68Th Porcelain Enamel Institute Technical Forum, Volume 27 Issue 9

The Porcelain Enamel Institute showcases and promotes innovations in materials and processing to improve the overall efficiency of enamelling operations, encourages product use in all possible applications, and advances and protects the legitimate interests of the industry and its individual members.

Papers that comprise this book are taken from the 68th Annual Porcelain Enamel institute Technical Forum, May 15-18, 2006. Organized and sponsored by The American Ceramic Society and The American Ceramic Society's Engineering Ceramics Division in conjunction with the Nuclear and Environmental Technology Division.

William D. Faust is Technical Manager of the Appliance Division, Porcelain Enamel Division of Ferro Corporation located in Cleveland, Ohio. A significant portion of his work has involved research into electrostatic application of porcelain enamels to metal substrates, electrophoretic deposition from aqueous systems, and conventional application methodology. Mr. Faust holds a B.S. degree in Ceramic Engineering from Clemson University (1968) and a M.S. of Science degree in Management from Case Western Reserve University (1972). He has written numerous articles that have been published in the Porcelain Enamel Institute Technical Forum Proceedings and articles in the American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Ceramic Technology International, International Enamellers Congress – 1992, 1998, and 2001 and a chapter on Porcelain or Vitreous Enameling in the Fourth Edition of the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Vol. 9, 1994. He jointly holds five patents relating to porcelain enameling. A long term interest has been in the promotion of enameling art and encouragement of enamel artists in the state of Ohio.

Preface.


2006 PEI Officers.


2006 Technical Forum Committee.


Past PEI Technical Forum Committee Chairs.


A. I. Andrews Memorial Lecture.


Nanotechnology—Challenges and Opportunities for the Future (Richard A. Haber).


Energy and Raw Materials.


The Electricity Market & Critical Issues (Lucia Harvey).


The Current Lithium Situation (Jason Woulfin).


Energy Saving Recommendations—Panel Discussion (David Latimer, Peter Vodak, and Mike Horton).


Laboratory Investigations.


Glassy Surface Functional Modification by Nano-Modified Sol-Gel Technology (Christian Schlegel).


Update on the Status of Porcelain Enamel Powder Application Worldwide (William D. Faust).


The Use of Specialized Enamel Coatings to Bond Concrete to Steel (Philip G. Malone, Charles A. Weiss, Jr., Donna C. Day, Melvin C. Sykes, and Earl H. Baugher).


Using Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) to Help Solve Porcelain Enamel Stress-Related Problems (Andrew F. Gorecki).


Choosing the "Correct" Equipment and Abrasive for Your Application (Richard Hawkins).


Grit Blasting Case Study (Liam O'Byrne).


Phosphate Replacement Technology (Ken Kaluzny).


Case Study—Process Stabilization by Continuous Oil Containment Removal (Jim Polizzi, David Latimer, and Jack Scambos).


Light Emitting Ceramic Devices (LECD) (Richard Begley and Dan Osborne).


Enamels, Color Matching Model (M. Leaveaux, V. Duchamp, M. F. Perrin, and D. Patou).


Ferro New Product for the Home of Tomorrow (Charles Baldwin, Brad Devine, Dave Fedak, and William Warner).


Wet Porcelain Enamels and Processing.


Conveyor Rotators (Richard Dooley).


Automated Robotic Coating and Finishing Systems (Jerry L. Perez).


State of the Art of the Enamelling of Cast Iron Grates (Harry Florijn).


Meeting Future Requirements for Enameled Cast Iron Grates (Ron Simons).


Maintaining a Reliable Wet Enamel System (Dennis Opp).


Checklist for Fabrication (Larry L. Steele).


Environmental Issues.


Conversion of Wet Booths Into Dry Booths (Christopher Vanoplinus).


Current Regulatory Issues (Jack Waggener).


Author Index.