UNIROYAL CHEM-TEXTS
Vol. 4, 1970 | PUBLISHED FOR THE PEOPLE OF UNIROYAL CHEMICAL | No. 8
Polygard Facilities To Expand
by Rod Gaetz
Design drawings are near completion for the expansion of Polygard ® facilities in Bldg. 109. The major equipment has been ordered and 75% of the necessary piping materials are on order for the project which will increase the production rates of the chemical. The project is part of the plant’s continuing program to stay competitive in a tight chemical market, keep business at the plant and keep chemical production employment at a full level.
Used In Rubber
Polygard is one of the most effective nondiscoloring and nonstaining stabilizers for synthetic rubber in commercial use today. Without Polygard protection, degradation occurs during the finishing, processing and vulcanization, resulting in a shorter service life of the final rubber product.
As a chemical, Polygard is safe to use, having the approval of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in products used for packaging or handling food.
New Stainless Steel Lines
The major work done during the summer shutdown of the building was the relocation and repiping of 2 Hold tanks from the second to the third floor. The piping from the bottom of the four vessels which will eventually become strippers was replaced with much larger stainless steel lines. The transfer pump was relocated and the discharge lines relocated and replaced with 3″ and 4″ stainless steel piping.
Fume Control Devices
When completed in early 1972, the expanded facilities will have environmental control devices to control fume pollution as part of the plant’s policy in the installation of new equipment and facilities.
Engineers working on the expansion are Terry Mo and Rod Gaetz; Vic Anderson, instrumentation and electricity; and Lou Kaiser, environmental control.
MIP Plan To Start
Instead of the 1970 stock purchase plan slated to start August 1, Uniroyal will expand the Monthly Investment Plan (MIP) to all employees interested in purchasing Uniroyal stock, at the market price, on a regular payroll deduction basis.
Under the plan, which is operated by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Inc., employees can sign up for regular payroll deductions. There are minimum and maximum deductions which will be indicated with other information, in plan brochures available shortly.
Merrill Lynch will purchase Uniroyal stock at the market price and keep individual accounts for each employee. Employees will receive regular statements from Merrill Lynch showing how much stock has been
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H.S. Diploma Obtainable
It’s still possible for a person who left high school for one reason or another to obtain a high school diploma without going back to school.
To qualify for a diploma,
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Chemical Control Center, The First In Chemical Division
Group photo of Chemical Control Center personnel. From left to right are Fran Egan, Clark Makinson, Tom Dowling, Millie Finsel, Matt Mathewson and Walt Frankenberger.
Employees Prevent Fire
by Walt Frankenberger
First anniversary. First in the Chemical Division. And in some aspects, the first in any Uniroyal plant. The Chemical Control Center is part of the plant’s innovative approaches to stay on top, keep business at the Naugatuck plant, increase the output of equipment, reduce waste and cost, and provide customers the best service in the chemical industry.
The Center is the one location in chemical production from which foremen can get accurate, up to the minute schedules for production of chemicals in order of priority to fill customers orders.
Monitors Data
The Center monitors data on all department activities, and by weekly and daily review of production, quality, cost, waste, and mechanical failures, the Center controls productivity and can spot downward trends or trouble spots in the plant which need adjustment to prevent lost production.
By coordinating the ordering of raw materials, packages, and warehousing, foremen can
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A cooperative fire fighting group: in front—Pat Tortorici, left to right—Charlie LoBalbo, Minic Brown and Al Morey. Absent from photo—Charlie Rinaldi.
John Needham, left, shows Eric Johnson the High School Equivalency diploma he received upon successful completion of tests. Other employees plan to take tests in September.
by Ed Weaving
Minic Brown, Larry Rinaldi, Charlie LoBalbo, Al Morey and Pat Tortorici, acted so quickly in extinguishing a small fire in an air screen machine that the sensitive sprinkler system did not operate and the sounding of the plant fire alarm was not required.
The incident occurred when the canvas duct work around the machine ignited and burned. Brown and Rinaldi shut off the operation and others turned on a fire hose line on the burning canvas.
The fire was apparently caused by a light bulb without a protective globe on it, the hot heat of the bulb igniting the
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