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Core Processes Panel - Innovations in Metalcasting Link
Mr.
Furness founded Furness-Newburge, Inc. in 1983 and remains its President. Over
the years he has provided consulting services as well as design engineering for
machinery for the metal casting industry always with the goals of reducing the
environmental footprint of the foundries, improving foundry processes and saving
costs. To that end, he conceived a foundry duty ozone generator and Furness-Newburge,
Inc. began manufacturing those as a component for its Sonoperoxone® system.
This system has its roots in the training and experience Mr. Furness received in
ultrasonic and acoustic cavitation with the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. Mr.
Furness holds patents in advanced oxidation water treatment and perfected
inventions in various industries. He
developed experimental systems for the deodorization of large-scale agricultural
operations and also implemented large-scale scrubber operations to deodorize
fumes from phenolic resin coatings. In
the 1980’s, Mr. Furness devised a chemical stabilization process in
conjunction with the California Department of Health Services (now the
California EPA) to stabilize lead, cadmium, zinc and copper.
This unique stabilization process successfully passed federal TCLP and
the more stringent leaching requirements of the State of California.
During the mid 1990’s, his efforts with several Wisconsin foundries and
the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Air Management, formed
the basis of regulations defining air pollution standards for foundries in
Wisconsin. Mr.
Furness has published numerous articles and is a member of several professional
organizations including the American Foundry Society, the American Chemical
Society, the American Water Works Association and the International Ozone
Association.
Jim DeVenne No Bio Available
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