ENERGY EFFICIENCY

PRODUCT & SERVICES
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Van Meter’s energy efficiency products and services can help with energy use damage control.

We won’t just tell you which energy-efficiency solutions to try – although we can help you select anything from LEDs and lighting controls to solar power and geothermal systems – we’ll help you understand how energy-efficiency investments can impact your bottom line.

The energy used by U.S. manufacturing plants totals $180 billion annually, and manufacturing energy use is responsible for nearly 30% of all U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions. By reducing energy consumption, you not only increase manufacturing plant competitiveness, but also ensure environmentally friendly factory operations.

Aging equipment, reduced capital budgets, and legacy systems can get in the way of managing energy effectively. But we’ve got solutions for almost any energy-related dilemma you face.

  • ENERGY AUDITS
  • INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING
  • POWER DISTRIBUTION
  • POWER QUALITY
  • RENEWABLE ENERGY

ENERGY AUDITS

Manufacturing plants are ripe for energy-efficiency improvements; after an energy audit from Van Meter, you’ll know exactly where to focus so you can make the biggest impact on energy usage and utility bills.

INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING

Whether you’re looking for interior or exterior lighting, we have lamps, ballasts, fixtures, and controls for industrial environments. Through extensive lighting solutions, lighting audits, and lighting design services, Van Meter’s lighting specialists can help your manufacturing plant maximize energy savings while also improving lighting quality.

POWER DISTRIBUTION

When your manufacturing plant needs power distribution equipment, such as panel boards, transformers, switch gear, and circuit breakers, we can get you these power and industrial supplies that will best support your plant’s power distribution capabilities to ensure safety, reliability, and efficiency. If you have any questions about power distribution, or a problem you’re hoping to solve, we can help with those, too.

POWER QUALITY

Power quality and power factor correction services can cut electrical use and curtail your plant’s demand charges. Van Meter’s power quality solutions maximize the efficiency of your manufacturing plant’s electrical system so it can deliver consistent power. If you don’t want to deal with the consequences of power dips, spikes, surges, outages, or other disturbances, we’ll help you put equipment in place to ensure smooth, clean, reliable power.

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy can help manufacturers reduce their carbon footprints and take advantage of inexhaustible natural resources to power an entire manufacturing plant. Van Meter’s renewable energy team can help you determine which renewable energy option will offer your plant the most benefit, help you find available rebates and incentives to reduce upfront costs, and calculate potential long-term savings.

Building Intelligence & Networks

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Using technology to create productive and safe environments will maximize your facility’s return on investment.

The majority of today’s technology systems run on the network (or will in the future); Van Meter’s building intelligence solutions can reduce operating expenses, cut down on manual labor and manpower, improve safety and manufacturing quality, and reduce production downtime.

  • AUTOMATION & CONTROLS
  • INDUSTRIAL NETWORKING
  • SECURITY & ACCESS CONTROL

AUTOMATION & CONTROLS

Manufacturing automation and control solutions, such as PLCs, PACs, and HMIs, help program and configure your manufacturing plant’s automation equipment. Optimized automation and control solutions can help reduce cycle time, eliminate product waste, and improve productivity.

INDUSTRIAL NETWORKING

When you have industrial networking infrastructure to provide manufacturing decision-makers with real-time visibility and insight into operations, you can empower everyone to make smarter, faster decisions. Convergence of networking components on the manufacturing floor requires a professional strategy for seamless integration. From wireless networks to remote monitoring and access, these solutions from Van Meter can help you create an integrated manufacturing environment where sensors, machines, and other equipment are networked together. This will help you get to market faster with less downtime, as well as adapt to changing demands.

SECURITY & ACCESS CONTROL

Helping manufacturers minimize loss and comply with regulations, Van Meter’s security solutions are designed to mitigate security risks, reduce theft, control access, maintain quality, and preserve profitability. From video surveillance to electronic access control solutions that provide 24/7 protection, you can maintain quality and safety while still protecting against threats.

Facility Management & Construction

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Focusing on facility management and construction practices can reduce manufacturing and operating expenses.

Van Meter’s facility management solutions can help you implement products and practices that will lengthen equipment lifecycle, maintain quality, reduce operating expenses, increase energy efficiency, and ensure safety and security.

From industrial tools to safety gear, leave your facility management and construction needs to us so we can elevate system lifecycle value, shrink facility operating costs, and improve reliability while also providing a comfortable, safe, and productive workspace.

  • BUILDING & PLANT MRO/FACILITY MAINTENANCE
  • INDUSTRIAL TOOLS
  • SAFETY
  • WIRE & CABLE

BUILDING & PLANT MRO/FACILITY MAINTENANCE

Van Meter’s facility maintenance solutions help you manage product obsolescence, reduce downtime, and gain control of your manufacturing plant’s maintenance budget. When your industrial supplies perform as expected, and are maintained properly, you experience increased system and machine reliability, as well as reduced downtime and equipment failure.

INDUSTRIAL TOOLS

Van Meter’s industrial tools and supplies will keep everything in your plant running smoothly, from the assembly line to the production floor. As a result, you’ll see lower operating costs, greater production flexibility, consistent quality, and efficient tracking and tracing.

SAFETY

To keep costs and liability down while protecting staff and assets, safety is paramount in a food and beverage plant. Van Meter’s advanced safety tools, products, gear, and solutions can help improve safety protection, but also expand operations, provide comfort and flexibility, and increase efficiency and productivity. Our expertise and capabilities in arc flash prevention and safety help you reduce jobsite risk and improve safety outcomes so you can lower injury rates and eliminate hazards.

WIRE & CABLE

Our in-house wire and cable inventory is Iowa’s largest. Eliminate the hassle of having to order (and then wait) for the wire and cabling your food and beverage plant needs: What you need is already in our warehouse. We can also save you time on wire and cabling projects by customizing your order and adding time-saving components to speed up installation.

SERVICES

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You don’t have to handle your workload alone.

Van Meter’s decades of experience in helping manufacturing plans with technology and electrical supply troubleshooting and problem-means we can help with financing options, performing commissioning, and offering ongoing support after projects are complete.

Our technical experts, financing professionals, and customer support specialists are a phone call or email away, ready to help troubleshoot and analyze potential solutions.

  • NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
  • ONSITE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
  • TECHNICAL SUPPORT

NATIONAL ACCOUNTS

With regional and national reach on service and price, we can offer national manufacturers the benefits of working with an extremely large distributor – but without feeling like you’re talking to a call center when you have questions. We have the supplies and resources to serve manufacturers on a national scale while still offering personal, customized support.

ONSITE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

The parts and equipment to keep your manufacturing plant operating at top performance are right at your fingertips with Van Meter’s onsite inventory management solutions:

  • Jobsite trailers stocked with the industrial supplies you need most. We’ll check inventory levels and restock regularly to prevent back-and-forth warehouse trips.
  • Customized mobile cribs (inventory supply boxes) are filled with the industrial supplies you specify, and then delivered to wherever they’re needed within the manufacturing plant.
  • Managing your manufacturing plant’s industrial supply inventory; we’ll organize all industrial supplies and then regularly check and replenish stock.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Van Meter’s Technical Support Center partners manufacturing plants with trained specialists who help with industrial supply support, technical troubleshooting, and onsite assistance. This team also creates custom training sessions that provide hands-on experience and tips on using a variety of industrial supply solutions. Want to learn more? Just ask – and we’ll develop specialized education just for you.

Customized Solutions

Product Modification & Assembly Services
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Our product modification services and customized solutions transform industrial supply solutions into products that accurately fit the needs of a manufacturing plant, helping you save time and reduce labor costs. Van Meter offers product assembly services, kitting and logistics services, and custom wire and cable services for its electrical, lighting, automation, power transmission, and data communications solutions.

Van Meter’s customized solutions help manufacturing plants:

  • Increase efficiency to save time and money
  • Eliminate excess material handling
  • Get the right materials exactly where they’re needed – when they’re needed
  • Ensure safety of employees
  • COMBINATION MOTOR STARTER PRODUCT ASSEMBLY
  • CUSTOM WIRE & CABLE SERVICES
  • ENCLOSURE MODIFICATION & PRODUCT ASSEMBLY
  • KITTING & LOGISTICS

COMBINATION MOTOR STARTER PRODUCT ASSEMBLY

We’ll use our large in-stock inventory to configure, build, and deliver your motor starter products fully assembled to your specifications.

CUSTOM WIRE & CABLE SERVICES

Wire and cable can be modified to meet jobsite specifications; Van Meter adds time-saving features that reduce material handling and cut installation time in half, and then bring the wire and cable to you.

ENCLOSURE MODIFICATION & PRODUCT ASSEMBLY

We can ship fully assembled enclosures and server cabinets, eliminating the need to reference several product numbers and make separate parts purchases.

KITTING & LOGISTICS

Van Meter bundles products into customized kits so you receive the parts you need when you’re actually ready for them.

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