May 2021 Volume 3

INDUSTRY NEWS

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Feriz’s wife Alice suggested their efforts would be better spent helping other businesses facing similar issues, and International Technical Ceramics, Inc. was formed. Today, ITC Ceramic Coatings are a versatile line of high temperature technical industrial coatings that protect and maintain all types of refractory and metal equipment in some of the harshest industrial environments, while also increasing production efficiencies and product quality. ITC Coatings contain no volatile organic compounds, are not harmful to the environment and even help reduce toxic emissions in many instances.

ITCCoatings ITCCoatings are high-temperature ceramic coatings for kilns, forges, furnaces, ovens and metal equipment. Our high-reflectivity coatings increase the efficiency of firing equipment and protect refractory and metal surfaces fromheat, wear and corrosion. The ITC line of coatings were developed in 1980 in Alliance, Ohio by Feriz Delkic, a ceramic engineer who was running his own pottery business at the time. He created the coatings as a solution to the crippling costs of operating andmaintain his kilns. After applying the first original formula – now known as ITC 100HT - to the interior lining of his kilns, he saw his energy bills decrease by more than 60%. Upon seeing a consistent sizeable reduction of their utility bills, Ajax Manufacturing Solutions Founded in 1946 Ajax built on its expertise in forging, machining, and heat treating. Ajax offers a modern manufacturing facility including advanced production equipment. Ajax is an American Manufacturing Company that can produce Forged products in an open or closed die configuration. Forge tooling is engineered and machined in-house to eliminate outside time constraints and to produce high quality forgings. In addition, we have an advanced Machining Department that includes 21 CNC Lathes and CNCmilling machines.

ITCCoatings 13001 Old Denton Road Fort Worth, TX 76177 Phone: 817-337-9889 Fax: 817-337-3883 www.itccoatings.com

Their Heat-Treating department uses endothermic controlled atmosphere furnaces in both internal and external quench configuration. Ajax has specialized equipment including Plasma Cutting Table, Robotic Welder/Turntable, and Shot Blasting Equipment.

Ajax Manufacturing Solutions 10801 Franklin Avenue Franklin Park, IL 60131 Phone: 800-323-9129 Fax: 800-424-2529 www.ajaxmfgsolutions.com

residual stress measurement, material testing, service life assessment, and mechanical design. They also have the capability to support the solution of complex structural problems inherent to fatigue and fracture critical systems through a unique combination of capabilities in residual stress and fatigue engineering. Customers of Hill Engineering, LLC come from a broad range of industry, including aerospace, power generation, vehicles, turbo- machinery, and petrochemicals.

Hill Engineering, LLC Hill Engineering, LLCis a global leader in improving the performance of materials. They are a trusted partner to engineers seeking solutions in design, manufacturing, operations, and sustainment; delivering expertise in residual stress measurement, mechanical design, material testing, structural integrity, and service life extension. They believe every materials engineer, designer, and manager should have solid data upon which they can make sound decisions. Hill Engineering has expertise to address issues arising in materials, manufacturing, and design engineering, with unique capabilities in

Hill Engineering LLC 3083 Gold Canal Drive, Suite 100 Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 Phone: 916-635-5706 Fax: 916-604-4517 www.hill-engineering.com

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