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MONTHLY REPORT PITTSBURGH DISTRICT JUNE 1976 PAGE 2 2. Ferrux 770 Customer bad decided he did not want to enter Into an extended trial because of the total time needed for evaluation as previously reported. We will continue to push for a competitive test against the Mica material now being tested. 3. Heading Price concessions have been made, we should have quotes in early July to be delivered upon receipt. We have dropped prices approx* Imately one half of the difference betwen the competition. We hope this will enable us to get more involved in the business here. Ferrux aa reported above, also now a competitive problem; C. Babcock and Wilcox 1. ficctores EP52S5 Contacted in June, customer's Metallurgical Department has decided to again run theStelores material on the Barberton ingots. There will be some problems, therefore we must stay on top of the Met Croup. 2. Ferrux 107 Contact was made and aa previously reported competitions family work for B & V/. This business will be very difficult to retrieve. Maybe price? 3. Clay Plug* TV " We have learned there may be some interest, a competitive study will be made and we will make a presentation in late July. D. Bethlehem Johnstown , 1. Intltu After several tests we still have been unsuccessful In finding s good non*asbestos recipe. There have been conflicting reports that the Ferro material is good and bad. In fact It Is not completely^satisfactory to the mill personnel. They have their work cut out for them also. continued IcZ Y MONTHLY REFORT '/ PITTSBURGH DISTRICT / JUNE 1976 PACE 3 Bethlehem Johnstown (continued) 2. 735 Seal-On After toslng the business ki May, we h&ve decided to equalize our price and retrieve at least fifty percent of the business. We were told that It Is possible that this business could dryp in August, but that waa not a definite report. E. Bethlehem Lackawanna 1. . 737 Seal-On One pallet of the asbestos free material wa6 tested late Junfc and okayed by the Operating personnel; unfortunately Met was not advised of the test. Therefore we will rerun the test In early July for the Met personnel. 2. Desulfex 150S We have been unable to contact the Superintendent In order to confirm the promised trial on this product. Efforts will be made In July to confirm this test. F. Connors Steel 1. Kalmcx 4836 Delivered test material after a six week delay. Customer having production problems due to lack of business. They will be working four day weeks for an extended period of time and a shutdown In -the last week of June has delayed the teat of this product. AVlll follow up on In July. 2. Tundlsh Covers (Gar Top) As previously reported customer has requested samples but we have been unable to come up with a product. We anxiously await Cleveland to accomplish something la this area. continued 2407 Forwarded tundlsh print to Cleveland for a design/price proposal, await this lnforiratlon. G. Crucible Midland 1. Garnex New tundlsh design still in test stages will probably be this way for another month or so. Will contact, as done previously, for future of Garnex. 2. Desulfex 150S The Electric Furnace Department has agreed to test this product and order will be forthcoming. The EOF Department has also agreed to test, sample will be delivered second week of July for test, 3. Insulating Sleeves New samples will be delivered early July for test. Initial samples look okay, some revision was made to the product. 4. Teebrtr Customer has ordered two.stools for the Electrode molds to test the small oval Tecbrix. We anticipate the Teebrlx order In early July. Test should be underway by end of July. -n , H. Huntington Alloy. Burnaugh 1. Teebrlx Test progressing with questionable results. First Insert (308) out of service 3/ pours, second 308 Insert out of service 29 pours. Large 302 insert out of service 8 pours. After dlscussiona-with the Japanese it is apparent we have a serious quality problem and that ia affecting our Teebrbt life dramatically. Onljrtlire will sort 2408 continue MONTHLY REFORT /TTTSBURGH DISTRICT JUNE 1976 PACE 5 1 Huntington A3by. Buraaugh (coctioued) out this problem. Customer going ahead based on Initial results hoping they will grow In lives on continued testing. New test material delivered las June. 2. Heading Await new asbestos free Kalmlnex recipe would test on the 683 16" 2C squared top. Customer will also look nt the new recipe Kalmincx on the slab sizes, orders have already been placed. 3. Koron 160 After a limited test It is apparent that Koron 16C will not give this customer the ingot surface results be is looking for. Efforts will be made for them to test 5982 at a later date. After some of the other testing of co?rlng products ia complete. I. Huntington Alloy. Huntington 1. Desulfcx 55060 Material continues to work well, customer considers It production business. 2. Heading July will be a sparce month due to a planned shutdown at both the Burnaugh and Huntington Flants. Product continues to work well wilt test the no asbestos 683 Kalminex when available. 3; Koron ' As above in the Burnaugh account. .4 --Te--ebrlx Customer has requested prints on the small and large stools. These were mailed late June, will follow-up in early July. continued 2409