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Sterilizer -compactor bin forreceiving compacted waste <br />Hospital's stermilmizermcom ctor is a first <br />•• 1r f <br />• N 1 <br />• 11 <br />1 <br />1, 11 <br />1 <br />i • ,r <br />Y • •t <br />Y t f <br />tt' • <br />l • <br />r .1 <br />1 Y 'r •- <br />_ 1 <br />1 •• <br />1 / 1 <br />1 • i' t • ::• • 1 • • Y <br />used for <br />non -contaminated waste, giving the unit <br />Brownanother use. <br />The idea for the San -I -Pack sterilizer -compactor <br />was first born last year, when playing <br />with John Frerichs, then president of the TCMH board <br />directors.of <br />incineratorFrerichs told Brown how much trouble the <br />hospital was having acquiring an •' r <br />for contaminated waste and how air pollution officials <br />had warned the hospital1 '1' <br />Y Y <br />N PersnaNllle 110bPILUI+ 1111(t r <br />needed," Brown said. "We started coming up with <br />ideas, and they looked like they would work." <br />For the past nine months, Stortroen has spent a <br />-majority of his time on the design and fabrication of <br />the sterilizer- compactor, working with Brown on <br />specific problems. <br />' <br />"Making certainthe sterilizer unit with an opening <br />+ closing door fordischarge really worked <br />was one of the toughest parts," Stortroen said. <br />He • that automaticcontrols r -•"`n built <br />into the machine to eliminate, as much as possible, <br />manual controls and operations. More automatic <br />controls added in future models. <br />Brown said background in tackling <br />speciality metal fabrication jobs coupled with elec- <br />Installation r r .Y soon after the <br />first /" and + Droved <br />whim <br />_ , <br />problemst .• <br />Y is based in Sacramento and is now <br />hospital building supervisor <br />sterilizer -compactor bright <br />costsY operate pennies per <br />in staCK 1, 1 us every Lime an incineratur is lireit Y <br />dispose of said. <br />1 has 18 years experiencehospital <br />operations,+:.. of t:: <br />other major advantage that makes theSan-l-Pak <br />"Containmentattractive to hospitals, adding: <br />i f. • N been a <br />concern r ry numberof <br />n#irt-tif tit <br />that has been developed in the last decade." <br />Brown d Stortroen said they �+ continue <br />Y <br />their 1 fabrication operations Bromac <br />couldbut indicated they could add several new employees <br />and beef up their equipment so the San -I -Pak <br />manufacturing be greatly increased. <br />fortunate1 <br />with a good idea," Stortroen said. "We have an <br />operating facility with the toolsand personnel •• <br />this thing started " <br />The first San -I -Pak was installed at Tracy <br />Hospital1 r 80, including the bin, and others <br />will be priced between that price and $30,000, said <br />Brown and , t ,,. 1. <br />"Hospital people, .dhigh-cost <br />in- <br />cinerators <br />•1 spiraling natural gas costsJ <br />the cost 1the San -I -Pak is reasonablet...r. <br />Stortroen said. "The unit's capacity is sufficient to <br />meet the needs of a major hospital." <br />Brown added contacts <br />said:hospital operations field and a new brochure recently <br />produced are starting to gain inquiries. <br />He <br />another1 f` of months,our marketing <br />effortsgets going, we'll have a better idea how <br />t,a this is. Right1 11kgood, and <br />ex - <br />