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MEETINGS
The next Research Committee Meeting will be held on January 8-9,
2002 at the Ramada O'Hare in Rosemont, Illinois.
The June 2002 meeting has not been scheduled yet.
The World ADI Conference will be held on September 25-27, 2002 at the
Galt Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky.
The June 2003 meeting has not been scheduled yet.
There will be a Keith Millis Symposium on October 20-23, 2003 at the
Crowne Plaza Resort in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
BUSINESS
On
August 16, 2001, Washington Mills concluded the purchase of Exolon.
Included in the purchase are the Exolon-ESK Silicon Carbide furnace
plant at Hennepin, Illinois; the aluminum oxide crude ore plant at
Thorold, Ontario; and the processing plant for aluminum oxide and
silicon carbide at Tonawanda, New York. Included also in the
acquisition is Exolon's 50% ownership in Orkla Exolon.
This
acquisition will strengthen Washington Mills, provide a broader product
line and new sales opportunities.
Exolon
will continue to operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Washington
Mills.
In
addition, Ramsey Saab has been appointed as Manager, Metallurgical
Products. This includes the sales and marketing of Carbolon MA and
other silicon carbide products produced at the Hennepin, Illinois
facility.
Foundry Products
Division of Ashland Specialty Chemical Company Introduces ZIP-CLEANTM
38 Metal Cleaner for Cold Box Processing
Dublin, Ohio (USA)--The
Foundry Products Division of Ashland Specialty Chemical Company
has developed and introduced ZIP-CLEANTM 38, an
environmentally friendly but fast-acting cleaner for removing
high-performance cold box resin films and release agents that guild up
in metal core boxes and/or tooling. Equally effective in cleaning
all resins systems, Ashland's new metal cleaner product is available in
5-gallon pails and 55-gallon drums.
ZIP-CLEAN 38 metal
cleaner is specially formulated to minimize skin irritation; it contains
no chlorinated or fluorocarbon solvents. In addition, despite its
low toxicity, ZIP-CLEAN 38 features fast wicking action that enables
foundries to reduce downtime during cleaning operations.
Jim Elwood, product
manager for ZIP-CLEAN 38, explained that the cleaner should be sprayed
or brushed directly onto the built-up residues of cold box tooling or patterns.
"While standard metal cleaners are allowed to soak for at least 15
minutes, ZIP-CLEAN 38 works in half the time, and the softened films
then can be easily removed," Elwood said. He added that small
parts can be immersed and soaked in the cleaner for treatment.
Ashland Foundry
Products Division's U.S. Plants Receive ISO 14001 Certification
Dublin, Ohio (USA) -
The two U.S. manufacturing facilities of Ashland Specialty
Chemical Company's Foundry products Division in Cleveland, Ohio, have
been certified to ISO 14001, an international standard for environmental
management systems. Ashland is the first North American
manufacturer of foundry binders and resin coatings to achieve this
distinction. In addition, it reached the ISO 14001 standard well
in advance of global auto manufacturers' stated deadlines for industry
suppliers to comply with such a standard. DaimlerChrysler, Ford
and General Motors have set deadlines ranging from year-end 2001 to July
1, 2003.
ISO 14001 certification
required an independent assessment that these Ashland manufacturing
plants established and maintain a structured approach to control the
environmental impact of their processes, and that the facilities'
environmental objectives and targets are being effectively achieved as
part of a continuous improvement process. The British Standards
Institute is the registrar body that performed the assessment.
Waupaca foundry,
Inc., Waupaca, WI, and Webb Wheel Products, Inc., Cullman,
AL, designed a new compacted graphite iron (CGI) brake drum at a reduced
weight and enhanced durability.
PEOPLE
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin -- Grede Foundries, Inc., has named Kristin Z. Reilly
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Grede Foundries, Inc.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Grede Foundries, Inc., has
named Jeff Friday as the Works Manager of its Liberty foundry in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Friday received a B.S. in Technology
Education from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
He joined Grede in 1992 at its Reedsburg foundry in Reedsburg,
Wisconsin. In 1998, he was
promoted to Factory Manager at its Greenwood foundry in Greenwood, South
Carolina. Most recently, he
served as Factory Manager at its Milwaukee Steel foundry in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
Grede Foundries operates foundries in the U.S.
and the U.K., and is a recognized leading producer of high quality
castings in gray iron, ductile iron, and steel.
Julia
Darlow elected to Intermet Board of Directors
Troy,
Mich., October 11, 2001 -- Intermet Corporation (Nasdaq: INMT) today
announced the election of Julia D. Darlow to its Board of
Directors, effective immediately.
Darlow
is a senior member in the law firm of Detroit-based Dickinson Wright
PLLC. Her areas of practice include domestic and international
business transactions, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions, and
she has served as a member of the firm's governing board.
Recently, Darlow has been on leave from the firm as a loaned executive
to the Detroit Medical Center in the position of Senior Vice President.
"We
are very pleased to have Julia join our board," said Doddridge.
"She is familiar with INTERMET having provided assistance and
advice to the company in the past. Her expertise will prove
valuable to the company as we go forward with our strategy of becoming
the world's leading supplier of cast-metal automotive
components."
Milwaukee, Wisconsin --
Grede Foundries, Inc., has named Peter E. Sohlden Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer of Grede Foundries, Inc.
Sohlden received a
Bachelor's Degree in Metallurgy in 1965 from Michigan Technological
University and a Master's Degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1968. He joined Grede in 1969
at its Liberty foundry in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since then he has
held several positions within Grede, most recently Vice President of
Operations.
Miller and Co., LLC,
Rosemont, IL, appointed H. Fred Linebarger director of
technology.
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