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Mar/Apr 2011

Volume 26

Number 2

Governor Nixon Visits

Missouri’s Governor Jay Nixon visited the Essex Cryo-

genics and PB&R companies on Thursday, March 3,

2011. The visit was coordinated by Ms. Ann Pardalos

from the Missouri Department of Economic Develop-

ment Office. The Governor received a ‘hands-on’ equip-

ment demonstration from corporate leaders and was able

to tour our facilities and talk to “Team Essex” members

one-on-one at their workstations. Above you see Gov.

Nixon testing the temperature without a glove, guided by

V.P. Tim Bannister, Eng. Mgr. Phil Wratchford.

Below CEO, Keith Guller & Governor Nixon.

Russ Carnahan Visits

Back in 2010, Congressman Russ Carnahan visited Essex

Cryogenics and PB&R, meeting management and greet-

ing employees. Here he is pictured with President

Mickey Waldman, CEO Keith Guller and Chairman of

the Board Sidney Guller. Below you see Randy Boofer

and Terry Etter showcasing the Cryogenics product line

and explaining their life-saving application in the field.

They especially emphasized the importance of the

Guardian Angel program.

On a separate occasion, Congressman Carnahan visited

Essex Manufacturing, the Senator stood by the time clock

greeting employees as they finished their shift, shaking

their hands and conversing.

Grandsons Abound

Isaac Barks Paula Barks, Asst to Chair-

man of the Board, has much to

brag about with the birth of her

first grandchild, Isaac David

Barks.

Born September 15, 2010,

weighing 7 lbs and 12 ozs and

measuring 19 1/4 inches.

This is her son David, and

wife Kristin’s firstborn. The

Barks family resides in Co-

lumbia, Illinois.

Mason Giamalva

John Van de Riet,

Mfg Machinist, is a

proud ‘grandpa!’

Mason was born to

John’s daughter

Valerie and husband

Ryan Giamalva,

January 5, 2011.

He weighed 6 lbs and

11 ozs.

John and his wife Pat, are getting plenty of practice at be-

coming the perfect grandparents.

1,000th Time A Charm

Chuck Hamer, Asst.

Foreman Weld Shop,

Essex Cryogenics,

welds the final

touches on the one-

thousandth heat ex-

changer. Chuck did-

n’t weld all 1,000,

but he does the lion

share of them. Be-

sides welding, Cryo

also x-rays, bends,

cleans, alodines, and

assembles each one.

Question: is that 999

or 1,001 laying be-

hind Chuck?

Each heat exchanger gets 92 bends, 27 x-rays and 9 welds.

Do the math, after 1,000 pieces...that adds UP!

New Faces To Meet

Essex Cryogenics welcomes [l-r] Steve Rader, Overhaul

Assembly, James Landis, Vacuum Assembly, Herschel

Cornell, Model Shop Fabricator, Joe Koenen, Welder,

and Sherd White, Engineering Assistant.

PB&R welcomes a new

Project Engineer,

Sone Chan.

Essex PB&R also welcomes [l-r] John Pratt, Assembler;

Tiffany Dunn, Assembler/Repairs Dept.;

Dustin Mathenia, engineering Technician; and

Jim Niemann, Assembler.

215 Years of Experience Recognized, Jan 5th

The Respiratory Group:

John Eberhardt, Purchasing Manager—15 years

Sharon Bynum, Tester/Inpector—5 years

Fatima Hasic, Assembler—5 years

Chuck Bauman, V.P. Operations

Teresa Oliver, Production Supervisor—15 years

Enez Isakovic, Asembler—10 years

Gene Anderson, TMI Operator—40 years

Essex PB&R:

Jeff Arter, Production Manager—10 years

Dave Hurley, V.P. Operations

Essex Cryogenics of Missouri

Dragomir Iliskovic, Asst. Foreman Vac Assy-10yrs

Tim Bannister, V.P. Operations

Spencer Storey, Operations Foreman—30 years

Essex Manufacturing Division:

Pam Sharp, Mechanical Assy Tech—25 years

Ruby Jones, Electrical Assembly—10 years

Angelo Bendoff, Operations Manager—5 years

Barb Piffel, Electrical Assembly Tech—10 years

Juanita Johnson, Electrical Assembly Tech—15 yrs

Sidney Guller, Chairman of the Board, Essex Ind.

TRG

PB&R

Cryogenics

MFG

Vita-Minute

&

Monthly

Challenges

Coming in April will be

the ‘monthly’ challenge.

Sponsored by CIGNA

Health, our health insur-

ance provider, a monthly newsletter entitled Vita-Min,

The newsletter will highlight a focus for 30 days. Some

months will be addressing exercise, sometimes nutrition,

developing good habits, or getting rid of bad habits. Each

monthly challenge will coordinate with CIGNA’s empha-

sis and suggest tasks, recipes, activities, brainstorms to get

you thinking healthy and acting healthy. Some will only

take a few minutes to complete.

Each day of the month will give you a new idea, challenge

or task to complete. You don’t have to do everything, but

if you try them, you might see a difference—and like it?

Watch your bulletin board or the company ‘intranet’ for

the upcoming month’s theme.

We challenge you to participate as much as you can, and

give us your feedback. Also, check out CIGNA’s website

for ideas and tips on creating a healthier you in 2011.

http://www.cignaforhealth.com/C19/VitaMin/default.aspx

Health

Adds Up

Making wise choices by in-

corporating better nutrition,

maintaining an exercise regi-

ment, following your preven-

tative care, all these things

‘Add Up’ in a big way.

Thankfully, this year our

health premiums only in-

creased 1.8% over 2010,

when most companies are

seeing double-digit increases year after year.

We hope to continue a trend of healthier living, commu-

nicating wellness to our employees and their families, to

further improve every year.

Thanks to your participation in the blood screenings,

health assessments, flu shots, health fairs, weight loss,

exercise programs and willingness to make a change, we

are reducing our health care costs at Essex.

Watch for upcoming events, lunch’n learns, newsletters,

health coaching through CIGNA and our EAP [H&H

Health Associates], web-based resources, and more.

We hope that not only our employees continue to im-

prove your health initiatives, but that you are also teach-

ing your family members to do the same.

Remember, everything we do…’Adds Up.’

Take advantage of the season, fresh fruit will be plentiful

at your produce stand or grocer. Strawberries are excellent

source of vitamins and anti-oxidants.

To keep them fresh:

Do not rinse them off until you are ready to eat.

Do not remove the stem beforehand

Try them with low fat cottage cheese, or wheat crackers.

Do you like baked potatoes? Try microwaving a small

sweet potato for lunch. Rinse, dry, microwave until center

is hot. Split open and you can add a tablespoon of low fat

sour cream for a great, hot lunch.

Do you like to snack? Try this homemade trail mix.

1/4 cup pretzels, cereal of choice, or wheat cracker

3 Tbsp of raisin, Craisins or dried fruit

2 Tbsp of peanuts

Mix larger quantities and divide into sandwich bags for a

portion controlled healthy snack.

Saft y Tips 4 Spring

These are some safety tips for the Spring months:

Change the batteries in your

Smoke Detectors

Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Back-up Security Lights/Alarm Clocks

Know where to go in case of a Tornado

Keep a radio w/batteries

Keep bottled water [rotate stock 6 mos]

Keep dry food stored [rotate stock 6 mos]

Update emergency contact numbers

For work, school, cell phones

Your automobile [Rain & Pothole Season]

Replace your worn wiper blades

Rotate your tires, check the treads

Insure proper tire inflation

Check your spare tire inflation