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NEWS
VOL. XXX, NO. 3 SEPTEMBER 2004
1139 FEHL LANE CINCINNATI, OHIO 45230
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
(513) 231-5613
JEFFREY W. BOSWELL, Seco/Warwick Corp.
FAX (513) 624-0601 www.ihea.org
A Look Inside: Industrial Heating Equipment of the Future Conference Combustion Seminar Fall Business Conference Coming Events Member News IHEA Updates IRED Industry News
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here’s a lot on our plate this fall for the IHEA membership. Our thanks to John Searl, Donna Stelman and the program committee for their work to develop an excellent Fall Business Conference. This committee does an excellent job of organizing truly useful business programs. The annual meeting in Coral Gables was represented by 72% of the member companies. Every single survey from the annual meeting rated the overall value received as excellent. Wouldn’t it be great to get a 100% member turnout for the Fall Business Meeting? The day before the Fall Business meeting, we are having an IRED divisional meeting. This division is creating an Infrared Handbook for the purpose of introducing Infra Red Technology to prospective customers. On the same day, we are including an informational meeting for prospective members to discuss a newly proposed IHEA division, Electric Process Heater Division. Several electric heating element manufacturers are interested in the services our organization has to offer, and we will
be discussing the particulars at this meeting. We will invite them to stay with us for the Fall Business Conference and allow them to see first-hand the value of our committee meetings and conference. Featured on that same day (Tuesday, October 19) is the IHEA - DOE Industrial Heating Equipment of the Future Conference. IHEA Members, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Technologies Program members and end users from major energy user industries will get together to discuss opportunities and technologies that will substantially reduce energy consumption. This program leads to the development of the grand furnace challenge project. I look forward to seeing everybody at the Fall Business Conference. Please remember, the value you get from this Association comes with your participation in our programs.
IHEA-DOE INDUSTRIAL HEATING EQUIPMENT OF THE FUTURE CONFERENCE
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HEA, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Technologies Program (DOE-ITP) is arranging the IHEA-DOE Industrial Heating Equipment of the Future Conference at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare on Tuesday, October 19.
This conference will address issues related to industrial process heating equipment including furnaces, ovens, heaters, etc. used to IHEA IS PLEASED supply heat to the materials during TO WELCOME OUR manufacturing operations. The conferNEWEST MEMBER ence’s primary objectives include: Selas Corp. of America • discussing previously identified opporwww.selas.com tunities for energy savings Selas offers heat treating equipment for non-ferrous • discussing the current status of indusmetals, glass, ceramics, trial heating technologies including aluminum batch annealing furnaces.
• analyzing and identify various revolutionary technology options (new generation equipment/system designs, retrofits, etc.) which will result in substantial decreases in energy intensity in various industrial processes, in the near, mid and long term. The conference attendees will include the end users from major energy user industries, suppliers of heating system and components, and representatives from the research and academic community working on advanced industrial heating systems. One or more representatives from each segment has been asked to make presentations on the status and issues related to energy efficiency improvements in process heating systems for their specific area. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
2004 IHEA OFFICERS & BOARD IHEA Elected Officers President Jeffrey W. Boswell Seco/Warwick Corp. First Vice-President Steve W. Fruth Fostoria Industries, Inc. Second Vice-President Brian Russell Dry Coolers Inc. Secretary/Treasurer John B. Clarke Diamond Engineering Co.
IHEA Executive Committee
IHEA-DOE INDUSTRIAL HEATING EQUIPMENT OF THE FUTURE CONFERENCE The DOE is targeting attendees from the following industries: Metals – Glass (High Temperature) Steel Aluminum – Metal Casting Glass Chemical – Petroleum (Medium Temperature) Chemical Petroleum Refining Forest Products and Food (Low Temperature) Forest Products (Pulp and Paper) Food industry The conference results will document industry
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recommendations and identify opportunities for break-through improvements in furnace energy efficiency. Depending on these results, detailed market assessments will be carried out for the selected (top priority) technology options to prepare competitive solicitation(s) leading to development of grand challenge project(s) that will provide large energy/productivity impacts on the U.S. manufacturing industries. All IHEA voting member contacts were invited in August to participate in this conference. Seating was limited on a first come, first serve basis and is now full.
Jeffrey W. Boswell (Chairman) Seco/Warwick Corp. Steve W. Fruth Fostoria Industries, Inc.
TWO BIG EVENTS FOR IHEA IN OCTOBER
Brian Russell Dry Coolers Inc. John B. Clarke Diamond Engineering Co. Mario Ciampini Ipsen International, Inc. Virgus Volertas Honeywell International
IHEA Board of Directors Robert G. Beattie Process Thermal Dynamics Inc. Jeffrey W. Boswell Seco/Warwick Corp. Mario Ciampini Ipsen International, Inc. John B. Clarke Diamond Engineering Co. John M. Cole, P.E. Kolene Corp. Dr. Louis Etschmaier Hauck Manufacturing Co. Steve W. Fruth Fostoria Industries, Inc. Max Hoetzl Surface Combustion, Inc. W.E. Pasley Southern Co. Lachlan L. Perks Eclipse, Inc. Brian Russell Dry Coolers Inc. Virgus Volertas Honeywell International
IHEA Executive Vice-President Anne Goyer
Legal Counsel Arthur L. Herold Webster, Chamberlain & Bean
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he 35th Annual Comubustion Seminar and the IHEA Fall Business Conference return to the Chicago O’Hare area in October. All members should have received program and registration information for both events. For your convenience another registration form is enclosed. You can also obtain a registration form on-line at www.ihea.org Sign-up today!
ation, design, selection and/or maintenance of heat processing industrial furnaces and ovens. The Combustion Seminar is a great educational program for both employees of IHEA member companies and your customers. Complete details, including session descriptions and registration information can be found on-line at www.ihea.org.
35th Annual Combustion Seminar The 35th Annual Combustion Seminar and Exposition will be held October 18 & 19, 2004 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare. Companies use this highly evaluated seminar as a key instruction program for employees responsible for the design, selection and maintenance of fuel-fired industrial furnaces and ovens. Tim Lee of Maxon Corporation and Chairman for this year’s Combustion Seminar, notes, “The 35th Annual IHEA Combustion Seminar promises to bring together industry leaders in various combustion fields. There does not exist a more diversified gathering of professional combustion experts to teach those interested in learning more about combustion systems. Anyone who maintains, designs, and engineers combustion systems should attend.” The two-day seminar provides the attendees an opportunity to learn all facets of the combustion system for industrial furnaces and ovens, and discuss problems of special interest in an environment of practical information sharing. The faculty is a select group of engineers involved in the design and manufacture of combustion equipment. It is designed for the person or persons responsible for the oper-
Steven Mickey of WS Thermal Process Technology Inc. meets with a Combustion Seminar attendee at last year’s tabletop exhibit.
2003 Combustion Seminar attendees visit the tabletop display area.
35th Annual Combustion Seminar (continued) In conjunction with the seminar, the tabletop display area for exhibitors will return. Tabletop reservation forms were sent to all members back in July. Exhibitors to-date include: • BNP Media Industrial Heating & Process Heating Magazines • Eclipse, Inc. • Eurotherm • FECO • Fireye Inc. • Fostoria Industries, Inc. • Hauck Manufacturing Co. • IHEA • Ipsen International, Inc. • Maxon Corp. • North American Manufacturing Co., Ltd. • Protection Controls, Inc. • Schunk-INEX Corp. • Siemens Building Technologies • Surface Combustion, Inc. • WS Thermal Process Technology Inc. Call the IHEA headquarters at 513-231-5613 if you wish become an exhibitor or have any questions.
Fall Business Conference The 2004 IHEA Fall Business Conference is again paired with the Combustion Seminar in our continued effort to reduce costs and travel to members. These event will also be held at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, IL. The IRED group will hold meetings this year on Tuesday, October 19 so that IRED members can attend IHEA Committee Meetings on Wednesday. We encourage all IHEA members to join the IRED meetings on Tuesday to learn more about this division of IHEA.
The IRED program begins at 9:30 with a Member Roundtable Update followed by a IR handbook review. After lunch on your own the program will pick back up with a presentation by Gary Walzer of Taratec. After Mr. Walzer we will look at two sales success stories – one to a manufacturer and another involving a utility. IRED will then look at subcommittee assignments and membership recruitment and do a final edit of the IR Handbook before adjourning at 4:15.
UPCOMING EVENTS FNA 2004 Furnaces North America September 23-24, 2004 • Nashville, TN
35th Annual Combustion Seminar and Exposition October 18 - 19, 2004 Hyatt Regency O’Hare Rosemont, IL
IHEA-DOE Industrial Heating Equipment of the Future Conference October 19, 2004 Hyatt Regency O’Hare Rosemont, IL Bob Beattie of Process Thermal Dynamics Inc. (right) delivers the IRED Committee report to the membership at the 2003 Fall Business Conference. Also pictured is Brian Russell of Dry Coolers Inc.
The Fall Business Conference continues October 20 with committee meetings beginning at 10:00 a.m. that will run until lunch at noon. After lunch, Jeff Boswell will deliver the President’s remarks followed by the committee reports. After those reports from the committee chairs we will have a DOE update followed by a presentation by David P. Goch , an attorney with Webster, Chamberlain, & Bean out of Washington. Mr. Goch will talk about legislative and regulatory topics relevant to IHEA membership as well as discuss (and make predictions) regarding the upcoming elections. The Conference will close by 4:15. After an hour break we will depart for dinner at Sal & Carvao. A complete agenda and registration and hotel information is available on the IHEA website – www.ihea.org. Register today!
Washington Update Speaker Biography David P. Goch received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1988 and J.D., with honors, from the University of Maryland in 1991. His practice includes all aspects of nonprofit law including: corporate, tax, antitrust, intellectual property, employment matters, and government relations for which the firm has established a national reputation as being the leader in the field. His teaching and lecturing experience include presentations before numerous associations and at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute Program at Stanford University; University of Notre Dame; and University of Georgia. His writing experience includes articles for legal and trade publications.
Fall Business Conference October 20, 2004 Hyatt Regency O’Hare Rosemont, IL
PHAST Training Many dates and locations are available for the Process Heating Assessment and Survey Tool (PHAST) workshops. Visit www.ihea.org for complete details and links to each seminar. IHEA is serving as a co-sponsor to these upcoming events by providing promotional and marketing assistance:
SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 Sponsored by the American Iron & Steel Institute, DOE EERE Cleveland, OH SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 Portland State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering Portland, OR NOVEMBER 4, 2004 Sponsored by American Foundry Society Akron, OH
IHEA 76th Annual Meeting April 13 - 16, 2005 Starr Pass Marriott Tucson, AZ Visit IHEA’s website for more information on these activities.
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Despatch Industries Adds to its Management Team
um furnace by Specialty Heat Treating, Inc. located in Grand Rapids, MI.
Despatch Industries announced the addition of four new members to its management team. Added staff include: Brian Bunkenburg, custom product manger; Sanja Wallace, standard product manager; Marnie Vasquez, strategic marketing manager; and Vince Herda, engineering manager.
Surface Combustion also announced they have received authorization to proceed on the build phase of an engineered thermal system for the decontamination of metal munitions shells at a Russian plant. This system will destroy thousands of tons of deadly chemical munitions from an old Soviet era arsenal. ■
Patrick Peyton, Despatch chairman and CEO notes, “The addition of these bright, passionate people to the Despatch team is a direct response to the market momentum the company has enjoyed in the past 12 months.” ■
Surface Combustion, Inc. Receives Orders Surface Combustion, Inc. announced the purchase of a second Model 2HVP364830, two chamber vacu-
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Executive Committee Member Elected The departure of John Collins from the industry left an opening on the executive committee. The board selected Virgus Volertas of Honeywell International by ballot to fill this opening on the executive committee at the July board meeting. ■
IHEA Adds New Staff
Kromschroder’s Paulonis Set to Retire George Paulonis stepped down as President of Kromschroder Inc. effective July 1, 2004. Mr. Paulonis will serve a special advisor to Kromschroder until June 2005 at which time he will retire. Steve Ogonek is now President of Kromschroder Inc. and will serve as their IHEA voting member. IHEA wishes Mr. Paulonis great success and happiness in his retirement. ■
Future Newsletters You may notice that this is the third issue of the newsletter this year. IHEA has traditionally published two newsletters, typically one in the Spring and one in the Fall. We plan to publish quarterly newsletters from this point forward. Please forward news releases or feature ideas to Matt Berlage, the newsletter editor, by mail or via email to mberlage@one.net. ■
Kathleen Fink has recently joined the Goyer staff. Ms. Fink will be working closing with Leslie Muck on the housing and registration needs for the association. ■
IRED
IRED Meets in October
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Plan to join us at our next meeting on Tuesday, October 19. Please look inside this newsletter or go on-line at www.ihea.org for more details. ■
In our last issue we noted IRED had updated its logo to better reflect its role within the IHEA. The logo below is the new logo. ■
IRED Promotion IRED will be working with two trade publications – Powder Coating magazine and Industrial Paint and Powder magazine in future issues. Powder Coating will begin running a Q&A column that will be answered by IRED members. Industrial Paint and Powder will begin to feature a specific topic on IR on a quarterly basis. David Boone, Bob Beattie and Steve Fruth will contribute for these columns. ■
INDUSTRY
NEWS
Total domestic and foreign orders for industrial heating equipment, as reported by 21 members of the Industrial Heating Equipment Association, for the second quarter of 2004, were $69.06 million, an increase of 8.0% from orders received and reported by the same companies for the second quarter of 2003. Domestic orders for all industrial heating equipment for the second quarter of 2004 totaled $61.07 million, an increase of 13.2% from orders reported in the same quarter of 2003. Foreign orders for the second quarter were $8.0 million, down 8.7% from 2003.
Domestic industrial furnace and oven orders only for the second quarter of 2004 were $22.74 million, up 32.7% from the same quarter in 2003. Other domestic equipment orders, including process control systems, industrial combustion equipment, replacement parts and other types of equipment totaled $38.33 million for the second quarter of 2004, an 8.6% increase for the same reporting companies from the same quarter in 2003. In a new portion of the survey, responding companies showed the most growth in the following industries: Automotive, Commercial Heat Treating, Food Processing, and Electrical Machinery & Appliances. ■