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Who is eligible for an industrial assessment?
Eligibility Criteria
For a company to be eligible for an IAC assessment,
the manufacturing plant must meet the following criteria:
· Be within Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC) 20-39.
· Have gross annual sales below
$100 million.
· Have fewer than 500 employees
at the plant site.
· Have annual energy bills more
than $100,000 and less than $2.5 million.
· Have no in-house energy
professionals.
Geographical Area
The Bradley University Industrial Assessment Center
(BU IAC) is authorized to perform assessments in Illinois, Indiana and
Missouri.
Standard Industrial Classification
The Standard Industrial
Classification codes for manufacturing industries are shown below:
20
Food and Kindred Products
21
Tobacco Products
22
Textile Mill Products
23
Apparel and Other Finished Products
made from Fabrics and Similar Materials
24
Lumber and Wood Products (Except
Furniture)
25
Furniture and Fixtures
26
Paper Allied Products
27
Printing, Publishing, and Allied
Industries
28
Chemical and Allied Products
29
Products of Petroleum and Coal
30
Rubber and Plastic Products
31
Leather and Leather Products
32
Stone, Clay, and Glass Products
33
Primary Metal Industries
34
Fabricated Metal Products (Except
Machinery and Transportation Equipment)
35
Machinery (Except Electrical)
36
Electrical Machinery, Electronics and
Allied Industries
37
Transportation Equipment
38
Professional, Scientific, and
Controlling Instruments, Photographic and Optical Goods, Watches and Clocks
39
Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries
The companies selected for audits are expected to
cooperate with the BU IAC in providing the information essential for the
assessment, including but not limited to, utility bills for the last twelve
months and a plant layout.
In
order to promote industrial efficiency, clients may be asked to permit the
use of the firm’s name for developing case studies. All proprietary
manufacturing information will be strictly protected, and all clients will
be given an opportunity to review materials that contain information about
them.
To
learn more about the audit process, please read on ...
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