Compliance incentives abound at the state and federal levels. Recognizing the business value of moving beyond simple complianceCONTROL ENGINEERING China版权所有, Opto 22, a manufacturer of control, monitoringwww.cechina.cn, and data acquisition hardware, stays ahead of regulations for business optimization reasons. It also passes on lessons learned to its customers.
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nsumers and are now increasingly finding themselves needing to respond to the complex issues brought about by rapidly rising fuel costs. At the same time, manufacturers are also seeking strategies to meet the requirements of new energy curtailment, recyclingCONTROL ENGINEERING China版权所有, and other sustainability-related initiatives mandated by many state and federal regulatory agencies. (Indeed, in results from a recent survey of manufacturers conducted by EFT Research, 65% of respondents reported that they were investing in recycling and reuse programs控制工程网版权所有, while 50% were pursuing energy management initiatives.)

　　Opto 22's manufacturing facility drastically improved its reclamation and recycling programs and improved its RoHS (lead-free) compliance. This is a batch of boards for Opto 22's digital output modules that uses lead-free solder.
　　The state of Oregon, as well as many others, are now offering tax credits and low interest loans to manufacturers and other industrial customers that invest in energy conservation, produce energy from renewable resources, or use recycled materials to create products.
　　The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority works with ConEdison and other in-state power companies to offer rebates and other incentives to large energy consumers who put their standby generators online so that, on occasions of excessive power usage, the power company will be able to take these customers off the grid by remotely starting their backup generators and switching their power