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Jim Niedrach, New Midwest Sales Manager |
Indianapolis, famous for auto racing, and Super Bowl XLII MVP Eli Manning's brother, is now home to Stellar Materials' newest sales office. Jim Niedrach, joined the Thermbond Sales Team this month (June 2008) with the position, Sales Manager, Midwest US.
Jim will be cultivating new customers, and helping existing customers, contractors, distributors and OEMs. Jim is responsible for sales in all industries that benefit from Thermbond Refractories, including aluminum and other metals, petrochemical and hydrocarbon processing, power generation, and waste incineration.
"Jim joins the Stellar Materials Team as an experienced Midwest Territory Manager in Industrial Sales," explained Tom Atkins, Stellar's VP of Worldwide Sales. "We were quite impressed with Jim's record of solving customers' problems and we look forward to the same dedication and commitment to our customers in the refractory business."
"I am excited to join a manufacturer with such a unique product offering," said Jim Niedrach. "Thermbond is a tremendous product and I look forward to managing and growing our business in the Midwest."
Testimonial from a refractory contractor-installer in the aluminium industry:
"We have achieved great results utilizing THERMBOND products. We have found that the combination of high alumina, non-wetting characteristics and rapid set-up allow us to install durable, long-lasting working linings in a time-saving manner. We strongly believe that THERMBOND materials give us and our customers a solid competitive edge in the aluminum industry."
Stellar Materials Announces New Thermbond Formula: 2104-A
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Thermbond's "A" Formulations deliver improved abrasion resistance. |
Stellar Materials Incorporated, manufacturers of Thermbond® Refractories, developed a new formula product for applications in the Aluminum Industry.
In this interview, Technical Director Jens Decker explains the product’s features and recommends applications for the new product.
Why was Formula 2104 A developed?
Jens Decker: Formula 2104-A evolved from the Thermblock product series that was developed as ramming mixes and castables for manufacturing pre-cast shapes in controlled manufacturing environments. Since there is a much larger market for a product that can be formed and poured in the field we developed on Formula 2104-A. The key feature of this product is higher abrasion resistance, thus the “A” suffix.
What applications do you recommend this product for?
Jens Decker: I recommend Formula 2104-A anywhere high abrasion and high impact resistant castables are used in the aluminum industry. I recommend this product as an upgrade from Formula 4-L or Formula 2104 when the life expectancy of these formulas is not what our customers require. Formula 2104-A is the highest abrasion resistant castable grade we have.
What independent testing has been done on Formula 2104-A?
Jens Decker: Standard pre-testing is done with all Thermbond products. An independent lab test was done to demonstrate the high abrasion resistance. This same abrasion test was performed on Formula 2104 and the results were less than 3cc loss, an exceptional number. For Formula 2104-A abrasion resistance is less than 3cc.
"Thermbond Formula 2104-A is a significant improvement." noted Tom Atkins, Vice President of Worldwide Sales. "With abrasion resistance as good as any abrasion resistant product in the market place, in combination with all the other advantages of Thermbond Refractories, our newest product not only gets our customers online faster, it keeps them online longer.”
How does the working time of Formula 2104-A compare to Formula 4-L and 2104?
Jens Decker: The working time is longer than Formula 2104 and pretty close to Formula 4-L. In this regard it is not a typical "A" mix that would set much faster than an "L" version or even a regular mix.
For more information, please call your local Thermbond representative or email info@thermbond.com.