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Achieve Best Practice Steam Trap Management with SteamStar^™

The first and only Web-based application for measuring, monitoring and managing steam trap information, SteamStar^™ can:

Improve steam system efficiency. SteamStar provides diagnostic reporting at various levels of organizational responsibility. The reports permit the evaluation of current conditions and provide the knowledge necessary to make money-saving decisions.

Achieve best practice energy management goals. History has shown that companies maximize sustainable cost savings only when energy results are measured, monitored and managed on a consistent basis. SteamStar is the Web-based tool that can bring data together—by site, by region and by company—to help achieve your best practice energy management goals.

Save valuable time. Steam trap data from multiple sites are usually presented in different software formats and with different qualifying terminology. These variables can make managing steam system information difficult and time-consuming. SteamStar offers a platform for company-wide steam data to be viewed and analyzed without wasted time.

Eliminate software-licensing costs. Licensing agreements can cost tens of thousands of dollars for initial software purchase—and thousands more if the software is to serve multiple users. The Web-based SteamStar platform eliminates licensing fees, slashing the up-front investment.

Improve company-wide communication. Plant users on the front lines can dig down to the root causes of steam trap issues. Using the same platform, the global energy manager can analyze data for sites around the world. The common denominator? SteamStar. This level of communication promotes understanding of steam system efficiency throughout a company. (See screen shot.)

The SteamStar Web-based application will also:

Evaluate steam trap data. Continuous steam trap monitoring captures real-time steam trap operation data from SteamEye (the automated steam-trap monitoring tool that provides accurate and constant information from each steam trap). SteamStar translates this information into actionable reports. All of the reports in SteamStar are designed for best practice management. (See report screen shot.)

• Executive Summary
• Steam and Monetary Loss
• Defective Trap Report
• Manufacturer’s Summary
• Trap Evaluation by Application

Provide company benchmarking. This report offers management a wide analysis of which sites are working to reduce steam losses and which are lagging behind. It also highlights any areas of concern in terms of high steam trap failure rate compared to total monetary losses.

Prioritize work orders. The work order report was designed for optimum facility payback on labor and materials while keeping energy losses to a minimum. The report is available at the site or unit level and will create a work order for steam trap repairs based on payback. (See work order screen shot.)

Plot historical trends. The trend analysis report will assist managers in comparing data from multiple years. The data available for comparison are steam loss, monetary loss, fuel consumed and emissions created. As with other reports, the trend analysis can be compared by site and/or region. It will also track emissions of CO_2, SOx and NOx and highlight the progress made toward steam system efficiency and dollars saved.

Summarize emissions data. This report focuses on the quantifiable emissions of CO₂, SOx and NOx and provides one summary view. The report is especially beneficial to users who are penalized by governments for high levels of emissions.

Isn’t it time you gained control of your steam system? Take the first step toward that goal by completing Armstrong’s Best Practice Steam System Measurement form. You can begin to revolutionize steam system testing and monitoring right here, right now. To get started, click on the link above.