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NLGI Industry News
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Acme-Hardesty To Distribute Solvay Fentamine Polyurethane Catalyst Line In North America
Blue Bell, Pa – September 1, 2016 - Acme-Hardesty, a division of Jacob Stern & Sons, has been appointed by Solvay, a leading global supplier of amines, as the exclusive distributor of Solvay’s Fentamine polyurethane catalyst line in North America. The agreement makes Solvay polyurethane amine catalysts, produced in Zhangjiagang, China, available to the U.S. market. Amine catalysts are widely used in the production of polyurethane foam to control and balance the polyurethane reaction. They are primarily used for the blowing reaction in polyurethane foam formation, but also contribute to the gelling reaction in many cases. To read the complete press release visit: https://www.nlgi.org/newsand-events/industry-news/
Branson, Missouri – August 25, 2016 – Covenant Engineering Services, LLC is celebrating 20 years of
being in business. CES was incorporated as a business in the state of Indiana in 1995 and reincorporated in the state of Missouri in 2013. The main purpose of CES has been to provide innovative engineering solutions to our client’s process and operations problems to improve their operating efficiency in a safe and environmentally sound manner. The mission of CES has been to be a primary resource for process engineering support to the chemical and related industries by providing quality engineering services backed with integrity. We want to thank all our clients we have served over the past 20 years for putting their confidence in the staff of CES.
Richard and Margaret Burkhalter
Halocarbon Hires H. Carl Walther as Technical Services Manager 31-year veteran spent 18 years with Krytox™ Performance Lubricants
ATLANTA – August 2, 2016 –Halocarbon Products Corporation, a leading worldwide producer of specialty fluorochemicals, inert lubricants and inhalation anesthetics, today announced that H. Carl Walther has joined the company as Manager, Technical Services/ Support. To read the complete press release visit: https://www.nlgi.org/news-and-events/ industry-news/
Patent Issued for Lubrication of Valve Stems
YORK, Pa., July 27, 2016 — The United States Patent Office has issued Patent #9,360,130 for “METHOD FOR GREASING THE MATED THREADS OF A THREADED CONNECTOR AND RELATED DEVICE”. This device, known as the “StemThief”, can be attached to an inservice motor operated valve (MOV) utilizing an adapter and lubricator unit. Once attached, the lubricator unit creates a seal around the stem nut, allowing the introduction of grease with the use of a standard grease gun. The grease gun is attached to a typical hydraulic zerk fitting, allowing pressurized grease to displace the existing lubrication on the stem threads and in the stem nut, and providing a new layer of lubrication. The displaced grease can be gathered at the base of the nut for sampling and analysis purposes, using ASTM Method D7718 sampling tools.
To read the complete press release visit: https://www.nlgi.org/news-and-events/industry-news/
Blue Bell, Pa – Acme-Hardesty, a division of Jacob Stern & Sons, has hired three new U.S. Regional Sales Managers:
Read the entire press release to learn more about Brad, Tom & Ron visit: https://www.nlgi. org/news-and-events/industry-news/
Brad Merz is the new Regional Sales Manager for the Midwest region, covering Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky and West Virginia
Tom Koutsos is now the Regional Sales Manager for the Midwest region based out of Chicago.
Ron Barker is the new Regional Sales Manager for the western region, based in Redondo Beach, Ca.
NLGI Industry News
7/18/16 – STRATCO’s NEW HEADQUARTERS – The new address at
7440 E. Karen Dr., Suite 400, Scottsdale, AZ, 85260 is not only our new offices; it is also our new Research Center with a lab, featuring the STRATCO® Pilot ContactorTM reactor. We are excited about having our research lab fully operational again. We already have several intriguing research projects planned and we are looking forward to once again offering our laboratory services to existing and future Customers. The new Lab will combine elements of our previous laboratory with newer models of our Contactor reactor that allow us to develop new uses for our equipment and also support our Customers in developing new products. To read the complete press release visit: https://www.nlgi.org/news-andevents/industry-news/
Jet-Lube Inc. Relocates its Houston, Texas Manufacturing Plant to a State-ofthe-Art Facility in Rockwall, Texas New Headquarters, Manufacturing & Distribution Location
Rockwall, Texas. June 17, 2016 – Jet-Lube Inc., a CSW Industrials Company, and leading manufacturer of specialty chemical products announces its headquarters relocation to Rockwall, Texas. Jet-Lube plans to consolidate and combine forces with Whitmore, a specialty chemicals CSW Industrials Company.
“This was a strategic move on behalf of our company” says Jet-Lube Vice President of Sales, Tom Blake. “We wanted a central location with a state-of-the-art facility that would allow us to increase production and expedite delivery across our customer base.” To read the complete press release visit: https://www.nlgi.org/news-and-events/industry-news/
