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Remote Services Available from VIM Technologies, Inc.

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VIM Technologies, Inc. remains open for business as we navigate the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. With a growing number of people working from home, we wanted to make sure you knew that you can access your CEMLink 6 system remotely to continue your job functions. If network access is restricting you, consider having us remotely connect and configure helpful tools like alarms, reports, and trends that can be e-mailed directly to you and assist in the remote management of your CEM system. You can contact our support team to discuss these options.
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Introducing: The all new CEMLink 6 Compliance Calendar

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Being an environmental manager in the 21st century requires you to juggle numerous quality assurance tests, oftentimes with different deadlines. Some can be tied to the number of operating hours within a quarter while others are based on the anniversary date of an inspection or performance test. Let CEMLink 6 shoulder the burden of tracking and notifying you of any impending deadlines.

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Air Compliance: 5 Worthy New Year’s Resolutions

It’s a New Year, and the beginning of a new decade. Many of us have selected our New Year’s Resolutions and are well on our way to positive change. Typically, we make New Year’s resolutions because we would like the new year to be even better than the previous year, in one or more areas of life. Have you considered New Year’s Resolutions for improving your CEMS and air compliance programs? Here are 5 great ideas to consider when planning for the year ahead:

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6 Strategies to Maximize CEMS Data Availability

A CEMS percent monitor availability (PMA) is a key component in determining how well a CEMS program is performing. If the PMA is below 95%, you may face consequences like additional reporting requirements for Part 60 facilities and more punitive data substitution values for Part 75 facilities.

Below, we detail 6 strategies you can implement to help you increase the CEMS PMA and reduce potential reporting and data replacement consequences.
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DAHS Updates for Part 75 XML Reporters

On Wednesday, September 11, 2019, EPA announced the 2019 Quarter 3 release of the ECMPS client tool. Included in this release are checks to allow reporting of system and component ID’s during periods of missing data. In reality, the changes are much more broad than that, and also include changes to formula ID’s, MODC and reporting of emissions data for combined cycle units with bypass stacks. The VIM Technologies development and compliance teams have been working closely with EPA since they originally announced these changes in March 2019.
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