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4\ JOHNS-MANVILLE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING CENTER installation o: 'sup: KJ.f't wj * r. KV4- 1L *- >> \0|A 0 iviemoranaum ' Date July S, 19c 9 cc:t=any plant % ^ "7* # ~" Requested by: S5R-895 (Complete) U iiiin n i> iih l.ij JH u o in u iiiit iii Itu .tr On Thursday, June 26, Louis Kasdan of Cunningham L V.'alsh Inc. and the writer net with C. V. Wattson and J. Krueger of the Detroit Sales Office to observe instal lation of our new "SUPEREX" SO insulation in the Ford Dearborn Plant Ho. i* stove at blast furnace "C". This was a new blast furnace stove installed to bring the total number of stoves at each of their three blast furnaces to four, thus pro viding a spare to allow for better maintenance. Approximately 5000 so ft of "SUPEREX" SG composed of 3 in. of "SUPEPEX" 1900 plus 1 in. cf Do. 1000 series, 6 tcf "SPIN-GLAS" was required. The visitation had been arranged by L. Kasdan so that photog: for advertising purposes. The shots were taken cy a phetogr the Ford Motor Company staff. The writer's interest was to the new product was to the insulation installers and to lear: being utilized. hs could be taken si* f'uTr 1, slid f'i*cm .d out how accent able ov the material was On arrival at-the job site, it was fo the 75 ft level and that the "3VFIFZX and was largely shielded by layers of .that installation had advanced to about C- had teen positioned early in the morning .sulating and refractory brick. i*'`*oj* n^i*d safety goggles, and cove; alls, we were per- mitted tc climb the access ladder w hir. the tank during the .ur.ch period when the workmen were outside. Fcrtunat UPZP.ZX" SG had teen left over when the las at ion was positioned. I' "T2.S T'OSc* ^ fere, tc position a gl .gainst the stove wall an take snots sin*-- inting handling and in .tion as ell as showing the space relationship between the "SUPEREX" SG and t er insul ting materials. The stev ;/o in. welded steel p as 2; ft ir. diameter and 110 ft i sulatior. was being ins auueo at the ate of 3 ft per day vhic -serge ocncr.tz, superintendent for Wil !. Baile; Company, said was except cr.ally good progress. : is cuss ion with the superintendent fc: n. .-.r.uerson Company wr.o were mstau-ing SG installed as readily as regular tha nsulaticr. oust Laced in position on its end to form a ring with the "SPIN-GLAS" against the stove wall and without the use of any tem porary adhesive; that the composite material after several rehar.dlings and a time elapse of more than 5 months after production was readily positioned as one piece except in the few instances when a carton haa obviously been mishandled resulting in most of the glass felts being completely sheared from the "SUPEREX"; that the insulating brick standing on end adjacent to the "SUPEREX" SG was J-M "5IL-C-CZ1" Super placed without the use of mortar. It can be concluded from observation and che information obtained that subject tc satisfactory performance in service "SUPEREX" SG can be installed as eco nomically as regular "SUPEREX" and will be well accepted by insulation installers. i.>y | \ ' | | NI' K IH M O T lAi! cc: W. Buries or., DH A. Pocius, DH H. E. Konrad, DH (3) C. E. Ernst, DH D. B. Wingerter, DH R. W. Dobson, DH - Mar.ville Plan' Attn: J. A. McCague S. Lane, Waukegan C. Jensen, Waukegan F. L. Funds ack J. A. McKinney L. R. Blair J. 0. Collins K. F. Greene File: W. K. Hesse Library (2) Chrono C',. Vi /. ./