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Mr. H. C. Davis, Mr. G. H. Kettering, Mr. W. A. Enouen, Mr. W. O. Nugent
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W.L.B.
MAR 15' 1974
CEMENT ASBESTOS PRODUCTS COMPANY
Sales Offices, 2144 Highland Avenue. South IBirmlngham. Alabama 352(}5 Phone 205 933 7281 W. L. 8 ..
WllLfAM 1'<. eOND o,o!mC!'l !Of the Soard
March 12, 1974
MI. Warren L. Batts, President The Mead Corporation Talbott Tower Daytont Ohio 45402
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Dear Warren;
You asked for a IIgee by1! figure on expenditures for CAPCD.
~land Location (Attached is Baker's and engineers' report relative to OSHA and
estimate to handle.)
'---"Recapitulation of Baker's and Engineers R~Eort
'(.]. R. Bondle Estimate
Fibre Warehouse
Batch Area Coupling Lathe & Cut Off ~inishing Line & Dry Lathe
Cut off Saw &Miscellaneous
Liquid Waste
$ 59,600 lS;OOq,
NA 26,000 15,950 13 2000
$ 60,000 20,000
20,000 26,000
50,000 ? 25,000
$ 129,550
Land
Dozer
$ 201,000 30,000 (could possibly 50,000 contract out)
$ 80,000
'rotal $ 281,000
The above figure takes care of the OSHA requirements at the plant; it does not include the amount of $194,520 for a dry mixing system. Our effort of controlling the cement reaction in the present wet system has proven successful, and I think we should delay any change of systems at this time~ Some of the money, $15 - 20,000, to be spent on OSllA, mainly dust and fibre emission control in the batch area, will be e~pendable should we later install the dry mixing system. In addition to the above, we should
provide the following money at Ragland for -
~fandrels
Trays (10 @$1500.) M1SC. ReplacemenLo
$ 50,000 (addition and replacement items) 15,000
zJaooq $, 90,.000
Manufacturers of Cement Asbestos and P. V. C. Pipe with PERMAFLEX Joints
Mr. Warren L. Batts
Pa.ge Two March 12, 1974
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Mandrels - we do not have sufficient mandrels to make a complete tun of some sizes of pipe; for instance, when operating on 16" size we must m1.x 1411 and lOll sizes.
When making 10" pipe we must run 6" Class 200. This is inefficient, causes operating problems~ loss of quality, and increased costs (because of the foregoing and incre~sed fibre formulation). There is a long delivery time on mandrels and 1 ex-
pect to have them made from ductile iron at Lynchburg in order to expedite. The Plan set aside $40,000 for this purpose. Presently we have remaining three 16" l50U class mandrels; an impossible situation.
Trays ~ when manufacturing large d1a~ter pipe there is insufficient numbers of trays in which to place the pipe. This pipe must be set aside and handled twice in processing, which results in excessive loss and increaQed costs.
Miscellaneous Replacement - this is a throw-in figure to take care of conditions
and eqUipment which may be necessary to improve or replace. One example is a stock
distribution 'screw in the pipe machine vat.
The engineers assure me they can ,do the job for the figure they have mentioned. My figures are outside estimates, including items they have not mentioned and from which the following co,!:parisoD. is made:'
Engineets t E~t.imate
w. R. Bond's Estimite
Grand Total
$ 299.550
$ 371,000
Van Buren Location
Solid Waste Disposal Other
$ 80,000 (could possibly contract out)
251 000
$ 105,000
Ad~1tional Autoclave ,.Additional Trays Miscellaneous
75,000
15-,,000 (may 'need, 8.- :aew more) 25,000
Total
$ 115,009
Van Buren manufactures ~ greater amou~t' of large diameter pipe than Ragland. Van Buren
has insufficient autoclave and tra.y capacity. Studies are being made to reduce allto-
clavins tfme but it is doubtful if the need for additional autoclave capacity can be
or eliminated based on the present product mix. ' Lack sufficient tray capacity requires
GJuble handling of the pi~e. resulting in damage to the pipe with added cost
. Miseellaneous is to change and improve Some of the conditions which are causing probleu!
One enmple is the installation of stock,distributor ..screws in the pipe lllachine vats.
Facilities to blend 'two types of s:-~m~ht are'des'irable.
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S ?-2f1.000.
Mr. Warren L. Batts Page Three March 12, 1974
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l,blgland Van Buren
Grand Total
~l~nd Ensineers', Estima!e $ 299,550
220,000 $ L19,550
W. R. Bond's Estimate $ 371,000
220,000 $ 591,000
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s~e of this work with the plant people.
Mr.
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mil1 ume,
and produ~ts
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as
PVC
couplings.
Based
on the improvement in National, getting the
the ~peration at Ragland; namely learning to quality and maintenance under control, also,
use the cement from applying this know-
ledge and assistance from Ideal Cement and assessing the need for the product
Company and the
to the cement trend towards
problems at Van Buren. inc~eased prices in the
marketplace, I would suggest proceeding as and progra~ing in order to ta~' advantage
outlined; holding of any savings in
the cost to the minimum doing most of the work
ourselves.
Sincerely,
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