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Mr. 8. S. Gnat - Toledo /. B. f. Shannon - Granville KAYLG RESEARCH 4 DETSLOFMSST MONTHLY REPORT FOR MARCH. 1068 April b, 1968 Mr. Gay - Toledo Mr. K# Hardwick - Berlin Mr. J. Helser - Berlin Mr. A. / Pearson - Toledo Mr. J. Sboads - Berlin Mr. T. Schuaaa - Toledo Mr. 7. Smith - Toledo Central Piles This report suaaarizee aajor Process Developoent activities carried out la March by the laylo Eesearch 4 Developement Laboratory in cooperation with Berlin Plant personnel la support of plant operations. It also briefly stansarisee the status of Marketing supported laylo Product Development progress. PROCESS DSY5LCPKEST 1. See Plant facility A . .. ,s a dlreet ooaparleon of p z ; -ration for installation at the nee Southeast facility, wiiU the advantages and dis advantages of each listed, vat prepared and issued. Technical support and consultation sea provided the General fiigineering and Manufacturing Divisions. A study is currently under way to determine the effect of 3L0 cylinder pressures ef 350 pal (Berlin uses 230 pel SID's) on process tine, thrupot sad produet properties. A trip ns nede to observe first hand the JV Alter press process st their plant in Long Beach, California. The filter press process, as developed by JM,is highly autonated and requires vary fee people to operate. A report covering this trip vill be Issued by S. Gey. 2. homi 101 at lfeld itl.it Oil) Lerge stale esperlnental production runs of Process 101 have been ocnpleted. Results reported by the pleat indicate Process 101 vill successfully eliminate mold oiling for Eaylo products at no loss la sffleianeiss or thruput. Additional costs for additive lubrioeot Aould be aore then offset by redactions In labor, oil, polyethylene end Mintons no# savings. Conversion to Process 101 vill take place May 1st. .. . . ... A carbon blank dispersion substantially lower la price then thoee on the MTket is being developed at Grenville with initial plant trials scheduled for letter pert of April. m3. foTOg,,wiag A revised scope with attached eogt estiaate for the equipment required to grind, eolleet, store and oonvey to the dust weigh hopper on the batch continued 01 02! ` floor, ground Saylo scrap and offvare for nuM la Xaylo batch mi itsuad March 27th by General Engineering. A 901 will be prepared ihortly by the Plant to cover this facility. Grsnville and Berlin plant trials all confirm a satisfactory product can be made from batch containing 700 lbs. of dust sad offvara. The prooass permits tha rausa of a substantial percentage of available offbere sad offers tha plaat a substantial cost sayings. Granville RAD fully supports Berlin is thslr requeet to aanagement for a grinding fscility. h. Distanaceous Sarth Based on laboratory data, an alternate and lover ooat source of dietoaaceous earth baa bean located. Prehardening and product strength data are quit# comparable to those obtained in Kaylo mads with Eagle Pieber*s 5-370 delates. A 1000 lb. order has been placed with the vendor for shipnest to Berlin, full scale plant trials art scheduled wee ; of April 8th. PRODUCT DETSLOPKSrr 1. Strees_Cogro^os - >aylj 1C. w* nev strees corrosion prod'^t ' las sill become available for netlO!l attribution Say 1st. Ertaodea plant r*is have btsa nade in March with ao aajor process problems eosountered. Sables of both pipe and block vara sutMltted to PIL for physical and thermal testing* 2. Malti-T-m Flttlm Meeting vith representatives of Industrial Insulators, Houston, Taxes vss hold during the month of Kerch. They arc interested in the fabrication of Holti-tsap pipe fittings. Also, interested in producing Stylo pipe fittings by pan pouring process. Previously Insul-Ccustics Division, Blras Kanufsoturing Company had expressed sane Interest in Hulti-temp pipe fittings. I sad C Dlvitioa ens to asks s decision on bow 0CP would proceed in Multi temp and aaylo pipe fitting business by March 19th. j. ?* lUfttrtM fcrogrma pi*aad m bald, turn -- Uak at --upowr. U. T.ehnlel 3--1.. At request of the Philadelphia Breach, s comparison of Thermobestos vs laylo, including >h--toil analysis of nsoh, was nade. Data to be used by the Branch to support bid for large Job at Heroulee. . IPS/pb R, P, flhaiwn 01 023 1338