Case Study: FDS Manufacturing Company achieves greener, lower-cost, brownout-resistant production with Capstone Green Energy microturbines

FDS Manufacturing Company - Customer Case Study

F-D-S Manufacturing Company, a family-owned packaging manufacturer in Pomona, California, needed a reliable, cleaner power source to support a new plastics extruder line and protect operations from California brownouts. Working with Capstone Green Energy, the company sought an onsite energy solution that could provide electricity, heat, and cooling while reducing costs and its carbon footprint.

Capstone Green Energy installed six C65 microturbines in a combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) system with Sigma Energy heat exchangers and a Thermax LT10C absorption chiller. The system supplies about 20% of the site’s total power, helps the company save an estimated US$35,000 per month, and improves energy efficiency to nearly 80%, while also supporting F-D-S Manufacturing’s green brand image and production reliability.

FDS Manufacturing Company

Kevin Stevenson

Vice President