April 27, 2011:  Ron Wysk, Vice President of Business Development, to be Featured Presenter at

GLOBALSPEC ALTERNATIVE & RENEWABLE ENERGY ONLINE CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOW

The successful coupling of refrigerated appliances to alternative energy power sources is a recipe for growth in the HVAC industry. This presentation discusses how small direct current (DC) refrigeration compressors together with other components such as compact heat exchangers have created opportunities for new and innovative cooling products, which heretofore have not been possible. Small refrigeration systems can be powered by batteries, fuel cells, vehicle alternators, solar panels, or conventional grid power to create mobile, portable, or stationary cooling systems with surprisingly high cooling power. The new topology of small compressors and heat exchangers provide industry with an important advance in the development of packaging systems for product cooling. This presentation will examine some technical and marketing ideas to introduce viewers to novel or imaginative new products by combining a mix of the new with the old.

Discover

• How compact refrigeration systems have created new product opportunities
• New and advanced packaging systems for refrigerated products
• Where DC compressors make sense in refrigeration systems
• Future trends in thermal management

At 12:30pm Eastern Time (US) on April 27th 2011, Ron Wysk, offering business sense and technical know-how, will be speaking to industry professionals around the globe. The Aspen Compressor educational session will be one of several presentations in the day’s agenda covering leading trends in the Alternative & Renewable Energy industry.

• When:  Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 at 12:30pm Eastern Time (US)
• What:   Small Compressors for Compact, Refrigeration-based Cooling
• Where:  Online -  www.globalspec.com/events
• Contacts:  GlobalSpec e-Events Manager, Molly Kray, mkray@globalspec.com or 518-880-0200 x5471

About the Alternative & Renewable Energy e-Event.
GlobalSpec’s FREE online event will have leading edge presentations, Q&A sessions, and an exhibit floor packed with the latest technology offering new products and more, presented by key manufacturers in the areas of quality control; materials and product testing; test equipment and strategies; plus inspection.  The Alternative and Renewable Energy e-Event offers conference-goers as much or more than they can get from a traditional trade show. Understand the latest technologies impacting test and measurement, discover new applications and markets, and be among the first to learn about new product releases.  Within the online environment, networking with manufacturers and peers is as simple as an instant message or the exchange of a v-card, and you can easily gather valuable resources like white papers, tech articles, and data sheets in your online briefcase (which will never get heavy).  GlobalSpec e-Events provide all of this in a one-day live conference without a pricey registration fee, travel or lodging expenses.

About GlobalSpec, Inc.
GlobalSpec is the leading specialized vertical search, information services, e-publishing and online events company serving the engineering, technical and industrial communities. GlobalSpec users benefit from domain-expert search engines, a broad range of proprietary and aggregated Web-based content, 40 e-events and more than 60 e-newsletters; helping them search for and locate products and services, learn about suppliers and access comprehensive technical content. SpecSearch®, GlobalSpec's trademarked search technology, allows users to search by specification more than 186,000,000 parts in 2,300,000 product families from more than 23,000 supplier catalogs. For suppliers, GlobalSpec offers highly filtered sales and marketing opportunities, product promotion and brand advertising platforms, including the GlobalSpec Industrial Ad Network, and a wide range of e-media advertising and marketing solutions.

GlobalSpec, SpecSearch, The Engineering Search Engine and The Engineering Web are registered trademarks of GlobalSpec, Inc.

November 6, 2009:  Follow-On Contract for Enhanced Manufacturing Awarded to Aspen Compressor

ASPEN EXPANDS ITS MANUFACTURING FACILITY

Somerset, Ky. --- The Department of Defense awarded a follow-on contract for Aspen Compressor to further enhance its production capability of rotary compressors for government and commercial markets. The contract valued at $3.249 million was intended to provide additional equipment to produce machined parts in-house and to produce UL listed compressors. Most commercial refrigeration systems require UL or CE certified compressors to validate their electrical safety and their ability to withstand high pressures safely. Aspen compressors will be designed to meet these stringent standards and to carry the UL label.

May 22, 2008:  Aspen Compressor Cited by Purdue University Researchers at Compressor Engineering Conference

19^th INTERNATIONAL COMPRESSOR ENGINEERING CONFERENCE AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Researchers at the Cooling Technologies Research Center presented a paper entitled “EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF A MINIATURE ROTARY COMPRESSOR FOR APPLICATION IN ELECTRONICS COOLING” at Purdue University. The compressor tests were performed with refrigerant R134a for varying suction pressures, pressure ratios, and rotational speeds. For each test, the refrigerant mass-flow rate, power consumption, and suction/discharge pressures and temperatures are measured. Using the experimental data, the compressor volumetric and overall isentropic efficiencies and COP were determined. The volumetric efficiency ranged from 73% to 90% and the overall isentropic efficiency varied between 44% and 70% for pressure ratios between 2 and 3.5. For this range of pressure ratios, the estimated cooling capacity and COP varied from 163 to 489 watts and 2.1 to 7.4 respectively. The Aspen compressor tested here outperformed two other compressors that were also being evaluated for electronics cooling applications.

March 25, 2008:  Aspen Compressor Awarded New Contract from Department of Defense

CONTRACT FOR MINI-REFRIGERATION COMPRESSORS FOR MAN-PORTABLE COOLING

Somerset, Ky. --- The Department of Defense today awarded a follow-on contract for Aspen Compressor to further expand its production capability of rotary compressors for government and commercial markets. The contract valued at $2.345 million was intended to provide the necessary equipment to produce precision machined parts in-house rather than outsourcing them from vendors. This capability is expected to provide two major benefits to Aspen, one being the close control in the making of precision parts, and the second benefit in cost reduction.

DoD considers the mini-compressor developed by Aspen to be a ‘critical military component’, which must be produced domestically. There’s been a growing need within the Defense and Homeland Security Departments for body-mounted Personal Cooling Systems to complete critical missions in thermally stressful environments and for thermal management systems for high power electronics. Aspen’s mini-compressors fill a vital role in these areas.

September 14, 2007:  Aspen Compressor, LLC holds Plant Opening and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

ASPEN COMPRESSOR, LLC OPENS MINI-COMPRESSOR MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN SOMERSET

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Cabinet for Economic Development officials today joined community leaders from Pulaski County to celebrate the opening by Aspen Compressor LLC of a mini-compressor manufacturing plant in Somerset. Governor Ernie Fletcher congratulated the company in a statement. “The location of Aspen Compressor will have a significant economic impact on the Somerset community, bringing high-quality employment opportunities to the region,” the Governor said.

The technology-based company, which manufactures miniature compressors for defense and civilian use, plans to supply its state-of-the-art products to original equipment manufacturers. The 19,400 square-foot plant, on Chappells Dairy Road, houses both manufacturing and lab space for research and development.

Aspen Compressor is an affiliate of Aspen Systems Inc. (ASI), which develops advanced technologies and products for energy, environmental and defense applications. ASI and its affiliates are global technology companies providing leading-edge solutions for defense, aerospace, law enforcement, chemical, oil and gas, and health care industries.

“The Somerset plant will be mass-producing the world’s smallest refrigeration compressor, which was developed over the past 10 years by the parent company, Aspen Systems Inc., of Massachusetts,” said company Chief Executive Officer Kang P. Lee. “These miniature compressors will become the basis for energy-efficient distributed cooling in contrast to space conditioning that we are used to today. Our products will be used in compact and often portable cooling systems for soldiers, chem-bio-nuclear cleanup crews, steel mill workers, law enforcement personnel, medical patients; microprocessors and electronics; and various small appliances, to name a few.”