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New Fibreglas Tape Reinforces And Hides Piaster Board Joints

A new plaster board joint reinforcement tape, for use with thin plaster wall coatings, has been announced by Owens-Corning Fiberglas.

The tape, a vinyl-coated Fiberglas yarn, woven in open mesh construction, reinforces joints between large plaster board sheets and at interior corners to resist the tendency of hair line cracks forming in the thin plaster coating as a result of slight settling, expansion, and contraction of the structure.

Designed to be stapled in place before plastering or imbedded during skim coat troweling, the tape is easily handled because it is lightweight, flexible, will not crease, and is non-rusting.

The tape completely imbeds in the plaster coating as the yarns are very thin and the white tape is not visible through the plaster after application. Non-absorbing, the tape has no effect on plaster drying time. Fiberglas joint reinforcement tape, composed of glass fibers, has great strength and will not stretch, eliminating cracks that such "give" would cause.

Owens-Corning Fiberglas has conducted extensive field and laboratory tests on the product over several years. Available rn two, two and one-half, and three-inch width, several mesh constructions, and 100 or 200-foot lengths.

Fiberglas joint reinforcement tape contributes to the time savings in buildings using the skim coat plastering method. Houses are trimmed out and painted the day after plastering since extensive drying time is eliminated.

More information about Fiberglas joint reinforcement tape can be obtained at Owens-Corning sales offices or by writing Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Box 901, Toledo 1, Ohio.

Hermonn Loch Nomed Generol Monoger of Yole & Towne's Germon Division

The appointment of Hermann L. Loch, former manager of the Process Equipment Division of the Krupp Organization, as the new general manag'er of the German Division of The Yale & Towne Manufacturing Co., has been announced by Harold P. Valentine, Vice President-International.

Mr. Loch succeeds John T. McCarley who will make his scheduled return to New York to resume his position as director of manufacturing-international of Yale & Towne later this month.

Mr. Loch brings to the German Division 17 years of broad industrial experience with large German concerns, including three years with the Krupp group of companies as manager of the Frocess Equipment Division, nine years as chief engineer of MAN (Machinenfabrik Augsburg Nurnberg AG), and four years with Rheinstahl Union AG.

Yale & Towne's German Division at Velbert has approximately 2,600 employees who manufacture and market the company's locks and hardware products and materials handling equipment under the BKS trademark for the German market and the YALE brand name for exported products.

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Appointment of Williom G. "Bill" McPorllond os southern districl monoger hos been onnounced by Mel J. London, vice president in chorge of mqrketing for Coloveros Cement Compony, o division of The Flinkole Compony.

McPortlond hos been soles representotive for Coloveros wilh heodquorlers in Son Jose since Morch, 1959. He hos been oclive in lhe construction industry for o number of yecrs.

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