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Also check out out the the Akron Section events:
Hazard Control Technologies February 2, 2010 and
Akron Area Engineers Week Banquet Thursday, February 18, 2010

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January Program Cleveland Section

Wednesday, January 27, 2009
AICHE Discussion of Industry Specific Water Purification Technologies and Plant Tour

Topic: The types of purified water required for industrial processes will be discussed. Typical water quality requirements for boiler feed water, pharmaceutical operations, food and beverage, and laboratory applications will be presented. The discussion will include the typical treatment technologies and design considerations for these applications. A plant tour of the Western Reserve Water Systems manufacturing facility is included.

Speaker: Bill Kovacs P.E., Engineering Manager for Western Reserve Water Systems.

Bill oversees the engineering and process design of water purification systems developed by Western Reserve Water Systems. He has previously worked at Siemens, General Electric, and Envirite of Ohio designing water and wastewater treatment systems.

Dinner: Pizza and soft drinks provided by WRWS and AIChE Cleveland Section.

Location: Western Reserve Water Systems
4133 East 49 th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44105

Dinner:       Casual dinner provided by AIChE Beverages include water and sodas (Pepsi, Coke, Mt. Dew, Dr. Pepper, Sprite, and diets)

Schedule: 

5:30 – 6:30  Tour of WRWS
6:30 – 7:00  Dinner
7:00 – 8:00  Presentation

RSVP:       
Please contact Joe Yurko, email joe.yurko@boehringer-ingelheim.com 440-232-3320 x4690

Cost:         
$20 for members
$10 for students/unemployed

Next Event:
Engineer’s Week event at Cuyahoga Valley Career Center in Brecksville on February 20^th

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