This volume of the Ceramic Transactions series compiles a number of papers presented by the PEI Technical Forum Committee. These are combined proceedings of the 70 th and 71 st Annual PEI Technical Forum, both of which were held at the Double Tree Downtown Hotel with the 2008 Forum from June 9 th - 12 th , 2008 and the 2009 Forum from May 4 th - 7 th , 2009 .
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| Preface | |
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| 2008 PEI Officers | |
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| 2009 PEI Officers | |
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| 2008 Technical Forum Committee | |
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| 2009 Technical Forum Committee | |
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| Past Chairs of PEI Technical Forums | |
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| 2008 PEI Tech Forum | |
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| Dense Phase Pumping and Spraying of P/E Powder | |
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| Development of the Cold Roll RP45 Grade for Water Heater Tank Bodies | |
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| Energy Cost in Washer Systems | |
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| Comparison of Cobalt and Nickel in Frit Formulations | |
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| Raw Materials and Energy: Influence on Enamels Market | |
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| LustReflex Coatings for Porcelain Enamel | |
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| Bulk Enamel Distribution System | |
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| Porcelain Enamel Reclaim Technology Review | |
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| Progress in the Use of Specialized Enamel Coatings to Bond Concrete to Steel | |
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| Performance Coatings for Energy Efficiency | |
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| From Decorative to Functional Printing Colors | |
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| ISO 9001:2000-Why Do It? | |
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| New EU Chemical Regulations Will Significantly Impact USA and Global Businesses: REACH | |
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| A Heat Resistant Label Material and Its Application in High Temperature Processing | |
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| Furnace Moisture Issues | |
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| Furnances and Firing | |
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| Making Porcelain Enamel More Competitive with Stainless Steel: A Holistic Approach to Process Improvement | |
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| Requirements for the Use of Porcelain Enamel in Industrial Coatings | |
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| Reactive Vitreous Enamel Coatings for Concrete Reinforcing Steel | |
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| 2009 PEI Tech Forum | |
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| Energy Costs in Washer Systems | |
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| 21st Century Cleaning Systems | |
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| Using Control Systems to Go "Green" While Saving You Money! | |
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| Porcelain Enamel Powder Coating Systems for Oven Cavities Worldwide | |
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| Dense Phase Pumping of Porcelain Enamel Powder-Part II | |
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| Case Study: Process Rheology of Cover Coats at Engineered Storage Products Company | |
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| Water Heater and Inside Coating with Wet Enamel, Usable for Solar Energy | |
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| Sustainability-More Than a Buzz Word | |
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| Decorating with Ceramic Decal | |
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| Digital Ceramic Printing | |
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| Preliminary Evaluations of Functional Coatings for Improved Chemical and Water Resistance | |
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| Improving the Covering Power of Titanium White Cover Coat by Controlling Bubble Structure | |
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| Chemically Resistant Enamel | |
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| The Who, What, Why, Where and When of Cast Iron Enameling | |
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| Author Index | |
Charles Baldwin was born in the southeast but transplanted to Akron, Ohio before he was old enough to remember a southern heritage. He has never felt at home anywhere. On his family's visits to what they referred to as "down home" Baldwin saw tractors rusting in the fields and broken back barns on the verge of collapse. And he heard about constant unemployment . Baldwin worked for thirty years as a wastewater treatment operator and supervisor in Akron, Ohio, learning the deficiencies and whims of local government and discovering many of the consequences of ecological mismanagement. He saw the downward spiral of a great industrial city into one of the most prolific centers of illegal methamphetamine production in America. Baldwin is connected To The world by his wife of thirty-five years, four children, and two grandchildren. He is politically active To The extent that he votes, donates to liberal causes, and worries frequently about what sort of world we and our descendants will live in after the "last best hope of earth" achieves bankruptcy. Baldwin's stories flow and are funny. But his characters frequently hurt one another And The more enlightened seem aware that something terrible is coming, that ultimately any civilization's relationship with nature simply cannot be sustained. The reader isn't taxed by Baldwin's detailed descriptions, which lend credence To The setting and invite the reader into the story. Baldwin's favorite authors are O. Henry, Barbara Tuchman, William Shirer, and Raymond Chandler. His favorite comment about writing is from Thorne Smith who considered himself a realist because his characters wander into the reader's awareness, make inadequate plans in order to achieve goals which frequently are contrary to their own genuine interests, fail, give up, and wander away. The reader is left with a comfortingly genuine sense of human inadequacy.
