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. .b^/AA / PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT CAP-59 Cement Asbestos Products Company Ragland, Alabama TO* June 16, 1976 t^jT Mr. A. E. AJjPine FROM: Jim Carpenter SUBJECT: Weekly Operations Report - Ragland Plant A. Operations - 1. Eliminated problems in new automatic felt guides--work: excellent. 2. No visible differences in stock or pipe since installs* tion of two speed pulper motor. Have had a slight de- i.^ cline in quality this week but cannot say at this point that the two speed motor definitely contributed to the jr* j. * ))r. _ Jj* ' -uf** ^ Prkleins We will have two days of 16" next week that should shed some light on this subject. \ J- %^Sud Oliver has raised the question that I asked for opinions on last year concerning the excessive weight of our vacuum cups at the tray loader. He is use to Of 5-;> ^ very light weight cups and suggests that some of the weight we experience from listing tape to insure straic 'ness is actually caused by the extra weight of the cup: I feel this should be reconsidered. B. Shipping - Improving but below par C. General - Please advise those concerned that since we have adopt* the new sewer gasket design there are 2200 6" gaskets in stock here that are now suitable only for 6" trans mission pipe. Broken welds on the coupling stock trays have been re paired. As quickly as modification to pipe trays are her 0008772 June 16, 1976 Page 2 completed, I plan to go over the remaining coupling trays, completely. Square tooling for machine pipe has been ordered and received for trials. Need drawing from C. E. on tool bars. -<. r 4. Ragland Lehmann lathe being drilled and machined to accomodate dust hoods of V.B. design. s&r JC/db Jim Carpenter I I CAPCQ / Ea i.^ceiveo 1 f HER 0008773