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With Heart and Soul: Focusing on PeopleThe service company NEAC Compressor Service has played a key role within the NEA GROUP for 25 years. Two important events prepared the ground for this successful development. By additionally purchasing the Halberg product line in 1977, NEUMAN & ESSER man-aged to re-enter the field of large reciprocating compres-sor construction. Moreover, the Halberg brand was the first of a total of eleven legacies which were to follow up until today. The second important event was the founda-tion of NEUMAN & ESSER Customer Service and Sales Company and the resulting separation of aftermarket and new machines business in 1983. During the first 10 years, starting in 1988, NEAC was a joint venture with Atlas Copco. The global sales network provided by the large partner enabled us to move directly into interna-tional business. The clear split between aftermarket and new machines business provided both greater transpar-ency and a clear focus on the company divisions. It became apparent at an early stage that the NEAC employees are the representatives of the company – it depends on the people! Quality, innovative technology and the reliability of the product form the basic prerequisites for survival within a market. Therefore we have invested intensely in the global infrastructure in the past: in measurement tech-nology, health & safety measures as well as tools, also for information and data processing.In addition to technical equipment, know-how and expe-rience is important to the employees. Many of them remain a "Neuman" for the rest of their lives – our cus-tomers also benefit from this as they can always rely on their contact person.The competence at our worldwide locations forms the decisive criterion for successful cooperation with the customer. We wish to be and remain the reliable part-ner – both for our custom-ers and employees. As a family company, we value partnership on a long-term basis and will continue to invest in the development of local competence. Read more about the formation of NEAC and the opportun- ities which have arisen from it for NEUMAN & ESSER.

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■ 25 Years' NEaC - Back to the Future: the Symposium to Mark the Company anniversary . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7■ green Power to the People: aUdi Builds the World's First Power-to-gas Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9■ Wehrhahn Erects Production Plants for aerated Concrete with NEa Pendulum Mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11■ a Clear View of deep oil: PgS invests in BLUESAPS® technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13■ NEa eNEWS with attractive additional Value: the New eMagazine augments the Printed Version . . . . 14■ Healthier living, More relaxed Work: the Second NEa groUP Health day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19

After 25 years' customer service, the "jubilarian" NEAC Compressor Service can look back on a his-tory of success which is equally eventful and multi-faceted. It is not only that the Service Division has developed to become a supporting pillar of the NEA GROUP since 1983 with its separation from opera-tive new machines business, but also that NEAC Compressor Service has become established within the market as an OEM Service Company with a global network of ten Service Centers. The founda-tion of NEAC Compressor Service in April 1988 as a Joint Venture with Atlas Copco took place during a tumultuous period of consolidation, during which large suppliers concentrated on turbo compressors as a result of changes within the market and discard-ed reciprocating compressors as excess capacity – the suitable platform for NEA Holding, to incorporate "stranded" reciprocating compressors as licenses and the transfer of aftermarket maintenance of these machines to NEAC Compressor Service. Today there are eleven, chronologically listed in the order of acquisition: NEA, Halberg, Linde, KSB, Erhardt & Sehmer, Demag, Mafa Wurzen, Chicago Pneumatic, GHH Esslinger high pressure compressors, Borsig for the former reciprocating compressor series built in Berlin until 1995 and finally Penn Process Compressors. NEAC has ample breathing space to incorporate further licenses. What can a customer expect from a Service Com-pany with an OEM profile such as NEAC Compres-sor Service? This question was intensely discussed with compressor system operators at the NEAC company anniversary symposium on June 4, 2013.

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NEAC Compressor Service:The Competent, Visionary OEM Service Provider

If Chemical and Petrochemical companies incorporate the "total cost of ownership" concept in their assess-ment, it is also financially worthwhile to commission OEM specialists. Who is not interested in the up to 80-year-old compressors working unrestrictedly and providing their full output? Bernd Wagner, NEAC Compressor Service Managing Director, could not express it more fittingly: "When compressors are "young", they can also be maintained in-house and parts which "almost" fit can be built-in. However, if this hap-pens repeatedly over a longer period, the customer loses the connection to the original state of his compres-sor. If ad-hoc repairs then result in unsatisfactory mean-time between maintenance, only an OEM is able to assess the differences to how it should be and return the compressor to its original state. The original documents, experience and knowledge of the machine as well as technical resources necessary for it are exclusively within an OEM's scope!“Service intervention or an overhaul, preferably as part of a service contract with NEAC, becomes a predictable factor, for example for Air Liquide in Antwerp. Even bet-ter, they primarily value 24/7 availability, flexibility during interventions and overhauls and, above all, the certainty that wear parts based on the running behavior are con-tinuously improved with the latest design or material matrix. Why is this global market leader for technical

gases prepared to pay a premium for an OEM? Machine outages are a sensitive factor which costs a great deal of money in production losses. The customer expects a quantifiable improvement in reliability from an OEM, including, for example, a longer guarantee period and commercially more attractive terms. With a portfolio of some 5,000 compressors to maintain worldwide, irrespective of the brand, NEAC Compressor Service is currently preparing for its next challenge: con-solidation. On the one hand, this refers to the consolida-tion of the structures of the global NEAC Centers, enabling each location to develop to a competence center with the leading know-how. The establishment of worldwide Repair Coordination Centers was an initial important step towards achieving this. However, on the other hand it is also important to summarize the multi-tude of machine data. Especially for this purpose, NEAC has developed a web-based platform for the servicing and spare parts activities for a machine during its life-time. The technical documentation such as operating instructions, parts lists, service reports, reconstruction and complaints information is also stored there; in short the full life documentation and status for every machine. This enables the reconstruction of every single change to the machine, no matter how small its scope is. This enables NEAC Compressor Service to fulfill its mission of "Passion for Detail" in hardware and in software.

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Belgium, were incorporated into the discussions. They showed what criteria are important for the selection of service providers and the critical point where a change can even become a test of courage. During the ensuing lively discussion, all participants agreed that the "total cost of ownership" determines the quality of service assignments.The fact that sometimes a few hundredths of millimeters can be decisive for a professional service assignment was proven by the NEAC engineers Harry Lankenau, Engineering Manager, Stefan Damberg, Project Manager as well as Ilya Asser, Sales Manager East Europe in their technical presentation of the wide range of calcula-tion and measurement techniques. The participants followed the live demonstration of object scanning on a cylinder - an innovative technique for measuring surfac-es which will decisively influence NEAC's digital future - with amazement, whereas the numerous exhibits in the OEM exhibition park were able to show more history than innovation. However the means of showing the eleven licenses really brought both the tradition and technology of these "old treasures" back to life. Only an OEM service provider, living in the structures of "unfamil-iar" worlds, simultaneously and consequently following the desire to maintain passion for even the smallest of details, is in the position to build this bridge. This is at least proven by the numerous personal congratulations and entries in the guest book which Bernd Wagner and his team were very happily allowed to accept and which strengthen them in their policy.See the picture gallery of the NEAC event under: www.nea-enews.com

The symposium for reciprocating compressor operators for which NEAC Compressor Service had sent out invitations on the occasion of the company's 25th com-pany anniversary held a program with "lively" contribu-tions in store for the 150 invited guests. Therefore part of the works premises was transformed into a show stage with an Atrium and an OEM exhibition park for June 4, 2013, thus enabling the staging of the anniversa-ry's leitmotif "25 Years' NEaC – Back to the Future" accordingly. The leitmotif and its significance for NEAC but also for the entire NEA GROUP were made clear by the Managing Partners Stefanie and Alexander Peters in their welcoming speeches, thus providing a clever tran-sition to the next program item: a panel discussion with the protagonists from the moment of NEAC's foundation, with Klaus Peters and André Schmitz, now both senior consultants for the NEA GROUP and respectively Atlas Copco, as well as Bernd Wagner, today's NEAC Compressor Service Managing Director. It was chaired by Martina Frenz, Head of Corporate Communications. She took the listeners on a journey through time using targeted questioning techniques to the attendees, a journey which imparted an insight into the eventful phase of the "reciprocating compressor renaissance" during the 1980s and 1990s and at the same time in the step-by-step development of NEAC Compressor Service to an OEM specialist. During the spot landing of explanations in the present, Johan Klipper, Regional Maintenance Manager and Dirk van Roosbroeck, Purchase Manager Benelux Centre, two experienced experts from Air Liquide from Antwerp,

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GREEN POWER TO ThE PEOPlEAUDI Installs the World's First Industrial Plant Using

Power-to-Gas TechnologyNEUMaN & ESSEr delivered three compressors for one of the currently most exciting and promising future projects. the audi e-gas plant is designed to manufacture about 1,000 metric tons (1,102 US tons) of synthetic renewable methane per year. For this purpose, the NEa compressors assume various tasks.

Highly efficient storage media is urgently needed for wind power and photovoltaics. Fluctuations caused by weather and seasonal variance can only be compen-sated using such storage. The power-to-gas concept which stores and transports regenerative energy as hydrogen or methane is promising. Using this, these renewable resources can be made optimally useable and fossil sources can be replaced reliably.The world’s first industrial plant for generating synthetic methane (e-gas) from CO2 and renewable electricity is under construction in Werlte, Germany. It draws elec-tricity primarily when an excess is available. “This power-to-gas technology opens up new possibilities for sustainable mobility and tomorrow’s energy industry.

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The e-gas project marks a transition toward alternative forms of energy for automobiles,” explains Reiner Mangold, Head of Sustainable Product Development at AUDI AG.The Audi e-gas plant, which can convert six megawatts of input power, will utilize renewable electricity for electrolysis. This process splits water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen, which could one day power fuel-cell vehicles. Because there is not yet a widespread hydrogen infrastructure, however, a second process step follows: the hydrogen is then reacted with CO2 in a methanation unit to generate renewable synthetic methane.CO2 required for the e-gas production is a waste product from a nearby biogas plant operated by the energy provider EWE AG. The biogas plant is fed with organic waste as opposed to energy crops, avoiding any com-petition with food production. The e-gas plant will pro-duce about 1,000 metric tons (1,102 US tons) of e-gas p.a. and chemically bind some 2,800 metric tons (3,086 US tons) of CO2.The Audi e-gas plant in Werlte is being built on a site owned by energy provider EWE AG measuring 4,100 m² (44,132 sq ft) overall. Ground was broken in September 2012. As the owner, Audi is constructing the plant in cooperation with the equipment manufacturer etogas GmbH (formerly SolarFuel GmbH).Three NEUMAN & ESSER systems are part of it all. The vertical e-gas compressor 2TZS25GT is new in NEA's range and supplies 350 Nm³/h. The 2-crank and 2-stage machine is a pressure-resistant supplement for low vol-

umes. A V-type biogas compressor has a supply quan-tity of 700 Nm³/h. The second V-type compressor with 1050 Nm³/h can compress both e-gas and biogas. The NEA compressors are on the one hand involved in feed-ing the processed biogas and on the other hand when passing the renewable methane on.EWE has already cooperated with NEUMAN & ESSER for several years. Initially, NEA supplied the energy company large boxer compressors for natural gas storage. As the biogas sector developed, EWE inquired regarding compressors for feeding in the high pressure area more and more frequently. EWE has a reliable partner with NEUMAN & ESSER.NEAC Compressor Service purchased a "Biogas Caddy" two years ago for servicing existing systems. The prov-en specialist Dirk Rühlmann has everything together that he needs for his daily work here because often enough the plants are a long way away from the next possibility to obtain tools. The Biogas Caddy makes him indepen-dent and punctual.Currently, the plant is in the commissioning phase. e-gas production will start this summer. From autumn 2013, the synthetic gas will be fed into the EWE NETZ GmbH grid. The potential of coupling electricity and gas will then be proven. Should excess capacities of wind energy or solar energy be passed on or stored as e-gas in large quantities in the future, the NEUMAN & ESSER com-pressors can also prove helpful because these are fur-ther applications where NEUMAN & ESSER is the tech-nology driver.

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Wehrhahn Erects Plants for the Production of Aerated Concrete with NEA Pendulum Mills

Aerated concrete, also described as gas concrete, is a high-quality, versatile construction material which is manufactured as stone, layout element or sheet and is used almost throughout the entire construction industry. Due to its low weight and comfortable processing options, aerated concrete is often the best choice when renovating or re-constructing older buildings, also for half-timbered houses.The construction material is manufactured from unhy-drated lime, water, cement and siliceous sand as well as a small quantity of aluminum. The mortar mix is poured in tubs where the metallic aluminum hydrogen gas devel-ops. Several small gas bubbles are formed and foam up the material. The blocks are cut to the desired stone or construction component sizes using wires. By harden-ing it in the steam autoclaves, the aerated concrete is provided with its final properties.grinding Systems avoid BottlenecksDue to these excellent properties, aerated concrete is establishing growing acceptance as a preferred material for buildings worldwide. Wehrhahn is the global market leader for production plants to manufacture aerated con-

crete. In addition to standardized systems, the company develops and manufactures individual system concepts which are formed taking special consideration of respect-ive requirements and on-site conditions.The production conditions for construction materials vary widely. Wehrhahn takes all relevant factors such as the production quantity, location, available space and much more into account. The challenge is to guarantee a perfect manufacturing process under the respective conditions, whilst taking the raw materials available into consideration. For example, unhydrated lime is a raw material which is not available in sufficient quantities in all regions. Wehrhahn therefore supplies production sys-tems with lime kilns and grinding systems for own unhy-drated lime production. This avoids bottlenecks.In the meantime, four NEA PM05 pendulum mills and one PM08 have been integrated into Wehrhahn's pro-duction systems and support the trouble-free manufac-turing of quality products. Heino Drewes, Project Engineer at Wehrhahn, says: "Our customers expect first-class technology "Made in Germany" from us and that is precisely what they have received from us for

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more than 120 years. The NEUMAN & ESSER mills fit perfectly into our concept. They are low-maintenance, stable, and supply the quantity desired with a narrow particle size distribution." At the most, eight percent of the ground material exceeds the grain size of 90 µm. However, not only the NEA pendulum mills' fineness convinces. NEA guarantees a minimum throughput of 4,000 kg/h for the PM05, for the larger PM08 even 9,000 kg/h. The exceptionally short stop periods for servicing and repairs are important for users.Manufacturing an all-rounderUnhydrated lime is manufactured on an industrial scale, whereby carbon dioxide is extracted from limestone at a temperature of more than 1,000°C, so-called lime burn-ing. Burnt lime, caustic lime, calcareous earth and slack lime are further names used for unhydrated lime. With water, it reacts when heated strongly and becomes slaked lime. For Frank Verreck, NEUMAN & ESSER Mahl- und Sichtsysteme Area Sales Manager, unhy- drated lime is an all-rounder: "After burnt lime is ground, it has a wide variety of industrial applications. Moreover, the better it is ground, the more precisely its properties can be fixed."Indeed, the area of application for the raw material is multifaceted: in the construction industry unhydrated lime serves as an admixture for mortar, plaster and paint, for the industrial manufacturing of lime sand bricks and for cement clinker. In the chemicals sector, the sub-stance is used as a drying agent and for the absorption of carbon dioxide. The further areas of use for dehy- drated lime include fertilizer lime, the desulfurization of crude iron and flue gas desulfurization. One important area of use is for manufacturing soda.

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A ClEAR VIEW OF DEEP OIlFor their next two new builds the Norwegian company PgS will be using new BLUESAPS technology from NEUMaN & ESSEr for seismic offshore searching. the oil-free compressor systems serve as a source of energy for the air guns on the seismic vessels.

The oil price, energy supplies and pipelines have had a significant influence on world politics for a long time now. The question of the energy supply today and in the future is a central factor in foreign policy, the economy and industry, environmental policy and traffic planning in most countries.In 2011, global daily consumption rose to more than 90 million barrels for the first time and has remained more or less constant at this level. This is in excess of 14 bil-lion liters per day to generate electricity, as the fuel for nearly all means of transport and transport equipment, for manufacturing plastics and several chemical prod-ucts.The production chain starts with locating crude oil reser-voirs. For example, explosive charges were used for offshore searching up until the 1980s. Explosive devices generated the acoustic waves required to acquire seis-mic data and explore the sea floor. Stricter guidelines and regulations only reduce the burden for marine organisms due to seismic offshore activities as a result of the increased interest in protecting the oceans.

PgS CommitmentThis is why Petroleum Geo Services (PGS) has written an environmental declaration. The Norwegian company offers a wide range of seismic services and products for the crude oil industry. These also include seismic stud-ies and analyses, data recording and data processing.In the declaration, PGS explains the environmental man-agement across the Group according to the international Management Standard ISO 14001. The company, with its headquarters in Oslo and subsidiaries in more than 30 countries, is committed to the continuous improve-ment of the environmental compatibility of the seismic vessels. PGS measures, monitors and evaluates the worldwide applications in order to minimize the environ-mental risks and simultaneously to increase the efficien-cy of the exploratory activities.In the latest project, two new vessels of the most advanced RAMFORM TITAN series are equipped with NEUMAN & ESSER BLUESAPS systems, which are at present the cleanest solution for providing the air guns with compressed air.

NEa SaPSThe compressor manufacturer NEUMAN & ESSER (NEA) offers a comprehensive product range of high-pressure compressors as energy source for air gun systems. The NEA Seismic Air Power System (NEA SAPS) can either be equipped with electrical or diesel drives and can be installed both on and below the deck. The extremely compactly constructed systems are cooled by a closed cooling water system. Plate heat exchangers transfer the heat from the cooling water cir-cuit into the sea water.Some 50 lubricated NEA SAPS systems serve as ener-gy source for air guns on seismic vessels on all the world's seven oceans. The new development BLUESAPS which is used for the Titan series by PGS is the oil-free variant of the Seismic Air Power System. The special feature of the NEA BLUESAPS units is that they provide clean air up to a pressure of 200 bar (3,000 psi) with a two stage oil-free screw compressor and a three stage oil-free reciprocating compressor.The compressor is designed to avoid oil entering the compression chamber and therefore contaminating the compressed air. Per 1,000 operating hours, this variant saves up to 450 liters' oil and 110 m³ oil-contaminated condensate which would have to be stored and disposed expensively if lubricated compressors were used. Top manufacturing and production precision of the oil-free compressors ensure optimum efficiency.New investmentsIn 2011 Petroleum Geo-Services ordered two new gen-eration Ramforms at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI), one of the world’s largest shipbuilder that pro- duces specialized commercial vessels. Delivery of ves-sel number one and two is scheduled for 2013.Two additional vessels will be vessel number three and four in the Ramform Titan Class; planned delivery is 2015. Petroleum Geo-Services equips the two latest seismic vessels with a total of six BLUESAPS systems from the 62 series. These are then part of the eleven Ramform Fleet seismic vessels. The decision regarding the renewal and extension of the fleet comes at a time when the demand for seismic services is increasing.Read the full article in the NEA eNEWS under: www.nea-enews.com

Petroleum geo-Services aSa■ founded in 1991■ company headquarters in Oslo (Lysaker), Norway■ Further important locations include Houston (USA), Weybridge (UK), Singapore■ 2,100 employees■ more details: www.pgs.com

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Attractive Added Value with New MediaNEUMAN & ESSER GROUP customers and business partners as well as employees have received a print version of the NEA NEWS bi-annually since 2000. The current issue no. 25 is now published as an eMagazine to commemorate NEAC's Silver Jubilee. The new "NEA eNEWS" can be found on the Internet under www.nea-enews.com.NEA not only assumes a pioneering role for reciprocat-ing compressors, grinding and classifying systems and in the aftermarket area, but also in new media. Company profiles at XING and LinkedIn as well as fan pages on Facebook and Google+ attest this. The new electronic version of the magazine is unparalleled. The NEA eNEWS has a so-called responsive design. That means that it works without an App equally well on all mobile end devices such as Tablet PCs or Smartphones and on desktop PCs. The resolution, illustrations and text elements adapt dynamically.

The printed NEA NEWS remains as accustomed. However, the eNEWS offers attractive added value in many places. Its functional scope includes a German and an English version, videos, slide shows and info boxes with additional information worth knowing and a lot more. In particular the option also to show moving images as animations, in-part with backing music, does not miss their effect. Therefore this medium attracts all senses, thus creating deeper emotional bonds. Moreover, each article can be recommended via the common social media. A series function for repeated topics and a comprehensive archive are planned. The reader can find explanations of the symbols used under the "?" icon.The Corporate Communications Department hopes that all readers will enjoy sliding, scrolling and swiping.

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Recognizing Technology Trends, Improving Purchasing and Sales This year’s Global Purchase Meeting took place at the company's headquarters in Übach-Palenberg on March 6 and 7 and the Global Sales Meeting on March 7 and 8.Franz-Josef Ritzen also reported on "Global Sales", Rüdiger Schaaf and Mike Gorgas on "Future in CAD and Database". Dr. Klaus Hoff presented new developments in compressor technology and Andreas Hahn the latest trends in revamp and modernization.The topic of energy efficiency is being increasingly put to the fore. Therefore, the NEA GROUP puts forward var-ious control systems for reciprocating compressors. These optimize the efficiency for new machines and can also be retrofitted to reciprocating compressors which are already installed such as BLUEStrokE. Through the performance-adapted and virtually loss-free flow control in accordance with the actual requirements, only the actually required energy is used. Depending on the compressor size and workload, this can mean a con-siderable reduction in running costs for the operator.Some workshops were held, too. One of these was "The Development of New Marketing Strategies". Here, the cultural differences and product perception in the respective sales areas should be analyzed in order to design future marketing activities in a targeted manner. In the meantime, the buyers took an excursion to the company Boll & Kirch Filterbau GmbH, a worldwide NEA partner for the filtration of liquids and gases.

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In the meantime, the NEUMAN & ESSER GROUP has acquired the company INDUTEC from INDUTEC Industrietechnik GmbH's assets in insolvency in order to ensure the future operation of the INDUTEC systems as OEM too.Since March 1, 2013, the NEUMAN & ESSER GROUP is the new owner with the legal entitlement to manage the company and therefore the registered INDUTEC brand. With the acquisition, the NEUMAN & ESSER GROUP in particular owns the rights for the original drawings and patents for the INDUTEC products as well as the construction and order-related documents (e.g.

When NEUMAN & ESSER purchased the construction licenses for pendulum mills from the insolvent company Mehler more than 80 years ago, that was the starting signal for the construction and modernization of grinding and classifying systems of various construction types.

NEUMAN & ESSER supports several charities and educational programs worldwide. Before the Christmas holidays, NEA USA and NEAC USA took the opportu-nity to partner with a local hunger relief charity, the houston foodbank, to hold a food drive to help families in dire need of food.Hunger in US America exists for over 50 million people. That is 1 in 6 of the US population – including more than 1 of 5 children. The houston foodbank is the nation’s largest size Feeding America food bank and source of food for larger hunger relief charities in 18 southeast Texas counties. They have been named one of 10 Top-

Notch Charities across the nation by Charity Navigator, as the houston foodbank reports. Powered by

donors and with a network of 500 food pantries, soup kitchens, senior centers and other agencies, the houston foodbank is able to feed a total of 137,000 people each week and provides 50 million nutritious meals annually.NEA GROUP USA donated a total of 4,309 pounds of food. This equates to more than 70 pounds of food per employee and to 12,927 contributed meals. In addition to the food donation, NEA agreed to match $2.00 per pound to final donation weight. As a result, the US sister companies contributed an additional $8,618.00. According to the houston foodbank, for every $1.00 donated they can fix three meals. Based on 4,309 pounds of food and the $ 8,618 match agreed to, this should provide nearly 40,000 meals.

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manufacturing documents, machine history, and operat-ing instructions).Manfred Salgert, NEUMAN & ESSER GmbH Mahl- und Sichtsysteme Managing Director, values yet another

aspect: "INDUTEC's customer and supplier relation-ships are naturally interesting for us. The sales areas acquired from INDUTEC provide us with a more direct access to certain markets such as those in the Middle East or North Africa."However, also the technical know-how gained for the INDUTEC products is viewed as highly promising. In addition to the mills, these include in particular primary crushers and filters which NEUMAN & ESSER GmbH Mahl- und Sichtsysteme did not have in its product range to-date. These products are currently being examined in detail and tested for possible application.

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"Shush, shush, here she comes!" was murmured through the dimmed canteen on Dec. 11, 2012. The entire work-force had gathered there early in the morning to surprise Stefanie Peters with a densely packed birthday program which was thematically tuned to her. To judge by her astounded facial expression, this was also more than successful. Thus she was welcomed first by the appren-tice Janine Otten with her favorite song sung profession-ally, followed-up by amusing speeches by her father Klaus Peters and her brother Alexander who presented her a Santa-clad NEA Type 2S5/D company compres-sor dating from 1972, her year of birth, and - to the amusement of all - drew parallels between the compres-sor during its stubborn operation at NEA and his sister.In a theatrical act, the "British Ladies" Martina Frenz and Inge Kaaf presented the joint birthday present from the family and the workforce: a "cleverly pre-planned" one week "UK to go" spring trip in a Jaguar E-Type. The colleagues from all locations around the globe had also packed their congratulations in the respective native languages in video clips and sent them. "The trip was a dream! “ as Stefanie Peters beamed when she returned in May this year. "The Cotswolds, Bath, the Derby in Ascot and the Morgan manufacture – we will never for-get having had the privilege of experiencing these ports of call or other unforgettable moments in my favorite old-timer. All of this thanks to a committed group of peo-ple in Übach-Palenberg who already started working on the program "with a secret mission" back in September. Simply sensational".

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The world is moving faster, more frantically and time appears to whizz by. Work piles up, both at work and at home. E-mails, appointments, the fam-ily: most of us are stressed. If the stress wins the upper hand and remains in the long-term, it can overstrain mind and body.That is why NEUMAN & ESSER devoted itself to the topic of stress management for this year's health days at the German locations Übach-Palenberg, Wurzen and Stassfurt. This time, pre-vention and information, for example, about donating organs and stem cells provided the focus of attention. The various topic areas and the multitude of stimuli were presented in lectures, courses and workshops during working hours.The kick-off of the health days was always a healthy breakfast. All employees tried out the substantial variety of open whole-grain rolls and dark rye bread as well as yoghurt, muesli and fruit. Nutrition expert Jessica Dinterfrom from the Institute for Cor-porate Health Promotion (BGF) showed the employees in Übach-Palenberg the hidden sugar and fat content innate in unhealthy food. The work-force's great interest was noteworthy, not only in the healthy breakfast but in the overall Health Day. Stefanie Peters, Managing Partner, also emhasized this. She opened the Health Days with warm words: “We want you to feel well and healthy”.During the further course of the Health Day, several participants used the opportunity to inform them-selves in short lectures. For example, the German Bone Marrow Donor Center DKMS informed about stem cells and also as potential stem cell donors. They were provided the opportunity for this directly on-site.Information booths from the health insurance com-panies AOK and BARMER, Addiction Help Center Aachen as well as AHG ASSIST Corporate Health Management were available to the employees the entire day and provided advice on general topics as well as personal questions.aHg aSSiSt Corporate Health ManagementOn the focus of stress management, Bettina Heinecke and Bernd Wittmann from AHG ASSIST presented informative lectures on "Coping with Stress – Every-Day Assistance", thus arousing interest in this problem. Their lectures animated thoughts on personal early detection of stress-relat-ed health risks and possible dangers both within the vocational and private surroundings.

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Since March this year, the medical and psychological advice of AHG ASSIST is provided to the NEA employ-ees at all three German locations – 24/7. AHG ASSIST also handles problems within the social and family sur-roundings including legal questions. All information is treated strictly confidentially.Yvonne Michel from the Addiction Help Center Aachen offered the NEUMAN & ESSER apprentices workshops for the problem of "Online addiction and new media". The reports and experiences of a former Internet addict were particularly impressive. Stimulating questions and informative answers on computer addiction, Internet addiction or online addiction fascinated the apprentices.

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The advent of the new media and the risks associated with them effect young people in particular. The extent to which the media have changed everyday life during the past years was not clear to several participants. Their imminent dangers and addiction potential to still fewer.relaxed, Healthy and ProductiveThe general check-up was a full-day program item. The preventive health examinations which were open to the entire workforce enjoyed a healthy response. Virtually all employees occupied themselves with various aspects of preventive health care. Blood pressure, sugar count

and cholesterol were measured and urine tested. Even screening for the early detection of intestinal cancer was offered. In Stassfurt, a local Lung Clinic participated, offer-ing a lung volume test or so-called alveolar carbon monoxide measurement. This showed immediately who smokes and who manages without the unhealthy "ciggies". The lung volume test will prob-ably have given some of the smokers food for thought."The fact that the second Health Day was also received so favorably proves that our employees really confront themselves with the topics", ac- cording to Stefanie Peters. "And naturally that we have selected the right topics." "We had an exciting Health Day", as Human Resources Manager Yvonne Vormstein confirmed. She was also delight-ed by the unanimous positive feedback. "I am certain that some of the employees will use the tips in order to handle stress in a more relaxed manner in the future."

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The family patterns have been on the move for several years. Different family situations arise, professional circumstances change. Women not only wish to enjoy the same rights in their working life, but also actively use opportunities. Therefore, more and more parents have the desire to reconcile family and career. NEUMAN & ESSER wishes to support the employees and their families effective here. For some time now, NEA has made efforts to provide child care for employees' chil-dren under three years old. Thanks to a cooperation agreement with the non-profit organization pro multis this has now succeeded at the Übach-Palenberg site. pro multis supports five daycare centers for children close to the headquarters. Three NEA children already make use of the offer, a fourth will follow suit soon.

NEA Supports Families: Child Care for Employees' Children

Elivia Sinem PetersHello, i am new here …

As a former advertising slogan phrased it. This is more than true for the last substantial investment for the time-being in the company building at its Übach-Palenberg location because reconstruction work for the staff facilities at the headquarters could be concluded in October 2012. In total, 138 new lockers and ten new showers and toilets were con-

NEW STAFF FACIlITIES "For hygienic Freshness and Powerful Cleanliness"

structed for the workforce. The Peters family handed over the symbolic key to the workers' councils on Oct. 17, 2012. Following renovation of the canteen in 2011, a further step was taken to considerably improve the employees' surroundings. With the staff facilities, a miniature "wellness temple" entered everyday working life. Everything shines and gleams.

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Elivia Sinem Peters and I am the youngest offspring in the Peters family. Take it from me: most things start small and some large. Here the smallest is the largest! Even if not measured in

centimeters as I was only 51 cm tall, and that with a weight of 3160 grams when I saw the light of day on September 28, 2012. Since then, I have already worked hard and have grown. My profile: a lively girl with con-siderable powers of self-assertion and, as far as I can judge from my view, my family is extremely happy to be backed-up by me! I have attached my job application photo.

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The 2nd "NEA-ndertaler"Soccer Tournament 2013

Despite the seasonal break for the Bundesliga [German Premier Soccer Division], the ball will start rolling again on June 22, 2013 as of 10.00 a.m. The reason: as for the previous tournament four years ago, the GROUP company sports club has invited the "NEAnderthals" to a 2nd soccer tournament at the VFR Übach-Palenberg stadium. Despite all sporting ambitions, the focus on fun and fairness is in the foreground. Unusual team names such as that of the previous winner Rapid Logismus (Company Robertz) or the Daimler Bä(h)ren (Company Mercedes Bähr) illustrate this intention. The STASS-KOLER Dichtungsgeschwader and the Wurzener Kolbenfresser (NEA Wurzen) will be there and measure their sporting prowess with the colleagues. Not only will the hunger for goals, but also for cake and barbecue specialties will be satisfied as physical well-be-ing be catered for excellently. Everybody involved is looking forward to exciting matches and support from the "12th player", the numerous fans and colleagues.

The SCC is an international standard for safety, health and environmental management for providers of techni-cal services. In order to obtain the unrestricted SCC(P) certificate for petrochemicals, both the normal evalu- ation criteria and specific requirements must be met.In addition to their practical knowledge, employees also need a theoretical background. The SCC standard also requires that the operative managers must take a written examination of their work protection knowledge. There is a questionnaire for this and then the certificate is awarded. This examination is recorded on a database and entered in the employee's safety pass. This exam-ination must be repeated every ten years. Without this proof, some customers refuse admission to their premis-es, being the reason why all field representatives – engi-neers, mechanics and sales staff – are certified.

Safety Certificate for Field Representatives

Short CircularHemendra Shah

■ Since July 2012: Managing Director of NEUMAN & ESSER Compressor Application Center, Pune, India■ Born on Nov. 30, 1969 in Ahmedabad, India, married, two daughters

Education:■ 1991: B.E. Mechanical from Guajarat University

Professional Career:■ January 2012: Vice President of NEUMAN & ESSER Compressor Application Center, Pune, India

■ 2003-2012: Deputy General Manager – Engineering & Development of Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Limited. – Pune, India

■ 1995-2003: Executive - Packaging & Development for Dresser-Rand India Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad, India

Hobbies:■ Playing with his kids, watching sports like cricket, soccer and tennis

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