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Ti 6(rnafJ{ ; PLEASE EXECUTE THE ACTIONS REQUESTED AND REPORT BY FRIDAY,SEPT. 29, 1972, ON THEIR STATUS. K. M. SWINGLE 1261 # ACTION SUMMARY COMMERCIAL DEVELOP?SENT COMMITTEE MEETING SEPTEMBER 25. 1972 ? AH TC RK DS AM 3M JJ . Martin 27 JD 7E ** CH AP 30 3D Pg. 1- Beth.-Beth., Lukcns; Pg. 2 - USS-Fairfield, J & L-Xliquippa, Pg. 3 - Armco-Ashland, Beth.-Lack., Allegheny-Ludlum, Pg. 5 - RepublicCleveland, Republic-Warren, J & L-Warren, Pg. 6b- Inland, Pg. 7-C.F. & I.Pueblo, Armco-Houston, Kaiser, Cameron Iron -- Pg. 3 - USS-Homestead -- Pg. 1 - Carpenter, Pg. 2 - Beth.-Sp. Pt., USS-Falrfield, USS-Duq., Pg. 4 - Copperveld, USS-Ohio Works, Pg. 6 - Armco-K.C., Pg. 8-Palletizing -- Pg. 1-Atlantic, Republlc-Gadsden, Review, Pg. 2 - Beth.-Spt. Pt. --- Pg. 1 - Republlc-Gadsden, Lukens, Review w/Krk/BBM, Pg. 3 - RepublieBuffalo,, Pg. 5- Y.S. & T., Ford; Pg. 6 - USS-Gary; Pg. 7 - USS-Geneva -- Pg. 1 - Lukens, P&. 6 - Y.S. & T.-Chicago, Wisconsin, Beth.-Bums Harbor -- Pg. 1 - Lukens, KRX/BBM Review, Pg. 2 - C.F. & I.-Roebling -- Pg. 1 - BBM/KRK Review; Pg. 3 - Armco-Ashland, Pg. 5 - Republic-Cleveland, Pg. 6 - USS-South, USS-Gary, Pg. 7 - Kaiser, Pg. 8 - Product Life -- . Pg. 2 - USS-Falrfield. -- Pg. 2 - USS-Falrfleld, Pg. 4 - Copperweld, Pg. 5 - Republic-Cleveland, Pg. 7 - Kaiser, USS-Geneva, Pg. 8 - Premix, Product Life -- Pg. 2 - USS-Duquesne, Pg. 3 - Armco-Ashland, Beth.-Lack., Wheeling, Allegheny-Ludlum -- Pg. 2 - USS-Duquesne -- Pg. 3 - Armco-Ashland -- Pg. 3 - Asmco-Butler; Allegheny-Ludlum -- Pg. 3 - Wheeling; USS-Homestead, Allegheny-Ludlum -- Pg. 3 - USS-Homestead, Pg. 7 - Kaiser, USS-Ceneva, Pg. 8 - Premix, Palletizing. -- Pg. 4 - Copperweld, Republic-Canton, Pg. 3- Republic-Cleveland, Pg. 7 Kaiser, USS-Geneva ... PR. 3 - Beth.-Johnstown, Pg. 4 - USS-Ohio Works, Republic-Canton, Pg. 5 - Republic-Cleveland, Republic-Warren, Pg. 6 - Republic-Chicago, Pg. 8 - Low Asbestos, Preraix, Product Life 1262 -2- DW 3S LS . Koepf ?G FH ?G JH A? -- -- -- -- -- -- -- . Lacjak -- . Bernardi -- . Bogerc -- 11 Sales jrsonnel Pg. 4 - USS-Ohio Works, Republic-Canton, Pg. 5 - Republic-Clevcland, Republic-Warren, Ford, J & L-Warren, Republic-Chicago Pg. 3 - Armco-Butler, B & W, Pg. 4 - J & L-Cleveland, Sharon, RepublicCanton, Pg. 5 - J & L-Warren, Republic-Chlcago, Pg. 6 - Inland, USS-Cary Pg. 7 - USS-Gencva Pg. 4 - Sharon Pg. 5-Great Lakes Pg. 5 - J & L-Warren Pg. 5 - Republlc-Chicago, Pg. 6 - Bethlehem-Bums Harbor Pg. 6 - Republic-Chicago Pg. 6 - Inland Pg. 7 - Armco-Hous.ton, Pacific States, USS-Geneva, Cameron Iron-Houston Pg. 7 - C.F. & I.-Pueblo Pg. 7 - Kaiser Pg. 8 - Palletizing Pg. 8 - Competitive Low-Asbestos Samples .-IS :: RCP WCS K. M. Swingle 1263 .H/RTC :s/KRi: 5M/HDS JJ/HDS IX/BBM MINUTES COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT MEETING COMMITTEE MEETING SEPTEMBER 25. 1972 (Next Meeting: Oct. 2, 1972) ATLANTIC Bethlehem-Bechlehem Entered Actlonc- Request sent in for Expanding hardware dimensions on 23x28 and 29x36 molds. Carpenter 9-25-72 Waiting for at least two months to set up sample pallet w/Frx. inside Profax Top. Haven't received sample pallet. 9-25-72 --- KDS talked to RTC. Next shipment 28th. RTC to set up one test pallet. FAH please contact RTC. FAH to let RTC know. Atlantic Steel New 8-Pc hanger system. Waiting to run another heat of tops before final decision is made. 9-25-72 Republic-Gadsden HLS/XRX - Make formal hot top proposal. Leave in abeyance until last quarter. 7-31-72 Lukens 1. To visit mid-September and evaluate topping compounds after BBM. Report please. Made call on 9-19-72. Need report. 7-31-72 2. Made visit. Report required from BBM on potential business. ----- Working on this ----- 8-7-72 3. Desi'm H.T. for two electrode molds. 9-25-72 (30x72 and 34x80 molds) --- Need immediately. Has been in design at least a month. KRK/B3M Preliminary review of BBM's accounts. Major review with KRIi required last week of September. KRK and BBM to come to Clevc. 8-14-72 1264 >|O IX .McC . Martin :d/afe -2- \ Bethlehem - Sparrows Point Entered Actionr Packaging of last shipment of Seal-On tops still poor. Callahan to 9-18*72 contact KRK and report back. No report as of 9-22. C.F.&I. - Roebllng New plug print 136A sent to C. Witt, B. McConnell to followup to get change made. 9-18-72 Bethlehem - Steelton Followup tests and establish expansion ring sizing for 28x32 BED. Size established. Ordered 108 pcs. for production trial. Finalized on 20th. 9-18-72 9-25-72 USS-Falrfield Martin sending in print for 27" sq. BEU mold for Seal-On casting top. Fenton to check advisability. JDS to get 70 series casting to Fairfield. 8-21-72 Problems with packaging collapsing before arrival at warehouse. Need report on current situation. 9-25-72 EASTERN REGION J&L - Alinuipoa -- 27" x 34" BEU (to replace 31x33) 1. Design and quote hot top for 27x34 BEU. Will not be production item until next year. Design complete. Waiting for an order for 766 castings to re-evaluate system at Aliquippa. USS-Duquesne 8-21-72 1. Soft rings for S-On rings. Rings are not shrink wrapped.-- Now shrink wrapped. -- Boards are breaking due to spacers between boards. -- RTC will rectify. 9-18/72 9/25/7 2. RTC to report on packaging situation. 9-25-72 3. Needs report on Conmet Topping Compound. Need analysis on sample to be forwarded by DJD. 9-25-72 USS-E.T. Still waiting for 32 x 60 Seal-On castings. Report needed on status 9-18-72 of this program. S-On casting shipped. 200 tops run and system working fine. 9-25- Reoub]ic-Buffalo 1. Set up proposal and quote on M.P. Top. Initial costing established. Pricing proposal verbally given to DJD. Customer approval before finalizing. Quoted. 8-21-72 9-25-77 1265 -3- Rcpubllc-3uffalo (cont'd) Entered Act 1cm- DS 2. HDS to contact Silliman on M.P. Top. Armco-Ashland 9-25-72 V JJ/MW LH. W1118 to check all shipments from Mt. Braddock Plant. 2. Report received on EP-4697 - Carbon pickup reported. Adjustment to be made to formula and retested lsmediately. 9-25-72 9-18-72 V/DJD/CF 3. Floaters on rim-stabilized steel using our hardware on Consolidated boards. Need more informative report and discussion what can be done. 9-18-72 Bethlehem-Lackawanna 1. Will design as soon as print obtained. Need latest, revision from mold print. Have design. 7-31-72 9-25-72 2. Design Hot Top for 33-1/2" sq. - 737 -. -- Design made. HDS will take in to Lackawanna. GF will work up price and quote will be made tomorrow. 8-28-72 9-25-72 F/DJD 3. 22 x 44 BED - 10 heat additional trial. Armco-Butler - 349 Hot Top 8-20-72 DS/GE :s Metallurgical report due. B &W 1. Casting order for 287. Trial of 200 ingots scheduled. Will test out 200. Report please on Ferro receiving order. 7-31-72 7-31-72 Bethlehem-Johnstown Bethlehem concerned with winter freezing problems of Preraix. RRD to contact Bartholomew regarding steam line temperature, etc. RRD to contact RTC regarding liners. 9-18-72 Wheeling :h/djd Service men needed during use of old stock 28 x 35, 43" and 47. 9-18-72 USS-Homestead AP/FCH/FAH Plant irritated by late deliveries. Report needed as to reason for late deliveries on Ferruj^ and tops. 9-18-72 Alleehcny-Ludlum :h,gf,ge JD 444 Boards need to be 3/8" longer to fit-into corners. Clips should be extended to 9" to go over sides of mold. Ferrux1-' to shipped in pallets instead of drums. 9-18-72 1266 SO/WCF TC XD DW/RTC US JS -S :s/hdv 10/HDW ID -4\ Entered Act ior.<- CENTRAL REGION Copperwcld 1. Need production samples of 685-4p for test pour. Fogarty will be back and screaming. Per RBO, pieces will be run 9/20. If satisfactory, pieces will be available 9/21. Expedite 4-Pc. hot top. 9*5-72 Hoping dryers will be in 10/6. PAP to advise when full production vill be available. USS-Ohio Works 1. First report on test tops from field - no leakers as per 8-21*72 WLS. Second report from field indicated leakers. Need report from WLS. Revised recipe vill be introduced as soon as possible. Hopefully, test tops can be made with the next order. 2. Complete review of Ohio Works programs to be made. -625's fit well. 9-18-72 9-25-77 3. Per HDW don't need 726 tooling at present. 9-25-72 4. Tool okay on 541. 9-25-72 J & L-Cleveland 1. Need better report on hardware problem at this account. -Resolved will not test. 9-18-72 9-25-72 34 x 80 3SU S-On Casting - 676 1. JDS to check on running samples with new tools. Running samples this week. Ran sample boards over weekend and will run rings week of 9/25. 8-21-72 Sharon 1. JDS to assist HDW to start public relations campaign. 8-7-72 2. Obtain formal order for 29 castings by 9/25 for BEU. (30 additional ingots for Kern - 6 each day). -- Ordered 24 per HDW and will order more at later date. 7-31-72 Republic-Canton -- 929 Seal-On 1. Test on 929 to start this week; however, probably not go Seal-On. 8-21-72 2. Test ASA? to reduce asbestos level. Shipped t/1 no-asbestos tops. Awaiting results. (669 Top) 8-14-72 1267 -5- DW OW/RRD Republic-Cleve land 1. 32 x 60 BED. Awaltlnn yield results. Eight heats have been completed. 2. Test low asbestos Profax here. Templates required. Entered Action' 7-31-72 8-14-72 3D, WCF 30 Note: EJJ met with Republic Central personnel week of 9/5. Results were that Republic will hold us to the schedule previously established. If this schedule is not met ve will be thrown out of all Republic Mills. JJ/RRD RD/HDW/ OS 3. EJJ AND RRD to review pricing. 9-25-72 Republic-Warren Test low-asbestos Profax here. Templates required. Note ----- these must be completed prior to 9/25 to meet October 1st deadline. --Ran 6 ingots 9/24. O.K. of 571'$. 8-14-72 9-25-7 Two pallets of Proflex *571 hot tops (no-asbestos) were produced successfully on 9/21/72. -- Need test 400 sets of noasbestos 571's & 572's - Will run 572's first. Y. S. & T.-Cambell & B.H. 9-25-72 To visit and review hot topping situation with Dr. John Stubbles HDS to meet. 7-31-72 Ow/HDS A ? / HDW OS/DPG Ford Motor To visit with Jin Pittenger. 7-31-72 Great Lakes - 38 x 72 1. K. Koepf to produce test rings with new style joint, before decision made on tooling change. 9-25-72 J & L-Warren 22 x 24 and 25" sq. 1. Design S-On hot top as soon as possible. R. Lacjak has scheduled completion of this design by 9/18. -- Design complete 8-28-72 for test unit. JDS and DPG to schedule test. HDW will call week of 9/25. W/JDS WESTERN-REGION Republic-Chicago 1. Bechtel will visit Oct. 9 at USS-Lorain. Report please. 8-28-72 I 1268 RD/WPG RD/WPG JJ AM JH OS/CJH 3S/CJH JH/G7 am TC .-J/HDS 35 H/JAM DS -6- RppuMie-Chica-.o (conr'd) 2. 538-34" to he tested with reduced level asbestos ASAP. Test to be run in Chicago 9-18-72.--Will retest 538 in low asbestos Proflex' recipe. Entered Action.' 8-14-72 3. 450 Proflex^- lpc, these tops to be produced in Chicago only after tests are successful with the 538. -- Will test 450 also. 9-18-72 USS-South Works Seven samples of Copping compound for Amitec. Quality problems on 29 x 35 with Ferro cop. 9-18-72 Y. S. ft T.-Chicago 1. Round-the-clock coverage as soon as production startup. Startup slow. Report needed on coverage results and future plans. -- All castings together and running. 2. Ferrux 270 test to be run on Universal castings to get hard crust. 7-31-72 9-25-72 9-18-72 Inland Steel 1. Need report from CJH on new boards. E & F boards satisfactory Need report on balance of lettered boards. 8-21-72 2. Follow up report on BED 29" sq. test. 7-31-72 3. Trying Foseco clip, FB-665, at 03 O.H. to replace Hilti. Need report please. 9-18-72 4. Quotes made on 34 x 80 S-On. Asked to quote on 28 x 42 BEU S-On. 9-18-72 Wisconsin 1. Results on Fcrrux test negative. Need retest. 7-31-72 2. Awaiting order on 30 more castings. Armco-K.C. 1. RTC report on packaging demonstration. 8-21-72 USS-Garv 1. Develop campaign to present Seal-On program. 8-28-72 Bcthlehem-Burns Harhor Set up meeting to review hot topping practice. 7-31-72 1269 7 PACIFIC REGION C.F. & I.-Pueblo Entered Actlonr 1. Review entire hot copping situation and submit report. GF will visit week 8/28/72. GF visited. Ordered truckload of test tops. Follow testing. 7-31-72 9-25-72 .L 2. 80 lops going today 9/25. R. Lacjak to run 80 ingot test. 9-25-72 Armco-Houseon - 38 x 72 JF/DAP F 1. 38 x 72 - Awaiting mold print from customer. 2. Tooling due 8/29. Tooling and tops are late per DAP H.T. 0647 test fit and size revision. Awaiting next size to fit. 8-7-72 8-28-72 Kaiser AP/WCF/ 1. Problem with materials manufacture and shipments from BO Cleveland. Kaiser has had 300% increase in business.-- . Bemardi Poor manufacturing and shipping coordination to California Warehouse. This jeopardizes only supplier status on BEU. 9-18-72 JJ/GF LV 2. Request all information on pricing and marketing approval to convert 232 to S-On. Pacific States 9-18-72 1. Test of new Kalmex Formula to be arranged before the end of August. Sample gone out for test. Need report on samples.--Submit standard formal request for test. Per DAP don't expect test 7-31-72 until 10/1/72??? USS-Geneva AP/HDS/ DS AP/WCF/ 30 Need quote on 722 to USS-Geneva. Lace shipment on BEU size jeopardizes only supplier status. 9-25-72 9-25-72 Cameron Iron - Houston AP/GF 1. Request design on wrap-up Proflex'-* for use in all round molds. 9-25-72 Idea of single hoc top - variable length for all molds. DAP to supply mold sizes to design (CF). 1270 -8- ID IF/RRD ^D/VJCF U* developuent Entered Actlonc Low Asbestos Profax/Proflex Trials with Proflex low i.sbestos unsuccessful.-* Boards can not be made on Super Sam. Material lumpy and eavtcated. Experimentation required ASAP. 7-31-72 Additional Comments on Premix 1. Mo problems at Johnstown with larger batches. Manufacturing given okay to increase batch size by 10Z. 9-25-72 2. Low asbestos product required -- Will be put off until higher priority items completed. 8-14-72 'C .P/RTC Bogert Palletizing Will have proposal out to salesmen re: returnable pallets. RTC reports 7 year payoff at Middletown and 3 year payoff at USS-Lorain. Will get pallets to Lorain. 7-31-72 Need decision on using return wooden pallets. Salvage operation with good pallets to be reused. 9-25-72 J/RRD )F 1 Sales rsonnel .L Sales '.rsonnel 1 Sales rsonnel Product Life EJJ to report on shelf life of Proflex*. COMPETITIVE Low-Asbestoe Products - No samples obtained as of 8/28/72 1. All Salesmen to advise of activity of competitors and obtain samoles (minimum 9 r. 9` ' required). 7-31-72 2. Samoles of competitive materials fitted into FOSECO curved board svseem should be obtained. 7-31-72 3. Full details of degree of curvature of boards relative castings is needed. 7-31-72 K. M. Swingle 1271