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FILE NAME Corning OC DATE 1966 Nov 4 DOC OC335 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Minutes & & Review MINUTES & D REVIEW GRANVILLE OEIO NOVEMBER 4 1966 DISTRIBUTION LIST Mr. W. W. Boeschenstein - Toledo Mr. B. E. Boyd - Toledo Mr. J. H. Boyntan - New York Mr. E. H. Clay - New York = Mr. W. E. Deardurff = - Tolado Mr. B. E. Fargo - Granville Mr. R. S. Grant - Toledo Mr. G. I. Hammond - New York Mr. Wayne Johnson - New York Mr. D. W. Ladd New York Mr. W. A. Look Mr. A. E. Marzano Mr. R. J. McEvoy Mr. F. D. Meyers Mr. W. G. Pansius Kr A. J. Pearson Mr. O. W. Pfeifer - New York - Newark Granville - Granville - Granville - Granville Granville Mr. J. E. Robarge Mr. W. E. Sedgaman Mr. R. F. Shannon = New York ~ Toledo - Granville Mr. C. A. Smucker Mr. J. H. Thomas Mr. J. F. Vyverberg Mr. C. Wilson Dr. R. Wong Granville - Toledo - New York e Granville Granville 214 CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY GRANVILLE OHIO To From Memorandum for Record R. E. Davis - Granville November 7 1956 Cc See Distribution List Attached i Subject MITUTES & D REVIEW GRANVILLE OHIO NOVENEER 4 1966 CENTRAL The following is a summary of the significant facts decisions and assignments resulting from the Industrial and Commercial Division's Research and Development Review conducted at the Corning Fiberglas Technical Center Building #l Conference Room Granville Ohio on Friday November 4. 1966 PARTICIPANTS Fon . Management - CF Toledo Mr. W. W. Boeschenstein V.P. Marketing . Mr. W. H. Sedgeman Quality Standards and Control Marketing I & C Division - CF New York Mr. D. W. Ladd President & Marketing Division eo Mr. W. Johnson Comptroller & Marketing Division eo Technical Center - CF Granville 6 Mr. J. E. Thomas President Research and Development @& Mr. R. J. McEvoy Director Research & Mr. A. J. Pearson Manager General Products Development Laboratory M r. J. R. Booker Cost Analyst Mr. R. E. Davis Supervisor EAI Development Mr. W. G. Pansius Supervisor Architectural and Roofing Mr. F. C. Wilson Manager Product Testing Laboratory Mr. D. O. Richards Supervisor Process Development Project Managers Development e Manufacturing - CF Toledo o Mr. H. V. Smith - General Products Process and Quality Control Manager Others Mr. W. E. Deardurff Supervisor Resale Purchases 215 215 Memorang e IOP Recoru -w- NERAL . > Mr. Ladd reported on the status of sales for 1966 and projected sales activity for - 1967. Current sales are running approximately aproximately aproximately 10 in total ahead of 1965 with Distributor Sales which are somewhat behind last the exception of Sound Control and of downward trend of overall construction activity forecast for y19e6a7.r &spDiivteprojecats sales of 114,000,000 as compared to estimated 196.6 sales of 105.000.000 It was also reported that approximately 92 of current sales is derived from products developed prior to 1961 and the balance from products developed in the past five years Those products developed since 1961 include Temperature Insulation Multi Cold Storage Stud Self Sealing Lap I.S. Board Rated Tile 250,000 loss in 1956 Fissured Tile and Board Gravel Stop Duct Systems and Aeroflex . ' penetration Failure to make a significant in the duct market was attributed to the as lack of having a suitable flexible and rigid round duct The lack of a 4 mil vinyl or prevented a greater participation in the metal building insulation market Responsibility Responsibility Responsibility Item No. Action Date Action General Pansius 1 rc t- Moisture Sensitive Tape F. D. Meyers 2 - Pansius reported overall roofing and sound control expenditures to be within budgeted funds by year end 11-15-66 901 for 4th bushing for 625 mat machine to be submitted for approval J. B. Boynton 3 11-21-66 Detailed Test Marketing Program to be prepared C. Wilson 4 - - Er Wilson agreed that a month test marketing program for 625 tape vas ade- quate for evaluation purposes Moisture Sensitive Cover J. E. Boynton S C. Wilson 6 ; MaBn.ufEa.ctBuoryidng 7 21-30-66 12-30-66 10-25-66 & P.O.E. is to be prepared to resolve wind blow problems This is not necessarily related to 625 cover Test methods and equipment designs are required to determine adequacy of insuletion to satisfy wind blow requirements the and agency requirements Report due covering plan and cost of putting 625 facility at Santa Clara and Anderson 216 216 W. H. Sedgeman J. H. Boynton & W. A. Leek Ita No. 8 9 Action Date 12-30-66 12-30-66 12-15-66 Action Dust problem on split AF for 1/2 insulation to be resolved The 625 type product nepist for Perma Ply 6 is to be defined | AS Marketing is to define their require require ments of an hourly rated ceiling system 1.0 types of constructions they wish to pursue Type of fill type of form board type of ceiling board with or without lights etc. A new P.O.R. is required 11-18-66 Dimensional Grid W. G. Pansius 23 11-18-66 11-25-66 W. A. Look 14 Acoustical Product Improvament W. G. Pansius 15 12-15-66 A meeting is to be set up between Marketing Manufacturing Quality Control Production Planning and Product Development to review ordering procedures shipping Branch responsibilities Com Center responsibilities etc. A detailed forecast of projected requirements by item of all purchased materials must be given to Purchasing D. W. Ladd is to have confirmation of date framing jig is available for demonstration Ladd to arrange meeting B. V. Smith to send objective team to evaluate fabrication Acceptance or rejection to be specifically detailed Anticipated sales volume is to be determined along with test marketing plans Results of modifications to pin perf rolls evaluated by 12/15 Unless significant improvement apparent present pin perf pattern to be used nationally No further work to be done 217 Mamorandum for Record e&e- November 7 1966 Responsibility ww W. G. Pensius Iter No. ; 16 F. Wilson F. Wilson 18 C. Wilson 29 W. G. Pansius 220 Budget & Davis 21 High Temperature Insulations McEvoy 22 Johnson Action Date 12-31-66 12-1-66 11-30-66 Action Product Development to evaluate effectof removing large fissures from fissuring roll This is a manufacturing responsibility and is being undertaken as a possible solution to reduce flaiding chipping and edge damage of fissure tile and board Temporary policy re TL backing is that all acoustical products sold with Dimensionaire for use in return air plenums are to be TL backed Soiling tests are to be run with and without TL backing at variable negative pressures Results will form basis of firm policy on TL backing Product Testing to evaluate abuse resist ance of Frescor board and advise Product Testing to select a given density for all PF and one for all AF acoustical products All plants are to comply with density selected The 1967 acoustical product line was presented as stated in D. W. Ledd's Demo of October 13 1966 with following ex ceptions Vinyl finish ceiling board reinstated as optional finish and 2 textured glass cloth deleted from the 1400 At Once Mr. Davis reported the & Product Devel - opment budget could be balanced by transferring remaining I.B.O. and Exploratory funds to Handling Systams This action was authorized 11-15-66 - The Basic and Applied Research budget for Kaylo is 17,212 over and projected to be 30,000 over by the end of the year Mr. Johnson is to discuss this with Fred resano d l resv ole ve the source of these additional funds by 11-15-66 ew wus ae oe - e -- = rd Kemorandum for Record - S November 7 1966 _esponsibili ty All Vyverberg Shannor Vyverberg Stannon Shannon Wong Shennon Shannon Vyverberg Item No. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Action Date 11/30/66 11/30/66 11/30/66 11/30/66 At Once Action Wayne Johnson explained the current situation regarding the health hazard aspects of asbestos reinforcement in Kaylo He recommended that CF nove without delay to conduct a feasibility study for developing a different type of reinforcement in order that we can adjust the product in an orderly manner Mr. Laid formally requested that the feasibility study recommended in Iter 23 be included in the 1967 Basic and Applied Research Kaylo Program Vyverberg to initiate a P.O.R. to cover this work by 11/30/66 Vyverberg to meet with the Legal Department and recommend to Laid by 11/30/66 an appropriate caution statement to be printed on Kaylo cartons alluding to the asbestos content Shannon to lay out a program including timing and costs to replace the asbestos reinforcement in Kaylo with cotton or some other appropriate material submit to Vyverberg with copy to Davis by 11/30/66 Marketing strongly stated their desire is to completely eliminate asbestos from . Kaylo Marketing emphasized that a high temperature glass & binder system is a major re quirement Shannon to work with Wong to establish feasibility courses of action available and an estimate of the cost and timing to do Submit to McEvoy and Vyverberg by 11/30/66 Mr. Ladd emphasized that the key 1967 activities relating to Kaylo should be stress corrosion and feasibility of elia inating asbestos reinforcement Mr. Laid stated that the stress corrosion Laylo Project should be continued to the point of securing DuPont approvimprovemntabult ithout work on property improvement A decision will then be made on the desir- ability of moving ahead with the process 901 219 modum for Record , -6- -6- November 7 1966 # Responsibility Vyverberg Vyverberg : Item No. 30 Action Date 11/30/66 Engineered Buildings Buildings Earmoni 31 At Once Wong | Davis 32 12/30/66 33 At Once Incombustible Comercial System Grant Smith 34 11/14/66 Smith Smith 35 At Once Action -. Prepare plan to sell DuPont at a price level to compensate for increased costs of the stress corrosion product Con- sider the dual stockage.problem stockage.problem and the time lag necessary to meet production schedules following submission of the 901. Submit to Ladd by 11/30/66 Mr. Fargo reported no candidate 4 mil vinyl product had passed U.L. to dete Dext candidates will be submitted to UL by midDecember On this basis Mr. Ladd stated marketing would continue negotiating with Cleveland Fabricating for a labeled prod- uct Dr. Wong stated that a complete analysis of the 4 mil Vinyl components will be complete by the end of November This date will provide a basis for the design of product components in conjunction with outside vendors Mr. Laid accepted the proposed program for Engineered buildings for 1967 contained in Soction IX Be authorized redistribution of funds to meet this plan by eliminating I.B.O. & Exploratory Pro jects for 1967. Davis to adjust plans by 11/9/65 reflecting this decision 4 Mr. Ladd expressed complete dissatisfaction with the response of manufacturing to their assignment to correct the concentricity problem noted in Item # of the April 28 1966 RAD Review Minutes SSL and Incombustible Commercial Systems now in jeopardy Smith directed to seak means of resolving this problem at once Advise laid and Davis of plans by 11/15/66 Davis stated the present 901 to improve the Automatic Process was not satisfactory as it did not include all sizes requirai Smith to investigate and insure complate- 2838 220 Kemorandum for Record wv ResponsibilitRespoynsibility Responsibility Vyverberg : : Grant Item No. 36 Handling Systems Cammond 37 Elson Elson 38 Mcharis Langlois Farr 39 Farr 41 Ranzenberger farzanc 42 Hammond 43 Richards $ 7 November 7 1966 . Action Date - ~~ Action Davis reported that Vyverberg did not intend to move with the Incombustible Commercial System until the pipe process problem is solved At Once 3/2/67 1/1/67 11/18/66 2/1/67 At Once 11/30/66 11/30/66 Hammond to review with Ladd the con- omics provided by Boeker concerning the proposed purchase of JK Rigid Round Duct Complete all Air Erosion tests on CF and affiliated member duct products and have report issued by Kettering to sub- stantiate results Resolve with Manufacturing and Marketing 901 for composite facing machine by Insure that an adequate Instruction and Data sheet for Flexible Duct to be in, cluded in the Test Marketing Package by 11/18/66 UL Class I Label on Flexible Duct | Investigate new means of packaging Flexible Duct Need maller less expensive method Investigate manufacturing the Flexible Duct at C Units Recommend an action plan to ladd including costs and timing 11/30/66 Letter to Ladd outlining cost and timing to reach the production phase with New Rigid Round Duct by 11/30/66 Include estimated capital investment 221221 Memorandum for Record Lad Responsibility 1957 Plans * Davis Item No. 45 Davis 46 Shannon Pearson 47 .8 November 7 1966 Action Date 22/9/66 - , 11/16/66 Action rg Mr. Ladi agreed that the Exploratory and Immediate Business Opportunity I.B.O. Programs be eliminated from the 1967 plans Davis to adjust plans to reflect this directive by 11/9/66 The & Development Program for 1967 is to include the following major projects Incombustible Commercial Systems Air Handling Systems Engineered Buildings including Cold Storage and Kaylo Improve- ment Mr. Ladd requested a single Manager System be established in the Product Laboratory on Engineered Building Programs This organization to parallel the marketing organization now in effect John Minteer heads up the & Division Marketing Team Pearson Pansius and Davis to resolve and advise Ladd by 11/16/66 adjourned The meeting was Chairman Mr. Ladd at 12:20 PM November 4 on a Quarterly Basis 1966 subject to the call of the wehansins . Product Development Laboratory General Products 222 222 222 I & C MARKETING PROGRAMS -- KAYLO aw ! Stress Corrosion Prevention 2. Improved Breakage 3. 1600 F Max Temperature Water Repellency Large Size Sectional Pipe 14-24 Dimensional Uniformity 7. Improved K Factor 8. Improved Appearance 9. Fittings 223 223 223 ow POSSIBLE APPROACHES POR ELIMINATING ... ASBESTOS FROM HIGH TEMP INSULATIONS KAYLO Replace Asbestos in Kaylo with Glass and Rockwool Fibers FIBROUS GLASS Develop & One Step Process for Manufacture of High Temp - Glass Fiber Insulation oo BONDED AGGREGATE ~ 1. Develop a Proprietary Autoclaved Bonded Aggregate Insulation Product Reinforced Glass Fibers 2. License Carey Process FOAM Develop a Structural Inorganic High Temp Foamed Insulation WET PROCESS Develop a Rockwool and Glass Reinforced Autoclaved Insulation by the Wet Process Method e ane te ot me ae e n | 224 mes KAYLO RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Marketing Marketing Div . | Sponsor + Je F. Vyverdere . x STATUS 1. 2, Developed Stress Corrosion Corrosion Kaylo Bateh Formulation Passed Kaylo Batch Batch Formulation Rk. A. Prepared Samples Test Cost A. Projection Stress Corrosion Batch Projection Will Be Reduced 0.7 If Product GwrsosSspeMacrigailns and 0.1 If Extended If Product Product Marketed Production 3. Plant Trial Problems Related to Scale Up of h. Identify Process ; Batch from Laboratory to Plant | be 4 | .| a | |: ' | \ \ { Stress Corrosion Batch to Eliminate Problems 1. Encountered in Scale Up from Lab to Plant Encountered Runs on Both Pipe and Block for duPont 2. Sampling Sampling Plant and for Test Marketing ObtainFormulation Approval of Flant Poured Stress Corrosion 3, Batch Coordinate Formulation Stress Test Market Program Stress 4, Corrosion Inhibited Marketing Corrosion Inhibited Kaylo . |! \ i: F | Malting Malting REQUIREMENTS 901 Storage Equipment Manu- Manu- facture SilSiiclaitceadteG c lGlaasss,s 901 Being Prepared Manufacturing Manufacturing facture of NEW K10 Pipe and 2. Ceramic Ceramic Drying Block for Stainless Applications Applications Pallets (U.S. Patent 3.276,094 2, Ceramic Drying 00023 REDUCTION OR ELDGINATION OF xe ASBESTOS IN HIGH TEMP INSULATION 1943-4Ka7yloORCeiFnfoCrocoepmePnrtogram to Develop Glass Wool Fiber for 1959 MARKETING Requested Research to Product Like Careytemp Develop Bonded Aggregate 1960-61 1961-62 for RESEARCH Develop & Bonded Aggregate High Temp Insulation KRayEloSEARCH ENG Develop a Glass Reinforcement 1962 RESEARCH Binder System Develop Bonded Aggregate Product Based on UCM 1962-63 PROCESS ENG & R Develop Bonded Aggregate Product Based on R & R Binder System System 1962-66 RESEARCH DEV Insulation Multitemp Develop High Temp Glass Fiber 1965 RESEARCH Proposed Program to Develop a Proprietary Bonded Aggregate High Temp Insulation - Program Not Approved 1965 ReRiEnSfEoArRcCeHmenPtrogram to Replace Amosite Asbestos With Cotton 224