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:a;. J ,;,: ‘. ’ What’s Happening in Metal Finishing The Magnetic Specialties Div. of Solar Manufacturing announced that Mike Afflerbach has joined the com- pany as Chief Engineer. He is a graduate electrical engineer from Penn State. He is a member of IEEE and the Power Engineering Society. He has been designing large magnetic products and elec- trical equipment for industry and govenment over the past nine years. Magnetic Specialties designs and manufactures cus- tom electrical measurement and control devices for industry, research, and government. www.magspecin.com Kristine Ramming has been named President at Electra Abrasives Corp. She is responsi- ble for national and international sales, marketing, and promotion of all the abrasive grains and powders manufactured at Electra Abrasives. This promotion comes after serving as General Manager since January. Since 1997, Ramming was a Product Manager for the Silicon Carbide and Boron Carbide product line. Her focus was on abrasive use in aerospace, blasting, composites, compounds, honing stones, kiln fur- niture, lapping, polishing, refracto- ries, sawing silicon and quartz, vit- rified and resinoid grinding wheels. Ramming graduated from Alfred University with a degree in Marketing and Business Administration. She is a member of the American Ceramic Society, the Refractories Institute, and Semiconductors Equipment and Manufacturers International. www.electroabrasives.com w&b:, 2, f 1, ,$ : International Surface Pre- paration Corp. (ISPC) announced an agreement with has a broad product line including United States Filter Corp. to heat-exchanger unit heaters, acquire USFilter’s Surface explosion-proof electric air heaters, Preparation Group, a provider of industrial electric air heaters, and surface preparation equipment, explosion-proof thermostats. CC1 parts, and consumables. Robert E. Thermal’s product line includes Joyce will be joining ISPC as its catalytic, explosion-proof gas new President and Chief Operating heaters; infrared process and cur- Officer. Also joining the Denver- ing systems; electric elements; based ISPC team as Chief Financial immersion heaters; boilers; duct Office is Mark Iwan and HR heaters; and a wide variety of cus- Senior Manager Marsha tom-engineered heating systems. Williams. wwwxcithermalcom www.surfacepreparation.com A consortium of private equity firms comprised of The Blackstone Group, Apollo Management LP, and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ondeo Nalco from Suez S.A. With over 10,000 emloyees and operations in 130 countries, Nalco provides innovative applications and solutions for the water and industrial process needs of over 60,000 customers. www.ondeo-nalco.com/ftg Pro-Environmental Inc., a major supplier of VOC/HAP control equipment, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the intellectual property rights of M&W Industries Inc. With this acquisi- tion, PEI can now offer its cus- tomers a complete line of air pollu- tion control equipment. The new technologies include zeolite-based concentrator systems designed specifically for large airflow, low concentration applications, and catalytic recuperative oxidizers. www.pro-env.com ACM Co., a subsidiary of ResinTech Inc., announced that it has appointed Enequist Chemical Co. Inc. to market and sell ACM’s line of resin regenera- tion and wastewater treatment services to metal finishing cus- tomers. ACM is currently aligning themselves with other major man- ufacturer’s representatives organi- zations in other areas in the U.S. that target the metal finishing market to provide support of their products and services across North America. www.resintech.com Saftronics Inc. announces a strategic marketing alliance with ABB Inc. and the launch of a new line of advanced compact DC drives manufactured by ABB, the DC400, a 3-phase Digital DC drive designed for stand-alone applications. www.safronics.com CC1 Thermal Technologies Inc. is pleased to announced the pur- chase of Ruffneck Heaters. Ruffneck, based in Calgary, Alb., The Surface Finishing Market Research Board (SFMRB) was formed in 1993 to meet the metal finishing industry’s need for basic statistical information. SFMRB is made up of members of the American Electroplating and Surface Finishers Society, the Metal Finishing Suppliers Association, and the National Association of Metal Finishers. Since 1993, the SFMRB has pre- October 2003 91
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:a;. J ,; ,: ‘.
’ What’s Happening in Metal Finishing
The Magnetic Specialties Div. of Solar Manufacturing announced that Mike Afflerbach has joined the com- pany as Chief Engineer. He is a graduate electrical engineer from Penn State. He is a member of IEEE and the Power Engineering Society. He has been designing large magnetic products and elec- trical equipment for industry and govenment over the past nine years. Magnetic Specialties designs and manufactures cus- tom electrical measurement and control devices for industry, research, and government. www.magspecin.com
Kristine Ramming has been named President at Electra Abrasives Corp. She is responsi- ble for national and international sales, marketing, and promotion of all the abrasive grains and powders manufactured at Electra Abrasives. This promotion comes after serving as General Manager since January. Since 1997, Ramming was a Product Manager for the Silicon Carbide and Boron Carbide product line. Her focus was on abrasive use in aerospace, blasting, composites, compounds, honing stones, kiln fur- niture, lapping, polishing, refracto- ries, sawing silicon and quartz, vit- rified and resinoid grinding wheels. Ramming graduated from Alfred University with a degree in Marketing and Business Administration. She is a member of the American Ceramic Society, the Refractories Institute, and Semiconductors Equipment and Manufacturers International. www.electroabrasives.com
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International Surface Pre- paration Corp. (ISPC)
announced an agreement with has a broad product line including United States Filter Corp. to heat-exchanger unit heaters, acquire USFilter’s Surface explosion-proof electric air heaters, Preparation Group, a provider of industrial electric air heaters, and surface preparation equipment, explosion-proof thermostats. CC1 parts, and consumables. Robert E. Thermal’s product line includes Joyce will be joining ISPC as its catalytic, explosion-proof gas new President and Chief Operating heaters; infrared process and cur- Officer. Also joining the Denver- ing systems; electric elements; based ISPC team as Chief Financial immersion heaters; boilers; duct Office is Mark Iwan and HR heaters; and a wide variety of cus- Senior Manager Marsha tom-engineered heating systems. Williams. wwwxcithermalcom www.surfacepreparation.com
A consortium of private equity firms comprised of The Blackstone Group, Apollo Management LP, and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ondeo Nalco from Suez S.A. With over 10,000 emloyees and operations in 130 countries, Nalco provides innovative applications and solutions for the water and industrial process needs of over 60,000 customers. www.ondeo-nalco.com/ftg
Pro-Environmental Inc., a major supplier of VOC/HAP control equipment, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the intellectual property rights of M&W Industries Inc. With this acquisi- tion, PEI can now offer its cus- tomers a complete line of air pollu- tion control equipment. The new technologies include zeolite-based concentrator systems designed specifically for large airflow, low concentration applications, and catalytic recuperative oxidizers. www.pro-env.com
ACM Co., a subsidiary of ResinTech Inc., announced that it has appointed Enequist Chemical Co. Inc. to market and sell ACM’s line of resin regenera- tion and wastewater treatment services to metal finishing cus- tomers. ACM is currently aligning themselves with other major man- ufacturer’s representatives organi- zations in other areas in the U.S. that target the metal finishing market to provide support of their products and services across North America. www.resintech.com
Saftronics Inc. announces a strategic marketing alliance with ABB Inc. and the launch of a new line of advanced compact DC drives manufactured by ABB, the DC400, a 3-phase Digital DC drive designed for stand-alone applications. www.safronics.com
CC1 Thermal Technologies Inc. is pleased to announced the pur- chase of Ruffneck Heaters. Ruffneck, based in Calgary, Alb.,
The Surface Finishing Market Research Board (SFMRB) was formed in 1993 to meet the metal finishing industry’s need for basic statistical information. SFMRB is made up of members of the American Electroplating and Surface Finishers Society, the Metal Finishing Suppliers Association, and the National Association of Metal Finishers. Since 1993, the SFMRB has pre-
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