North West
Rural Electric Cooperative
1505 Albany Place SE
Orange City, IA 51041-9678

Phone: 1.800.383.0476
After Hours: 1.800.766.2099
Fax: 712.707.4934
Email: nwrec@nwrec.coop

QuestLine

Phone: (800)824-0488
Email: request@questline.com
Fax: (888)716-8724
Web: www.questline.com Questline® was created to deliver one-on-one technical and business-oriented information to their clients. It began as a team of researchers, engineers, economic development professionals that provided fast technical information and business assistance.

Questline®has evolved, combining the original customer services, research and communication strengths with a business-development and revenue-generating focus. North West REC is pleased to be one of more than 300 organizations across the United States that has made the Questline® Tools available free to our member/consumers. Those tools include comprehensive technical information and problem solving service for a number of topics.

Electricity: Power quality & power analysis, Motors/Drives/Lights, Energy efficiency determinations, Gas versus electric - costing, Electro technology assessments

Industry/Company Profiles: Economic status of segments, Economic development by city, region, Market projections

Technology/Process Assistance: Shop floor troubleshooting, Assessment of alternative technologies Material/equipment substitution, Identification of technical consultants

Location of Critical Services: Equipment suppliers/material vendors, Manufacturers of unique materials, Sources for training courses, Retrofit/repair of machinery

Miscellaneous Information & Research: Literature searches, Web searches, Patent searches

Materials Information: paper, wood, metal, etc., Joining/Bonding/Welding, Forming/Fabrication, Plating and Finishing, Material properties, Machining - speeds, feeds, specifications

Regulatory/Environment: PUCO / OSHA / EPA regulations, Painting VOC control, Plating waste, Refrigeration/CFC's, Scrap disposal/use