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JMWJgJL IgljHfBlJ.,|JpWjPiJfL* \mw* s ww WWW- -^gaff-MPHWM-. LIA24542 aneniSH* ---- --- .-_.^',-na:. --- ... .. ... LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION ** M A OIIO N AVINUI NCW YORK IT. N. V. July % l$6l glAKTERLT REPORT OT TEE SECRETART APRIL 1 TO JUTS 30, 19& The follovlng report corera the hlghl lghte of Association activities for the secebd quarter of 1961. More detailed Information on these actlvltles dr others not emmsrated vlll he supplied ca request. Bo atteapt has been Bade to cover routine activities, and research la covered la a separate report of the research director. 1. Annual Meeting. Another successful annual Meeting of LIA vas held at Ciil cego on Voy 2~3, 1961. It vaa attended by 85 representative# of oeaCber companies and 62 guesta. 2. Information Bulletin#. Three of these bulletin# were circulated to oeabers during the quarter. ----- - 3. Statistics. Certain statistics vers prepared for the tear Sock of the American Bureau of Metal Statistics, and the Introduction to the lead section of that hook vas written. | V. Lecture. Tor the tenth successive year graduate stuMhta at Kevark College of Engineering beard lectures on "Lead os an Engineering Material'' presented by LIA. They vere given before an audience of 125 by LIA'a 8. V. Turner and Bruce fader on the evenings of May 15 and 17. 1961. 5. Staff. An addition vas nods to the staff during the quarter. Jerome F. ffeitk vlll assist in providing technical service and technical vritlng. 6. Battery Conference. The annual Power Sources Conference sponsored by the Signal Corps vas attended. 7. Literature Abstracting Service. A proposal to give financial support, along vith American Zinc Institute and IBP, to an expanded literature abstracting service by the Zinc Development Association of London vas presented to the Industry Development Coanlttec, vhlch approved. 0 iw'eryfaiBu .ywiwuiwwn '.g y ['*um ufBwppjgffy LIA2A5A3 ,,... -.I..^. .. . '- -- - . .... . Quarterly Report of the Secretary April 1 to June 30, 1561 -2- JUly 5, 1961 BKAIffig AMD BAJOT 6. Phlladglphia Clinic. A one-day clinic cn childhood leal poison ing, sponsored \>y the Philadelphia Health Rspartment, vaa hall In Nay Bod Ki attended by g-ftlcel people, representatives at business and thoea vlth a public Interact In the problea. LIA vaa given an opportunity to prevent a resun* of Ita position vlth respect to thia problea and to outline Ita pact actlvltlea tevarda lta control. The purpoaa of tba meeting vaa to explore poaalble control neaaurea to be Initiated In Philadelphia. 9. Keating. The annual meeting of the American Industrial Ryglens AaaoclaU.cn vaa attended. PTOOSTRT gygimZHT--OBTOAL 10. Design EngineeringExhibit. LIA had a 20-ft exhibit booth at the Design taglneerlng Sbov held this year In Detroit. This vaa perhaps the most successful exhibit LIA has ever presented from the standpoint of both general Interest and specific inquiries. 11. "Uw * The first l$l Issue of "Lead* vaa nailed In April and the second lssus prepa.^1 nailing In July. Aa provided In the budget, several thousand additional names vere mUc! +0 the mailing list. 12. Advertising. Two cne-pege ads In our "Kevsletter" aeries appeared In "Product Engineering" and cos In "Materials in Design Engineering" during the quarter. These dealt vlth lead rlrconate-tltanate plcroelectrica and uses of lead because of high density, which often eaves apace and velght. amosm gnmmEwr--met al pr o d u c t s 13. Lead Welding. A revised and expanded chapter on thia subject appeared In a nev edition of the "Welding Handbook" published by the American Welding Society. It vaa prepared by a coomlttee of representatives of Member* and lead burning contractors under the chairmanship of LIA' a David M. Barclna. lb. Flushing Contractors' Bhov. LIA exhibited at the annual convention of the Rational Association of Plumbing Contractors in Ccbo Hall, Detroit, la Jam. 15. Advertising. Two ooa-psge ads on the us* of lead for radiation shielding appeared In "Engineering Hevs-Bseord." 16. Meetlngr. Tbs annual meetings of the Aaerlcan Institute of Architects and the Construction Specifications Institute and the spring o conferences of tbs Building Research Institute vara attended. Hi iiJ.1 ttw' " !< ii^pi w . njw 1111.1'Wiuiwnij I) tmm\ ygywwj LIAZ4544 !f ~. >*;-i*iiTiiWiii.<.. .. r; 1o 5 *< Quarterly Report <af'"Ste Secretary April 1 to An* JBfc Blffii -3- My 5* l$fiL IT, Lead-Uwite:TBtefl*. Ih Tier of tte growing laUmt te joofli, fountain* and pUaJSgaas -- architectural fratere* la now taiUiap, Glffel* fc Ro*erttl. teMBetrdt, one of the cwatr/a leading wiMtertanl end engineering f5s3**,-3*s contacted In wmerttm with their wtln tue of such Imt-Thed 3teafage la Detroit** new BBBaoth nhlMMa hall, Cobo Ball. DetefteSiterelngs, apertflcatlore ami phntogwgte mere cfb* tamed for eftnUEatf.<ad prcooticnal purposes. 18. Govei11'1-' ygSpeelflcatIona. Aa a iralit of personal! alette, the SEA, GSA, end Any ShagLneer* hare all lwltei BA sqggestlcas for lerldco of Government epn.llf*1iinri luu for flashing* to pexsdt tetter oof broader see of lead la CManext construction. 19. Aaanrrftf-y - A ocetlng vaa held Uh tte Sport-teen's Service Bureau, affiliate ofr-ttte Sporting Aina ted MwndMnn Mannfactteare Association, talyatf a program to pnmote tenuring that tell te adopted by UAeHbnila their am plant* and ewinltte*. gJ. Eu^cheoivteartlrig. LIA. and EBP agate entertained t a teehcoa meetlag during tte renmmT meeting of tte Irrif Ceramic Society, fto. fessor* supervtsfcnfuacrealc fellowships ens tte guests to sect with the Ceramics *--altfaea and UA ted Z3P gl. Adrertlofhafc. souring m quarter, tte coc-HP ads appeared In each of the follcwSrgp '^American Ceramic Society Balletic,- 'Candc Age," "Ceramic Industry" h "tetal Products Hnnafarturlng. * SihJfcU cornered vere porcelain esateSStett -eluialnun and glazes fear clay protects. AHHUBTRr lEVElCHOB-- gg. JMrertteiteK. .TUns for aodeat rnrgntgn la trade Bn^srlTir* reaching pafatt gBanntafftuner*, as reccoseaded pareriously by tte ngaest* Technical CoteSStae^rMene presented to tte larlmat.ijr Developcent Committee and approved. Met^rittfUbr Technical lewlettor type ad* la bring gathered fraa the Pigment* CtWfflBdfctee. 23, Fearteteteg ggjpaent* At a m eting SXfc tte vice president in charge of styling <afgeneral Motors It sea hirt that, despite Us desire to apply peaxlescent DCtelshc* to aany non Ol ear* than tte item and special models an whfflte they are now being need, tte toxicity of lead end the difficulty of i--mining reproducible itelti When regelating damaged car* In the field sate "Site rein deterrent*. Tte latter jnUn 1* being taken up with UMOaettStere of the paint* and Hgreti Inspired. jk, Tfechatod.. *S**tefc. Copy was capktod for * new ngMDti Technical letter to suaiarixa' stll previous Letters, Boat of Which ars r-** out of print, and we* turn terar to tbe printer. T.W 'UH. UA'i'Wp,) 1 P" f wmagm LIA24545 tu rn Quarterly Report of the Secretary April 1 to June 30, l$6l JUly 5, 1961 a IHDU8IKY tEygLOPHEOT--KOISE ARP YIBRATIOB 25. "Ways to Reduce Press Vibration." An article with thle titleappeared In the April 1961 iseue of "Publication Management. * It vu prepared by LIA in cooperation with win-- Qlnsberg and Associates, architect! and engineers specialising in newspaper plants, and described the use of lead-asbestos antivibretloo pads. 26. Advertising. During the quarter, two one-page ads appeared in "Machine Design," two in "Progressive Architecture," and one in "Engineer ing Bevs-Recard," all based on the use of lead for noise control. 27. AutcBobU.es. As a result of a nesting with the vice president in charge of styling of General Motors, facts about and samples of leadbearing sound control materials were presented to a number of GM engineers in Styling, Fisher Body, Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Hygiene and Harrison Radiator. Both Fisher Body sod Manufacturing plan to make some preliminary tests on these materials cn bodies and on noisy plant machinery. 28. Reprints. Reprints of the article on "Lead Sound Barriers," which appeared in ''Progressive Architecture" in March end waa mentioned in tha last report, were obtained end distributed to members, with a sufficient supply reclining for use in handling inquiries. 29. Pan-Aa Building. In order to clear up misunderstandings about the performance of lead-asbestos pads for building foundations, a threehour meeting was held with James Ruderman, structural engineer for the Fan-Am Building, and Thomas Meershelmer, terminal engineer of tha Hew Tort Uentrox n u u l imw . 1- A. iexb that the outcome of the Beetlng waa most satisfactory to all concerned without making any unsubstantiated claims shout the performance of the pads. PTOU9TRY EEVEbOPHEHT--BATOERJSB y. Reprints. The Association-prepared article, "Electric Trucks Take Over Short Route Runs!" which appeared in the March 1961 issue of "Food Processing" was reprinted and circulated to members, with an adequate supply remaining for use in ansverlng Inquiries on the subject of batterypowered street delivery trucks. - 31. Battery-Powered Automobiles. A new factor in this field, visited during June, is Stuart Motors in Ka.lamsoo, Michigan. This car has been designed from the ground up for battery power and is expected to sell for *1,500 to *1,600. It has a Flberglas body and can be used either as a small passenger car or delivery truck. UUlys Motors is also surveying this field as a manufacturer of specialised types of vehicles, such as the Jeep, and was also visited in June. RUiJRH W*<P *W