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CHEM-TEXTS
Vol. 2 PUBLISHED FOR THE PEOPLE OF UNIROYAL CHEMICAL No. 2.
New Equipment for Reclaim Plant Will
Keep Us in Reclaim Rubber Business
Our present reclaimed
rubber plant dates back to
1895, after fire destroyed the
original plant in 1893. For 75
years, we have played an im-
portant role in the rubber
industry by supplying high
quality stocks.
Several years ago, with
combining higher production
costs and increased shipping
expenses, profitability reached
a critical point. As a result, our
reclaimed rubber business,
Peace with keen competition,
reduced prices and low-cost
new rubber as an alternate,
our business was placed in a
difficult position. A decision
had to be made either to dis-
continue the business or make
major capital investments to
modernize the facilities.
After detailed study of the
present operation and various
improvements and consider-
ing the skills of our people,
it was decided that a modern-
ization of the facilities would
be practical and increase our
ability to successfully compete
in the market place. An ap-
propriation request for these
plans was drawn up and
approved.
The “new” plant, effi-
ciently and effectively oper-
ated, will protect the job se-
curity of 150 employees while
at the same time, assure the
future of the business.
Changes in the dimensions,
reduced from 3 to 1, will affect the
roles of about 50 employees.
A project team was form-
ed to work on the problem.
The team settled on 5 major
changes which would offer the
best return on investment at
this time: 1. fibre separation;
2. fine grinding; 3. central
mix in the mill room; 4. revis-
ion in the mill room; 5. tenth
and dyer revisions.
The team in charge of the
project, including closed belt
of the New York engineering
group were R. Gass, Engi-
neering Dept., Ted Lemna,
Reclaim Development, C.
Reich, Production and F.
Wintsch, Industrial Engineer-
ing. Since this transfer to In-
dustrial Relations, Wintsch
has been replaced by B. Daly.
This team was charged
with the responsibility of
making the project go: by
developing the flow sheets
and recommending the type
of equipment. All the details
of engineering is being hand-
led by approximately 12 mem-
bers of the New York corpo-
rate engineering staff.
The job to be done con-
sists of removing the fibers
from old tires to prepare them
for the fine grinding opera-
tion. By doing a better job
of removing the fibre in the
early steps and also by finer
grinding, the disaster cycle
will be shortened, and chemi-
cal costs reduced. Also, the
grinding prior to digesting,
allows us to make one pass
through the mill rooms instead
of 4 passes under the old sys-
tem. The fine grinding,
fibre separation and central
mixing will be new depart-
ments and will require new
skills. Engineering also es-
timates that we would have
U.S. BOND DRIVE AIMS
FOR 50% PARTICIPATION
John D. Evans, Factory
Manager, named Fred Win-
tsch chairman of the 1968 U.S.
Savings Bonds and Freedom
Shares Drive at the Nauga-
tuck plant. The drive was
sponsored for two weeks from
May 6 to May 17.
Last year’s campaign at
the Naugatuck plant added
72 new savers to the payroll
deduction plan; 388 employees
increased their participation:
and 152 purchased the new
Freedom Shares. Approxi-
mately 40% of the Chemical
employees were enrolled in the
U.S. Savings Bonds and
Bonds and Freedom Shares.
The goal for the 1968
drive, according to Wintsch
was again 50% participation
by Chemical employees. The
drive committee members had
been organized in different
sections of the plant.
Members of the committee
were the following: Warren
Singleton, E. G. Broderick,
Mary Sullivan, J. Flickinger,
Harold Smith, L. Anderson,
S.E. Salva, R.W. Knutzman, L.
P. Ferringo, T.J. Shillinkas,
Harold Campbell, O. Zapra-
zaka, R.M. Bioski, M.A.
Lusky, D. Johnson, E. J.
Greene, F.X. O’Shea, R. Ro-
senbum, C.C. Smith, A.
Budd, J.A. Prager, P.J. Le-
zarus, W.R. Smith, V.R. Led-
dell, A.J. Loman, J.F. Zappala,
M.E. Kerryn, G.M. Stone,
M. Juliano, D. Pagano, C.
Terrinella, L. Ghettie, B.
Dodd, T. Dowling, J. Hoyup-
ski, F. Magnano, L. Cozza,
G. Bakis, W. Frankenberger,
A. Emanuil, A. Piastrak,
E. Polonis, W. Booth, D.
Rappofe, T. Skleton, H. Fink,
C.R.R. Foltz, M. Mazur,
S. Perks, B. Magnano, J.
McMahon, L. Opdyke, L.
Evans, J. Casey, L. Capello,
B. Rice, J. Tripp, F.
Landon, D. Nelson, J. Mur-
tha, J. Rentier, R. Burns,
J. Quinn, V. Alves, J. Carroll,
R. Fenton, J. Kaminski, P.
Noland, R. Krajewski, P.
George Murdock of the
Treasury Department advised
the group on the advantages of payroll deductions as an important part of an em-ployee’s savings program. 70% of Savings Bonds purchasers do not redeem them until after
age 65. In this way, the tax
liability on E Bond interest could be greatly reduced and even eliminated entirely under some circumstances.
Foremen’s Club Elects Officers
The Naugatuck Chemical
Foremen’s Club elected Lou
Kaiser president of the Club
at its monthly meeting at the
Elks’ Club. Other officers
named were Joe Bucciaglia,
Vice-President; Ian Baclawski, Secretary and Joe Murtha, reelected as Treasurer.
They succeeded Vic Alves,
Earl Wright and Eric Johnson
who served as the Club’s
officers the past year.
The Club held its annual
banquet on May 16 and will
hold a dinner dance in Octo-
ber; outdoor summer picnics
and a summer picnic for
the family.
A membership drive is
being organized to increase
the Club’s members. Any sala-
ried, male employee of the
Naugatuck plant can join the
Club which sponsored a $250
scholarship fund this year.
Still in the idea stage,
Kaiser hopes to organize dis-
cussion meetings between
representatives of various
departments to interchange
ideas and to become better
acquainted with and under-
stand the problems of different
departments. By open table
discussion, production, engi-
neering, R & D, materials
handling, maintenance and
other departments would get to know each other’s problems
more easily and inte-
grate their activities more effectively.
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FROM THE FACTORY MANAGER
Dear fellow employee:
When we were children it seemed like an eternity waiting
for Christmas to arrive with its many joys. Now, too often, we
find Christmas upon us too soon to appreciate its many meanings to all of us. We complain when Christmas decorations
start to appear before Thanksgiving that Christmas is becoming
too commercial. But possibly in our complex and “perniciously
busy” society we need the extra lead time.
Yes the advertising: to set our minds for
the approach of Christmas.
Who, but the most bitter “Scrooge”
will for one moment deny the warm glow
of fellowship with family and friends
that descends upon all of us as the spirit
of Christmas comes into our lives. Yet,
the very hope and promise of Christmas
too frequently comes as a false spring
day in February only to be followed by
a return to the dreariness of winter. Perhaps we aren’t too
old not to continue to wish that Christmas could last the
year around?
This, then, is my Christmas Wish for you and your family;
a wish for all the good things of life and a hope for a New Year
with its full measure of health and happiness.
John Lawton Wins Top Suggestion Award
John Lawton of the $15.00: Joe Gallucci, Mechanical, $25.00; Fred Surmann,
Synthetic Processing department was awarded $100.00 during Processing, $15.00; Charles
a recent meeting of the award Harris, Laboratory. Honorable
committee at the Synthetic Mention: Frank Phillips,
Plant. John’s idea to install Chem. Mix, Honorable Menaddition sensor valves on the tion: Leon Raskataska, Profront lines of certain reactors cessing, Honorable Mention:
resulting in productivity savings Dan Donato, Mechanical,
and elimination of some con- $15.00; Earle Root, Processing,
tamination. During the meet- $30.00; Earle Root, Processing,
ing a total of 16 awards were $15.00; Alan Happy, Processsmade — 9 cash awards totaling ing, Honorable Mention;
$250 and 7 honorable mention. Alan Happy, Processing,
Other winners were: Fred Honorable Mention and Frank
Surmann and Robert Lock- Phillips, Chem. Mix, $20.00.
wood, Processing, Honorable Note: This does not include
Mention: Joe Wojczak, Pro- Chemical and Reclaim plants.
cessing, Honorable Mention: Meetings incomplete at press
Charles Harris, Laboratory. time.
Did You Know?
… That our society hurls
more than 130 million tons of
pollutants skyward each year
and approximately 2/3 of this
waste comes from motor
vehicles. The major causes
of pollution that make up this
total are:
Motor vehicles
85 million tons
Manufacturing
22 million tons
Electric Power Generation
15 million tons
Heating of buildings and homes
9 million tons
Total
130 million tons
… Research has shown that
pollution caused by exhaust
gases and crank case emissions
from automobiles may be controlled by what is called
Positive Crankcase ventilation. Positive crankcase
ventilation draws unburned
pollutants out before they
enter the exhaust system of
the car and returns them
back into the carburetor fuel
intake where they are burned
off. As a result of this there
is an estimated 30% reduction
in pollutants. The entire system was made possible through
the use of a hose connection
made of Platinum Nitride rubber
which has a high resistance to
heat and oil. Positive crankcase ventilation is now standard on all cars being manufactured in the United States.
Thus UNIROYAL CHEMICAL through its production
of Nitril rubber at our
Painesville, Baton Rouge
plants is making a major
contribution in the battle
against air pollution.
… That we have received
our order from the state to
install the water treatment
facilities in the plant by
February 1971. The first step
in the inevitable for this equipment has been complied with
when we submitted our initial
engineering report prior to
November 30, 1967.
First Aid . . . Think Ice
One of the most effective and
safe medicinal aids is an ice cube. Ice
is safe because it refrigerates, rather
than freezes, tissue.
1. To relieve pain, think about it:
Before removing a splinter with a
needle, first apply an ice cube until it looks numb.
2. If you should burn your fingers,
immediately hold them under cold
water, then into a bucket of ice and
water until the pain is gone. This will
prevent blisters. Later, you can use
an ointment.
3. For a headache, overcome with
heat, hold an ice cube in your fist.
A heat stroke can be relieved
by wrapping the body in wet towels,
arms, legs, and back.
4. To reduce and eliminate bleeding,
place ice on the cut. If it will not
control the bleeding.
5. To get rid of headaches, put an ice
cube in the mouth. Suck on it, for it
will cool the pain, relax tense muscles, and relieve the pain. Almost instant
Vol. 1 No. 3
The original oil painting of the above picture of the E.M.I.C. building
was done by Louis Anderson of our Research and Development Department. Luella has been painting as a hobby for about 10 years.
She was started with five lessons but confesses she probably
should have had additional lessons in basics. From what we can see
she does pretty well without them.
Luella has had one exhibition in Vermont this last summer and an
earlier exhibit in G. Fox and Company in Hartford. She states that
since she has taken up painting she finds it very relaxing and she
plans to take in about 12 painting exhibitions during the winter months
or over several weekends.
Luella recommends art as an interesting (and sometimes profitable)
hobby: it is also very relaxing on the nervous system she says.
Safety Hats In Curalon Production
Greater Use
To Start Soon
The Safety Department
has continued to expand the
safety hat program throughout
the plant. Since it was started
last August, a total of 962 hats
have been ordered. When the
program is complete everyone
will be assigned a safety hat.
Various departments have
been given individual colors
as follows:
Fire – Production – Red
Production – Blue
Mechanical and Engineering
– Orange
Maintenance – Green
Pilot Plants – Grey
Offices and Visitors – White
Approval of funds for
CURALON Production facilities was granted in October.
These facilities will be installed
in Bldg. 7 at the Synthetic
plant. This building, formerly
used for Flexone production,
will be completely recondiefficiency and rehabitioned and remodeled to produce quaition granted to a suitable area for
production of quality chemicals. CURALON is a curing the
agent for polyurethane
plastics.
Expanding markets for
polyurethanes indicate a
promising future for this
curaline.
The Lean Around Us
TAKE
TIME NOW TO SPEND ON THE AMOUNT
YOU EAT – FROM IT THE GOVERNMENT BASES
ITS FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION’S MARKET
BASKET ON THE FACTS.
GIVE IT A CLOSER LOOK-THESE
PURCHASES IN RETAIL FOOD STORES WERE
MADE DURING THE PERIOD OF GREATEST APPETITE,
A DIET LIST OF 38 ITEMS IN A QUANTITY
SUFFICIENT TO FEED A FAMILY OF FOUR,
LARGEST APPETITE FOR TWO WEEKS.
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