Miller and Company Expands Services to Offer Ceramic Filters

Gary A. Wickham, Miller's President and CEO commented, "We are extremely pleased to be teaming with one of the world's leading manufacturers of molten metal filters.  This is truly the collaboration of two companies with the same goals:  to provide total customer service and product excellence.  With this new partnership, Miller is proud to take our commitment to our customers to the next level by expanding our product range with these outstanding, cost-effective filters."

With over 400 million mullite-based ceramic filters produced and having achieved QS 9000 and ISO 9001 certification, Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Hamilton has helped the cast metal industry to achieve both new, stringent quality standards and higher profits at the same time.  Available in a broad range of sizes.  Flow-Rite foundry filters enhance the purity and modify the flow of the molten metals used to make metal castings.  The removal of dross, slag and other impurities from the molten metal results in higher casting quality and improved surface finish.  Flow-Rite filters combine the desirable attributes of consistent flow rates, uniform metal capacity, excellent filtering efficiency, premium strength and dimensional accuracy.

About Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics, Hamilton

Founded in 1852 as "Hamilton Potteries," the company manufactured articles such as soap dishes, spittoons and wash basins.  From its humble beginnings in Hamilton, Ontario, the company has experienced tremendous growth and change - earning a solid reputation for quality products and unrivaled customer service.  With the advent of electricity and the need for electrical insulators, the company evolved away from household items and toward more technical products for electrical applications.  "Hamilton Porcelains Limited" was born in 1946 to meet new challenges and changing customer needs.

In 1985, the firm entered the foundry filtration business with products and services for the foundry sector and in 1989 became a member of the Saint-Gobain group of companies, with total access to Saint-Gobain's vast international facilities and technical expertise, including research centers in France and the United States.

Today, the newly renamed "Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Hamilton" has a commitment to excellence, evident in its ambitious in-house R and D programs; advanced manufacturing systems; highly trained and dedicated staff; and ever-expanding network of customers.  The result - an industry leader with the unique ability to close the loop between product design, manufacturing and application.

About Miller and Company

Established in 1919 as a regional distributor of Pig Iron and coke to the ferrous industry, Miler and Company LLC has grown to become a premier resource in North America, supplying unsurpassed quality products, technical expertise, and superior services to the foundry and steel industry.  Miller and Company's solid positioning and penetration in the North American markets led to its acquisition in 1977 by Frank and Schulte.  Miller and Frank and Schulte are under the umbrella of Stinnes AG of Germany - one of the world's largest logistics companies.

Through the Stinnes / Frank and Schulte relationship, Miller is able to offer a global network of resources ranging from mining operations to an intercontinental transportation network, providing its customers with Briquetted alloy products, Silicon Carbide grain, Sorelmetal, Pig Iron, INCO Nickel products, MILCO Carbon products, Ferro-alloys, and now, ceramic filters for molten metal filtration.

Miller and Company LLC is headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois.