VOL. VII NO. 12

AUGUST 1,1986The Wheelabrator Corporation

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RESCO IS TAKING SHAPEThanks to a real team effort, we have been able to land

a sizeable order to provide parts for a Refuse to Ener9Y Facil­ity being built in Millbury, MA. This order represents a year's

work for 9 people.Pictured below are some of the many employees who have

played imporlant roles so far in this project. They are:

Bob Klump, Dick Myers, Bob Steit, GeneBradley, Joe Kring, Chuck Klein, FrankWillekens, Jim Austin, Dean Hans.

U.L. Skipper, CharlesMann.

Devon Watkins, John Bergan, LouisRidenour, Tom Halsaver, Don Ellingson,Don Ansbaugh, John Earl, JerryWeston, Chet Herman.

We are hopeful that everyone's initiative, flexibility, and hard work will payoff in follow-up orders from Resco in the future.

CAD/CAM BECOMES OPERATIONAL AT WHEELABRATORThe term CAD/CAM refers to Computer Aided Design andComputer Aided Manufacturing. It's a state of the art engineer­ing system that allows our designers and engineers to developextremely accurate, consistent, and high quality drawings anddesigns in a minimal amount of time.

Since our system became operational January 15, 1986, twelveof our employees have undergone extensive training in the useof the new equipment. They are:

Tom Burmeister, Joe RUdlatt, Bart Bullis, Jim Donnelly,Lynn Wilhelm, Judd Disberry, Don Chlebek, Jerry Sheyka,Carl Overmyer, Mike Herman, Tom Stran1z, and BruceMcConahay.

Under the direction of Carl Overmyer, our CAD/CAM Manager,the system is currently being used to generate 2-D drawingsfor parts and assemblies. In the near future, we will begin utiliz­ing the system for 3-D design work and for computer-aidedmanufacturing.

Our congratulatIons to everyone who isinvolved In thIS effort.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW ASSIGNMENTSAllen Davis - International AccountantClaire Eller - Secretary (East Region)Ron Harasewicz - Service Engineer (West Region)

Art Joye - Account Sales (West Region)Jim Parker - Controller (Balcrank)Mark Stockwell - Cost Accountant (Balcrank)

FAREWELL CELEBRATIONFOR THE HYDRAMATIC

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Pictured above is one of the 7 trucks it took to transport thisWheelabrator Cleaning System to the Hydramatic Division ofGenerat Motors in Toledo, OH.

This highly automated system will blast clean approximately 450transmission casings per hour for GM.

Employees celebrated the completion of the job with coffee andseveral cakes, all specially decorated for the occasion by DonSusan's wife, Lou Ann.

Steve Flaim - Engineering(Temporary)

Tim Tedrow - MaintenancelEngineering

Tony Wilhelm - Blastrac Sales!Service Engineer (Central District)

RECALLED EMPLOYEESJohn Bergan - FabricationRon Esarey - FabricationBiswa Ghosh - FabricationTom Halsaver - FabricationFred Harman - FabricationDon Jurgenson - FabricationBill Kring - StockroomPaul Peck - Fabrication

EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENTEVERYONE'S INVOLVED

Sales Team Presentation Leader, John Taller, reviews with HarotdPaul and Charlie King, the art work which completes John'sEmployee Involvement Team effort. John's team, made up of LorrieGtumb, Frank Pulice, Charlie King, and Tom Warren, was formedby the Employee Involvement Steering Committee to promote prod·uct awareness. Their efforts will provide Sales the necessary toolsto enable them to professionally present benefits, features, and keyselling details necessary to obtain an order.

Another Job Well Done Through Employee Involvement.

"WE WANT TO KNOW"(THANK YOU WANDA STUTZMAN)

Tom Burmeister briefed employees on a coil rod machine, a newWheelabrator concept in rod descaling. This briefing, the secondheld recently, was the resull of a nomination by Wanda Stutzmanto the Employee Involvement Steering Committee.

DON'T FORGET TO MARKYOUR CALENDAR FOR OUR

ANNUAL PICNICDATE: Saturday, August 16PLACE: VFW Post 360 - Jefferson Blvd.TIME: Noon 'til 9 pmPlenty of food, games, prizes, music, and fun. Come early andstay late.

SERVICE MILESTONESONE YEAR TWENTY YEARS THIRTY YEARSWilliam Marsh Eugene Baughman Robert Foresman

Rob Silinski Robert CurranJane Fries THIRTY-FIVE

FIVE YEARS Richard Hans YEARSDave Foster Jo Wiendels

TWENTY-FIVEYEARS

TEN YEARS John RatliffRita Hahn

BEST WISHES TO WHEELABRATOR RETIREESA banquet was recently held at the Elks Club to honor:Anne Claeys-Homeleski - 20 years of service, Chuck DeCraene - 50 years of service,Barbara Moon - 13 years of service, Charlie Putnam - 8 years of service.

Other recent retirees include: Charlie Carlin - Abrasives & Components, Wanda Stutzman- Engineering, Glenn Fulmer - Employee Relations, Clark Robinson - Fabrication, DickWalter - Abrasive Finishing.

Wanda StutzmanEngineering

SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS We are pleased to announce the Iol/owing scholarship winners:

Jell CelieJell Celie is this year's winner of the OtloA. Pfaff scholarship. Jeff graduated fromMarian High School and plans to attendVincennes University. At Vincennes, he willmajor in GamelWildlife Management. Jeff'sdad, Ray Celie, works in the Stockroom.

Laurie Anne HaysLaurie Anne Hays is the winner of theJulianna Club scholarship. Laurie will pur­sue her studies at Wittenberg Universityin Marine Biology. She is a graduate ofMishawaka High School. Laurie's mother,Diana Hays, works in our AccountingDepartment.

Therese ZimmerTherese Zimmer is the recipient of theVerne E. Minich "Founder" scholarship.Therese attended Keene High School inKeene, NH. She plans to attend ColbySawyer College in New London, NH andmajor in Psychology. Therese's dad, KarlZimmer, is our Personnel Manager.

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Pictured above are some of our team members anxiously awaitingthe start of their race.

The Wheelabrator Team members included:

Sunburst '86

other honors to her credit, some of which are:participation in a State Championship DebateTeam, selection as Homecoming Queen, andrecipient of the Kiwanis Teenager of the YearAward.

During her Junior year, Leanne visited Japan asIndiana's female student representative in theYouth for Understanding Program.

Our congratulations to Leanne and our bestwishes to her as she attends Notre Dame thisfall.

5K FUN WALK/RUN

Larry Arndt Paul HillebrandSylvia Arndt Gloria MontgomeryAndrea Bednarek Jim MontgomeryLaurie Bednarek Kay SarberDiane Briones Matthew SheykaBrandon Briones Jim SwitalskiEverett Buss Sharon SwitalskiSandy Fox Ed VoordeDiana Hays Gene WestonBarbara Hillebrand Mary Weston

10K RUN

Geer DunbarKen FilipekTom HalsaverMerrill KittlesonEddie LeeRon LinczerCalOrbinKeith OrbinShigeru Yamamoto

SoftballTournament

•ONTHE1tt~ ,SPORTSCENE

A sunny day; delicious ballpark hot dogs (prepared by ourvery own Leonard Shiprek)and some exceptional softballmade our semi-annual Tourna­ment another huge success.

The team from the First FloorOffice area again claims victory,after wins over teams fromthe Shop and Engineering.

Here are some snapshots ofthe afternoon's activities.

LEANNE GRZESKOWIAKValedictorian at Marian High SchoolLeanne Grzeskowiak, whose father Don worksin our Fab Shop, had the honor of beingValedictorian at Marian High School's recentgraduation.

While at Marian, Leanne's overall grade pointaverage was a perfect 4.0. In addition to beingPresident of the National Honor Society and amember of the Student Council, she has numerous