From the Desk of the CEO

Dwayne Fosseen, CEO

August 23, 2010

Many people hear and read that Mirenco is able to save, on average, 5 to 10 percent of fuel usage through our Mirenco Diesel Evaluation Procedure (MDEP ) and by the application of C-Max or D-Max  technologies. Often times the person is unaware of just how this works and assumes there is some magical means to accomplishing this. One of the most common questions is: Can I save 5 to 10 percent of fuel on everything that I perform MDEP on or install a C-Max or D-Max on?

It is questions like that which remind me how you must first educate a customer on how the process works before they understand how a savings of 5 to 10 percent on average is accomplished. MDEP is a diagnostic tool designed as a preventative approach that can diagnose an engine’s combustion health issues and use that information to prevent future problems through corrective action today. Performing a MDEP on an engine will accomplish nothing if no further action is taken. Performing a MDEP is like taking an x-ray. An x-ray doesn’t heal a person, but instead the x-ray provides the doctor with the information they need to properly treat the patient. In the same way, MDEP provides the mechanic with the information needed to properly adjust or repair an engine’s combustion.

MDEP was designed to be applied to a fleet of engines. MDEP results from an entire fleet provide a mechanic with the information needed to identify those engines that need attention and those that do not. For those engines that do not need attention no further action is taken after the MDEP is performed. On these engines there is no change in fuel consumption and no savings. On those engines that are diagnosed with combustion problems a mechanic must make the proper adjustments or repairs as indicated by the MDEP results  in order for any fuel savings to be realized. It is from those engines that are diagnosed through MDEP and then adjusted or repaired that you will benefit from, on average, 5 to 10 percent in fuel savings. Depending on the combustion problem and severity, fuel savings can be less or much greater than the average of 5 to 10 percent.

Dwayne Fosseen, CEO

Mirenco, Inc.