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Tabletop Exhibition
2009 Exhibitors The following companies participated in a Tabletop Exposition at the 2009 Seminar. You can expect similar companies exhibiting in 2010. You will be able to discuss products, systems and technology with suppliers while enjoying a reception. Bloom Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA Bloom Engineering custom designs, manufactures and services combustion equipment and controls. The booth features Bloom’s Low NOx Burner Solutions, Regenerative Heating Systems and Enviro Helper Oxygen Monitoring System. Exhibit will also include burner models and other products for heat processing.
BNP Media, Pittsburgh, PA Industrial Heating & Process Heating Magazines Two leading thermal processing publications will be on display. Industrial Heating covers 1000° F and above. Process Heating covers 1000° F and below. Eclipse, Inc., Rockford, IL Eclipse is a single source supplier for industrial process heating products, systems and services. We will be showcasing new packaged burners and high efficiency gas-fuel and oxy-fuel burners.
Eurotherm, Leesburg, VA Heat treatment solutions for productivity and quality improvements tailored to specific requirements. EXPERT: Plant wide view, multi-equipment solutions. PRO: full automation of single furnace solutions. PLUS: utilizes Intelligent HMI to control carbon/temperature profiles for up to 4 furances. BASIC: temperature and carbon controllers. Fives North American Combustion, Inc., Cleveland, OH Fives North American Combustion is one of the foremost suppliers of combustion systems worldwide, offering a comprehensive array of products, process controls, and engineering services. Product literature will be available with information on obtaining a copy of their industry standard series of combustion handbooks. Fostoria Process Equipment, Gray, TN Fostoria designs and manufactures electric and gas infrared and convection oven systems and control systems for many thermal processing applications, including finishing, thermoforming, laminating, dehydrating, etc. Hauck Manufacturing Co., Lebanon, PA Hauck Manufacturing manufacturers a complete line of equipment for thermal process solutions for industry. Hauck’s industry leading products and service are coupled with advanced process controls featuring KromSchroder control technology. Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA)
INEX Inc., Holland, NY The INEX display features high temperature creep and corrosion resistant advanced composite (silicon/silicon carbide) radiant tubes for atmosphere furnaces, including U-tubes, flanged, open & closed ended and finned versions. Maxon – A Honeywell Company, Muncie, IN The global supplier of industrial burners, valves, and complete combustion systems for successful heating solutions. Maxon will display SMARTLINK® MRV Electronic Ratio Valves that provides advanced ratio control through a high degree of precision, repeatability and durability and the new SMARTLINK meter, one of the only self-checking flow meters in its class. Selas Heat Technology Company LLC, Montgomeryville, PA Selas Heat Technology Company LLC and its subsidiary Pyronics Inc. have combined to offer global combustion customers a “World of Combustion Solutions.” Selas will continue to develop customer driven new products to serve the market based on the 114 year history of the company. Surface Combustion, Inc., Maumee, OH Manufacturer of thermal processing equipment and systems. Display will feature standard (Allcase®, vacuum, generators), special and auxiliary equipment. WS Thermal Process Technology, Inc., Elyria, OH REKUMAT® C radiant tube burner with integrated heat exchangers providing maximum efficiency with minimal NOx emissions. If you are interested in showcasing your products, systems or technology during the Combustion Seminar Reception contact Andy Goyer at goyermgt@one.net. Course Outline Monday Session 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF COMBUSTION
Session 2: BURNERS AND NOZZLES
Session 3: COMBUSTION AIR BLOWERS/FLUID FLOW Session 4: THE BASICS OF IR How IR works, its characteristics, temperature & wave length, types of IR heater and different types of absorption will be discussed. Session 5: RADIANT TUBE BURNER TECHNOLOGY & APPLICATION Theory, construction, application and maintenance of radiant tube burners for combustion systems.
Session 6: FUEL/AIR RATIO CONTROL
Session 7: FLAME SAFETY AND SEQUENCE CONTROL
Session 8: COMBUSTION SYSTEM SAFETY
Session 9: WORKSHOP PROBLEM AND SOLUTION Tuesday Session 10: ENHANCED COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY
Session 11: OXYGEN ENRICHED COMBUSTION
Session 12: FURNACE AND PROCESS CONTROLS
Session 13: OPTIMIZING COMBUSTION SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE Session 14: IR APPLICATIONS Processes and applications that have been successful utilizing IR (energy reduction, quality improvement, increased throughput, etc.)
Session 15: HEAT APPLICATION – LOW TEMPERATURE
Session 16: HEAT APPLICATION – HIGH TEMPERATURE
Session 17: COMBUSTION SYSTEMS & THE ENVIRONMENT
Session 18: ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION, COMBUSTION SYSTEM MAINTENANCE Course Hours
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Seminar Development Committee & Faculty Timothy S. Lee is Sales Director for Maxon Corporation, Muncie Office. He joined Maxon in 1989 and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering. Michael J. Binni, P.E. is a Manager of Furnace Applications with Bloom Engineering Company, Inc. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University in Mechanical Engineering. He joined Bloom in 1994 and has experience in steel, heat treat, and process heating industries. Michael Butts is a Specialist in Industrial Drying for Eclipse, Inc. he has 10 years of industrial heating experience from heat treating furnaces to industrial drying. Tony Fennell is the Western Region Manager of Bloom Engineering and has in excess of thirty-five years experience with thermal systems. His expertise covers the design, manufacture and servicing of both ferrous and nonferrous equipment. He has a BS, Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon and an MS Electrical Engineering from UCLA. Fred Fuhrman has been with Hauck Manufacturing Company since 1969 starting as a Design Draftsman. He has been responsible for all control system design for Hauck since 1985 as their Controls Engineer. Mr. Fuhrman received Associate degrees in both Mechanical Engineering Technology and Electronic Engineering Technology from Harrisburg Area Community College. Mark Gentry, is an Account Manager Advanced Energy, Mark has more than 22 years of technical and account management experience. His primary responsibilities at Advanced Energy is building positive, responsive relationships with industrial customers. He identifies and evaluates ways to help reduce costs to produce products and manages projects for industrial customers. Other reponsibilities include leading and coordinating demonstration projects and engineering evaluations as well as preparing reports and presentations. Ernest Harvey is the Project Manager for Eclipse, Inc. with twenty years experience in process heating. He is an instructor and moderator for Eclipse training seminars and a member of the National Fire Protection Association. Brian Kelly is the General Manager of Sales for Hauck Manufacturing Company (an Elster Group Company). He joined Hauck in 1995 and is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering. Robert J. Leiter, is the Detroit Branch Manager of Maxon Corporation. He joined Maxon in 1995 as a sales engineer and became the Detroit Branch Manager in 2000. He is a graduate of Western Michigan University with a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering. Andrew McIver is a Senior Combustion Engineer at Eclipse, Inc. He holds a B.S. degree in Ceramic Engineering from Clemson University. His experience spans recuperative, regenerative, and oxygen fired furnaces. He has more than 20 years experience with glass company furnace operations. Bruce Mickelson is a Senior Product Marketing Manager for Commercial/Industrial Combustion Controls, Honeywell International Inc. Steve Mickey is Engineering Manager for W.S. Thermal Process Technology. He graduated from Cornell University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. Dennis Quinn is a Senior Product Manager Combustion Products/Market Development for Fives North American Combustion, Inc.. He has 29 years of experience in the field of combustion research, development, business unit management, sales and marketing. Mr. Quinn holds degrees in Combustion Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Paul Wisneiski has been a regional sales manager for Fireye Inc. for the past 11 years. He is responsible for OEM & Distribution sales and on site support for Michigan, Northern Ohio, West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania, and Western New York. He is a licensed stationary engineer in Ohio, with over 25 years in the combustion industry, and is currently attending the University of Phoenix. Aaron Zoeller is a sales engineer for Maxon’s Detroit branch office. He joined Maxon in 2000 and is a graduate of Ball State University with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering Technology. The faculty is a select group of prominent engineers involved in the design and manufacture of industrial combustion equipment.
Registration and Hotel Reservation Information Seminar Location: To be determined. Please check back for updates Registration Fees: To be set. Please check back for updates. Group Discount - When you register 2 or more people with the same company at the same time, the first registrant pays the regular fee and all subsequent registrants fees will be discount by $150 each! Hotel Room Rate: Please check back for information to be posted as it becomes available. For further information, and to be included on the seminar information mailing list, please email or fax your name, title, company name, address, phone number and email address to:
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