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Karl DeWahl
Manufacturing
Team Leader/Senior Engineer
Chemical Engineer
612/624-4645
e-mail
Areas of Assistance
- Cleaning Operations
- General Manufacturers
- Machine Shops
- Metal Finishers
Good Questions to Ask Karl
- What are alternatives to chlorinated
solvents?
- How can we reduce the metals in our wastewater?
- Can we reduce our wastewater?
- How can cutting fluids be managed and
maintained?
- Are there ways to reduce our parts
washer waste?
Companies Assisted Include
- Excel Optical
- Hoffman Engineering
- Kurt Manufacturing
Related Work Experience
- MnTAP's machine shop and manufacturing
specialist since 1989
- 3 years with Hennepin County in hazardous
waste management
- 5 years as a process engineer for Henkel
Corporation
Associations
- American Institute of Chemical
Engineers
Karl spends most of his time assisting companies
with machining and general manufacturing. However, specific
areas such as metal finishing and cleaning fall into his expertise.
Karl DeWahl's tenure at MnTAP, combined
with his previous work background, give Karl the right mix
of experience and knowledge to get the job done. After assisting
Minnesota businesses for nearly a decade, Karl is very knowledgeable
about many manufacturing operations.
His combination of practical experience
and regulatory knowledge make Karl an excellent resource.
Karl responds to phone inquiries, answers
simple questions and researches more complex ones, provides
equipment information and makes site visits. Karl is always
working to find the right information for the companies that
he works with.
Types of issues that Karl deals with include
managing wastewater and streamlining cleaning techniques.
Karl has a good understanding of both air and water regulatory
information. He can compare hazardous and advantages of different
solvents, and make suggestions accordingly.
Karl has overseen many intern projects,
including ones with Kurt Manufacturing and Hoffman Engineering.
Karl helped both of these companies reduce their water use.
At Kurt Manufacturing, Karl also helped locate and stop oil
leaks.
Joe Zip of Excel Optical credits Karl with
helping eliminate hazardous waste, making a safer workplace
for their employees.
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