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' : COW FlDENTiAL MINUTES STEEL HILL PRODUCTS DIVISION COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT MEETING JULY 9, 1973 9:30 A.M. Present: H. D. Shephard G. Fenton A. Santighinn ' W. Fletcher I ATLANTIC STEEL G. Fenton asked Sales for justification for tooling cost which will be in excess of $2,500 for about 500 tops/month. . BETHLEHEM STEEL-SPARROWS POINT Waiting for test results on Knlminex boards in Tiger Top. Foscco castings now fit in racks, expect regular use of truckload or more per month. BETHLEHEM-BETHLEHEM Quoted for 30" round Seal-On system for boards and rings. Cost $ 1.80/con, about best price available. BETHLEHEM-STEELTON Turned hangers around wrong way on boards again, (603). WCF to check. USS-FATRFIELD Completed replacement of old hardware by new expansion ring system. USS-FATRLESS-......................... - ' .. , Have been caking hoc tops from Universal Refractories. H. D. Shephard contacted G. Myers on Friday, July 6th. "------------ LU KEN'S It will be resolved. i Four slab sizes have been designed and quoted. FOSECO 2278 Comniorci.il Development fleet ing Minuter. Pape 2 PHOENIX STEEL Waiting on mold prints from Sales. REPU~ BLIC-GADSDEN m Waiting for samples of topping compound for Amitcc Curve. ARKCO-SUTLER i Color coding hardware and boards. T. Levicki is following the program. FMP is using expansion rings on their hot tops. Foscco granted patent. Explore our patent rights. People supplying expansion rings to industry: P.1P, Ferro and Thermex. ALLEGHENY LUDLUH-BRACKEDRIDGE Twenty (20) test sets for 26X44 TED Kalminex hav been hand cut by K. Kbepf. BETHLEXEM-JOlIuSTOi-JN J. Bartholenew to check the 766 Scal-0n stock to inventory to see whether it is worth returning them to our plant. The finalised design for 30X35-1/2 will be issued this week. Five molds and five castings will cost Foseco about $5,000 for initial test. EDO EWATERSTEEL 374 boards on hand for quick shipment. Where will' they be kept? (Cleve. or Mt. Braddock). F. Habeob will be responsible. J&L - PITTSBURGH We're selling many more rings than boards, 432, 470 and 766 Seal-Ons. Wc MUST correct this imbalance. Between two and four times as many rings than boards. Total, about 9,000 rings to about 4,500 boards. The boards carry the profit. I USS-HOMESTEAD Have received 31 sq. mold print. 14" high with 2 down settings. FOSECO 2279 Minutes Commercial Development 'Meeting July 9, 1973 Pane 3 BADCOCK & WILCOX We need a plan to find some way to net castings in there before January. I Will r.o ahead with Seal-On. Will place bids around end of July. Plant are to place orders for 1st quarter eff 1974. What can we do to speed this up? * BETHhEHEH-l.ACItAWANNA What has happened to orders for Seal-On boards and rings for 37X48 S-0? USS-LORAIN What has happened to slotted mold test at Lorain? OP.EAT LAKES Please inform us as to timing of asbestos-free materials at this account.. The recipe for 144 and 288 v?ill.be changed from EP-3900A to Profax 31. G. Fenton will issue revisions. CONTINENTAL STEEL R. Callahan to order mold mock-up. When is mold mock-up going to be ready for 625. J&L - WARREN Where is complete survey of hot topping needs? What is present status of slotted mold tests? REPUBLIC-CANTON Chicago clips being evaluated. We must use our stock of FD-770 clips. G. Fen con ..awaiting, mold prints on Scal-On system forstainless sires. *n * J&L-CLEVELAND 33X40 Scal-On customer insists on flat board. Quote flat board higher. Ferro will design casting. I FOSECO 2280 Minute* Commercial Development Meeting July 9, 1973 Pape 4 ! SHARON STEEL Whac is scatus of 27-1/2 sq. slotted nolds? RTC/HPW/FAK ----- What is status of returnable racks for 1-Pc Seal-On Program? ARMCO-MIDDLETQWN R. Callahan to make report on feasibility of returnable steel Ferrux containers. Making asbestos-free boards for Middletown using our paper recipe. One test pallet waiting to be shipped. G. Fenton to follow through with MONTY WILLIS on paper containing asbestesfree recipe for Middletown. REPUBLIC-WARREH Boards to be made of paper bearing asbestos-frci recipe. COPPERWELD Still complaining about dusty boards. Samples of paper bearing asbestos-free boards ta be made for Copperweld this week. USS-OHIO WORKS All designed and quoted 4-PC hot tops: 19X22, 21X23, 23X29, 22X35 and 24x43. ARj'.CO-ASHLAND F. Williams demanding same recipe, asbestos-free boards, as will be supplied Middletown. To await results of Middletown tests. INCO-BURNAUCH Suggest use of Feedex hot topping on the copper nickle grades on tTic 20 and 30 in. sq. ' Y . S . AT - IK'D. UBR. . Making complete study of their hot topping. I J. Moore will spearhead program. F0SEC0 2281 Coiranerci.il Development July 0, 1973 Minnies Page 5 otiiij; J&L-AL10UIPPA Since 20 castings arc on order, we sec no value in supplying only 4 stonds. WEIRTON - Check possibility of Kalminex manufacture in Me. Braddock , G. Brandt to advise. USS-CARY H. Shenhard will be with G. Meyers on Vied., July lluh, to receive full package on BED systems. Design of Seal-On system for 25 sq. in is now complete. ARMCO-K.C. When do we get repeat- order? Decision needs to be made on designing tools for K.C. in Chicago. Important to receive in .Cleveland, one complete sec for ideal fit in molds. LACLEDE Decision made July 6th to supply 1st cool for K-4 machine as Laclede ledge H.T. We need decision as to whether we need 4-PC or C-PC top. FAH/JDS REPUBLIC-CHICAGO Meeting with Valley Mold July 10th to finalize 34 sq. and 25X27 mold design for Seal-On. Wants locating lugs for both sires of hoc cop. Verbal order has been placed for 13 castings and molds for 34 sq., 5 castings and 5 molds for 25X27. INTERLAKE " _n' " 1 Awaiting results of last test to decide if H.T. too thin (29X30), 1-1'C. BETHLEHEM-r.;n;;:s HARBOR , Check Holbrook as to release (heat trial BED tops) FOSECO 2282 Commercial Development Meeting Minutes July 9, 1973 Page 6 WISCONSIN Need asbestos-free material immediately. Discussing plan for two mold' heights. U.S.S.-SOUTH WORKS i Sept. 1st all suppliers should be asbestos-free. INLAND Ferro to ship in asbestos-free material for trial. When docs Foscco have to supply asbestos-free material here? ARHCO-HOUSTON Dust problems when nailing. We are to supply the 27x66 and 29X72. Questions Sales for answer on other sizes. C.F.&I. Just shipped out second big order. Need to have followup on this second shipment. ASBESTOS-FREE RECIPES No experimental runs this week. eel FOSECO 2283