69th Porcelain Enamel Institute Technical Forum, Volume 28, Issue 10

Preface vii

2007 PEI Officers ix

2007 Technical Forum Committee xi

Past Chairs of PEI Technical Forums xiii

Surface Tension and Fusion Properties of Porcelain Enamels 1
Charles Baldwin and Sid Feldman

Status of Porcelain Enameling Steel Market 11
Kim Frey

Gage Reduction and the Impact on Porcelain Enamel Parts 13
Larry Steele

Cast Iron Process Control in a Developing Market 19
Liam O'Byme

Recycle- Friendly Aqueous Cleaners 23
Elizabeth J. Siebert, William G. Kozak, and William E. Fristad

Cost Driven Development of New Cleaners 33
Kenneth R. Kaluzny

2C/1F Enamelling Process- A Growing Demand 35
Hans-Juergen Thiele

Powder Coating Colors: Porcelain Enamel Versus Paint 43
Holger F. Evele

Power Enameling Control Systems 49
Phil Flasher

Advanced Porcelain Enamel Coatings with Novel Properties 53
Charles Baldwin and Jim Gavlenski

Absorption and Emissivity of Radiant Energy by Porcelain Enamels 59
William D. Faust

New Product Design, Development, Validation, and Launch: Getting it Right the First Time! 65
Kara Joyce Kopplin

Update on Current EPA and OSHA Issues that Will Impact Your Industry 69
Jack Waggener

Case Study: Benefits of a New High Efficiency Furnace 75
Jason Butz

Chemical Bonding of Concrete and Steel Reinforcement Using a Vitreous Enamel Coupling Layer 81
Larry Lynch, Charles Weiss, Jr., Donna Day, Joe Torn, Phillip Malone, and Cullen Hackler

Importance of Rheology in Enamel Application 95
Michael Sierocki

Author Index 103