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FILE NAME Corning OC DATE 1966 Nov 7 DOC OC214 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo RE Minutes & & Review erent oa mee) f ecewere NL CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY GRANVILLE OHIO ( To From Memorandum for Record R. E. Davis + Granville W. G. Pansius - Granville November 7 1966 ce See Distribution List Attached Subject MINUTES & D REVIEW GRANVILLE OHIO NOVEMBER 4 1966 GENERAL The following is a summary of the significant facts decisions and assignments resulting from the Industrial and Commercial Division's Research and Development Review conducted at the Corning Fiberglas Technical Center Building 2 Conference Room Granville Ohio on Friday November 4 1966 PARTICIPANTS ne ( agement - CF Toledo , Mr. W. W. Boeschenstein V.P. Marketing . Mr. W. H. S^,dgeman Quality Standards and Control Marketing I & C Division - CF New York . me Mr. D. W. Ladd President & Marketing Division . Mr. W. Johnson Comptroller & Marketing Division 1 Technical Center - CF Granville Mr. J. H. Thomas President Research and Development Mr. R. J. McEvoy Director Research Mr. A. J. Pearson Manager General Products Development Laboratory Mr. J. R. Booker Cost Analyst . Mr. Mr. . Mr. . Mr. R. E. W. G. C. D. O. Davis Supervisor & Development Pansius Supervisor Architectural and Roofing Development Development Wilson Manager Product Testing Laboratory Richards Supervisor Process Development Development Project Managers 1 Manufacturing - CF Toledo . Mr. B. V. Smith - General Products Process and Quality Control Manager . Others 2 Mr. W. H. Deardurff Supervisor Resale Purchases 215 215 NEPAL NEPAL oe t the status of sales for 1966 and projected sales activity for = yi add reported on 1957. Current sales are running approximately Distributor 10 in total ahead of 1965 with Sales which are somewhat behind last the exception of Sound Control and trend of overall construction activity forecast for ir In spite of a downward 1967 1967 & Div projects sales of 114,000,000 as compared to estimated 1966 sales of 105.000.000 It was also reported that approximately 92 of current sales is derived from products developed prior to 1961 and the balance from products developed in the past five years | Those products developed since 1961 includBeoarTdemRpateerdatTiulree 2I5n0s,u0la0t0iolnossMu in l1t 96i6 Cold Storage Stud Self Sealing Lap I.S. Fissured Tile and Board Gravel Stop Duct Systems and Aeroflex 1 ' Failure to make a significant penetration in the duct market was attributed to the = Lack of having a suitable flexible and rigid round duct The lack of a 4 mil vinyl - prevented a greater participation in the metal building insulation market amon Responsibility Responsibility Item No. Action Date Action we General of Pansius 1 - Pansius reported overall roofing and sound control expenditures to be within budgeted funds by year end - F. D. Meyers J. H. Boynton C. Wilson 2 : 3 4 Moisture Sensitive Cover J. H. Boynton .5 C. Wilson 6 (OY nufacturing 7 E. Boyd 11-15-66 11-21-66 - 11-30-66 12-30-66 10-25-66 901 for 4th bushing for 625 mat machine to be submitted for approval Detailed Test Marketing Program to be prepared Mr. Wilson agreed that a month marketing program for 625 tape was quate for evaluation purposes test ade- A P.O.R. is to be prepared to resolve wind blow problems This is not necessarily related to 625 cover Test methods and equipment designs are required to determine adequacy of insula- tion to satisfy wind blow requiraments the and agency requirements Report due covering plan and cost of putting 625 facility at Santa Clara and Anderson 216 ( Responsibility V. Smith Item No. 8 . 1. H. Sedgeman 9 J. H. Boynton & 10 Acoustical Systems Action Date 12-30-66 12-15-66 Action Dust problem on split AF for 1/2 insulation to be resolved The 625 type product needed for Perma Ply 6 is to be defined Marketing is to define their require- requirements of an hourly rated ceiling system i.e. types of constructions they wish to pursue Type of fill type of form board type of ceiling board with or without lights etc. A new P.O.R. is required H. V. Smith 11 11-18-66 Dimensional Grid W. G. Pansius 23 11-18-66 11-25-66 W. A. Look 14 12-1-66 Acoustical Product Improvement W. G. Pansius 15 \ 12-15-66 A meeting is to be set up between Marketing Manufacturing Quality Control Production Planning and Product Development to review ordering procedures shipping Branch responsibilities Com Center responsibilities etc. A detailed forecast of projected requirements by iter of all purchased materials must be given to Purchasing D. W. Ladd is to have confirmation of date framing jig is available for demonstration Ladd to arrange meeting H. V. Smith to send objective team to evaluate fabrication Acceptance or rejection to be specifically detailed Anticipated sales volume is to be determined along with test marketing plans Results of modifications to pin perf rolls evaluated - by 12/15 Unless significant improvement apparent present pin perf pattern to be used nationally No further work to be done 217217 ( asponsibility 4. v Prnsius W. G. Pansi F. C. Wilson F. C. Wilson F. C. Wilson 7. Pansius Item No. 16 17 18 19 20 Action Date 12-31-66 12-31-66 12-1-66 11-30-66 - Action Product Development to evaluate effect of removing large fissures from fissuring roll This is a manufacturing responsi- bility and is being undertaken as a possible solution to reduce flaking chipping and edge damage of fissure tile and board Temporary policy re TL backing is that all acoustical products sold with Dimensionaire for use in return air plenums are to be TL backed Soiling tests are to be run with and without TL backing at variable negative pressures Results will form basis of firm policy on TL backing Product ance of Testing to evaluate abuse Frescor board and advise resist Product Testing to select a given density for all PF and one for all AF acoustical products All plants are to comply with density selected The 1967 acoustical product line was presented as stated in D. W. Ladd's memo of October 13 1966 with following ex- ceptions Vinyl finish ceiling board reinstated as optional finish and 2 textured glass cloth deleted from the line 21 High Temperature Insulations McEvoy 22 Johnson At Once 11-15-66 Mr. Davis reported the & Product Devel Devel opment budget could be balanced by trans- ferring remaining I.B.O. and Exploratory funds to Handling Systems This action was authorized The Basic and Applied Research budget for Kaylo is 17,212 over and projected to be 30,000 over by the end of the year Mr. Johnson is to discuss this with Fred Swank resolve the source of these additional funds by 11-15-66 218218 nasorandium lor necora oO , ponsibility ponsibility 121 Item No. 23 Vyverberg 24 Shannon Vyverberg 25 Shannon 26 Shannon 27 Wong Shannon 2B anton 29 Vyverberg November 7 1966 Action Date - 11/30/66 11/30/66 11/30/66 11/30/66 At Once 1 Action Wayne Johnson explained the current situation regarding the health hazard aspects of asbestos reinforcement in Kaylo He recommended that CF move without delay to conduct a feasibility study for developing a different type of reinforcement in order that we can adjust the product in an orderly manner Mr. Ladd formally requested that the feasibility study recommended in Item 23 be included in the 1967 Besic and Applied Research Kaylo Program Vyverberg to initiate a P.O.R. to cover this work by 11/30/66 Vyverberg to meet with the Legal Department and recommend to Ladd by 11/30/66 an appropriate caution statement to be printed on Kaylo cartons alluding to the asbestos content Shannon to lay out a program including timing and costs to replace the asbestos reinforcement in Kaylo with cotton or some other appropriate material submit to Vyverberg with copy to Davis by 11/30/66 Marketing strongly stated their desire is to completely eliminate asbestos from Kaylo Marketing emphasized that a high temperature glass & binder system is a major requirement Shannon to work with Wong to establish feasibility courses of action available and an estimate of the cost and timing to do Submit to McEvoy and Vyverberg by 11/30/66 Mr. Ladd emphasized that the key 1967 activities relating to Kaylo should be stress corrosion and feasibility of olisinating asbestos reinforcement Mr. Ladd stated that the stress corrosion Kaylo Project should be continued to the point of securing DuPont approval but without work on property improvement A decision will then be made on the desir- ability of moving ahead with the process ; 901 219 aeons 7. 1900 Responsibility 1. 1. verberg Item No. 30 Action Date 11/30/66 Exmineered Buildings Harmond 31 At Once Wong 32 11/30/66 330 At Once Incombustible Incombustible Commercial System Grant Smith 34 11/14/66 35 At Once Action -- Prepare plan to sell DuPont at a price level to compensate for increased costs of the stress corrosion product Consider the dual stockage problem and the time lag necessary to meet production schedules following submission of the 901. Submit to Ladd by 11/30/66 Mr. Fargo reported no candidate 4 mil vinyl product had passed U.L. to date Next candidates will be submitted to UL by mid- December On this basis Mr. Ladd stated marketing would continue negotiating with Cleveland Fabricating for a labeled prod- uct Dr. Wong stated that a complete analysis of the 4 mil Vinyl components will be complete by the end of November This date will provide a basis for the design of product conjuinn c cot njuinco tin on with outside vendors Mr. Laid accepted the proposed program for Engineered buildings for 1967 contained in Soction IX He authorized redistribution of funds to meet this plan by eliminating I.B.O. & Exploratory Projects for 1967. Davis to adjust plans by 11/9/65 reflecting this decision Mr. Ladd expressed complete dissatisfac- tion with the response of manufacturing to their assignment to correct the con- centricity problem noted in Itom 5 of the April 28 1966 R Review Minutes SSL and Incombustible Commercial Systems now in jeopardy Smith directed to seek means of resolving this problem at once Advise Ladd and Davis of plans by 11/15/66 Davis stated the present 901 to improve the Automatic Process was not satisfactory as it did not include all sizes required Smith to investigate and insure complete- ness : . 220 220 Memorandum for Record ~~ | Rasibility Rasibility Item No. Vyverberg 36 G. it Fandling Systers Eammoni 37 Wilson 38 Pichards Langlois 39 Farr 40 Farr 41 Panzenberger Marzano 42 Pichards 44 -7- November 7 1965 Action Date - Action Davis reported that Vyverberg did not intend to move with the Incombustible Commercial System until the pipe process problem is solved At Once 3/1/67 1/2/67 11/18/66 2/1/67 At Once 11/30/66 Hammond to review with Ladd the econ- omics provided by Boeker concerning the proposed purchase of JM Rigid Round Duct Complete all Air Erosion tests on CF and affiliated member duct products and have report issued by Lettering to sub- stantiate results Resolve with Manufacturing and Marketing 901 for composite facing machine by 1/1/67 Insure that an adequate Instruction and Data sheet for Flexible Duct to be in- cluded in the Test Marketing Fackage by 11/18/66 UL Class I Label on Flexible Duct Investigate new Flexible Duct pensive method means of packaging Need smaller less ex- Investigate manufacturing the Flexible Duct at C Units Recommend an action plan to Ladd including costs and timing 11/30/66 Letter to Ladd outlining cost and timing to reach the production phase with New Figld Round Duct by 11/30/66 Include estimated cepital investment r 221221 for Record Memorandum r ry - 4 Responsibility Responsibility Item No. ( 57 Plans Davis 45 Davis 46 ' Shannon Pearson 47 - Action Action Action Date November 7 1966 Action 11/9/66 11/16/66 Mr. Ladd agreed that the Exploratory and Immediate Business Opportunity I.B.0 Programs be eliminated from the 1967 plans Davis to adjust plans to reflect this directive by 11/9/66 The & Development Program for 1967 is to include the following major projects Incombustible Commercial Systems Air Handling Systems Engineered Buildings including Cold Storage and Kaylo Improve- ment Mr. Ladd requested a single Manager System be established in the Product Laboratory on Engineered Building Programs This organization to parallel the marketing organization now in effect John Minteer heads up the & Division Marketing Team Pearson Pensius and Davis to resolve and advise Ladd by 11/16/66 adjourned adjourned The meeting was at 12:20 PM November 4 Chairman Mr. Ladd on a Quarterly Basis 1966 subject to the call of the Welansins . Product Development Laboratory General Products 222 222 222