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2014 Annual Convention RecapBy Tom Pientok, 2014 Program Committee Chair, Apache Inc
The 2014 NIBA Convention was an exciting event onmany fronts. It was the first time NIBA returned to anurban venue since 2007 and membership turned out in
near record numbers. There were 609 attendees comprisedof 201 distributor delegates, 274 manufacturing and affiliatesand 130 spouse or companions, as well as 4 prospective andguest attendees. There were 115 international attendees rep-resenting 19 countries. The Expo once again sold out with82 booths from 82 companies.
Seattle certainly did not disappoint! The city offered a hostof networking, site-seeing and entertainment opportunities.Whether it was a stroll through Pike Place Market, a tourof the Underground or a stop at the Tap House, conventiongoers found plenty to do in and around the Seattle SheratonHotel. And, we all got a dose of typical Seattle weather witha little rain on Thursday followed by mostly sunny skies andpleasant temperatures for the remainder of the weekend.
In addition to returning to an urban venue, this years con-vention schedule was modified to offer more schedule flex-ibility and upfront networking opportunities. The convention
kicked-off with golf and an all new event, the first ever NIBAtable tennis tournament. While the weather was a littleSeattle-like at the onset of the golf outing, it turned out to be
a picturesque day. For thosewho participated or evenstopped by to see thetable tennis tourna-ment, you experi-enced a new way tonetwork at the annualconvention. Theopening reception
later that eveningoffered conventiondelegates the op-portunity to connectwith industry friendsat NIBAs version ofthe Pike Place Mar-ket, complete with foodvendors and entertain-ment with a local flare.
The annual business meeting was conducted Friday morn-ing. All committee chairs gave an overview of the initiatives
each committee is addressing. The morning concluded withthe keynote address by former Speaker of the House, TheHonorable Newt Gingrich. His message was based on hisrecent book, Breakout, where his primary focus is on ways toresolve many of our countries issues. However, in order forthe issues to be resolved, the prison guards of the past mustgive way to the pioneers of the future. Speaker Gingrichlinked these same principles to the way NIBA members candrive change and success in their businesses.
Friday evening was host to the annual manufacturer hospital-ity night. The highlight of the conven-tion, once again, was the annual
Expo held on Saturday morning.The convention concluded on Sat-urday evening with a slightly up-scale closing reception held at theChihuly Garden and Glass Museum.
Convention attendees enjoyed dinner and cocktails underChihuly glass at the farewell reception
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Letter from thePresident
What a great convention we had in Seattle! My thanks go out to TomPientok and the NIBA Program Committee who selected a great loca-tion and put together an excellent program. Also, thanks to our staff
from SAMI who worked so hard to make the convention a success.
I hope you all enjoyed Seattle. What a great city! It has been a while since
NIBA had a city venue for the convention. I hope you took advantage of the citylocale to enjoy the sights, sounds, and tastes of Seattle.
I want to thank all of the companies who attended the Annual Convention. It isan investment of time and money to attend the convention. As a participant, Ican not think of a better investment I make every year than to come to the con-vention, catch up with distributors, manufacturers, and to get some personal andprofessional development.
On top of the great convention, in October NIBA offered our Train Onlinein October for FREE. NIBA has built great resources that can benefit NIBAmember employees at all levels. Go to NIBA.org to get details on NIBAs greattraining resources.
Thank you for your commitment and ongoing support of NIBA.
Sincerely,
Tom WujekNIBA President 2014Flexco
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Tom Wujek,2014 NIBA President
285 Members 154 Distributor/Fabricator
116 Manufacturer
15 Affiliate
Up 4.78% from this point last year!
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I will conclude by saying it was truly an honor to be ableto lead the planning of the 2014 Annual Convention. Thesuccess of the 2014 convention is a result of the effortsof a wonderful Program Committee and the entire SAMI
staff. None of this would happen without their work. So,team, again, many thanks for your work.
Regards,
Tom Pientok2014 Program Chair
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Dear NIBA members,
You will soon be receiving your 2015 NIBAmembership renewal information. We hopethat you have found value in NIBA and will
continue to be a part of our organization. Renewalsare due back to the office by December 31, so pleasereturn yours quickly.
Dont forget that you can also renew your dues onlineat www.niba.org starting in November.
Please call the NIBA office if you have any questions.
Thank you,NIBA Staff414-389-8606staff@niba.org
Membership Renewals
Thank you to all our 2014
Committee MembersThe following members will not be continuing on theircurrent committee for the 2015 year. Some are continu-ing on other committees, but NIBA would like to rec-ognize them all for the contributions to their respectivecommittees. Thank you!
Education/Technical Committee
Mike Cremeens, Shaw Almex Industries
Bert Flieger, Habasit America
Dick McConnell, Flexco
Scott Phillips, Global Belting Technologies
Marketing CommitteeCraig Lemonds, Great Lakes Belting & Supply Corp
Roger Pelat, Belterra Corporation
Membership Committee
Bill Hornsby, Habasit America
Frank Hyclak, Veyance Technologies Inc
Wes Tyre, Shaw Almex Industries
Products & Services Committee
Steve Maddux, Sr., Knoxville Rubber & Gasket Co
Jonathan Morgan, Forbo Siegling LLC
Program Committee
Steve Cook, Luff Industries Ltd
Joe Haen, Kaman Industrial Technologies
Tom Pientok, Apache Inc
Vernon Smith, Universal Belting Resource
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Allison Hope Brown
Rebekah Lorantfy
Alyssa P. Kulmoski
William McCrary
John DiGiacobbe
Thomas Mayer
Joseph LHeureux
Katherine E. Shaw
Timothy Jackson, Jr.
Victoria McCarty
Robin Lane
Ryan C. Young
Allison Hope Brown of Kent, OH appliedthrough Laura Brown of Fenner DunlopEngineered Conveyor Solutions and willbe attending Kent State University.
Rebekah Lorantfyof Guelph, ONapplied throughJohn Lorantfy of
LewisGoetz andwill be attendingthe University ofGuelph.
Alyssa P. Kulmoski of Wexford, PAapplied through Michael J. KulmoJr. of LewisGoetz and will be atteing Loyola University Baltimore.
William McCraryof Scottsdale, AZapplied throughWilliam McCraryIV of RAM Enter-prise Inc and willbe attending Scott-sdale Community
College.
John DiGiacobbe of Oxford, OH ap-plied through Anthony DiGiacobbeof Veyance Technologies Inc andwill be attending Miami University.
Thomas Mayer ofEast Lansing, MIapplied throughEdward Mayer ofThaman RubberCompany andwill be attending
Michigan StateUniversity.
Joseph LHeureuxof Val Therese,ON appliedthrough Gilles
LHeureux ofLewisGoetz andwill be attend-ing LaurentianUniversity.
Katherine E. Shawof Athens, GAapplied throughRobert Shawof Shaw AlmexIndustries andwill be attendingthe University ofGeorgia.
Timothy Jackson, Jr. of Amherst,NY applied through Pedro Lirianoof Sampla Belting s r l and will beattending Daemen College.
Victoria McCartyof Crestview, KYapplied throughChris McCarty ofConveyor Accesso-ries Inc and will beattending Thomas
More College.
Robin Lane ofStatesboro, GAapplied throughRussell Lane of
Fenner Dunlopand will be at-tending GeorgiaSouthern Uni-versity.
Brooklynn Sherman ofEphraim, UT appliedthrough Bruce Sher-man of Fenner DunlopEngineered ConveyorSolutions and will beattending Snow Col-lege- Ephraim MainCampus.
Ryan C. Young ofCharlotte, NC ap-plied through ChadYoung of Gates Mec-trol Corp and willbe attending WakeForest University.
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NIBA received 70 applications for the Memorial Scholarship this year. The Products& Services committee members were extremely impressed by the level of commu-nity involvement and leadership skills by these students. Twelve $1,500 education
scholarships were awarded. One 2013 scholarship recipient was not able to claim theiraward, so a thirteenth scholarship was awarded this year.
The 2014 winners were: Allison Hope Brown, John DiGiacobbe, Timothy Jackson, Jr.,Alyssa P. Kulmoski, Joseph LHeureux, Robin Lane, Rebekah Lorantfy, Thomas Mayer, Victo-ria McCarty, William McCrary V, Katherine E. Shaw, Brooklynn Sherman, Ryan C. Young
NIBA Memorial Scholarships WinnersBy Beth Miller, 2014 Products & Services Committee, Flexco
Congratulations tothe thirteen recipientof the 2014 Memoria
Scholarship!
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NIBA received 73 applications for the six $4,000Presidential Scholarships offered to the children ofemployees of NIBA distributor/fabricator compa-
nies. The applicants were reviewed for their high academicachievements, their community involvement, and theirexperience in leadership roles. The Products and Servicescommittee was impressed by the caliber of the applicantsand awarded the scholarships to:
Raven Corbett of Wilmington, NC appliedthrough Rocky Corbett of Industrial SupplySolutions Inc and will be attending UNC
Wilmington. Raven is pursuing a degreein dentistry and plans to work in publichealth. She says Because of my volunteerwork at NCMOM clinics and the St. MaryDental Clinic, my passion for and interest
in public health dentistry has been confirmed, and I couldnot be any more positive that I am choosing the career thatwill make me the happiest in life.
Tyler Flanigan of Columbus, OH appliedthrough Willim Flanigan of Applied In-dustrial Technologies and will be attend-ing Ohio Dominican University. Tyler is
pursuing a business degree with a market-ing minor. He looks forward to a careerin industrial design and hopes to own hisown business one day. His role model is
his father. He says, My dad is the most influential person inmy life because he puts his family first.
Kyle Gopffarthof Abilene, Texas appliedthrough Robert Gopffarth of AppliedIndustrial Technologies and will be attend-ing Hardin-Simmons University. Kyle ispursuing a degree in business finance witha focus in pre-dental studies. He plans to
go into orthodontics. Smiling is probablythe easiest and most common way to show
happiness and confidence, he says. Nothing stands out likea beautiful smile, which is why I strive to become an ortho-dontist.
Hayden Hendersonof State University, Ar-kansas applied through Robyn Hendersonof RGA - Rubber & Gasket Co of Americaand will be attending Arkansas State Uni-versity. As a child, Hayden was inspiredby President Reagan and looks forwardto making an impact through a career inpolitics. Whether I study international
business or political science next year, I know that I want totake that and use it to make a difference in our society. In aworld that is growing smaller and smaller due to technology,the possibilities for someone to make a statement are end-
less.
Alyssa P. Kulmoskiof Wexford, PA appliedthrough Michael J. Kulmoski Jr. of Lewis-Goetz. Alyssa attends Loyola UniversityMaryland where she majors in Elemen-tary Education. Alyssa aspires to be agreat teacher, like those she looked up tothroughout her own education. Looking
back on my fourteen years of Catholic education, I realizehow blessed I was to be surrounded by amazing educators.Although each instructor had their own unique teachingstyle, they all possessed the ability to inspire their pupils.
Shane Murphyof Philadelphia, PA appliedthrough Julie Murphy of LewisGoetz andattends the University of Pennsylvania.Shane is driven by his passion to improveconditions for those less fortunate thanhimself in his community. Currently, Iam working on plans to start a mentoringprogram where students at Penn mentor
students in local high schools, and I hope to work with Pennstudent government to make taking a class with communityservice components a requirement to graduate.
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Hole-in-OneSampla Belting NA LLC
Beverage CartFlexco
FoodForbo Siegling LLC
Uniband USA
Golf CartDerco B V
Tee SponsorsAdvanced Flexible Composites, Inc.
(AFC)American Eagle Manufacturing LLCBelt Power LLCChemi-FlexDepreux (COBRA America)Gates Mectrol CorpHabasit America
J A Emilius Sons IncNGB Technologies for Industry &
Conveying Ltd
Hole SponsorsAdvanced Flexible Composites, Inc.
(AFC)American Eagle Manufacturing LLCApache IncBeltservice CorporationBlair Rubber CompanyHEXPOL CompoundingMidwest Industrial Rubber IncOriental Rubber Ind LtdPassaic Rubber CompanyRubber & Plastics IncShingle Belting Company
Universal Belting ResourceVeyance Technologies Inc
Goodie Bag DonationsAdvanced Flexible Composites, Inc.
(AFC)Blair Rubber CompanyDepreux (COBRA America)
J A Emilius Sons IncMilliken & CompanyPassaic Rubber CompanyMaxi-Lift Inc
Thank You 2014Golf Sponsors!Thanks to 2014 Golf Chair JeffLeach for a great day of golf
The 2014 NIBA Golf Outing was held on Thursday, September 25at the Newcastle Golf Clubs Coal Creek Course, located in themountains just outside Seattle. The day began with a little mois-
ture for approximately four holes, and then the Golf Gods realized thathis was NIBAs day, and it bloomed into a spectacular clear day! Themountain vistas coupled with the Seattle skyline, generated many photopportunities.
We had over 92 golfers participate in this years golf outing. Each golfereceived a goodie bag with items donated by member companies. Inaddition to the fun, networking, and camaraderie, NIBA was able togive out $3,400 in prize money, which was awarded to the top fourteams, and to six individuals who won the challenges on various holes
A special thanks to all of the companies that donated money, sponsoreholes and flags, and those who provided gifts to this years outing. Aspecial thank you to Sampla Belting NA LLC for sponsoring the hole inone contest, to Flexco for sponsoring the beverage cart, to Forbo Sieg-ling LLC and Uniband USA for sponsoring the food, and to Derco B Vfor their golf cart sponsorship.
I personally, would also like to thank all the attendees of the NIBA GoOuting! Without your participation and enthusiasm, the Golf Outingwould not have been the success it was this year. I hope everyone hadan enjoyable time at this years Golf Outing, and I look forward to see-ing you all in Palm Springs, where I promise you another fun packedday. If you have any ideas that may enrich the Golf Outing experience,please let me know, as we plan to continue to make this event one ofthe NIBA Convention highlights.
1st Place
Jimmy Abbitt, Mike Burkholder, Jim Burnett, Jeff Rowe
2nd PlaceJerry Hayes, John Kroll, Dean Thomas
3rd PlaceSylvain Dub, Simon Lavoie, Wade Spencer, Chad Young
4th PlaceRich Blais, James Borthwick, Virkam Makar, Roy Pyle
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In MemoriamRakow, Randall E. Randy72, was called home unexpect-edly Monday, October 6, 2014. Randy graduated from
Marquette University in Milwaukee in 1964 and earned hisMBA from The Keller School of Management where he wasalso an adjunct professor. He served in the U.S. Army dur-ing the Vietnam Era and then transitioned into the Reserves,retiring as a Captain. He worked in Human Resources forvarious companies during his 44 year career; retiring fromMRA in 2008. He was a member of Rotary, Kiwanis, Ameri-can Legion and CEO of NIBA. Randy and Billie moved toThe Villages in 2008 from Waukesha, WI. He was passion-ate about baseball, a lifelong fan of the Milwaukee Brew-ers, dating back to when they were the Milwaukee Braves.He enjoyed football, particularly the Packers, softball, golf,traveling, playing card games, music from the 50s and
60s and Classic Cars. Above and beyond all the sports andhobbies he loved his family. He was a man of strong faithand character. He was loyal, compassionate, patient and akind friend to all he knew. He leaves to cherish his memoryhis loving wife of 50 years, Billie Rakow; daughters, SusanPacker (Jeremy), Tricia Totty (John); three grandchildren,Emily Totty, Allison Totty and Erich Packer; sister, SandraBlott (John); sisters-in-law, Nancy Matschke (Dick), LuAnnBrown (Gary), Patti Kuehl and several nieces and nephews.The family asks that memorial contributions be made to TheHarry and Shirley Kuehl Foundation, c/o Tri City NationalBank, 7525 W. Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53219. Thefamily will receive friends from 1-3 PM Friday, October 10,2014 with services immediately following at Hiers-BaxleyFuneral Services, 1511 Buenos Aires Blvd., The Villages,Florida. www.Hiers-baxley.com.
Equipment WantedAll-State Belting is seeking a portable belt winder and stand;60 to 72 width, 8 to 10 ton, 8 to 9 diameter, capacities.Sectional conveyor belt vulcanizers; 36, 48, 60, 72.Contact Doug Street at All-State Belting, LLC. 844-509-2358or dstreet@all-statebelting.com
Habasit Americais seeking a used Habasit S-1200 (48 in.)slitter. Contact Kevin Hochgertle at 404-915-9223 orkevin.hochgertle@us.habasit.com.
HCD Conveyorsis looking for a black belt slitter completewith belt winders if possible. Anything considered. ContactAlan Harris at 64273555572 or alanh@hcdnz.co.nz.
48 Capacity Belt Winder Wanted. Contact Charlie Brownat Turner Supply Companyat 251-281-4795.
Newsworthy ItemsFlexcois proud to announce that it has once again beenselected as one of Chicagos 101 Best and Brightest Com-
panies to Work For in 2014 by The National Association forBusiness Resources (NABR). This is the seventh straight yearFlexco has been recognized for this award.
LewisGoetz, a leading Pittsburgh-based industrial serviceprovider of a variety of industrial products, including fabri-cated hose, conveyor belts, valves and gaskets, is pleased toannounce the acquisition of Advanced Sealing. AdvancedSealing is a full-spectrum manufacturer and distributor offluid sealing products to refining, chemical processing, pow-er generation and wastewater treatment facilities. A premiersealing house to customers looking for new solutions to ageold problems, Advanced Sealing provides a broad product
mix including metallic and non-metallic flange gaskets,valve packings, metallic and elastomeric hoses, stud bolts,hex nuts, steam traps and heat exchanger gaskets. AdvancedSealing has a special focus on fugitive emission products,proven to meet and exceed todays demanding LDAR sealingstandards. Advanced Sealing was incorporated in 1988 andhas US based facilities located in Cerritos, California andPascagoula, Mississippi. The acquisition of Advanced Sealingprovides high quality products and a professional, customer-focused workforce, further strengthening the solutions-basedapproach of LewisGoetz.
Splawn Beltingis pleased to announce its newly designed
website. In addition, the website has a new URL address.Please check to see whats new at www.splawnbelting.com.
PersonnelAdvanced Flexible Composites, Inc. (AFC)announced thepromotion of Bart Lewisto the newly created position ofChief Technical Officer (CTO) and Woody Swiftto newlycreated position of Chief Operations Officer (COO). Bartwill be responsible for directing the Technical, ProductEngineering and R&D initiatives, while Woody will havemanagement responsibilities for all of AFCs global manu-facturing operations. The promotions further support AFCscommitment to its Core Values: Quality, Innovation andService. Prior to these changes, Bart was the VP of Manufac-turing and Woody was the General Manager of AFC. Thesenewly created positions come on the heels of Chris Lewisbeing named President of AFC.
Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc. (AFC)announced thepromotion of Michael Bakerto the newly created positionof Chief Sales & Marketing Officer (CSMO). Mike will beresponsible for directing the sales and marketing initiativesof AFCs global businesses, including the Industrial Prod-ucts Group, Specialty Belting Group and the Food Products
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Group. Mike will continue to maintain oversight of theSpecialty Belting Group of AFC. Prior to this move, Mike wasAFCs Senior VP of Sales and Marketing.
Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc. (AFC)is pleased toannounce the appointment of Chris Lewisas AFCs Presi-dent. Chris will be responsible for day-to-day management;establishing companys goals and strategy; directing businessinitiatives; and ensuring the execution of corporate objec-tives. Prior to this move, Chris held the roles of Chief Finan-cial Officer and Vice-President of Strategic Development. BillLewis will continue as CEO and Chairman.
American Biltrite (Canada)is pleased to announce the ap-pointment of Glenn Ornto the position of Regional Manager.Glenn brings an extensive background in industrial sales toAmerican Biltrite having spent a good portion of his ca-
reer with companies such as GenFlex, Cooley Group, andGriswold Corp. Glenns responsibilities ranged from Techni-cal Representative to Regional Sales Manager and ProductManager.
ASGCOproudly announced thatJoe Sanders, our Powerand Mining Manager has been promoted to Vice Presidentof Manufactured Products. Joe is based in Kentucky and hasover 15 years of experience in the mining and conveyingindustry.
Jim Gubicswas recently promoted to Inside Sales Manager atASGCO. Jim has been with ASGCOfor over 16 years asa customer service representative in our Inside Sales Depart-ment.
ASGCOhas welcomed several new additions to thecompany: Emilia Sanchezhas joined the ASGCO InsideSales team, specializing in International Sales. Bruce Alvishas been appointed as our Virginia Territory Manager, basedout of Richmond, VA and Tim McCreeryhas been hired asa Territory Manager, based out of our Baltimore Branch. Inaddition, Luke Nortonhas also joined the ASGCO team asa Technical Service Manager, supporting our distributors andcustomers in South America.
Beltservice Corporationrecently announced Dan Hunnings
promotion to the position of Field Salesman for the westernstates of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and easternIdaho. Dan had transferred to St. Louis, MO from Coloradoin 2010 to join Belt services Lightweight ThermoplasticBelting Department. He was previously Beltservices ProductSpecialist for ProTurn power turn, merge table, inductiontable, and diverter arm belts. He is excited about his promo-tion and the opportunities that await his return to the West.
Habasit America, a leading manufac-turer in lightweight conveyor belting,announces Victor DAdamioas thecompanys new Head of Finance &
Administration (CFO). Victor bringsover twenty-five years of professionalexperience to his position. Prior toHabasit America, Victor held differ-ent professional positions in manydifferent industrial manufacturersincluding electrical and oil and gasindustries. In his new role, Victor will lead our finance andmerger and acquisitions teams. He will be responsible formanaging the financial risks of Habasit America along withfinancial planning and record-keeping. This role covers theAmericas Region which includes The United States, Canadaand Latin America.
Habasit Americawould like to welcome Rob Poffto theteam as our newest Key Account Manager. Rob has been inindustrial manufacturing for 10 years while most recently,working in sales for a large Habasit distributor. Rob studiedat the University of Louisville in Kentucky and will be coveing a territory that includes Kentucky, Southern Ohio, andWestern West Virginia.
Habasit Americawould like to introduceJames Thorpeasthe newest Industry Key Account Manager (IKAM) for the mterial handling industry. James will focus on fabrication andsales of powerturn products for Habasit. James brings with
him a strong background in industrial manufacturing witha heavy focus on engineering but also marketing and sales.
James is originally from the UK where he earned his Bach-elors in Mechanical Engineering from Coventry University.
James was previously responsible for the successful integration of two product lines into the US and has strong producmanagement skills that we look forward to him putting togood use with our powerturn program.
Officials at HBD Industries, Inc.(Dublin, OH) announced that Mr.Eric Fitzpatrickwill become the newDirector of Sales and Marketing for
HBD-Thermoid, Inc(Bellefontaine,OH). HBD-Thermoid, Inc is a subsid-iary of HBD Industries, Inc., one ofthe largest suppliers of industrial prod-ucts in North America. HBD-Ther-moid, Inc manufactures standard andapplication-engineered industrialrubber products, including: conveyor belting, ducting, hose(air, aviation, automotive, bulk-transfer, chemical, industriahand-built, marine, petroleum/bio-fuel, water and welding)power transmission V- belts, industrial rubber bands, rubberolls and rolls coverings.
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Armando Gonzalezof Southbridge,MA was named to the position oftechnical coordinator at Hyde Indus-trial Blade Solutions (IBS). Having
recently celebrated his 25th anniver-sary at Hyde IBS, Mr. Gonzalez willutilize his experience to lead traininginitiatives for new and existing em-ployees on manufacturing machinesand processes. In his new role, Mr.Gonzalez will champion processimprovement across the entire organization. He will also beresponsible for overseeing the ordering of machine toolingfor Hydes cutting and honing operations.
Sarah Kratz of Thompson, CT waspromoted to the role of logistics
coordinator at Hyde Industrial BladeSolutions (IBS). Employed at Hyde for13 years, Ms. Kratz is a skilled CNCmachine operator and will be respon-sible for the day-to-day movement ofprojects between departments basedupon customers requirements. Start-ing with the scheduling of projectswith both regular and expeditedtimetables, Ms. Kratz will spearhead Six Sigma process im-provement activities on the production floor at the company.She will also oversee metal scrap management and productstocking programs for Hyde IBS.
The Hyde Group announced thepromotion ofRobert Scobleto a newkey role as president of Hyde Group,Inc., effective October 15, 2014. Robreports to Richard M. Clemence, CEOof the Hyde Group, Inc. In his newposition, Rob is responsible for HydeTools and Industrial Blade Solutionsof Southbridge, MA and A. RichardTools of Canada, all of which areowned by Hyde Group, Inc. Robsstrong experience, insight and extensive knowledge of their
markets will be instrumental as the company continues toexpand and grow its industrial blade and construction toolbusinesses.
RAM Enterprise Inc, supplier of specialized services andproducts in the mining and power generation sectors, hasnamed Rick Bammesbergeras its Vice President of ProductSales. Mr. Bammesberger, who had been a District Managerfor LewisGoetz responsible for operations in Washington,Utah and Nevada, will provide key components for growthof product sales and expansion of RAMs offerings.
New EquipmentBELTA Radio Frequency Welders are custom designed forproduction of conveyor belts made of PVC, PU. Zemat
Technology Group Ltdoffers the most modern and advancedtooling (electrodes) to manufacture flat belts, weld on cleatsand sidewalls up to 6 tall. The large work table and toolholder allowing positioning of electrodes with 360 circum-ference makes this machine incredibly versatile and easy touse. Side rolls mounted on the edges of the work table alloweasy handling of long belts and precision weld positioningfor fast production setup as well as ergonomic work space foroperators. Go tozemat.com/en/machines/hfwelders?id=367for more information.
Used Equipment for SaleGreat Lakes Belting & Supply Corpis selling 30 and 3690 degree and bias Black Rubber Heat Presses, Non watercooled. Pictures available please email Kip Kerby a requestat kkerby@glbelt.com. Make an offer on all 3 presses for oneprice.
Xpress Service & Sales, Inc.is selling a used 96 SpencerManufacturing conveyor belt slitter. Contact Rick Haynes atrhaynes@xpresscable.comor 865-671-1109 for more infor-mation.
New FacilitiesASGCO Complete Conveyor Solutionsis proud to an-nounce that it is expanding its steel fabrication facility toa 30,000sf building on a 12-acre campus in Nazareth, PA.This state of the art manufacturing center will be outfittedwith CNC Laser and Plasma cutting tables, CNC Press Brake,CNC Machining Center and CNC lathe, enabling ASGCOto process customer orders with greater precision and betterlead-times. The new facility will also house a new powdercoating bay and custom epoxy finishing bay. These progres-sive additions allow ASGCO to deliver everything neededto maintain or expand virtually any bulk handling conveyorsystem.
Belt Tech Industrial, headquartered in Washington, IN, re-cently opened a fourth branch location in Madisonville, KY.The Madisonville Belt Tech team will serve industrial custom-ers in the Madisonville and Hopkins County area includingmining operations, power plants and aggregate stone produc-ers. Belt Tech sells, installs and services conveyor belting andcomponents and designs custom conveyor solutions. Thecompany was founded in Washington, IN, in 1991 to servearea coal and power-producing companies. In addition to itshome office in Washington, Belt Tech operates from officesin Du Quoin, IL and Clarksville, TN. Learn more about BeltTech Industrial, its products and services atbelttech1.com.
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Industrial Supply Solutions, Incopened a new 10,000 sq ftbranch in Mansfield, TX. This facility will service the in-creased demand of customers in the surrounding area. Thecompany has operations in 11 states, Mexico, Canada andthe Bahamas.
New ProductsASGCOsindustry leading Skalper Belt Cleaners have alsobeen improved with a redesigned E-Z Torque and Force-1Tensioners with a Lifetime Warranty. Our new and improvedmounting tube and tensioners provide our customers witha belt cleaner that can handle the most extreme corrosiveand weather conditions. Made of 100% Stainless Steel,the E-Z Torque Tensioner system allows for more degreesof rotation than the competition, which in turn allows theblade to maintain more tension on the conveyor belt as
the blade wears. Plus, the more robust design is capable ofaccommodating the new, stronger zinc-plated MountingTubes, which have a 25% larger outside diameter for lessdeflection and are 55% stronger! Keeping your conveyorsystem running clean and safe is important for both efficiencyand productivity. ASGCOs complete line of quality beltcleaning systems have been built and tested to out-performthe competition. Give us a call or visit us online for moreinformation....ask for ASGCOs product component com-parison information and...Get the FACTS!
Elastotecmanufactures ceramic lagging with a choice of CNbonding layer for cold vulcanised application or with an un-
cured bonding layer for hot vulcanised application. The hotvulcanised ceramic lagging gives 100% rubber tear bondsand results in the longest life and best reliability for ceramiclagging. For more information please contact David Moles-worth at david@elastotec.com.au or go to our websitewww.elastotec.com.au
Improved belt cleaning efficiency and easy maintenance arejust two of the benefits of the recently introduced Y-TypeSecondary Cleaner from Flexco. The easy-to-install cleanercomes with urethane blades that provide a tough, yet gentlesolution for belt-cleaning challenges. The three-inch ure-thane blade segments on the cleaner conform to worn or
damaged belts, while the spring tensioner ensures that thereis consistent blade-to-belt interaction and constant pressureon the belt. Available in sizes to fit belt widths of 18 to 48,the Y-Type Secondary Cleaner is available with a standardabrasion-resistant purple blade or a white chemical-resistantfood-grade blade.
Flexcorecently announced the addition of the Motor-ized Brush Cleaner. Designed to effectively clean chevron,cleated, and raised-rib belts, the cleaner is also useful onworn or pitted vulcanized or mechanically spliced belts withbelt widths ranging from 18 to 84. For optimal cleaningperformance, the brush spins opposite the direction of the
belt while the uniquely patterned polypropylene bristlesreduce material build up by dislodging trapped material frothe belt. The cleaner is ideal for use as the second or thirdcleaner in a system that may already utilize a precleaner ansecondary cleaner on a non-cleated belt.
Eliminating the laborious use of hand saws or the need tocarry single-use power tools, a new Spray Foam InsulationReciprocating Saw Blade from Hyde Industrial Blade Solu-tions (IBS)is designed to assist in the swift and clean cuttinof poly-based spray foams and fiberglass using a tool foundon most job sites. Fitting into a standard reciprocating sawwith a tang, the new Spray Foam Insulation ReciprocatSaw Blade measures 19 in overall length with a long 16cutting length. Made of high-carbon steel, the Spray Foamblade and its tang are hardened for long-life and improvedoperator safety when in use.
Legg Companyis pleased to announce that a new programcalled FLEX-LEGG is in place to supply conveyor belting this made in the USA which meets RMA2 standards for lessdemanding applications such as conveying sand and grav-el. The FLEX-LEGG belting is available in five dimensionswith a safety factor of 10:1. Legg Company is committed providing a high quality product to the belting industry andhas worked diligently to come up with a standard programfor this type of application. We believe that our custom-ers will like the new program as it is made in the USA,said Christoph Seeger, market director for ContiTech Con-veyor Belt North America. The FLEX-LEGG product will beshipped within two business days and can be cut to standawidths to make ordering much easier.
Mrtens Transportbnder GmbH announces a new producequipped with an extra strong fabric backing, the single-plymaterial PU-W/1 is ideal for applications with transfer radiof 5 mm and that despite the high belt tension of 8 N/mmbelt width at 1% stretch in the belt length. For this reason,our PU-W/1 belts are used in particular in cooling chan-nels with a high surface load and in combination with smatransfer radii. They are required for the transfer of small proucts from one production machine to the next.
New PromotionsBehabelt USAhas introduced the PTD (Premier TechnicalDistributor) sales kit to aid distributors in selecting the righbelt for the application and presenting the tools necessary fwelding thermoplastic profiles. The kit includes the new EERGO welding tool, a digital thermometer, a durometer shoA gauge and all the clamps and cutting tools in one compasales case. Contact Lauren at 630-521-9835.
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Welcome New Members!
Ashton International PrivateLimited
Belting ManufacturerPrimary Contact:RaghavBindalEmail: raghavbindal
@hotmail.com15 Local Shopping Centre,Panchsheel ParkNew Delhi, Dehlhi 110017IndiaPhone: 91-11-26162722www.ashton-india.com
Belting BVBA
Distributor/FabricatorPrimary Contact: GeeraerdPedro, CEO/PresidentEmail: pedro@belting.beContact: Malinicz Ilario, Ac-countantEmail: ilario@belting.beWatermolenstraat 47Kortriik, West-Vlaanderen8500 BelgiumPhone:003256363579www.belting.be
Bervina kftBelting ManufacturerPrimary Contact: MiklosCsabi, Sales ManagerEmail: coupling
@bervina.com1145 Budapest, Erzsbetkirlyn tja 41/bBudapest, 1142 HungaryPhone: 36 1 222 2079www.bervina.com
Derco do BrasilDistributor/Fabricator
Primary Contact: W.G. deRuijter, OwnerEmail: derco@derco.com.brContact:Jack Derks, GeneralMangerEmail:jack@derco.com.brEstr. Municipal Atn 371 S/NKM .0,5; CP. 131Atrur Nogueira, Sao Paulo13160-000 BrazilPhone: +55 19 3877 2149www.derco.com.br
Elastotec P/LComponent ManufacturerPrimary Contact: DavidMolesworth, Sales DirectorEmail: david@elastotec.com.auContact:Jon Hepburn, Op-erations ManagerEmail:jon@elastotec.com.au119 Willoughby Rd CrowsNestSydney, NSW 2065 AustraliaPhone: +61 2 89871922www.elastotec.com.au
Equipment & Supply (W.I) LtdDistributor/FabricatorPrimary Contact:RichardRamatally, General ManagerEmail: richardramatally
@eswil.comContact: Kalamazad Hosein,Conveyor Belt Specialist/Ser-vice ManagerEmail: kalamazadhosein
@eswil.com
10-16 Lady Hailes AvenueSan Fernando, Trinidad W.I.Phone: 868-657-8838
Fabricated Extrusion Com-pany, LLC
Component ManufacturerPrimary Contact:ThomasPeot, Vice PresidentEmail: tpeot@fabexco.com2331 Hoover DrModesto, CA 95354 USAPhone:209-529-9200www.fabexco.com
HCD Flow TechnologyDistributor/FabricatorLightweight and Heavy-weight Belting
Primary Contact:Alan Har-ris, Sales ManagerEmail: alanh@hcdnz.co.nzContact: Ian Sutherland,CEOEmail:ian@hcdnz.co.nz305 Neilson StPO Box 112083 PenroseOnehunga, Auckland NewZealandPhone:+6496365902www.hcdflowtech.co.nz
HEXPOL CompoundingComponent ManufacturerPrimary Contact:DonPicard, VP Sales & MarketingEmail:don.picard@hexpol.comContact:Hugo Sandberg, SrManager Marketing & Busi-ness DevelopmentEmail:hugo.sandberg
@hexpol.com14330 Kinsman RdBurton, OH 44021 USA
Phone:440-834-4464www.hexpolcompounding.comRubber compounds
InterbandasDistributor/Fabricator
Lightweight and Heavy-weight BeltingPrimary Contact:MauricioSantillan, Sales DirectorEmail: msantillan
@interbandas.comContact: Cesar Santillan,Finance DirectorEmail: cesar.santillan
@interbandas.comAv de Las Industrias 6504L7-9Chihuahua, Chihuahua
31105 MexicoPhone:52-614-4210888www.interbandas.com
LMI Custom Mixing LLCAffiliatePrimary Contact: GregMealerEmail: greg.mealer@lmimix.comContact:Jim NixonEmail:jim.nixon@lmimix.com804 Byesville RoadCambridge, OH 43725 USA
Phone:740-435-0444Toll-Free: 877-564-7822www.lmimix.com
Mrtens TransportbnderGmbHBelting ManufacturerPrimary Contact:Kay Mal-zahn, Regional Sales Man-agerEmail: kay.malzahn
@maertens.de
Contact: Angela Flink, InsideSalesEmail: angela.flink
@maertens.deLise Meitner Strasse 18Flensburg, SH 24941 GER-MANYPhone: +4946190470www.maertens.de
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The University of Industrial Distribution (UID), arenowned educational program focused on serv-ing the unique needs of the wholesale distribution
industry, announced that it has officially changed itsname to the University of Innovative Distribution (UID).Founded in 1994, UID is sponsored and managed bythirty five leading industry trade associations and hasserved over 9,000 attendees in its 21 year history.
This new name reflects the evolution of UID in serving thewholesale distribution industry in its entirety, including thosecompanies who do not deal in industrial products, statedMolly McGill, UID Director. While the educational contentof our program remains uniquely tailored to the wholesale-distribution industry, we believe the name change reflects thecurrent and future direction of UID.
A new UID logo and message Educating the SupplyChain has been created to reflect the new name.
Known internationally in the distribution world as theeducational event of the year, UID boldly steps into its thirddecade, evolving with the industry as it continues to feature
renowned expert instructors, excellent course offerings andgreat networking opportunities; all at an ideal location inIndianapolis, IN.
UID takes its commitment to educating the supply chainvery seriously. With our continued partnership with PurdueUniversity, a dedicated faculty and staff and support fromour 35 association sponsors, we will continue to be a worldleader in delivering innovative education to all members ofthe wholesale-distribution supply chain, noted McGill.
The registration for the 2015 sessions is open and you cango to the NIBA website for more information and a link tothe registration. NIBA continues to make strides in providiuseful benefits to its members, the UID is no exception.
Welcome New Members! continued
Mihlfeld & AssociatesAffiliate
Primary Contact: DonGrindle, Sales RepEmail:don-grindle
@mihlfeld.comContact: Charles Ellis, SalesRepEmail: charles-ellis
@mihlfeld.comPO Box 3928Springfield , MO 65808-3928 USAPhone: 417-831-6727www.mihlfeld.com
NGB Technologies for Indus-try & Conveying Ltd
Belting ManufacturerPrimary Contact: David Zim-bris, General ManagerEmail: david@ngb.co.ilContact:Joseph Navon,PresidentEmail:joseph@ngb.il.comMitzpe Sapir Industrial ParkP.O.B 13176Tsur Igal, 44862000 IsrealPhone:972-9-7496969www.ngb.co.il
Probelt Global LimitedBelting ManufacturerPrimary Contact: Chen ChenHis, PresidentEmail: info@pgl.com.twNo. 12 Industrial North 5th RdNantou, Taiwan R.O.C54066 TaiwanPhone:886-49-2253555www.pgl.com.tw
Rocua Internacional, S.A.De C.V.
Distributor/FabricatorPrimary Contact: VictorManuel Rodriguez Barajas,CEOEmail: vmrodriguez
@rocua.com.mxContact: Gustavo RodriguezBarajas, Operative DirectorEmail: gustavorb
@rocua.com.mxContact: Victor AlejandroRodriguez Arriaga, MarketingEmail: victorarriagar
@gmail.comCantera Morada 454-1ACol. Balcones de la canteraZapopan, Jalisco 45180MexicoPhone:52-33-38242358www.rocua.com.mx
Zemat Technology Group,Ltd
Component ManufacturerPrimary Contact: SylvesterKorotynski, PresidentEmail:s.korotynski
@zemat.comContact: Krzysztof MatczaCEOEmail: k.matczak
@zemat.comBrukowa 26Lodz, Lodz 91-341 PolandPhone:Europe +4842-6328484/ USA 410-609-3080
www.zemat.com
UID Changes Its Name; Offers Discount to NIBA MemberBy John Grasmeyer, 2014 Products & Services Committee Chair, Sparks Belting Company
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OSHA Focuses on the Safety and Health of theNations Temporary Workers
By Donald P. Gallo, Esq. and Carolyn A. Sullivan, Esq., Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
Three million temporary workers are employed in theUnited States, including those who work under a hostemployer and those who work for a staffing agency.
Between June 2012 and June 2013, [a]t least 14 temporaryworkers died during their first day at a new worksite.1According to OSHA, the reason for this stunning statistic isclear:
Many employers decide to forego important safetytraining for their temporary employees that wouldnormally be given to permanent employees.
They bring in temps for a few days, weeks oreven months, and the employers commitment tothese workers safety mirrors that temp status.Employers hire temps to save money. Safety trainingis a cost of doing business, so some employers justskip it or erroneously assume that the staffing agencyhas conducted the training. 2
Consequently, OSHA launched its Temporary WorkerInitiative last year to help protect temporary workers fromworkplace hazards.3 According to OSHA, [s]taffingagencies and their client employers who host temporaryworkers share the legal obligations to provide workplaces
free of recognized hazards.4 In other words, employersand staffing agencies are jointly responsible for the safetyof their temporary workers and should consider which isin a position to prevent and correct hazards and to complywith OSHA standards.5 For example: staffing agenciesmight provide general safety and health training, while hostemployers provide specific training tailored to the particularworkplace equipment/hazards.6 Host employers musttreat temporary workers just as they would treat any otheremployees. And, staffing agencies should determine: whatconditions exist at the employers workplace; what hazardsmay be encountered and how best to ensure protection forthe temporary workers; and, whether the host employer
maintains a safe workplace.7
OSHAs March 2014 Temporary Worker Initiative (TWI) Bulletin No. 1 addresses how to identify who is responsiblefor recording temporary workers work-related injuries andillnesses on the OSHA 300 log when such workers areemployed under the joint or dual employment of a hostemployer and a staffing agency, including:
Injuries and illnesses should be recorded on only oneemployers injury and illness log. 29 C.F.R. 1904.31(b)(4).
Employers must record temporary workers injuries andillnesses if they supervise such workers on a day-to-daybasis. 29 C.F.R. 1904.31(a). Day-to-day supervisionoccurs when an employer controls conditions presentingpotential hazards and directs the workers activitiesaround, and exposure to, those hazards.
The host employer usually is responsible for recording theinjuries and illnesses of temporary workers.
The presence of a staffing agency representative at the
host employers worksite does not necessarily transferrecordkeeping responsibility to the staffing agency.
The non-supervising employer still shares responsibilityfor its workers safety and health.
The staffing agency should maintain frequentcommunication with its workers and the host employerto ensure that: injuries and illnesses are properly reportedand recorded; and, the staffing agency is alerted toworkplace hazards and necessary protective measures.
Ongoing communication after an injury or illness isnecessary to provide the recording employer withinformation on case outcome.8
Moreover, OSHAs Bulletin emphasizes that informationabout injuries and illnesses should flow between a hostemployer and staffing agency in order to provide safeworking conditions. For example, host employers shouldinform the staffing agency if a temporary worker sustainsan injury or illness, so the staffing agency knows about thehazards facing its workers; and, a staffing agency shouldinform a host employer of an injury or illness to help preventfuture injuries and to ensure that the case is recorded.9
As a best practice, the staffing agency and hostemployer should establish notification procedures toensure that when a worker informs one employer of
an injury or illness, the other employer is apprisedas well. The details of how this communication is totake place should be clearly established in contractlanguage.10
In addition to providing TWI Bulletin No. 1, OSHA hasdirected its field inspectors to assess employer compliancewith OSHA responsibilities by using a newly created codeto flag when temporary workers are exposed to safety andhealth violations and to determine whether temporaryworkers are trained in a language and vocabulary theycan understand.11 And, several recent enforcement
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announcements attest to OSHAs intent to protect temporaryworkers, including:
OSHA inspectors found that temporary workersemployed by Marathon Staffing Corp. at Sterilites facility
were also exposed to hazards. As a result, OSHA citedMarathon for one serious health violation because thestaffing agency failed to administer an effective hearingconservation program for occupational noise exposure.Marathon has a contract with Sterilite to providetemporary inspectors and packers at Sterilite facilities....During the inspection, OSHA inspectors paid specialattention to the hazards facing temporary workers todetermine the role of the host employer and the staffingagency in failing to eliminate serious hazards.12
Fresh From Texas Inc., a fresh fruit and vegetableprocesser and staffing agency iWorks Personnel Inc.
have been cited for 18 violations for exposing workersto damaging noise levels, chemical hazards and possibleamputation hazards for failing to train machine operatorson controlling hazardous energy. Workers, whetheremployed directly by the company or as a temporaryworker, require proper training on workplace hazards.In this case, both Fresh From Texas and iWorks failed todo so and put workers in danger, said OSHAs areadirector in San Antonio. Both host employers and staffingagencies have roles in complying with workplace healthand safety requirements, and they share responsibilityfor ensuring worker safety and health. Fresh From Texaswas cited for 12 serious safety and health violations
for failing to prevent workers from exposure to hazardouschemicals; to identify and evaluate respiratory hazardsin the workplace; and to ensure a hearing conservationprogram was implemented for workers exposed to noiselevels that would cause permanent hearing damage.Three other violations were cited for failing to recordinjuries of temporary workers, review the log for accuracyand ensure safety instructions were clearly posted ondangerous machines. OSHA inspectors found thattemporary workers employed by iWorks Personnel werealso exposed to chemical hazards and were not trainedon chemical safety. As a result, OSHA cited iWorks forone serious safety and health violation13
California Cereal Products Inc. was cited for nineserious safety and health violations for exposing full-time and temporary workers to electrical, fall and noisehazards following an inspection at the companys cerealproduction facility in Macon.14
Maplewood Beverage Packers LLC and temporaryemployment agency Corporate Resource Services Corp.in Elizabeth have been cited for health and safetyviolations found at the beverage bottling companysMaplewood plant. OSHAs December 2013 investigation,
which found willful and repeat violations, was initiatedfollowing a referral from the Maplewood Fire Departmeafter a temporary worker was injured after falling from aladder. OSHA has proposed $182,270 in penalties. Ho
employers and staffing agencies are jointly responsiblefor ensuring worker safety and health, said Kris Hoffmadirector of OSHAs Parsippany Area Office. Employersmust protect all workers from job hazards-both permaneand temporary workers. OSHA cited MaplewoodBeverage with one willful, one repeat, 17 serious and twother safety and health violations. . The employer alsfailed to notify employees upon first entering employmeand annually thereafter about noise exposure records, thperson responsible for maintaining and providing accessto noise exposure records, and their rights to accessmedical and/or exposure records. Corporate ResourcServices employed the temporary workers and supplied
labor to Maplewood Beverage. OSHA cited the temporaemployment agency for two serious health and safetyviolations for failure to conduct a hazard assessment ofthe workplace, ensure that each employee was informedof the effects of noise on hearing and inform eachemployee about hearing protectors.15
A temporary worker died from injuries sustained after hwas caught in between a conveyor system and crushedwhile performing sorting operations at an Amazonfulfillment center in Avenel. Following an investigationinitiated in response to the fatality, the U.S. Departmentof Labors Occupational Safety and Health Administratio
has cited five companies for serious violations, includinthe contractor responsible for operating the facility, andfour temporary staffing agencies. Temporary staffingagencies and host employers are jointly responsible forthe safety and health of temporary employees. Theseemployers must assess the work site to ensure thatworkers are adequately protected from potential hazardsaid Patricia Jones, director of OSHAs Avenel Area OfficIt is essential that employers protect all workers from
job hazards-both temporary and permanent workers.Third-party logistics provider Genco, based in Pittsburghwas contracted by Amazon to direct the temporaryemployees from four staffing agencies involved in sortin
operations. The employees were required to monitor theconveyors and sorting machine to ensure packages werepositioned properly while traveling over the conveyorand sorting belts. Genco was cited for one seriousviolation for not certifying that a hazard assessment of thfacility had been conducted before assigning employeesto work ... Temporary staffing agencies Abacus-TheCorporate Services Co., Baltimore, which employedSmith; New York-based Corporate Resource Services Incdoing business as Diamond Staffing Services; RemedyIntelligent Staffing Inc., doing business as a division of
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Selective Staffing, Santa Barbara, Calif.; and Staffmark,headquartered in Ohio, were each cited by OSHA forone serious violation for failure to perform a hazardassessment of the facility before assigning employees to
determine if hazards existed.16
In the future, OSHA will continue to focus on temporaryemployees. On May 21, 2014, OSHA announced analliance with the American Staffing Agency to work togetherto further protect temporary employees from workplacehazards.17And, on July 14, 2014, OSHA announced a July28, 2014 meeting of the National Advisory Committeeon Occupational Safety and Healths Temporary WorkersWorkgroup to discuss protecting temporary workers,including gaps in workplace protection for temporaryworkers, differences between temporary workers andcontract workers, and joint responsibility of host employersand staffing agencies.18
Therefore, both host employers and staffing agencies shouldtake responsibility for the health and safety of temporaryworkers and should communicate with each other to set outrespective responsibilities for compliance with applicableOSHA standards and prevention and correction of hazards.The end goal, of course, is to make sure that temporaryworkers receive the same protections as permanent workersand that all workers are protected from occupational safetyand health hazards.
References:
1 June 2013 Statement by Dr. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor.See also OSHA launches initiative to protect temporary workers, OSHANews Release: 13-800-NAT (Apr. 29, 2013), https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=23994 (referencing a series of reports about temporary workerssuffering fatal injuries many during their first days on a job -- and the
ensuing citations issued by the agency to employers that failed to provideadequate protections, including safety training).
2 Dr. David Michaels, OP-Ed., Temporary workers face unnecessary, life-threatening hazards, Bay Area Insider (Nov. 16, 2013), https://www.osha.gov/temp_workers/OP_ED_Bay_Area.html.
3 OSHA,supra Note 1.4 Michaels,supra Note 2.5 OSHA: Protecting Temporary Workers, https://www.osha.gov/temp_
workers/ (last visited July 21, 2014).6 Id.7 Id.8 Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Requirements, OSHA Temporary Work-
er Initiative (TWI) Bulletin No. 1, https://www.osha.gov/temp_workers/OSHA_TWI_Bulletin.pdf (last visited July 21, 2014).
9 Id.10 Id.11 OSHA Memorandum for Regional Administrators: Protecting the Safety
and Health of Temporary Workers (Apr, 29, 2013), https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=28613.
12 OSHA Region 4 News Release: 14-1217-ATL (180) (July 9, 2014), https://
www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=26340.
13 OSHA Region 6 News Release: 14-1143-DAL (June 30, 2014), https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=26292.
14 OSHA Region 4 News Release: 14-1060-ATL (143) (June 19, 2014),https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=26250.
15 OSHA Region 2 News Release:14-1162-NEW (osha 14-048) (June 18,2014), https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=26244.
16 OSHA Region 2 News Release:14-1125-NEW (osha 14-042) (June 12,2014), https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=26208.
17 OSHA Trade News Release(May 21, 2014),https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_
id=26046.18 OSHA Trade News Release(July 14, 2014), https://www.osha.gov/pls/
oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=26343.
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PIW, EP, and ST: Whats the Difference?Edited by Doug Gilg, 2014 Education/Technical Committee, Veyance Technologies, Inc.
from an original document by Dave Gallagher, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
You are busy at your desk when the call comes in ask-ing for your equivalent of a 4 ply EP 3800 conveyorbelt. Your response is, of course, NO PROBLEM, ILL
MAKE A QUICK CONVERSION AND GET RIGHT BACK TOYOU. After hanging up, you realize the problem is deeperthan it first appeared. Should your answer be given in PIW,PN, or ST rating? Does the Safety factor need to be takeninto consideration? What is the operating tension of the beltsystem? Questions, questions, questions!
To resolve this common problem, we must understand that
most of the world classifies belts with the metric system andultimate breaking strength while the United States most oftenuses PIW. Sometimes the metric system is identified by (SI)which stands for the International System of Units. To furthercomplicate matters, fabric belting is referred to in letters suchas EP, PP, NN, or other combinations while steel cable beltsare most often designated as ST.
So lets begin simplifying this discussion by referring to Table1 for definitions of the yarn materials used in most belt car-casses for either system.
Definition USA Metric
Yarn: Polyester P E
Nylon N P
Carcass:
Poly-nylon PN EP
Nylon-nylon NN PP
Poly-poly PP EE
Table 1: Yarn Material Designations
As you can see, we must be careful when using letters to
designate the yarns, especially when it comes to the confu-sion over nylon material. The reason for the apparent conflictin acronyms can be explained as follows:
In the USA, P stands for Polyester and N for Nylon. Incountries where the metric system is more wildly used, theabbreviations for Polyester (E) comes from Ethylene glycoland Nylon from Polyamide (P). So if you wanted an equiva-lent to a Metric EP belt you would select Poly-Nylon in USAterms or P-N.
Besides defining the carcass yarn, the EP designation is completely different from PIW in two other important ways:
1. EP means breaking strength of the carcass; PIW is the tension rating of the belt.
2. EP means metric units (N/mm); PIW is in English units (lbs/in
Carcass Tension Rating
In the USA, the term carcass tension has many definitions bthe NIBA version is probably the most appropriate.
NIBA: Maximum safe WORKING TENSION recommendedby the manufacturer.
This means the belt manufacturer determines the maximumtension that can be applied to the belt after reviewing thephysical properties of the carcass. The tension units are PIWor lbs. per in-width.
In the metric system, all tension values are in BREAKINGSTRENGTH not operating tension. For example, an EP 800construction is 800 N/mm breaking strength. The operatingtension, after converting to metric (assuming a 10:1 safety
factor) would be 80 N/mm or 457 PIW. A steel cable belt idesignated ST (Steel) and like the EP designations is in breaing strength (N/mm). See Table 2 for a summary:
Item Units Description System
PIW lbs/in-widthMaximum WorkingTension
USA
EP N/mm or Kn/m Breaking Strength Metric
ST N/mm or Kn/m Breaking Strength Metric
Table 2. Carcass Strength Designations
Method for Conversion
One of the most common requirements is to convert fromEP to PIW to validate the maximum working tension allow-able on the conveyor belt system. To do this, multiply the Enumber by 5.71 to give an equivalent breaking strength inEnglish units, then divide by the Safety Factor (SF) to give thrated belt PIW. This formula can be used for both fabric andsteel cable belts.
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Example: Convert EP1000 to PIW (Assuming a safety factorof 10)
(1000 N/mm x 5.71)
10 SF = 571 PIW
Likewise to convert from PIW to EP, do the reverse:
(571 PIW x 10 SF)5.71 = 1000 N/mm
Safety Factors or Design Factors
Safety factors vary from manufacturer to manufacturer andby type/strength of fabric. In addition, different users arewilling to operate at different safety factors depending on the
severity of the system. These factors generally vary withinthe ranges in Table 3.
Item Safety Factor
PIW 7 to 12
EP 10
ST 5 to 8
Table 3. Generally Accepted Safety Factors
Summary
As an option to doing the calculations, Table 4 will providean easy method for quickly converting back and forth with
the Metric System. Simply locate the safety factor of the beltin question, move horizontally to the column description youwish to convert, and multiply by the indicated number.
Table 4. Conversion between various carcass strengthdesignations
Good luck on your conversions!
SafetyFactor
EP to PIW PIW to EP ST to PIW PIW to ST
Multiply by Multiply by Multiply by Multiply by
12 2.10
11 1.93
10 0.571 1.75
9 1.58
8 1.40 0.714 1.40
7 1.23 0.816 1.23
6.67 0.856 1.17
6 0.952 1.05
5 1.14 0.876
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The Products Services Committee would like to thankyou for your continued support in raising money forfuture scholarship winners. Thanks to the many buyers
of tickets, the 50/50 Raffle was once again a great success!With your combined efforts and contributions, we were ableto raise a very impressive $5,130! Our grand prize winner,Stella Maddux from Knoxville Rubber and Gasket, won halfof the earnings, $2,565, but graciously gave it right back tothe scholarship fund. All proceeds from this raffle will go
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We are sincerely grateful to our corporate prize sponsors
Ashmus Belting donated an iPad
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Another Successful Raffle!!By John Grasmeyer, 2014 Products & Services Committee Chair, Sparks Belting Company
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