- Email: [email protected]
Expanding Ohio facility
In addition, Gerry Plener has been named senior vice president, automotive sales and marketing within the Service Parts Group. Reporting to Mr Plener will be Bruce Saxton, director of Automotive Marketing; Gary O'Connor, sales manager of the Under Car group; and Denis Lepage, sales manager of the Under Hood group.
Pump users conference 1999 The George R Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas, is the venue of next year's 16th International Pump Users Symposium from 1 - 4 March. This prestigious 4 day conference encompasses 14 lectures, 6 tutorials, 11 discussion groups, 8 short courses and an excellent trade show, featuring more than 450 exhibit booths. The short courses are day-long presentations, which precede the symposium. Of particular interest is short course 3: Mechanical seals advanced. The lecture series begins on the Tuesday and will cover a whole host of industry problems currently facing pump users. Of particular interest are: High pressure noncontacting mechanical seal for API applications; A cavitation resistant hydrostatic seal for high pressure breakdown; Development of a twin hybrid noncontacting gas seal and its application to process pumps; Double gas seal with coplanar coaxial rayleigh pad faces for pump sealing applications; and Design and operation of a nonpressurised dual gas seal in light hydrocarbon. The discussion groups are chaired by experts, and are designed to allow people to discuss their pump problems and hopefully come up with solutions. Please note discussion group 2: Mechanical seals. Contact: Dr Jean Bailey,The TubomachineryLaboratory,TexasA&M University, CollegeStation,TX 77843-
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3254; Tel: +1 409 845 7417; Fax +1 409 845 1835
Team created for worldwide aftermarket The formation of a new marketing team for the Worldwide Aftermarket was recently announced by Federal-Mogul. This restructuring creates directors who will manage categories of products. They will be responsible for the success of the products and brands within a category, including strategic positioning, brand advertising, line management, pricing and margin contribution. All the new positions will be located at the company's Michigan, USA headquarters, and will report to Jay Burkhart, vice president, marketing, Worldwide Aftermarket. One of the appointees is Bill Quigley who becomes director of the gasket category. Mr Quigley joined Federal-Mogul in 1994 in finance, rising to controller, North American Aftermarket prior to his move into marketing in late 1996. He most recently held the position of director, marketing services.
Expanding Ohio facililty Recendy, two building expansion projects have taken place at Thermoseals site in Ohio, USA. This company is the exclusive licensee for the Klinger Group of companies in North America and manufactures a wide range of static sealing materials. An 18 000 ft 2 addition to the manufacturing/warehouse plant and laboratory facility has been built. This has significantly increased the manufacturing/warehouse facility, enabling the company to expand its range of sealing products. In addition, a climate-controlled manufacturing facility is currently being constructed to house the
production of its Sealex PTFE joint sealant. The company expects its completion by the end of the year and to be fully operational within the first half of 1999. The laboratory expansion now allows more extensive testing of gasket materials, particularly functional testing such as: • • • • •
Hevated temperature sealablility Pulse cycling Large flange steam and nitrogen sealability Flange blowout FSA steam sealability and chemical compatibility
The second construction project is a dedicated training facility that enables customers, engineers and specifiers to visit the company for hands on training.
International tribological conference An international conference on tribological aspects of materials and design in automotive engineering is being held at the MECC, Maastrict, The Netherlands from April 20th to the 22nd next year. It will be hosted by The Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The keynote speaker will be from Ford Motor Company, with other speakers from leading industrial companies such as Dunlop and GKN, and from educational institutes including Sheffield University and Uppsala University of Finland. The conference will address tribology and its impact on 5 interrelated areas: • • • • •
Engines Transmission Brakes Tyres Ancillaries
The aims of this meeting are to review progress in the tribological
field, present research and development work, and discuss future possibilities and challenges facing car manufacturers.
Contact: StephanieLove,Conference and EventsDepartment, Institution of Mechanical Engineers,I BirdcageWalk, London, SWl H 9JJ, UK; Tel: +44 171 973 1312; Fax:+44 171 222 9881; Email: [email protected]
Draft EPA regulations name new air pollutant sources The Environmental Protection Association has recendy published a draft list of 33 hazardous air pollutants from 34 additional industrial source categories. They are scheduled for regulation under its Integrated Urban Toxics Strategy Draft. The new categories include the manufacture of organic chemicals, and oil and gas production. The draft list is expected to be finalised in June of next year.
Freudenberg's multi-million dollar contract Freudenberg-NOK has signed a US$10 million contract with Bosch Braking Systems, which will provide increased employment and investment at the Freudenburg-NOK's Indiana plant. This contract to supply Bosch with moulded brake system components means the Brake Products division will increase its workforce by 65 employees and invest US$3 million in capital equipment. The production of these components, which include sealing systems and brake booster diaphragms, will begin early next year.
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Pump users conference 1999 The George R Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas, is the venue of next year's 16th International Pump Users Symposium from 1 - 4 March. This prestigious 4 day conference encompasses 14 lectures, 6 tutorials, 11 discussion groups, 8 short courses and an excellent trade show, featuring more than 450 exhibit booths. The short courses are day-long presentations, which precede the symposium. Of particular interest is short course 3: Mechanical seals advanced. The lecture series begins on the Tuesday and will cover a whole host of industry problems currently facing pump users. Of particular interest are: High pressure noncontacting mechanical seal for API applications; A cavitation resistant hydrostatic seal for high pressure breakdown; Development of a twin hybrid noncontacting gas seal and its application to process pumps; Double gas seal with coplanar coaxial rayleigh pad faces for pump sealing applications; and Design and operation of a nonpressurised dual gas seal in light hydrocarbon. The discussion groups are chaired by experts, and are designed to allow people to discuss their pump problems and hopefully come up with solutions. Please note discussion group 2: Mechanical seals. Contact: Dr Jean Bailey,The TubomachineryLaboratory,TexasA&M University, CollegeStation,TX 77843-
SealingTechnologyNo. 59
3254; Tel: +1 409 845 7417; Fax +1 409 845 1835
Team created for worldwide aftermarket The formation of a new marketing team for the Worldwide Aftermarket was recently announced by Federal-Mogul. This restructuring creates directors who will manage categories of products. They will be responsible for the success of the products and brands within a category, including strategic positioning, brand advertising, line management, pricing and margin contribution. All the new positions will be located at the company's Michigan, USA headquarters, and will report to Jay Burkhart, vice president, marketing, Worldwide Aftermarket. One of the appointees is Bill Quigley who becomes director of the gasket category. Mr Quigley joined Federal-Mogul in 1994 in finance, rising to controller, North American Aftermarket prior to his move into marketing in late 1996. He most recently held the position of director, marketing services.
Expanding Ohio facililty Recendy, two building expansion projects have taken place at Thermoseals site in Ohio, USA. This company is the exclusive licensee for the Klinger Group of companies in North America and manufactures a wide range of static sealing materials. An 18 000 ft 2 addition to the manufacturing/warehouse plant and laboratory facility has been built. This has significantly increased the manufacturing/warehouse facility, enabling the company to expand its range of sealing products. In addition, a climate-controlled manufacturing facility is currently being constructed to house the
production of its Sealex PTFE joint sealant. The company expects its completion by the end of the year and to be fully operational within the first half of 1999. The laboratory expansion now allows more extensive testing of gasket materials, particularly functional testing such as: • • • • •
Hevated temperature sealablility Pulse cycling Large flange steam and nitrogen sealability Flange blowout FSA steam sealability and chemical compatibility
The second construction project is a dedicated training facility that enables customers, engineers and specifiers to visit the company for hands on training.
International tribological conference An international conference on tribological aspects of materials and design in automotive engineering is being held at the MECC, Maastrict, The Netherlands from April 20th to the 22nd next year. It will be hosted by The Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The keynote speaker will be from Ford Motor Company, with other speakers from leading industrial companies such as Dunlop and GKN, and from educational institutes including Sheffield University and Uppsala University of Finland. The conference will address tribology and its impact on 5 interrelated areas: • • • • •
Engines Transmission Brakes Tyres Ancillaries
The aims of this meeting are to review progress in the tribological
field, present research and development work, and discuss future possibilities and challenges facing car manufacturers.
Contact: StephanieLove,Conference and EventsDepartment, Institution of Mechanical Engineers,I BirdcageWalk, London, SWl H 9JJ, UK; Tel: +44 171 973 1312; Fax:+44 171 222 9881; Email: [email protected]
Draft EPA regulations name new air pollutant sources The Environmental Protection Association has recendy published a draft list of 33 hazardous air pollutants from 34 additional industrial source categories. They are scheduled for regulation under its Integrated Urban Toxics Strategy Draft. The new categories include the manufacture of organic chemicals, and oil and gas production. The draft list is expected to be finalised in June of next year.
Freudenberg's multi-million dollar contract Freudenberg-NOK has signed a US$10 million contract with Bosch Braking Systems, which will provide increased employment and investment at the Freudenburg-NOK's Indiana plant. This contract to supply Bosch with moulded brake system components means the Brake Products division will increase its workforce by 65 employees and invest US$3 million in capital equipment. The production of these components, which include sealing systems and brake booster diaphragms, will begin early next year.
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