69th Porcelain Enamel Institute Technical Forum, Volume 28, Issue 10

Based upon conference proceedings, including papers, from the 69th Annual Porcelain Enamel Institute Technical Forum, which was held in Nashville, Tennessee in May 2007.

Preface vii

2007 PEI Officers ix

2007 Technical Forum Committee xi

Past Chairs of PEI Technical Forums xiii

Surface Tension and Fusion Properties of Porcelain Enamels 1
Charles Baldwin and Sid Feldman

Status of Porcelain Enameling Steel Market 11
Kim Frey

Gage Reduction and the Impact on Porcelain Enamel Parts 13
Larry Steele

Cast Iron Process Control in a Developing Market 19
Liam O'Byme

Recycle- Friendly Aqueous Cleaners 23
Elizabeth J. Siebert, William G. Kozak, and William E. Fristad

Cost Driven Development of New Cleaners 33
Kenneth R. Kaluzny

2C/1F Enamelling Process- A Growing Demand 35
Hans-Juergen Thiele

Powder Coating Colors: Porcelain Enamel Versus Paint 43
Holger F. Evele

Power Enameling Control Systems 49
Phil Flasher

Advanced Porcelain Enamel Coatings with Novel Properties 53
Charles Baldwin and Jim Gavlenski

Absorption and Emissivity of Radiant Energy by Porcelain Enamels 59
William D. Faust

New Product Design, Development, Validation, and Launch: Getting it Right the First Time! 65
Kara Joyce Kopplin

Update on Current EPA and OSHA Issues that Will Impact Your Industry 69
Jack Waggener

Case Study: Benefits of a New High Efficiency Furnace 75
Jason Butz

Chemical Bonding of Concrete and Steel Reinforcement Using a Vitreous Enamel Coupling Layer 81
Larry Lynch, Charles Weiss, Jr., Donna Day, Joe Torn, Phillip Malone, and Cullen Hackler

Importance of Rheology in Enamel Application 95
Michael Sierocki

Author Index 103

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.