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Professional Excellence
The Parcel Post Department is an example of a group of individuals who have demonstrated Professional Excellence in the performance of their jobs. Jesse DaSilva, Jim Hartnett, Fran Pikula (Group Leader), and Joe Wojtczak (Foreman) have a reputation of expertly preparing and shipping samples of our products to all parts of the U.S. and the world. This function is extremely important in obtaining new business since it is the first impression that our customers receive of our ability to service their needs.
The Group exercises personal responsibility and initiative and demonstrates a positive attitude in “helping others.”
They have a professional expertise in packaging techniques so that the samples arrive safely in all parts of the world.
They display a professional knowledge of Federal regulations regarding the shipping of hazardous materials and the regulations concerning the air shipment of hazardous materials.
Some of the innovations that the members of the Dept. introduced are: Jesse DaSilva instituted the use of cellular styrofoam pellets to be used as a cushion material in packaging samples for rough handling. The pellets, which are salvaged by Mechanical Stores and the Lab, replace the use of a polyethylene bubble film which was purchased to protect the samples in transit. Not only did this suggestion improve our package, but it eliminated the cost of the bubble film.
James Hartnett instituted an inventory system of all materials handled by the Parcel Post Department. This system promptly enables Jim to know if he has approved material needed for the sample shipment.
Jim has also devised with the group a warehousing system for the storage of larger quantities of material that have to be repackaged into smaller units for samples. Both of these systems display the progressiveness of the group by enabling the Parcel Post group to ship material on time and feed back information to the Customer Service group when needed.
Jim also originated a tagging system to enable material to be sent from all points in the plant, including Bethany, to the Parcel Post Department with the necessary information attached to the package to expedite shipment of that package.
Francis Pikula set up a sample book of all necessary Parcel Post paperwork that is needed to go along with any shipment. This has become a learning tool for trainees, and also a guide in the handling of shipments by experienced employees.
Robert Clark, a former Department member, and Francis Pikula, set up a filing system on all orders shipped from the Parcel Post Department. It is arranged alphabetically by customer’s name for expediting and tracking samples.
It is this kind of professionalism and excellence in the performance of our responsibilities that has helped improve our plant’s performance and made it the flagship of the chemical division.
We all appreciate the professional expertise in the Parcel Post Department and offer our thanks.
Eric Johnson
Factory Manager
Tugboat Crew Tows the Fleet
By Russell F. Sant’Angelo
In conjunction with Geismar’s “Showboat” and the plant’s “Flagship” the Rubber and Specialty Chemical Process Development Department in 61 Bldg. has adopted the “Tugboat” as its new symbol to best describe its involvement with both Chemical plants.
A number of major changes in the Chemical Process laboratories have been completed over the past few years and a study of its role in planning and project involvement is now underway with focus on more involvement with Plant projects.
Three Part Involvement
Chemical Process Development’s role in the division’s operations can best be described as a three part involvement. Developing processes for new products from the Research Department is its first and foremost role. Second is the improvement of existing processes to help our products compete in the changing market place. The third area of involvement is to assist both Chemical plants when problems arise in existing processes.
Some of the more recent products that Chemical Process Development
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Tugboat crew pose outside the Process Development Lab where the processes are developed for manufacturing chemicals to be made in the Pilot Plant or Chemical manufacturing units. Sam Molnar, Chemical Maintenance, did the art work on the front of the Bldg.
Steven Brusso checks out the complex tubing used to develop a new process that will improve the production of Celogen blowing agents.
Plant to Close for Two Weeks
The summer shutdown for the Naugatuck Chemical Factory will the the first two weeks of July.
The shutdown will start on July 2 and end on July 16th. The factory will reopen on Monday, July 16.
A third week shutdown is presently under review and will be announced as soon as a decision has been reached.
Project Succeeding
Project Enterprise continued ahead of schedule with year to date savings reaching $1,008,000, against the three month objective of $685,000.
Savings for March were $612,000 or $320,000 over the month’s target.
Two addendum projects were added to Project Enterprises.
These projects recognized savings for manufacturing Omite Tech miticide in excess of the Bldg. 100 budgeted capacity and the production of Flexzone 4L antiozonant in Bldg. 28.
Group Repeats as Patent Winner
All the members of the Chemical Research group with over one year of service received patents for the second successive year. In the group are from left Dr. E. Harry Jancis, Richard A. Gencarelli, Dr. Wadim Batorewicz, Dr. Harold Greenfield, Dr. Edward Wheeler and Frank H. Barrows. Not present at the time of the photo was Russell E. Malz.
For two successive years all of the chemists in the Chemical Research group with more than one year of service received a patent at the recent annual patent dinner held at the Preston Hill Inn.
At this year’s presentation, the award recipients included Franklin H. Barrows, a Senior Technical Assistant in the group.
The Rubber and Specialty Chemicals Research Group, directed by Dr. Edward L. Wheeler, Research Associate, have received patents on a wide variety of inventions. These include Dr. Wheeler and R. A. Gencarelli—antioxidants, Dr. Wadim Batorewicz—flame retardants, Dr. E. Harry Jancis—light stabilizers and acarids, Dr. Bryon A. Hunter and Franklin H. Barrows—blowing agents, Dr. Harold Greenfield and Russell E. Malz Jr.—processes for preparing propellants, intermediates for polyurethanes and fibers with Dr. Robert W. Brown, Section Manager for Rubber Chemicals, co-inventor.