3 Phase Energy Systems (Auburn)

Runner-up: Manufacturing Innovation of the Year (Midsize Companies)

| June 2010 | FROM THE PRINT EDITION

Exhaust emitted by
industrial and commercial air filtration systems is wasted energy. The Exhaust
Regenerator by 3 Phase Energy Systems turns that energy from wasted to
productive by converting it to electricity that can be used by the facility.
The company says the regenerator can produce a return on investment of two
years or less. 3 Phase Energy Systems was started by Pete Agtuca, who was
looking for an energy consumption-cutting project at another manufacturing
company he operates, Pacific Air Cargo Transfer Systems.

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