69th Porcelain Enamel Institute Technical Forum

Preface. 2007 PEI Officers. 2007 Technical Forum Committee. Past Chairs of PEI Technical Forums. Surface Tension and Fusion Properties of Porcelain Enamels ( Charles Baldwin and Sid Feldman ). Status of Porcelain Enameling Market ( Kim Frey ). Gage Reduction and the Impact on Porcelain Enamel Parts ( Larry Steele ). Cast Iron Process Control in a Developing Market ( Liam O Byme ). Recycle Friendly Aqueous Cleaners ( Elizabeth J. Siebert, William G. Kozak, and William E. Fristad ). Cost Driven Development of New Cleaners ( Kenneth Kaluzny ). 2C/1F Enameling Process A Growing Demand ( Hans Juergen Thiele ). Powder Coating Colors: Porcelain Enamel Versus Paint ( Holger F. Evele ). Power Enameling Control Systems ( Phil Flasher ). Advanced Porcelain Enamel Coatings with Novel Properties ( Charles Baldwin and Jim Gavlenski ). Absorption and Emissivity of Radiant Energy by Porcelain Enamels ( William D. Faust ). New Product Design, Development, Validation, and Launch: Getting it Right the First Time! ( Kara Joyce Kopplin ). Update on Current EPA and OSHA Issues that Will Impact Your Industry ( Jack Waggener ). Case Study: Benefits of a New High Efficiency Furnace ( Jason Butz ). Chemical Bonding of Concrete and Steel Reinforcement Using a Vitreous Enamel Coupling Layer ( Larry Lynch, Charles Weiss, Jr., Donna Day, Joe Torn, Phillip Malone, and Cullen Hackler ). Importance of Rheology in Enamel Application (Mi chael Sierocki ). Author Index.

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.