a positive impact on the U.S. motors market and to expedite the proliferation of these U.S. DOE mandated energy efficiency measures throughout the industry.

"The partnership between Advanced Energy and STIEE is a great thing for the Chinese motor manufacturers and the American market," says Kitt Butler , Business Development Manager for Advanced Energy's Industrial Solutions team.

"Companies who choose to work with Advanced Energy and STIEE will get the best consulting services available, as well as independent NVLAP-accredited testing services performed in China," says Butler. "Advanced Energy's knowledge of law, guidance, and project management skills give our clients the highest level of assurance in achieving compliance with the least cost and amount of time."

"Motor Manufacturers all over the world are choosing Advanced Energy because of our extensive knowledge of this law. The years we've spent building our NVLAP-accredited lab and knowledge base of EPCA is paying real dividends for our customers. Most of them do not have the time we have to invest in understanding the complexities of EPCA," Butler explains.

"Almost half of the motors currently operating in the United States that are covered by EPCA requirements are manufactured in China. We hope to bring together all the motor companies in China that export to the U.S. so that they might have a chance to gain a better understanding of the law's requirements. The partnership between Advanced Energy and STIEE will be there to provide the quickest and best vehicle available to ensure EPCA requirements are met."

So far, Advanced Energy and STIEE have served three motor manufacturers in Asia, and several more are considering the unique advantages of this partnership.

For more information on EPCA consulting and testing services available through Advanced Energy, please contact Kitt Butler at kbutler@advancedenergy.org or (919) 857-9017 .

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