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Volume 14, Number 3 Third Quarter 2007Publ ished by The Internat ional Thermal Spray Assoc iat ion

Mark your calendar now . . . In collaboration with the American

Welding Society (AWS), the Society ofManufacturing Engineers (SME), and

the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association (FMA), TheInternational Thermal Spray Association is proud toannounce a Thermal Spray Pavilion at the FabtechInternational & AWS Welding Show November 11-14,2007 at the McCormick Place in Chicago with anestimated attendance of 17,000.This show is the largest event in North America dedicated

to showcasing a full spectrum of metal forming, fabricat-ing, tube & pipe, and welding equipment and technology.Thousands of buyers and sellers from around the world willgather at McCormick Place to exchange products andservices, form new business relationships, problem-solve,and share best practices. Sunday, November 11th is Thermal Spray Day

Presentations at the Innovation Theater on Sunday are:Cold Spray Technology and EquipmentPump Repairs - Using Welding and Thermal SprayWelding vs. ArcSpray: A Comparison of Wire and DepositsThe Consotium of Thermal Spray TechnologyThe History and Future of Thermal Spray - From the

Frying Pan to the StarsThe Thermal Spray Pavilion of more than 4100 sq ft is

comprised of the following exhibitors/booth numbers:Air Products and Chemicals, Inc . . . . . .1122Asiamet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1100BASF Catalysts LLC Surface Technologies 1106Center Line (Windsor) Ltd. . . . . . . . . . .1133Cincinnati Thermal Spray Inc. . . . . . . . .1117Durum USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1105Eutectic Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1132

F. W. Gartner Thermal Spraying . . . . . . .1125Genie Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1111HAI Advanced Material Specialists . . . . .1104Hayden Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1126H. C. Starck Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1116IMR Test Labs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1131International Thermal Spray Association .1107Lineage Alloys Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1129Metallisation Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1123Nation Coating Systems Inc. . . . . . . . . .1102Noise Barriers LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1108Osram Sylvania Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1101Parker domnick hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . .1099Polymet Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1095Praxair Surface Technologies . . . . . . . . .1110Saint Louis Metallizing . . . . . . . . . . . .1098Semicon Precision Industries . . . . . . . .1121Sulzer Metco (US) Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1094Thermal Spray Technologies Inc. . . . . . .1096Thermion Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1124

The State University of New York at Stony Brook ThermalSpray Research Center and the National Research CenterCanada will also be representing the Thermal SprayIndustry at the Workforce Development Pavilion.

We encourage you to visit this special exposition high-lighting the thermal spray industry to the AWS, SME, andFMA attendees. (see advertisement page 11)

Be a part of this exciting manufacturing tradition on:Sunday, November 11 11:00am - 4:00pm Monday, November 12 9:00am - 5:00pm Tuesday, November 13 9:00am - 5:00pm Wednesday, November 14 9:00am - 3:00pm For event information and online registration, visit

www.aws.org/expo and www.fmafabtech.com andwww.sme.org/fabtech

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Using Pleated Media Cartridge TechnologyTo Optimize Dust Collector Performance

By Lee MorganCartridge dust and fume collectors are the most popular

collection systems for thermal spray operations today. Highefficiency cartridge collectors are compact; they operate atlow pressure drop; and they can be designed to produceemissions below the new OSHA limits for hexavalentchromium (Hex Cr) and other toxic metal dusts.However, many users of cartridge dust collectors mistakenly

think of the replaceable pleated filter cartridges ascommodity items. In point of fact, cartridges can varymarkedly in design and performance. Using the rightcartridges in your dust collector can ensure compliance withthe Hex Cr exposure limit of 5.0 micrograms per cubic meterand can also result in energy savings, reduced maintenance,and enhanced system reliability. Horizontal versus vertical cartridge mounting

The position in which a filter cartridge is mounted in thedust collector has a major impact on the effectiveness of thepleated media within. Sometimes filter cartridges aremounted on their sides. The biggest problem with horizontalmounting is that the dust does not get cleaned off the topof the filter, causing the dust to blind at least one third ofthe filter. This dust accumulation increases the air-to-mediaratio (which is determined by dividing the process airvolume by the filter's surface area) and can cause prematurefilter failure. One way to reduce this problem is to rotate the

filters monthly.In addition, because all of the incoming dust is dumped on

top of the filters, there is no chance for pre-separation ofheavy or abrasive particles from the air stream. Thissituation can shorten filter life or, in spark-generatingapplications, pose a fire hazard because any spark enteringthe collector will come into direct contact with filtercartridges. (Figure 1 shows a top loading problem in ahorizontal filter system.)

The newest vertically mounted systems use a high, sideentry inlet that cross-flows the air into the dust collector atthe same height as the cartridges. The air is first sentthrough a series of staggered channel baffles that distributethe air while separating out larger particles and droppingthem straight into the hopper. This cross-flow effectcombines the benefit of a downflow-style air patternwithout turning the filters on their sides and wasting a largeportion of the pleated media. Pleated media selection factors

An ultra-high efficiency, flame retardant media isrecommended for thermal spray operations. Polyester/siliconblended media with a melt-blown synthetic applied to thesurface will deliver up to MERV 16 efficiency, helping meetthe OSHA threshold for Hex Cr. This media also offers a

Figure 1 shows a top-loading problem in a horizontal filtersystem.

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continued from page 2smooth surface for good dust release characteristics, facili-tating cartridge cleaning.

Use caution when comparing the media area (stated insquare feet or meters) contained in different filtercartridges. Although it is useful to compare the total mediaarea, it is actually more meaningful to know usable mediaarea. And do not rely solely on efficiency claims that arestated in percentages (e.g. 99.5% efficiency). OSHA limitsare measured not in percentages but in micrograms per cubicmeter, so you must make sure the amount of dust in the airis less than established limits. A reputable dust collectormanufacturer should provide a guarantee that emissions willbe below the allowable threshold.Advances in pleat configurations

A standard filter cartridge contains a pleated media packformed into a long cylinder and sealed at top and bottomwith end caps. In a typical cartridge, the inner section of thecylinder is essentially unused space, where a natural "cone"of dead air forms during operation. Through the years,manufacturers have sought ways to enhance cartridge dust-holding capacity and service life.

A recent solution has been the advent of internal conedesigns that turn the unused core of the cartridge intoadditional filtering space. An inner cone of pleated filtermedia adds 20-30% more usable media area to the cartridge.This extra filtration area reduces the air-to-media ratio sothat the media does not have to work as hard to filter thedust.

On the standard cylindricaldesign (Figure 2, left), asignificant portion of thepulse energy is wasted inpulsing the bottom pan ofthe cartridge. With an innercone design (Figure 2,right), the cone does notuse any of the energy that

is normally used to clean the outer media pack: It simplymakes use of the energy that would have been wasted puls-ing the bottom pan of the filter in conventional cartridgesystems. The result is lower pressure drop, which leads tofewer cleaning pulses. Both of these effects reduce energyconsumption and extend filter life. In addition, the reversepulse energy forces light dust particles directly into the hop-per and out of the air stream, preventing dustre-entrainment.Pleat spacing and other design considerations

Another important consideration is the actual spacing ofthe pleats in the filter cartridge. Since the inception of pleated dust collection cartridges in

the mid-1970s, a problem with their use has been properspacing and separation of the pleated media, to allow thedust that builds up in the pleats to be pulsed back off thefilter with a reverse blast of compressed air. Most cartridgesare made using either rotary or dimple-type pleaters thatcrease the media into an "S" shape, pinching off the bottomhalf of the pleat and thereby limiting its usability.


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Figure 3 above shows a close-up of cartridge mediaproduced in this manner. The pleating method used here,and the resulting tight compression of pleats in thecartridge, render much of the surface area unavailable forfiltering, allowing dust to remain trapped within the filtereven after pulse cleaning.

A newer pleating technology makes use of hot meltseparators that open up the full length of the pleat,allowing the entire depth of the pleat to be utilized. Thisdesign allows significantly higher air flows per sq ft of mediathan what has been achieved in the past.

The media pack in Figure 4 above shows an open pleatconfiguration. Virtually all the media surface is exposed tothe air stream, so the filter holds more dust betweencleaning pulses. The breathable design also reduces pressuredrop and improves dust release characteristics duringcleaning, using fewer pulses (and therefore, less energy).

Tests have shown that open pleat cartridges, used incombination with HEPA safety filters, can achieve emissionlevels as low as .012 microgram per cubic meter on Hex Cr -ensuring OSHA compliance and allowing recirculation of airdownstream of the collector for energy savings.

For more information, contact Lee Morgan, president ofFarr Air Pollution Control, 3505 S. Airport Road, Jonesboro,AR 72401, tel: 800.479.6801 or 870.933.8048, fax:800.222.6891 or 870.933.8380, web: www.farrapc.com,email [email protected]

Interviewing The Manipulator, The LanguageSecond in a Series from Plasma Powders and Systems

Which manipulation system is best for your shop or specificapplication? Manipulation involves motion control andpositioning. Many manipulator configurations have beenused in thermal spray. A thermal spray manipulation“system” can be as simple as a fixed-speed turntable or ascomplex as two robots working together for the coatingprocess; one holding the part and the other the gun. Whatis available and what are the pros and cons of each? Thisquestion can be approached by “Interviewing” the differentcandidates that apply for the position of Manipulator.

Before this though, it would be good to review theterminology, the dialog, of The Manipulator, especially whenrobots are considered. As with many technical specialties,the robotics industry has their own terminology. Terms thatare used include:* Absolute Encoder. Encoders are the electronic devices thatkeep tract of the position of each robot joint. Simpleencoders need to be “told where they are” each time thesystem is powered up. Absolute encoders retain knowledgeof their position, even when the system is turned off. Forsome systems, batteries are used with the encoders tosupply continual power for position records in order toconvert a standard encoder into an absolute encoder.Articulated. A term used for a robot consisting of segmentsheld together by joints, much like the human arm. Most off-the-shelf robots are of the articulated type.


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Auxiliary Axis. Standard robots can also be provided with anadditional axis. For example, the robot supplier can provide arobot with an additional motor and associated control for usewith a turntable.Axis. This term is typically defined as the center around whichsomething rotates (syn: the axis of rotation). However, it hasbeen somewhat modified by the motion controls industry toinclude linear motion (“A linear axis”). For example, a five-axisrobot mounted to a slide with position control is considered asix-axis robot. In addition, in this industry, the term is usuallyapplied only to positioning devices. A rotary turntable withoutposition control is not considered an axis.Cartesian Robot or Gantry Robot. Unlike the articulatedrobot, a slide is used for each axis of the robot. Degrees of Freedom. This term is used in place of axis. A five-axis robot is also stated as having five degrees of freedom.End-effecter. Also called end-or-arm tooling. For the thermalspray industry, this is often the gun but, when the part is heldand moved by the robot, this is the device that holds the partwhile it is being sprayed.Payload. This is the total weight (including fixture, hoses andcables) that can be mounted to the end of the robot withoutdegrading the performance of the robot (operating within thespecified levels of acceleration).Reach. This is the maximum distance from the first axis of therobot to the end of its tool mounting plate. It is importantwhen evaluating the area that can be sprayed.Robot. This is a machine that can be programmed to performmotions with at least three axes. (An elevator is not a robot)Wrist. This is usually the next-to-the-last axis of the robot.The motion is like the motion of your wrist. The last axis isusually pure rotation, like spinning the dial on a wall safe. (Next, considering the various applicants for The Manipulator.)

For a comprehensive glossary list, go towww.robots.com/glossary.htm.

For more information, contact series author, Dale Moody viaemail [email protected](The first article appeared in SPRAYTIME second quarter 2007 issue.)

Technical Program Open To PublicNext Program in Hawaii

The International Thermal Spray Association welcomesnon-member participation at the Technical Program portionof their membership meetings. ITSA membership meetingsare typically three-day events with a thermal spraytechnical program on Friday from 8:00 am through 5:00 pm.

The February 15, 2008 Technical Program will be heldin Waikoloa, Hawaii. The cost for non-members to attendis $400, which includes breakfast and lunch.

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ITSC 2007 BeijingThe May 14-16 ITSC 2007 in Beijing has been highly successful, with more than

400 conference attendees, 45 exhibiting companies and more than 300 “expo only”attendees.

ITSC is organized by the ASM Thermal Spray Society, the German Welding Society(DVS) and the International Institute of Welding (IIW).

Best Paper Awards

Certificates of Merit

Microstructure Control of Thermally Sprayed Co-Based Self-Fluxing AlloyCoatings by Diffusion Treatment

Kazunori Sakata, Fujikikosan Corporation, Japan; Kosuke Nakano, HirofumiMiyahara, Kyushu University, Japan; Yasuhiro Matsubara, Kurume National Collegeof Technology, Dazaifu, Japan; Keisaku Ogi, Oita National College of Technology,Oita, Japan

Effect of Microstructure of HVOF-Sprayed WC-Co Coatingson Their Mechanical Properties

Pornthep Chivavibul, Makoto Watanabe, Seiji Kurodo, National Institute ofMaterials Science, Ibaraki-ken, Japan

Erosion Properties of Plasma Sprayed Ceramic Coatings Against Process Plasmain Semiconductor Production Equipments

Junya Kitamura, Hiroyuki Ibe, Hiroaki Mizuno, Isao Aoki, Fujimi Incorporated,Kakamigahara, Japan

Rapid and Continuous Deposition of Porous Nanocrystalline SnO2 Coatingswith Interpenetrating Pores for Gas Sensor Applications

Chun-Lin Chen, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

To Achieve Epitaxy Thermal Spraying by Substrate MeltingLili Zheng, Guanghua Wei, Wei Zhang, Hui Zhang, State University of New York atStony Brook, NY

Processing and Properties of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia TBCs Produced Using Nitrogen as Primary Plasma Gas

Basil Marple, Rogerio Lima, Christian Moreau, Silvio Kruger, National ResearchCouncil of Canada, Boucherville, Canada; Liangde Xie, Mitch Dorfman, Sulzer Metco(US), Westbury, NY

Properties and Performance of High Purity Thermal Barrier Coatings

Mitch Dorfman, Liangde Xie, Westbury, NY; Amaia Ciptria, Paul Shiladitya, IgorGolosnoy, T.W. Clyne, Cambridge University, Cambridge, U.K.; Weiquang Chi,Vasudevan Srinivasan, State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY

Influence of Annealing Treatment on the Photocatalytic Performance of theNanostructured TiO2 Coating Deposited by Vacuum Cold Spray

Guan-Jun Yang, Chang-Jiu Li, Sheng-Qiang Fan, Ling-Zi Zhang, Cheng-Xin Li, Yu-Yue Wang, Xi’an Jiatong University, Xi’an PRC

Evaluation of Strain Field Around Impacted Particlesby Applying Electron Moiré Method

Makoto Watanabe, Sathoshi Kishimoto, Kentaro Shinoda, Seiji Kurodo, NationalInstitute of Materials Science, Ibaraki, Japan

Sintering Kinetics of Plasma Sprayed Zirconia TBCsAmaia Cipitria, Igor Golosnoy, T.W. Clyne, Cambridge Unviersity, Cambridge, U.K.

Influence of Plasma Instabilities in Ceramic Suspension Plasma SprayingRamuntxo Etchart-Salas, V. Rat, J.F. Coudert, Pierre Fauchais, University ofLimoges, Limoges, France

Fast Modeling of Phase Changes in a Particle Injected Within a D.C. Plasma JetPierre Fauchais, Fadhel Ben Ettouil, Olga Mazhorova, Bernard Pateyron, HeleneAgeorges, Mohamed El Ganaoui, University of Limoges, Limoges, France

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During the Plenary Session, DVS Managing Director KlausMiddeldorf made welcoming remarks.

A distinguished Plenary Speaker was Mr. Rongliang Hao,Vice President of Shanghai Baosteel Equipment MaintenanceCompany, Limited. Mr. Hao is Executive Director of theThermal Spraying Committee of China Surface EngineeringAssociation.

A distinguished Plenary Speaker was Mr. Henri Steinmetz,

Development of Simulating Tester for Evaluation ofBuild-Up Characterizing in CAL Hearth Rolls

X.O. Huang, R.J. Wang, T.J. Zhang, C. Zhang, J.L. Cheng,Surface Engineering Research Institute of CAAMS, Beijing,Peoople’s Republic of China; Y.M. Li, G. Bi, Y.G. Zhang, X.H.Tan, Shanghai BaoSteel Equipment Maintenance Co., Ltd.,Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

Influence of H2SO4 Treatment on Biological Properties of Plasma Sprayed Titania Coatings

C. Ding, B. Li, X. Liu, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics,Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, People’s Republic ofChina

Papers Recognized by the Chinese Organizing Committee

Liquid Precursor Plasma Spraying: Modeling theInteractions Between the Transient Plasma Jet

and the DropletsArmelle Vardelle, Cecile Marchand, Christophe Chazelas,University of Limoges, Limoges, France

President, Sulzer Metco, Winterthur, Switzerland. Mr.Steinmetz has been President of Sulzer Metco since 2004.

For information on ITSC 2008, visit www.dvs-ev.de/itsc2008

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The February 15, 2008 Technical Program will beheld in Waikoloa, Hawaii. The cost for non-members toattend is $400, which includes breakfast and lunch.


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June 2-4, 2008

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NCS Bonds with StrongholdThe joint research and development projects between

Nation Coating Systems (NCS) and Stronghold Coatings hasstarted to grow into several large projects. The completionof the Met Lab at NCS has given Stronghold the ability toreview coatings and make modifications for variousapplications. The actual projects have grown from nanoparticle applications to new improved sealers for thermalsprayed coatings.

One major project is with RNT, which was covered in anarticle in the American Welding Society magazine on a newmaterial, that will enable soldering and brazing without atorch. NCS is making the development parts for RNT for tri-als of their material on various parent materials for all typesof applications. Stronghold has been doing trials anddevelopment of which coating process will give the highestbond strength with the lowest cost.

Another major application project is utilization of Dichtolas a sealer for testing with the Navy Research Lab. Thiscoating has passed several tests and is now being looked atby several major organizations. The coating is being lookedat for many types of applications and some information isnot open for publication. Stronghold along with NCS hasmade several improvements in the application such asremoval of a former HAPS material (xylene) which is now nolonger used. The newest work being done with Dichtol isremoval of just about all of the VOCs in the solvent system.This is still under trial and no samples are ready for testing

until Stronghold has finished its homework.The new material Liquid Mask, which is being used by

several thermal spray shops, is almost ready for a majorchange. Stronghold is now testing a new version of Liquidmask which has no solvents. Many shops liked the newmasking material when it first came out but the solventcontent made it not a material that they wanted to use. Thenew version will soon be ready for testing by customers anda notice will be sent out for possible shops that areinterested. NCS is the current test site and with a few mod-ifications it will meet their application requirements.

The above are some of the joint projects performed by thetwo companies. Applications vary from commercial to mili-tary. If every thing goes right development will start for amajor aircraft engine manufacturer. Doing development foractual applications and not for just test or a paper has paidoff for the both companies. For more information, contact Larry F Grimenstein, Nation

Coating Systems, Inc., email: [email protected] or visitwebsite www.nationcoatingsystems.com

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The Thermal Spray Society’s OnlineCommunity Forum is Up and Running!Despite a challenging start for former TSS list-serv

users, the new Forum is now operating with slightlydifferent performance than what many were used to.

Because the Forum is now searchable, and there-fore much more valuable for registered users andmembers, the new Forum technologies operate dif-ferently than did the older list-serv.

In order for the content Forum to be searchable, itmust be archived on the TSS Community. This meansthat the content of messages are collected andpublished in the community. Individual delivery ofmessages and responses, to an inbox, is somethingusers should expect. From time to time, thediscussions could be very vigorous and at othertimes, rather slow, depending on the interest level inthe discussion threads.

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Thermal Spray Crossing BordersMaastricht, The Netherlands

June 2 - 4, 2008ITSC 2008, the worldwide leading conference

of thermal spray, returns to Europe. ITSC is anopportunity for the global thermal spray community

to meet, exchange information and conduct business.This outstanding annual event in the world of thermal spray technology is jointly

organized by the German Welding Society (DVS), the ASM Thermal Spray Society(ASM TSS), and the International Institute of Welding (IIW).

ITSC 2008 follows the successful path of the previous events in Basel (2005),Seattle (2006) and Beijing (2007). It presents the latest status of application,research and development in the field of thermal spray.Maastricht is a bustling town of some 180,000 inhabitants. Its twice-weekly market

and busy shops attract customers from Belgium and Germany and it draws numeroustourists and businessmen. Current policies emphasize Maastricht’s central locationin Europe and its European image. In 1981 and 1991 the city hosted the summitmeeting of the European Community heads of state. The creation of the “Euregio”area, centered on the cities of Aachen, Liege and Maastricht, is a sign thatMaastricht is returning to the central Euripean location it occupied during the reignof Charlemagne.ITSC 2008 will take place at the MECC Maastricht Congress Centre. MECC Maastricht

is a state-of-the-art conference and exhibition center constructed accouring to the“fourth-generation” concept. Visitors can attend ITSC 2008, dine, and also sleepthere. Everything is under one roof.

For more information, please visit www.dvs-ev.de/itsc2008

Journal of Thermal Spray Technology®A publication of the ASM Thermal Spray Society

Abstract

Comparison of the Thermal Transport Property Measurements of ThermallySprayed Coatings by the Laser and Xenon Flash Technique

Weiguang Chi, Sanjay Sampath, and Hsin WangDevelopment of precise and reliable measurement methods is an important step inthe study of the thermal transport property of inherently complex systems such asthermally sprayed coatings. In this study, the applicability and repeatability of boththe laser and xenon flash techniques have been investigated through themeasurements on the coatings made from ceramics, metals, alloys, and composites.For the four series of material systems, issues such as the effect of powder morphol-ogy, coating thickness, spraying technique, chemical composition, and oxidation onthe thermal diffusivity as well as the corresponding measurement repeatability areassessed. This investigation provides information necessary for precise and reliablecharacterization of the thermal transport property of various thermally sprayedcoatings.

Read the entire article in the September 2007 Journal of Thermal Spray Technology.

For more information, visit www.asminternational.org/tss Editor: Christian Moreau

Associate Editors: Kendall Hollis, Seiji Kuroda, Lech Pawlowski, and Armelle Vardelle

Hypersonic Plasma Particle Deposition - A Hybrid Between Plasma Spraying and Vapor Deposition

J.Hafiz, R. Mukherjee, X.Wang, P.H. McMurray, J.V.R. Heberlein, and S.L.Girshick, University of Minnesota, USA.

Journal of Thermal Spray TechnologyVolume 15 2006 Best Paper Award


Metallisation Arc 170 Protecting Air Bridges in New Zealand

Metallisation’s New Zealand distributor, Metal SpraySuppliers (Nz) Ltd, has supplied equipment and supplies toEdmonds Industrial Coatings Ltdof Wanganui, for its contract toapply a coating system for air-port air bridges in New Zealand.Edmonds has won the contractfrom J & D McLennan Ltd(ael.co.nz), a pioneer andleader in the design,manufacture and maintenanceof Airport equipment for thewhole of the South Pacific rim.Edmonds Industrial Coatings is a leader in the field of anti-corrosion protection for a variety of industries in NewZealand.

With increased air travel and a diverse range ofcommercial passenger jets landing at New Zealand airports,robust, attractive air bridges are a necessity. The airbridges also need to be versatile and able to accommodatecurrent and new generation commercial jets, particularlythe new Airbus A380.

Typically, Pacific Rim airports are often located on thecoast and air bridges are exposed to this harsh marineenvironment. Coating systems have to provide long-term,advanced corrosion protection and be visually attractive.McLennan specified a finish and quality to the same highstandard as automotive bodywork. This meant creating azinc anti-corrosion coating that was smooth enough tofacilitate a functional, yet decorative, paint system andprotect the air bridge against the elements.

Edmonds accepted the challenge, confident that its highprocess standards and extensive experience would allowthem to meet the tight specification and deliver the highquality surface coating required. Edmonds asked Metal SpraySuppliers (NZ) Ltd to provide an Arcspray system that would:

• Apply a smooth high-quality zinc layer at the fastestrate possible, without having to sand the surfacesmooth after spraying

• Be flexible and far reaching enough to minimiseequipment repositioning and allow the operator goodaccess to the air bridge

• Be ultra reliable in a hostile blast and sprayenvironment

• Be economical to use and easy to operate and maintainThe Metallisation Arc 170 push/pull system, with its unpar-

ralled spray rates and 10-metre reach,was undoubtedly the only choice for thistype of application. The Arc 170 is thefastest hand held anti-corrosion systemavailable providing a high depositionrate and efficiency, which doesn’t com-promise the coating quality or integrity.Edmonds opted for the Arc 170 unit inorder to honour its large workload andminimise turn around times. The Arc 170fast spray rate ensures that blastprepared surfaces are coated as quickly

as possible, keeping oxidisation and contamination of theinterface to an absolute minimum. This is critical in order toachieve the strongest possible bond to the surface.

Since Edmonds implemented the Arc 170 equipment,processing time for all anti-corrosion surface treatments hasbeen cut by half to two days and has eliminated timeconsuming manual sanding. Edmonds Operations Manager,Craig Thurston, says: “The Arc 170 system is an amazingmachine and without doubt the best investment made byEdmonds during my service.”

Air bridges come in many forms to suit the diverse typesof passenger aircraft. Larger air bridges are available in 2

forms, the Apron drive with its distinctive ‘bulb’ ismobile, whereas the LPS is fixed and slides out. TheApron drive is the most versatile and the widely used airbridge, it has a telescoping passageway that can bedriven from a parked position beside the terminal to theaircraft itself. The Apron drive will serve many sizedaircraft ranging from a Bombardier CRJ all the way upto the new Airbus A380. The A380 version has a specialmodification to the cab and a longer lifting column.Both types are typically split into three sections, eachsection is approximately 12 to 16 metres long

A complete air bridge can be up to 27 metres long.Fortunately, with the new Metallisation Arc 170

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equipment, and the space available at itsextensive facility, Edmonds can complete theanti-corrosion treatment of the air bridges inone process. The complete turnaround timefor an Apron drive air bridge is ten days.Resene Paints, working in conjunction withMcLennan, developed and specified the postzinc Arcspray paint system that wouldcomplement and work in synergy with thezinc layer. Resene proposed a low buildduplex paint system that would incorporateall three methods of corrosion protectionavailable - sacrificial, inhibitive and barrier.Using the three-mode protection method the processsequence was:

• Surface preparation to SA3 abrasive grit blast• 100 micron zinc Arcspray delivered with one pass of

the Arc 170 pistol• Seal/Build coat x two with Resene’s Zinc Phosphate

inhibitive epoxy system• esene’s low sheen urethane top coat x two -

developed to suppress reflection from lights at the air-port to aid the pilot's vision when taxiing the aircraft

to the bridgeThe Resene paint system is sprayed directly onto the zinc

in its ‘as sprayed’ condition. The smoothness of the Arc 170zinc coating eliminated the need for any dressing or pre-paint preparation, which saved time, labour and expense.The competed air bridge with its attractiveyet functional anti-corrosion coatingsystem is then ready for a very long serviceat any one of New Zealand’s airports.

The first air bridge using this innovativesystem was installed at Wellington Airportin October 1997 and since then air bridgeshave been coated and supplied toAuckland, Melbourne and Sydney, withmany more proposed for the Australasianregion. Nearly a decade on, the first airbridge coating system is performing withease in the harsh conditions. J & D

McLennan Ltd guarantees the air bridge coating system for20 years. Edmonds has now provided anti-corrosionprotection for more than 40 Air bridges. Metal spraying or thermal spray is commonly used today to

protect steel structures from corrosion. In excess of 200tonnes of zinc wire is sprayed annually in New Zealand toprotect steel structures in many different types ofenvironments, from inland to submerged conditions. Thisrepresents an area of 200,000 m2 with a coating thicknessof 75 micron or 100,000 m2 with a coating thickness of 150microns.

Arcsprayed zinc provides a superior, thicker, greeneralternative to galvanising that is not limited by tank sizeand does not distort the work piece. Coating thickness maybe varied from place to place to provide extra protection incritical areas. The process is not limited to zinc and thecoating material may be selected specifically for theenvironment. The coating can be applied on site, withoutcreating any effluent disposal problems. The system requiresa reduced stock of zinc, which means working capital is nottied up in a molten zinc bath. Further savings are made, asfuel is not needed to keep zinc molten when the process isnot operational. Metal spraying is also used to restorecorrosion protection on damaged areas of welded galvanisedsteel.

For further information on surface coatings orMetallisation, please contact Stuart Milton, email:[email protected], tel: + 44 (0) 1384 252 464 or visitwww.metallisation.com

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J O B S H O P M E M B E R C O M PA N I E SAccuwright Industries, Inc. - Gilbert, AZ, USA

www.accuwright.com 480.892.9595Mr. David Wright, [email protected]

BASF Catalysts LLC - East Windsor, CT USAwww.basf.com 860.623.9901Mr. Marc Froning,[email protected]

Bender Machine & Surface Technologies, Inc.Vernon, CA USA www.benderus.com 323.232.2371Mr. Doug Martin, [email protected]

Cascadura Industrial S.A. - Sorocaba SP Brazilwww.cascadura.com.br 55.15.3332.9620Mr. Ricardo Leoni, [email protected]

Cincinnati Thermal Spray, Inc. - Cincinnati, OH USAwww.cts-inc.net 513.793.0670Mr. Ed Simonds, [email protected]

Cook Industries, Inc. - Warren, MI USAPHONE: 810.754.4070, FAX: 810.754.0975Mr. Carl Cook, [email protected]

Ellison Surface Technologies, Inc. - Cincinnati, OH USAwww.ellisonsurfacetech.com 513.770.4924Mr. David Terkosky, [email protected]

Exline, Inc. - Salina, KS USAwww.exline-inc.com 785.825.4683Mr. Doug Porter, [email protected]

F.W. Gartner Thermal Spraying - Houston, TX USA www.fwgts.com 713.225.0010Mr. Jimmy Walker, [email protected]

Ferrothermal Spray Coating - Monterrey N.L. Mexicowww.drexel.com.mx 52.818.331.08Mr. Renato Drexel, [email protected]

Harper Corporation of America - DePere, WI USAwww.harperimage.com 704.588.3371Mr. Lee Kluttz, [email protected]

Hayden Corporation - West Springfield, MA USAwww.haydencorp.com 413.734.4981Mr. John O. Hayden, [email protected]

HFW Industries, Inc. - Buffalo, NY USAwww.hfwindustries.com 716.875.3380Mr. Jon Watson, [email protected]

Machine-Aid Tech Philippines, Inc. - Sucat, Muntinlupa CityPhilippines 632.838.7551 to 54Mrs. Marivic R. Dela Cruz, [email protected]

Nation Coating Systems - Franklin, OH USAwww.nationcoatingsystems.com 937.746.7632Mr. Larry Grimenstein, [email protected]

National Coating Technologies Inc. - Winnipeg, MB Canadawww.nationalcoating.com 204.632.5585Mr. John Read, [email protected]

Nooter Construction Company - Trevose, PA USAwww.nooterconstruction.com 215.244.3526Mr. Mike Murphy, [email protected]

Plasma Technology, Inc. - Torrance, CA USAwww.ptise.com 310.320.3373Mr. Robert D. Dowell, [email protected]

St. Louis Metallizing Company - St. Louis, MO USAwww.stlmetallizing.com 314.531.5253Mr. Joseph P. Stricker, [email protected]

Sermatech International, Inc. - Limerick, PA USAwww.sermatech.com 610.948.5100Mr. Thomas F. Lewis III, [email protected]

Spraymetal, Inc. - Houston, TX USA713.921.0012Mr. Jim Hollingsworth, [email protected]

Sulzer Hickham, Inc. - LaPorte, TX USAwww.sulzerhickham.com 713.567.2700Mr. Gary Logan, [email protected]

Superior Shot Peening, Inc. - Houston, TX USAwww.superiorshotpeening.com 281.449.6559Mr. Albert Johnson, [email protected]

Surface Modification Systems - Santa Fe Springs, CA USAwww.surfacemodificationsystems.com 562.946.7472Dr. Rajan Bamola, [email protected]

Thermal Spray Technologies, Inc. - Sun Prairie, WI USAwww.tstcoatings.com 608.825.2772Mr. Bill Lenling, [email protected]

United Surface Technologies - Altona, Melbourne Australia61.393.98.5925Mr. Keith Moore, [email protected]

Wyatt Field Service Company - Houston, TX USAwww.wyattfieldservice.com 713.570.2000Mr. Jim Jordan, [email protected]

S U P P L I E R M E M B E R C O M PA N I E S3M Abrasive Systems Division - St. Paul, MN USA

www.mmm.com 800.362.3550 or 651.736.5459Mr. Troy Heuermann, [email protected]

Action SuperAbrasive - Brimfield, OH USAwww.actionsuper.com 800.544.5461

Mr. Cliff Lessnau, [email protected] Products and Chemicals - Allentown, PA USA

www.airproducts.com/metals 800.654.4567Mr. Stewart Stringer, [email protected]

Alloy Sales - Delta, BC Canadawww.alloysales.com 604.940.9930Mr. Lloyd Johannesen, [email protected]

AMETEK, Inc. - Eighty-Four, PA USAwww.ametekmetals.com 724.250.5182Mr. Richard Mason, [email protected]

Bay State Surface Technologies, Inc. - Millbury, MA USAwww.aimtek.com/baystate 508.832.5035Mr. Jay Kapur, [email protected]

Carpenter Powder Products - Pittsburgh, PA USAwww.carpenterpowder.com 412.257.5102Mr. Chip Arata, [email protected]

Centerline Windsor Limited - Windsor, ON Canadawww.supersonicspray.com 519.734.8464Mr. Julio Villafuerte, [email protected]

Climax Engineered Materials - Sahuarita, AZ USAwww.climaxengineeredmaterials.com 520.806.8759, Mr. Matthew DeLuca,[email protected]

Deloro Stellite Company, Inc. - Goshen, IN USAwww.stellite.com 574.534.8631Mr. David A. Lee, [email protected]

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Donaldson Company, Inc. - Minneapolis, MN USAwww.donaldson.com/en/industrialair 800.365.1331Ms. Lori Lehner, [email protected]

Farr APC - Jonesboro, AR USAwww.farrapc.com 800.479.6801Mr. Lee Morgan, [email protected]

Flame Spray Technologies, Inc. - Grand Rapids, MI USAwww.fst.nl 616.988.2622Mr. Terry Wilmert, [email protected]

Genie Products, Inc. - Rosman, NC USAwww.genieproducts.com 828.862.4772Mr. Richard Grey, [email protected]

Green Belting Industries LTD - Mississauga, ON, Canadawww.greenbelting.com 905.564.6712Mr. Tim Connelly, [email protected]

H. C. Starck, Inc. - Newton, MA USAwww.hcstarck.com 513.942.28155Mr. Jim Ryan, [email protected]

HAI Advanced Material SpecialistsSante Fe Springs, CA USAwww.hardfacealloys.com 562.463.8133Mr. Daren Gansert, [email protected]

Haynes Wire Company - Mountain Home, NC USAwww.haynesintl.com 828.692.5791Mr. Robert Jenkerson, [email protected]

Linde Gas USA LLC - Murray Hill, NJ USAwww.us.linde-gas.com 908.771.13538Dr. Joe Berkmanns, [email protected]

Metallisation LimitedDudley West Midlands, United Kingdomwww.metallisation.com +44.1384.2524646Dr. Terry Lester, [email protected]

North American Höganäs - Hollsopple, PA USAwww.hoganas.com 814.361.6857Mr. Jim Morris, [email protected]

Northwest Mettech CorporationNorth Vancouver, BC Canadawww.mettech.com 604.987.1668Mr. Alan Burgess, [email protected]

Osram Sylvania - Towanda, PA USAwww.sylvaniathermalspray.com 570.268.5398Ms. Stacy Garrity, [email protected]

Parker Hannifin, domnick hunter DivisionCharlotte, NC USAwww.domnickhunter.com 800.345.8462Mr. Jim Tomczyk, [email protected]

Plasmatec, Inc. - Montreal, Quebec Canadawww.plasmatec.com 514.931.1301Mr. Michael Hacala, [email protected]

Polymet Corporation - Cincinnati, OH USA www.polymet.us 513.874.3586Mr. Bob Unger, [email protected]

Powder Alloy Corporation - Cincinnati, OH USAwww.powderalloy.com 513.984.4016Mr. Steve Payne, [email protected]

Praxair Surface Technologies - Concord, NH USAwww.praxair.com/thermalspray 603.224.9585Mr. Richard Thorpe, [email protected]

Progressive Technologies, Inc. - Grand Rapids, MI USAwww.ptihome.com 800.968.0871Mr. Bill Barker, [email protected]

Saint-Gobain Ceramic Materials - Worcester, MA USAwww.coatingsolutions.saint-gobain.com 508.795.2351Mr. Howard Wallar, [email protected]

Sulzer Metco (US) Inc. - Westbury, NY USAwww.sulzermetco.com 516.334.1300Ms. Mae Wang, [email protected]

Thermach, Inc. - Appleton, WI USAwww.thermach.com 920.779.4299Mr. David Lewisen, [email protected]

Thermion, Inc. - Silverdale, WA USAwww.thermioninc.com 360.692.6469Mr. Dean Hooks, [email protected]

A S S O C I AT E M E M B E R O R G A N I Z AT I O N SAdvanced Materials and Technology Services, Inc.

Simi Valley, CA USA www.adv-mts.com - 805.433.5251Mr. Robert Gansert, [email protected]

ASM International - Materials Park, OH USA www.asminternational.org 440.338.5151Thom Passek, [email protected]

R.A. Miller Materials Engineering - Indianapolis, IN USAwww.ram-mat.com 317.259.7632Mr. Robert Miller, [email protected]

State University of New York at Stony BrookStony Brook, NY USAwww.matscieng.sunysb.edu/tsl/ctsr 631.632.45678Ms. Lysa D. Russo, [email protected]

The Zanchuk Group, LLC - Concord, NH USAwww.zanchuk.com 603.226.3712Mr. Val Zanchuk, [email protected]

International Thermal Spray AssociationWelcomes New Members

Advanced Materials andTechnology Services, Inc. has

joined the International Thermal Spray Association.Advanced Materials and Technical Services (AMTS) provides

technical and business products and services to supportcompanies on-going operations, improve products, increaseefficiency, and reduce costs. AMTS provides advancedmaterials and technology expertise for existing operationsand products lines as well as for growth of new products.

AMTS customers include spray shops, materials suppliers,corporations incorporating thermal spray products into theirproduct line or companies investigating the thermal sprayindustry, universities and companies just entering thethermal spray industry.

For more information, contact ITSA companyrepresentative Robert Gansert, [email protected]


ters Officerd Streetor, Ohio 440770.357.5400357.5430ermalspray.org

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Thermion AVD 150™ Mini-Arc Spray SystemDesigned to spray 1/16 in. wires, this lightweight portable

system features Arc VoltageDrive™, Thermion’s latestpatented technology. The motor

will automatically adjust its speed to maintain a perfect arcgap, which in turn produces the highest quality coatingsavailable from twin wire arc spray.

The Thermion AVD 150™Mini-Arc Spray System hasbeen developed to meetthe corrosion industryneeds of a small, light-weight system to dotouchup metallizing in the field, such as weld joints ordamaged hot dipped galvanizing. Weighing in at 40 lbs andusing 5 lb spools of spray wire the system is easily movedabout the job site. The power requirements are Single orThree phase and only 20-30 CFM @ 80 psi of clean dry air isneeded.

This low cost system affordable for small job shops to getstarted in the fast growing industry of metallizing. We willbe marketing to automotive restoration shops, hot dip gal-vanizing facilities, dimensional restoration machine shopsantique architectural restoration and those who arecurrently using flame spray. The cost of using Electric Arc isa fraction of the operational costs of Flame Spray and muchmore productive.

Thermion is approaching it’s 30 year anniversary ofdesigning and manufacturing Thermion Metallizing Systems.Founder/CEO Frank Rogers is still active in the companyworking on the next generation of Arc Spray technology.Best known as a the leader in high production arc spray,Thermion is now making it’s mark in high quality coatingsspraying small diameter wires. Products and services alsoinclude complete system engineering, spray wires,ventilation systems and design, safety products andsandblasting products.

Thermion is now selling factory direct in the United Stateswith active distributors in Canada, Czech Republic, Japan,New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, and United Arab Emirates.

For more information or if you are interested in distribut-ing Thermion products, please visit websitewww.thermioninc.com or e-mail to [email protected]

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a d v e r t i s e r s . W e e n c o u r a g e y o u t o t h a n k t h e s e a d v e r t i s e r s b y v i s i t i n g ,c o n t a c t i n g , a n d r e f e r r i n g t h e i r p r o d u c t s a n d s e r v i c e s a t e v e r yo p p o r t u n i t y .

3M................................................8Air Products..................................13Concord Controls Group ....................9DeWal Industries, Inc. ....................24ERW, Inc. ....................................29Fabtech Int’l & AWS Welding Show ..11Farr Air Polution Control ..................2Genie Products, Inc. ........................7Gartman Technical Services ............15Green Belting Industries ................23

HAI Advanced Material Specialists....19H.C. Starck ..................................30Hayden Corporation ........................4IMR Test Labs ..............................27Lee’s Grinding, Inc.........................20Lineage Alloys ..............................15MC Thermal Spray Equipment ............9Nation Coating Systems..................14Northwest Mettech ..........................5Noise Barriers ..............................27Osram Sylvania ..........................6, 21

Parker domnick hunter....................21Plasma Powders ............................31Plasmatec ....................................22Polymet Corporation ........................3Praxair Surface Technologies ..........25Progressive Technologies, Inc. ........10St. Louis Metallizing Company ........19Saint-Gobain Ceramic Materials........12Sulzer Metco ................................32Thermach, Inc...............................28

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Principal Scientist #2399 OSRAM SYLVANIA Towanda, PA

This R&D position involves the synthesis andcharacterization of various thermal spray materials. Theprojects will extend from applied basic research;development of next generation materials; and assistingwith customer support issues. These efforts will requireextensive knowledge of material processing,characterization, coating performance metrics, andthermal spray processing equipment (air-plasma, wire-arc,HVOF at a minimum). Responsibilities will include projectplanning, organizing, executing, coordination,interpretation and documentation of results. In additionto lab-scale research, evaluation and testing underproduction-scale will be necessary. This position is verycross-functional in nature and will require a strong inter-action with manufacturing, marketing, analytical, andsales. At times, travel could be required as high as 20%.

BS and 6+ years; MS and 4+ years; or PhD in relateddiscipline, with research experience in the area of thermalspray technology and coating applications. Effectivewriting and oral communication skills are required.Knowledge in six-sigma principles is a plus. This positionrequires U.S. citizenship.

Please apply on-line to www.sylvania.com.M/F/D/V EEO/AAP


The International Thermal Spray Association welcomesnon-member participation at the Technical Program por-tion of their membership meetings. ITSA membershipmeetings are typically three-day events with a thermalspray technical program on Friday from 8:00 am through5:00 pm.

The February 15, 2008 Technical Program will beheld in Waikoloa, Hawaii. The cost for non-members toattend is $400, which includes breakfast and lunch.



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N E W Cold Spray BookThe Cold Spray Materials Deposition Process:

Fundamentals and ApplicationsEdited by V K Champagne, US Army Research Laboratory, USA

This publication examines the fundamentals of the cold sprayingprocess, assesses how the technique can best be

applied in practice, and describes portable andstationary cold spray systemsThe cold spray process produces dense, low oxide

coatings which can be used in such diverseapplications as corrosion control and metals repair.

It has emerged as an important alternative tothermal spray coating techniques in certain areas.

This pioneering book reviews both the fundamentals ofthe process and how it can best be applied in practice. The first part of the book discusses the development

of the process together with its advantages and disad-vantages in comparison with thermal spray coating

techniques. Part 2 reviews key process parameters such as powders, nozzle design,particle temperature and velocity, and particle/substrate interaction. It alsodescribes portable and stationary cold spray systems. The final part of the bookdiscusses how the cold spray process can be applied in such areas as improvedwear, corrosion protection, electromagnetic interference shielding and repair ofdamaged components. Contributors to this book include: V. K Champagne and D. J. Helfritch - US Army

Research Laboratory, Aberdeen, MD USA; A. Papyrin, Albuquerque, NM, USA; M. F.Smith - Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM , USA; J. Karthikeyan -ASB Industries Inc., Barberton, OH, USA; S. Celotto, J. Pattison*, J.S. Ho, A.N.Johnson and W. O’Neill - Cambridge University Engineering Department,Cambridge, UK; F.J. Brodmann, Harvey, Louisiana, USA; K. Sakaki - SHINSHUUniversity, Nagano City, Japan; T. Van Steenkiste - Delphi Research Laboratories,Shelby Township, MI USA; M. Grujicic, P. Wilfred and H. S. Tiencken - ClemsonUniversity, Clemson, SC USA; R.Maev, V. Leshchynsky and E. Strumban - Universityof Windsor,Windsor, Canada; H. Höll - CGT GmbH, Germany; A.Gouldstone,W.B.Choi, W.Chi, Y. Wu and S.Sampath - State University of New York at StonyBrook, USA; T. Eden and D. Wolfe - The Pennsylvania State University, UniversityPark,PA USA; R. C. McCune, West Bloomfield, MI USA

For more information or purchase, refer to ISBN 978 1 84569 181 3 and visitwww.woodheadpublishing.com

St Louis Metallizing Company, a well establishedthermal spray company, is looking for experienced,seasoned talent to join our team and add to our expandingbusiness growth. We are looking for a Senior Process

Engineer, experienced in developing all areas of sprayprocesses, repair development and technical documentation.

The ideal candidate(s) will have 10+ years experience working with OEM's,MRO's and Aerospace applications. A degree in engineering, (advance degree aplus), plus strong product knowledge are required.

SLM is also searching for a Senior Sales position. This candidate should haveexperience dealing with the Aerospace/Aviation OEM, Aftermarket, Military andPower Generation areas. An engineering degree is preferred. Must haveexperience and success in the development / growth of new business as wellas established contacts. If you meet these requirements and are ready to take a key role in a company,

please submit your resume and letter of introduction in confidence to:[email protected] • St Louis Metallizing

4123 Sarpy Ave • St Louis, MO 63110 • www.sltmetallizing.com

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124 People Attend ITSA Arizona MeetingThe International Thermal Spray Association Membership

Meeting held recently in Chandler, Arizona was a hugesuccess with 124 people in attendance.

Thursday began with the hospitality suite open from 4 pmthrough midnight where members, speakers, and guestscould check in, enjoy refreshments and hors d’oeuvres,visiting and networking with each other.

The Friday ITSA Technical Program ran from 8am through5pm with a variety of educational presentations by guestspeakers in the thermal spray industry. These valuablepresentations included topics such as cold spray, chillertechnology, DC plasma technology applied to the making ofnanomaterials , cleaning equipment, Hexavalent awarenesstraining, new methods for grinding and finishing thermalspray coatings , thermal spray cooling technology, “dos” and“don’ts” of shop management software and more. (note:

50 Year Membership Plaques PresentedSt. Louis Metalllizing Company and Sulzer Metco were

recognized with 50-year membership plaques at therecent International Thermal Spray Association meetingin Chandler, Arizona. These plaques were presented byoutgoing chairman Ed Simonds of Cincinnati ThermalSpray.

The first 50-year membership plaque was presented lastyear to the F. W. Gartner Thermal Spraying Company.

The recognition reads A Founding Member of theMetallizing Service Contractors with ContinuedParticipation and support of the International ThermalSpray Association. 50 Years Membership. In Dedication tothe Growth, Advancement, and Prosperity of Thermal

Spray.

Ed Simonds, outgoing ITSA chairman 2005-2006 receivedplaque In Acknowledgement and Appreciation of His Dedicationto the Advancement of Thermal Spray and to the Growth andProsperity of ITSA from new Chairman, Marc Froning.

ITSA Technical Programs are now open to the public for acost of $400.00 which includes breakfast and lunch. Seepage 8 for more information.)

The ITSA business meeting was held Saturday morningfollowed by golfing, tours and an evening dinner.

The next International Thermal Spray Associationmembership meeting will be held February 14-16, 2008in Hawaii.

For more information, contact Kathy Dusa at the ITSAheadquarters office via email [email protected]


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Marc James Froning New ITSA ChairmanMarc James Froning was

voted the 2007-2009International Thermal SprayAssociation Chairman at theirrecent meeting in Chandler,Arizona.

Marc joined BASF (formerlyEngelhard) in 1997 asMaterials Manager responsiblefor new coating development.In 1998, Marc attended exec-utive management training at

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and moved into a new roleas New Product Development Manager. Marc is currentlyManager of Engineering and Development at BASF SurfaceTechnologies and oversees 13 engineers and technicians atthe three BASF sites. Focusing on formulations of newcoating systems/ applications and improving the reliabilityof existing industrial standards. Marc is also an activeambassador for BASF, participating in multiple industrialconferences.

Marc received his BS in Metallurgical Engineering from theUniversity of Cincinnati in 1984. He continued at the UC andcompleted his MS studies on Thermal Barrier Coatings in1986. From 1986 to 1990, Marc worked at GE AircraftEngines in the Repair Processes Development Group. In1989, Marc received GEAE’s “Manufacturing Engineer Award”

SPRAYTIME Circulation Reaches 7000As of the second quarter 2007 issue, the SPRAYTIME

thermal spray industry newsletter has reached acirculation of over 7,000 copies. This is an increase of17% over last year.

To view the distribution quantities by zip code areas,please visit www.spraytime.org and choose the PublisherCirculation Statement.

For more information, contact the InternationalThermal Spray Association via [email protected]

and received a US patent for his work on Activated DiffusionCladding. In 1990, Marc took the position of EngineeringManager at Plasma Technology Inc. While at PlasmaTechnologies, Marc worked closely with GE Aircraft engine todevelop HVOF coatings systems on their most popular CFM56engine. In 1993, Marc went to work for H.C. Starck, aDivision of BAYER AG, to broaden his thermal sprayexperience outside the aerospace industry and gain aninternational prospective of the thermal spray market.For more information, visit www.basf.com or contact Marc

via email [email protected]

For a free copy of the InternationalThermal Spray Association “What Is Thermal

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CALENDAR OF EVENTSOCTOBER 2007

3-4 Baltimore, MD USA Advanced Materials &Manufacturing Technology for Naval Applications - contactConcurrent Technologies Corp tel 800.282.4392, web:www.ctc.com2-4 Charlotte, NC USA South-Tec Machine Tool andMetalworking Expo - contact SME Society of ManufacturingEngineers tel: 800.733.3976, web: www.sme.org/southtec8-9 Akron, OH USA Cold Spray 2007 Conference with tabletop exhibits and an industrial visit to ASB Industries -contact ASM Int’l, tel: 800.336.5152 or 440/338-5151 ext.6, web: www.asminternational.org/events, email:[email protected] Seattle, WA USA AVS 54th International Symposium& Exhibition - contact AVS, New York tel: 212.248.0200,email: [email protected], web: www.avs.org15-17 Toulouse, France International Powder MetallurgyCongress & Exhibition (EURO PM2007) - contact teL44.1743.248899, email: [email protected], web:www.epma.com/pm200731 OCT - 2 NOV Kiev, Ukraine Kiev Technical Trade Show7th Welding Ukraine 2007, Surface Engineering 2007, SheetMetal Working 2007, Wire Steel Ropes 2007, Cabling Wiring2007 - contact Olga Krasko, tel.: 00.380.44.526.91 .84,email [email protected], web www.weldexpo.com.ua .

NOVEMBER 20074-8 San Jose, CA USA 33rd Int’l Symposium for Testing &

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Failure Analysis (ISTFA2007) contact ASM Int’l, tel:440/338-5151 ext. 6, web: www.asminternational.org, em:[email protected] Genoa, Italy Eurocoat 2007 Trade Show & Congress -contact Eurocoat Exhibition, France tel: 33.1.41984025,web: www.eurocoat-expo.com11-14 Chicago, IL USA FABTECH Int’l & AWS Welding Show -with a Thermal Spray Pavilion - organ-ized by American Welding Society, web:www.aws.org,Fabricators & Mfgrs Assoc,web: www.fmafabtech.com, Society ofManufacturing Engineers, web: sme.org/fabtech11-13 Pittsburgh, PA USA Commercialization ofNanoMaterials 2007 - TMS Meeting Services tel:727.776.9000, ext 243, email: [email protected], web:www.tms.org12-13 Carefree, AZ USA Intellectual Property Forum -sponsored by ASM International tel: 440.338.5151, [email protected], web:www.asminternational.org12-16 Las Vegas, NV USA ASNT Fall conference & QualityTesting Show 2007 - contact tel: 614.274.6003, web:www.asnt.org26-30 Boston, MA USA 2007 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibition- contact tel: 724.779.3003, email: [email protected], web:www.mrs.org

DECEMBER 20072-7 Tokyo, Japan Interantional Gas Turbine Congress - email:web: www.soc.nii.ac.jp/gtsj/igtc/IGTC07/index_e.html,[email protected], 11-13 New Orleans, LA USA ASME Gas Turbine UsersSymposium 2007 co-located with Power-Gen International -Contact Lisa Gasaway, tel: +1-918-832-9245, email:[email protected]

JANUARY 200821-22 Lake Buena Vista, FL USA Engineered Surfaces forAerospace & Defense - contact ASM International tel:440.338.5151, email [email protected],web: www.asminternational.org27-30 Los Angeles, CA USA PACE 2008, The Power of Paint+ Coatings - contact www.pace2008.com27JAN-1FEB Daytona Beach, FL USA 32nd InternationalCocoa Beach Conference & Expo on Advanced Ceramics &Composites - contact Megan Mahan, tel: 614.794.5894,email: [email protected], web: www.ceramics.org/acc29-31 Mexico City, Mexico Weldmex Show - contact JoeKrall,email: [email protected], tel: 1-800-443-9353 ext 297

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14-16 New Delhi India - International Trade Fair Joining,Cutting, Surfacing - contact [email protected], tel: +49(0)201.7244.227, www.messe-essen.de20-21 Tel Aviv and Haifa, Israel 48th Israel AnnualConference on Aerospace Sciences - contact Dan Knassim, tel:972.3.6133340, ext 207, web: www.aeroconf.org.il

MARCH 20089-13 New Orleans, LA USA 137th TMS Annual Meeting &

14 - 16 Hawaii, HI USA International ThermalSpray Association Membership Meeting and TechnicalProgram - contact Kathy Dusa tel: 440.357.5400, email:

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Exhibition TMS 2008 - contact TMS tel: 724.776.9000, ext.243, email [email protected], web: www.tms.org16-20 New Orleans, LA USA NACE Corrosion 2008Conference & Expo - visit www.nace.org24-28 San Francisco, CA USA 2008 MRS Spring Meeting &Exhibit - contact tel: 724.779.3003, email: [email protected],web: www.mrs.org

APRIL 200814-17 Detroit, MI USA SAE World Congress and Expo - visitwww.sae.org

MAY 200826-28 Buenos Aires, Argentina International Conferenceon New Developments in Metallurgy & Applications of HighStrength Steels - visit www.steelconfbsas08.com

JUNE 20081-5 Algiers, Algeria Failure Analysis of EngineeringMaterials and Structures - African InterQuadrennial ICFConference of Fracture (AIQ-ICF) - contact MimounElboujdaini, AIQ-ICF2008, email: [email protected] 1-5 Wiesbaden, Germany 2nd Int’l conference on Steels inCars & Trucks - contact Markus Bau tel: +49.241.88970-57,email: [email protected], web: www.sct2008.com2-8 Pine Mountain, GA USA 8th Int’l Conference on Trendsin Wlding Research - contact contact ASM Int’l tel:440.338.5151,web: www.asminternational.org, email:[email protected] Maastricht, the Netherlands International ThermalSpray Conference/Expo (ITSC 2008) - visit web www.dvs-ev.de/itsc2008 or contact ASM Int’l tel: 440.338.5151,email: [email protected], web:www.asminternational.org 8-12 Washington, DC USA World Congress on PowderMetallurgy & Particulate Materials - email: [email protected],web www.mpif.org9-12 Chongqing, China MRS International MaterialsResearch Conference - contact tel:724.779.3003, web: www.mrs.org9-13 Berlin, Germany ASME TurboExpo 2008 - visit www.turboexpo.org

AUGUST 200818-21 Louisville, KY USA - MegaRust 2008Marine Coatings & Corrosion Conference - visit www.nstcen-ter.com

SEPTEMBER 200814-18 Champion, PA USA 11th International Symposium onSuperalloys (Superalloys 2008) - contact TMS tel:724.776.9000 x 243, email: [email protected], web:www.tms.org

OCTOBER 20082-8 Las Vegas, NV USA FABTECH Int’l &AWS Welding Show - with a ThermalSpray Pavilion - organized by AmericanWelding Society, web: www.aws.org,Fabricators and Mfgrs Assoc, web: www.fmafabtech.com,Society of Manufacturing Engineers, web: sme.org/fabtech6-9 Pittsburgh, PA USA Materials Science & Technology2008 Conference & Exhibition (MS&T’08) - organized byASM, ACerS, AIST, and TMS tel: 440.338.5151 ext.0 email:[email protected], web:www.asminternational.org

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1-5 Boston, MA USA 2008 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit -contact MRS tel: 724.779.3003, email: [email protected], web:www.mrs.org

JULY 200912-17 Ottawa, Ontario Canada 12th Int’l Conference onFracture (ICF12) - visit www.icf12.com

SEPTEMBER 200914-19 Essen, Germany International Trade Fair - Joining,Cutting, and Surfacing - visit web: www.messe-essen.de,contact email: [email protected]

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Gold Series® Cartridge Dust Collectors NowOffered With High Performance Exposion Vent

Farr Air Pollution Control isnow offering its popular “GOLDSERIES®” dust collector with anew high performance explosionvent for applications involvingthe capture of explosive dusts.The new “X-vent” is NFPAapproved and CD and ATEXcertified for European use. Themulti-ribbed vent delivers a veryhigh negative static operatingpressure rating of -80” WC forenhanced performance, and isdesigned to open up at +1 psi(30 in. WC).

Rated for 350o F operating temperature, the X-vent isstandard on all new Gold Series collectors that require explo-sion protection, and is also suitable for retrofit use. Made ofsanitary food grade stainless steel, it has broad applicationin the food processing, chemical, pharmaceutical, wood-working, grain processing, and aluminum grinding, cuttingand thermal spray industries.

Features of the Gold Series dust collector include rugged10-gauge construction for durable performance, reversibleeasy-to-open access doors, and a patented cambar systemthat allows fast, trouble-free filter changeout with no tools

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required. The collector also comes equipped with Farr’saward-winning “HemiPleat®” filter, which delivers greatly

extended service life and lower pressure dropcompared to standard dust collector cartridgefilters – typically double the life at half thedelta P. The filter media provides high efficiency(99.99 percent on 0.5 micron particles andlarger) and high moisture resistance.

For general information, contact Farr AirPollution Control at tel: 800.479.6801; fax800.222.6891; email [email protected];web: www.farrapc.com

Ardleigh Minerals Recognizes Saint-Gobain Ceramics

Ardleigh Minerals, Inc. presented recognitionplaques to Saint-Gobain Ceramics Igniter Products to honorthe company’s “green” efforts of recycling various, diversematerials through Ardleigh Minerals.

On August 23, 2007, Ernie Petrey visited Saint-GobainCeramics Igniter Products’ Milford, NH facility and presentedGuy R. Morin, Operations Manager, and Richard F. HillmanJr., Safety and Environmental Specialist, with plaques toacknowledge the manufacturer’s recycling of byproductmaterials in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

The plaques were presented to recognize one of ArdleighMineral’s valued customers, as well as to encourage othercompanies to think about recycling more of their byproductmaterials. Petrey explains, “By working together with St.Gobain, each year we have been able to identify additionaltypes of material used in their processes that can be recy-cled. We now recycle a wide variety of materials thatpreviously went to the landfill.”Ardleigh Minerals is a recycler and supplier of raw materials

for the metallurgical, ceramic, cement and agricultureindustries. “We actively search for a broad assortment ofmaterials that can be recycled or utilized as raw materials intheir entirety. We found our niche by providing one-stop-recycling services for producers of by-product, offspecification and obsolete materials,” says Petrey. “Our hopeis that companies will follow the great example ofmanufacturers such as Saint-Gobain Ceramics IgniterProducts and consider a service such as ours, rather thansending these types of materials to landfills,” he added.

For more information, visit www.ardleigh.net

(L to R) Guy Morin, Rich Hillman, Ernie Petrey


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Tom Sigler Joins Zapp Precision WireTom Sigler, former Vice President and General Manager of

Branford Wire, has joined forces with the ZAPP Precision Wire group inSummerville, South Carolina as their New Product Development/ProductManager. The Zapp Group, based in Germany, has a rich history dating backover 300 years. ZAPP Precision Wire, part of the ZAPP-Group, whichincludes Stahlwerk Ergste Westig GmbH, specializes in the manufacture andsale of wire, bar, profile, precision sheet and strip made of stainless steel,carbon steel, titanium, nickel and their alloys as well as other specialtymetals. Major markets include aerospace, power generation, medical,automotive, and oil and gas.

For more information, contact Tom Sigler, ZAPP Precision Wire, 475International Circle, Summerville, SC 29483, tel: 843-851-0700 x108, tollfree: 888-777-3962, web: www.zapp.com, email: [email protected]. ForEuropean sales, contact Mr. Christoph Janssen, email:[email protected]

New Staff At Universal Thermal ServicesAl Sohl has joined Universal Thermal Services as

a Field Service Technician. After 20 years withSulzer Metco, Al brings a wealth of calibration andtechnical experience in qualifications toUniversal.

Kim Karski has joinedUniversal Thermal as ofJune this year in theoffice to assist withorders and keeping the

mounds of paper under control. Universal Thermal Service Inc., founded in 1999

is made up of field service technicians fromdifferent past reputable companies; Founder, Allen Hildebrand - President(formally field service manager of Miller Thermal), Armand Roy - QualityManager (formally field service manager of Tafa), Nicholas Albert - FieldService Technician (Fox Valley Technical College with an ElectricalMechanical Degree), and now Al Sohl (formally Field Service SupervisorSulzer Metco).

For more information, contact Allen Hildebrand, Universal ThermalServices, Inc., E7064 Knopp Rd., Manawa, WI 54949, tel: 920.596.2983,email: [email protected]

Ron Matilda Joins Alloy SalesBringing many years of experience supervising thermal spray and welding

facilities, Ron Matilda is well known in this areafor his knowledge of thermal spray and weldingshop operations in the aerospace and aviationindustry.

Ron will be working closely with thermal sprayand welding customers in Western Canada to offerhands on assistance with their requirements.

With increasing aerospace maintenancedemands, Ron’s knowledge will be an asset to our

customers and a welcome addition to our sales staff.Ron is a certified aviation welding technician and a member of CAMC

(Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council).For more information, contact Ron email: [email protected], tel:

604/940-9930 800/652-5569 or visit www.alloysales.com


The International Thermal SprayAssociation is closely interwoven

with the history ofthermal spraydevelopment in thishemisphere. Foundedin 1948, and once

known as MetallizingService Contractors, theassociation has been closelytied to most major advancesin thermal spray technology,equipment and materials,industry events, education,standards and marketdevelopment.

A company-member tradeassociation, ITSA invites allinterested companies to talkwith our officers, committeechairs, and company

representatives to better understand member benefits. Acomplete list of ITSA member companies and theirrepresentatives are at www.thermalspray.org

ITSA Mission StatementT h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l T h e r m a l S p r a y

A s s o c i a t i o n i s a p r o f e s s i o n a l t r a d eo r g a n i z a t i o n d e d i c a t e d t o e x p a n d i n g t h eu s e o f t h e r m a l s p r a y t e c h n o l o g i e s f o r t h e

b e n e f i t o f i n d u s t r y a n d s o c i e t y.

OfficersChairman: Marc Froning, BASF Catalysts LLCVice-Chairman: Dan Hayden, Hayden CorporationTreasurer: Bill Mosier, Polymet CorporationExecutive Committee (above officers plus)Corporate Secretary: Kathy DusaPast Chairman: Ed Simonds, Cincinnati Thermal Spray, Inc.6-Year Term: John Read, National Coating Technologies4-Year Term: Scott R. Goodspeed, H. C. Starck, Inc.2-Year Term: John Hayden, Hayden Corporation

ITSA Scholarship OpportunitiesThe International Thermal Spray Association offers annual

Graduate and Undergraduate Scholarships. Since 1992, theITSA scholarship program has contributed to the growth ofthe thermal spray community, especially in the developmentof new technologists and engineers. ITSA is very proud of thiseducation partnership and encourages all eligible participantsto apply. Please visit www.thermalspray.org for criteriainformation and a printable application form.

ITSA Materials Camp Student SponsorCommencing in 2001, the International Thermal Spray

Association provides an annual $1,500 student scholarshipto the ASM International Foundation Materials Camp.

ITSA Thermal Spray Histor ica l Col lect ionIn April 2000, the International Thermal Spray Association

announced the establishment of a Thermal Spray HistoricalCollection which is now on display at their headquartersoffice in Fairport Harbor, Ohio USA.

Growing in size and value, there are now over 30 differentspray guns and miscellaneous equipment, a variety of spraygun manuals, hundreds of photographs, and several thermalspray publications and reference books.

Future plans include a virtual tour of the collection on theITSA website for the entire global community to visit.

This is a worldwide industry collection and we welcomedonations from the entire thermal spray community.

ITSA SPRAYTIME NewsletterSince 1992, the International Thermal Spray Association

has been publishing the SPRAYTIME newsletter for thethermal spray industry. The mission is to be the flagshipthermal spray industry newsletter providing company, event,people, product, research, and membership news of interestto industrial leaders, engineers, researchers, scholars,policy-makers, and the public thermal spray community.

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Broken Arrow Facility AnnouncesStaff ChangesSherry Laboratories, anindependent provider ofthird-party testing

services, is pleased to announce that JeffSimmons and Sharon Bledsoe have acceptednew positions at the company’s BrokenArrow facility. Simmons has been selected asthe Metallurgical Laboratory Director, whileBledsoe has been chosen to the newlyformed position of Director of Technical andCustomer Services.

Simmons joined the Sherry staff inAugust of 2005 as Manager ofMechanical Testing. His dutiesincluded managing the department’sresources in a manner that promot-ed customer satisfaction, processefficiency, and employee satisfac-tion. He also oversaw themechanical testing, machine shopand log-in departments to assure

that turn-time expectations were met or exceeded whilemaintaining quality and specification requirements.

Prior to joining the Sherry staff, he was employed at SGSU.S. Testing Company, Inc., in Tulsa, Okla. He started hiscareer as a Test Engineer, designing and conducting testsutilizing nondestructive and destructive methods to conformto ASTM, ANSI, ASME, UL and ASSE standards. Bledsoe, as Metallurgical Laboratory Director, played a vital

and extremely instrumental role in the facility recently earn-ing prestigious accreditationthrough the National Aerospaceand Defense ContractorsAccreditation Program (Nadcap).Prior to her most recent position,she launched, developed and per-fected the position of CustomerService/Technical Support. Herefforts in facilitating tests throughthe lab, responding to clients’

technical questions, creating a work-flow system for the log-in department, and performing technical/quality review oftesting work orders increased Sherry’s efficiency and result-ed in improved customer relations. She began her Sherrycareer in 1983 as Supervisor of the Metal ChemistryDepartment.

Sherry Laboratories, which was established in 1947,provides a complete array of reliable, high-quality analyticaltesting services. The network features seven labs in threestates -- Indiana, Louisiana and Oklahoma. The facilities areorganized to provide a single source for independentenvironmental, bioassay, metallurgical, nonmetallic,polymer, microbiological, and petroleum related testingservices that satisfy customers' precise specifications whilemeeting their scheduling requirements.

For more information, contact Bob Moore, MarketingCoordinator, email: [email protected], tel:765.378.4119, web: www.sherrylabs.com

Errol Cadet Joins Wall ColmonoyWall Colmonoy Corporation (WCC)

Madison Heights, MI announcesthat Errol Cadet has accepted theposition of Manager of Productionfor their Aerobraze Division inCincinnati. Errol began his formaleducation in Trinidad and Tobagoand went on to attend RocklandCommunity college in New York.

Errol is new to the WCCorganization, but brings with him over twenty years of shop-floor experience in the aerospace industry. He will beresponsible for overseeing the processing of a wide range ofturbine components.

For more information, visit www.wallcolmonoy.com

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For complete brochure, contact:Tel: 888.464.8422 (toll free in USA)Tel: 607.533.7000, Fax: 607.533.9210Email: [email protected] or [email protected]: www.imrtest.com

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ASM International 2007 FellowASM International, in 1969, established the honor of

Fellow of the Society, to provide recognition of members fordistinguished contributions in the field of materials scienceand engineering, and to develop a broadly based forum fortechnical and professional leaders to serve as advisors to theSociety. Dr. J. Karthikeyan Ph.D., Director

of Research and Development, ASBIndustries, Inc., Barberton, Ohio.

Dr. Karthikeyan received his Ph.D.from Bombay University andspecialized on thermal sprayingand advanced material processingtechnology. Since 1972, he pursuedresearch in the Atomic EnergyCommission, India, Kernforschungsanlage, Germany, MonashUniversity, Australia and SUNY at Stony Brook. He isinvolved in industrial R&D since 1997, developing advancedcoating techniques and engineered coatings. He hasauthored in excess of 100 publications, mostly in peerreviewed journals. Last six years, he is leading industrialcold spray R&D and has published over 30 papers in variousaspects of cold spray technology. He has authored manypatents in cold spray technology and applications. He hasorganized the ASM sponsored “Cold Spray 2004” meeting inAkron, during Sept 2004, and also has arranged special ses-sions on Cold Spray at various International Thermal SprayConferences.

For more information, visit www.asbindustries.com

Philips Receives MPIF AwardThe Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) presented

Air Products' Thomas Philips with a “Distinguished Serviceto Powder Metallurgy Award” at the recent PowderMetInternational Conference in Denver, Colorado. This awardrecognizes Tom’s 25 years of service to the Powder MetalIndustry as nominated by his peers and contemporaries.

Tom is a Lead Industry Engineer within Air Products’Commercial Technology organization. Based in Ann ArborMI, he supports the metals processing segment within a por-tion of the mid-western U.S. as well as international supportfor Asia, Latin America and South Africa.Tom is a member of the Industry Development Board for the

Metal Powder Industries Federation, and chaired thecommittee for the revision of the Powder Metal DesignManual. He is a frequent invited speaker at MPIF and ASMInternational seminars on sintering and atmosphere

technologies and has presented technical papers at numer-ous national and international conferences.

For more information, visit www.airproducts.com orwww.mpif.org


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Kendall Hollis New Associate Editor ForJournal Of Thermal Spray Technology

The ASM Thermal Spray SocietyJournal of Thermal SprayTechnology, a peer-reviewed thermalspray publication, has appointedKendall J. Hollis as their newAssociate Editor.

Kendall received his BS from theUniversity of Illinois in NuclearEngineering in 1990. He then didgraduate study in plasma

physics/material processing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and performed graduate research at Sandia NationalLaboratories-Albuquerque, New Mexico with Mark Smith andRichard Neiser, finishing his PhD in 1995. He did a shortpost-doc at Sandia then came to Los Alamos NationalLaboratory in July of 1995 as a post-doc. Kendall became astaff member at LANL in the Materials Science andTechnology group in 1996 and has worked since then on thePowder Metallurgy team and the Beryllium team. His areasof research at LANL have included arc physics, cathodiccleaning, powder atomization, powder consolidation, fusionenergy high heat flux components, inert ceramics for reac-tive molten metal processing, thermal spray (plasma, wirearc, flame), deposition welding, electro-spark deposition,laser and thermal emission diagnostics and process control.

For more information, contact Kendall Hollis via [email protected]

Rob Hostinak Joins Air Products andChemicals, Inc. as West

Coast Applications EngineerGraduated from Texas A&M, with an engineering degree,

Rob Hostinak brings nearly 15 years of thermal sprayexpertise with a specialty inaerospace applications. "I had theopportunity to be at the previewand launch of United Airlines firstBoeing 777," Rob recalls,continuing "And I knew I had cho-sen the right career direction. Themagnitude and complexity of theaircraft enthralled me."

Rob brings this passion to hisnew position, where his experiencein both thermal spray equipment,

and the applications of those technologies, enables him tounderstand all sides of the process. Based in WashingtonState, Rob travels extensively on the West Coast serving themetals industry including, of course, the one that captivat-ed him many years ago -- aerospace.

"I enjoy being involved in the process and working withcustomers to implement technology and overcomechallenges," Rob states.For more information, contact Air Products and Chemicals,

Inc. tel 800.654.4567; email [email protected];web www.airproducts.com/metals.

Praxair Surface Technologies NamesRick Johnson General Manager

Praxair Surface Technologies, a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc.(NYSE:PX), has appointed Rick Johnson general manager,for TAFA Incorporated, PraxairSurface Technologies’ thermalspray equipment and consumablesbusiness, located in Concord, N.H.

Johnson joined Praxair in 2005as plant manager for theIndianapolis powder plant andrecently served as plant managerfor the Electron Beam PhysicalVapor Deposition operations,which serves the aviation industry.He brings with him over 20 yearsof experience in the manufacturing sector with previouspositions in engineering, management and procurement.Johnson holds a Bachelors Degree in Mehanical Engineeringfrom Georgia Institute of Technology.

Praxair, Inc. parent company of Praxair SurfaceTechnologies, Inc., is the largest industrial gases company inNorth and South America, and one of the largest worldwide,with 2006 sales of $8.3 billion. The company produces, sellsand distributes atmospheric, process and specialty gases,and high-performance surface coatings.

For more information, visit www.Praxair.com orwww.Praxair.com/thermalspray

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Quality CertificationGTS Honors Langenfeld and Their Staff

TeroLab Surface GmbH (TLS) sets high value on quality andon the training of their staff. Consequently, the companyand workforce get regularly inspected by the ThermalSpraying Association of Germany (GTS). In order to fulfill the high quality needs of their customers,

TLS submit themselves regularly to be examined byindependent trade boards. Hence their Langenfeld locationhas received the GTS certificate for three more years lastNovember. As an appendix to such well-known qualitymanagement systems such as DIN, EN, ISO 9000, GTS hasbeen developing special quality standards for thermalspraying, which also implies people, processes and products.The top priority is to maintain constant layer quality.

Against the backdrop of a pronounced lack of skilled work-ers and the fact that the special technique of thermalspraying cannot be acquired as part of any acknowledgedprofessional formation, it is of utter priority to TLS to qual-ify our workforce ourselves and have them certified by anindepdant organization like GTS. The great number of newlyqualified personnel testifies the success of these measures.Thanks to their convincing achievements, Messrs. ManualGerman, Hubert Ptok, Jörg Sandig and Alois Schattka havesuccessfully passed their exam as thermal sprayers, and teamleader Manfred Hockkeppel has proved his qualifications asspraying supervisor.

For more information, contact Ellen Gall, tel:+49.0.21.73.799.164, email: [email protected],web: www.terolabsurface.com

A successful team (left to right): production manager Georg Phlipsen, Hubert Ptok, Manfred Hochkeppel, Alois Schattka andManuel German .

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