Evan Ypsilantis Named Director of Sales for Rypos, Inc.
Wellesley, MA- Evan Ypsalantis has recently been named Director of Sales for Rypos, Inc., the leader in advanced filtration systems that reduce emissions from diesel engines. Rypos filters enable the owners and operators of diesel-powered generators, construction vehicles and other equipment to meet the current and emerging US-EPA and California Air Resource Board Standards.
Ypsilantis brings a wealth of US and international strategic marketing and sales experience to Rypos. In making the announcement, Klaus Peter, Rypos, president stated, "Evan is developing a marketing strategy for Rypos that focuses on creating strategic alliances with distributors and dealers of such major brands as Cummins, Detroit Diesel, Caterpillar and Volvo as well as with consulting engineering firms. Our goal is to add value to our partners' products and professional services."
Adds Ypsilantis, "Our customers typically require custom configurations for large diesel engines -- often ranging from 100 kW- 2MW - used in challenging applications. With this in mind, we regularly create detailed conceptual drawings in advance of a sale, enabling dealers, distributors and consultants to demonstrate how Rypos can help their customers meet clean-air requirements." Rypos, for example, designed custom configurations for TEREX 70 earth-moving trucks used at the Croton Water Treatment Project in The Bronx and for Argillon GmbH, which is developing emission control systems for mining equipment where limited headroom and clean-air requirements present extraordinary challenges.
Most recently, Ypsilantis was vice president, sales and marketing with ProMirror, Inc., Gloucester, MA. Previously, he held marketing and sales posts with Agilent Technologies-Semiconductor Products Group -- formerly RedSwitch, Inc. - in Milpitas, CA.
He also headed business development for Benchmark Electronics, Inc. a Lockheed Martin spin-off in Hudson, NH and played a key role in MediaLogic's four-fold annual sales increase and its initial public offering.
Ypsilantis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in management from the University of Massachusetts, Boston and is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences-Economics Summer Program on Capital Acquisition.
Rypos Background
US and California EPA rules together with voluntary clean air action by corporations is creating a growth market for Rypos and other clean-diesel technology companies. Markets include new engine manufacturers and existing engines that have to be retrofit to meet new requirements. High fuel costs are also fueling demand for efficient diesel engines.
Rypos' active regeneration technology is a vast improvement over passive ceramic filters that require high exhaust temperature to work, which is not always possible in cold climates or when engines run intermittently. When the Rypos Filter cartridges need to be cleaned or regenerated, a microprocessor sends an electric current through the sintered metal filter element. The current heats the element and regenerates the filter by burning off accumulated particles. Efficiency is remarkable, less than a 1% fuel penalty to regenerate the filters - far lower than earlier systems
In addition to custom filters and applications, the company developed and manufactures two product categories -- the CARB-Verified Rypos ADPFT and the Rypos ADPF/CT. Both filters are designed for OEM manufacturers and to retrofit engines ranging from 100 kW to 2 MW. The Rypos ADPFT is designed for older diesel engines operating on high-sulfur fuel. During tests on standby generators, The Rypos ADPFT exceeded CARB's Level 2 Verification standard by reducing total particulate matter by well over 60%. CARB also granted Rypos conditional verification for diesel-operated pumps typically used in farming and oilfields.
The Rypos ADPF/CT is configured with a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) to further reduce the soluble organic fraction, hydrocarbons, and carbon monoxide. Soot, or particulate matter reduction ranges as high as 90% with the Rypos ADPF/CT
CARB Verification covers diesel engines produced from 1996-2007 by manufacturers such as Caterpillar, Detroit Diesel Corporation, Daimler/Chrysler, Komatsu, Iveco, Deere, Perkins, Volvo Penta, Cummins, Daewoo, GMC, Nissan Diesel, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Kubota, Lombardini Motori, Scania, International Trucks and many others.
In addition to diesel generators, pumps, construction equipment, locomotives and marine vessels, the Rypos ADPFT and ADPF/C T filters are being evaluated by the mining industry to meet stringent underground clean air requirements.
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Pirozzolo Company
Phone: (781) 235-9911
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