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G REETINGS FROM THE C HAIRMAN R UBBER ROLLER GROUP NOVEMBER 2013 VOLUME 15 ROLL CALL F ROM THE DESK OF THE VICE P RESIDENT Friends, I hope that all is well with you as 2013 begins to draw to a close. I'd like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to some members of the Rubber Roller Group. First, I'd like to thank Steve Ottaviano for his service to the group as Vice President. Steve stepped back from the role in September, but only after working hard to plan the program for last Spring's RRG General Meeting. I believe I speak for the group as a whole when I say that we are grateful for his efforts in helping to plan the 2013 meeting, in addition to his work with the board generally in his time as Vice President. Second, I'd like to thank Joel Trandell of Bluegrass Roller Service for offering to step into the vacancy in the Vice President's role. You are all probably aware that one of Joel's primary responsibilities will be to put together a program for our 2014 meeting, which is no small task. If any of you have any ideas for topics for the technical presentations or even suggested speakers, please be in touch with Joel; everything that we can do to assist him will be a step toward improving the quality of our next meeting. Finally, I'd like to extend my gratitude to all of you as members of the Rubber Roller Group. Your ongoing support of and participation in the group are what makes the group a beneficial venture for all involved. Thank you. Best Regards, Mike Brown Chairman, Rubber Roller Group Board Rubber Roller Group Associates, First, I would like wish Steve Ottaviano and everyone at Rubber Right Rollers a speedy recovery after a devastating fire at their facility. Due to the fire, Steve has had to step down as Vice President of the Rubber Roller Group and the board has asked me to take Steve’s place. I am grateful for the opportunity and I am look- ing forward to assisting the rest of the Board of Directors in making this coming year’s meeting an exciting and productive one. As always, one of our biggest challenges will be to increase our membership by retaining cur- rent members, adding new companies and individuals. This is not just a job for the board but one that all the members can assist with. As you are all aware, membership in the Rubber Roller Group is a valuable asset to owners, managers and companies in a number of ways: Networking opportunities to increase industry knowledge Resources to add value to your facility Education to improve your management capabilities I would like to challenge everyone to reach out to other acquaintances in the roller industry and enlighten them as to the advantages of the Rubber Roller Group and assist us in adding more members. The fact that the next meeting is being held in Las Vegas should make it an easy sale. The Rubber Roller Group Board of Directors is starting to work on lining up speakers for presentations at the upcoming conference in May 2014. We had a great group of speakers last year and would like to take it to a new level this year. If you or someone you know would like to give a presentation, please feel free to contact me at [email protected] or by phone at (502) 647-2100. I look forward to seeing everyone at “The Entertain- ment Capital of the World” Las Vegas come spring, hopefully not “Everything that happens in Vegas” next May will “stay in Vegas” but many new ideas and contacts will continue to be valuable to us through the coming years. Joel Trandell, Vice President
Transcript of RUBBER ROLLER GROUP ROLL CALL Call November 2013.pdf · school. Kimberly recently ... Brent Young,...
GREETINGS FROM THE CHAIRMAN
RUBBER ROLLER GROUP
NOVEMBER 2013 VOLUME 15
ROLL CALL
FROM THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
Friends, I hope that all is well with you as 2013 begins to draw to a close. I'd like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to some members of the Rubber Roller Group. First, I'd like to thank Steve Ottaviano for his service to the group as Vice President. Steve stepped back from the role in September, but only after working hard to plan the program for last Spring's RRG General Meeting. I believe I speak for the group as a whole when I say that we are grateful for his efforts in helping to plan the 2013 meeting, in addition to his work with the board generally in his time as Vice President. Second, I'd like to thank Joel Trandell of Bluegrass Roller Service for offering to step into the vacancy in the Vice President's role. You are all probably aware that one of Joel's primary responsibilities will be to put together a program for our 2014 meeting, which is no small task. If any of you have any ideas for topics for the technical presentations or even suggested speakers, please be in touch with Joel; everything that we can do to assist him will be a step toward improving the quality of our next meeting. Finally, I'd like to extend my gratitude to all of you as members of the Rubber Roller Group. Your ongoing support of and participation in the group are what makes the group a beneficial venture for all involved. Thank you. Best Regards, Mike Brown Chairman, Rubber Roller Group Board
Rubber Roller Group Associates,
First, I would like wish Steve Ottaviano and everyone at Rubber Right Rollers a speedy recovery after a devastating fire at their facility. Due to the fire, Steve has had to step down as Vice President of the Rubber Roller Group and the board has asked me to take Steve’s place. I am grateful for the opportunity and I am look-ing forward to assisting the rest of the Board of Directors in making this coming year’s meeting an exciting and productive one. As always, one of our biggest challenges will be to increase our membership by retaining cur-rent members, adding new companies and individuals. This is not just a job for the board but one that all the members can assist with. As you are all aware, membership in the Rubber Roller Group is a valuable asset to owners, managers and companies in a number of ways:
Networking opportunities to increase industry knowledge
Resources to add value to your facility
Education to improve your management capabilities
I would like to challenge everyone to reach out to other acquaintances in the roller industry and enlighten them as to the advantages of the Rubber Roller Group and assist us in adding more members. The fact that the next meeting is being held in Las Vegas should make it an easy sale.
The Rubber Roller Group Board of Directors is starting to work on lining up speakers for presentations at the upcoming conference in May 2014. We had a great group of speakers last year and would like to take it to a new level this year. If you or someone you know would like to give a presentation, please feel free to contact me at [email protected] or by phone at (502) 647-2100. I look forward to seeing everyone at “The Entertain-ment Capital of the World” Las Vegas come spring, hopefully not “Everything that happens in Vegas” next May will “stay in Vegas” but many new ideas and contacts will continue to be valuable to us through the coming years.
Joel Trandell, Vice President
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
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Kimberly Kreil is the daughter of Michael and Laura Kreil. Laura has been an
employee at Rotation Dynamics (RotaDyne) for thirty-two years. Kimberly
currently works at RotaDyne as an accounting assistant during her breaks from
school.
Kimberly recently graduated in the top 5% of her class, and earned high honors
from Reavis High School in Burbank, Illinois. At Reavis, in addition to her AP
course of studies, Kim was involved with fine arts, participated in multiple levels
of band all four years, and participated in the drama club’s stage crew. She also
was a member of the Audio/ Visual club, played softball, and remained an active
member of the National Honor Society.
Outside of school, Kimberly has been a Girl Scout for over nine years and just
recently completed her Gold Award (Eagle Scout equivalent), the most prestigious
Girl Scout honor. She recently completed her Take Action project, leading an
Earth Day workshop for grammar school students. Girl Scouts gave her the
opportunity to assist people around the local community and nation, by conducting
workshops and renovating local parks. Her troop traveled to Colorado twice doing
volunteer work at a mule ranch.
In the fall, Kimberly will be attending Illinois State University in Normal, IL,
where she will pursue a degree in financial accounting with aspirations to become
a certified public accountant.
Congratulations to Kimberly Kreil for being the recipient of the 2013-14 LARRY ALMEIDA SCHOLARSHIP sponsored by the Rubber Roller Group! Kimberly was a stand-out candidate and it is a great honor for us as she is not just the daughter of an employee at a roller plant, but she ,too, was an employee!
Best wishes to Kimberly as she pursues her education!
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RRG has adopted a new logo! It is
available in color or black and white
in four different formats for use on
Members’ websites. The formats
are .bmp, .jpg, .png, and .eps.
Members—to receive the new logo
for use on your site, contact Robbi
and don’t forget to mention which
format you’d prefer!
RUBBER ROLLER GROUP’S NEW LOGO
Matrix Polymer Indonesia Now Produces Ryno® Rollers in Indonesia
Auburn, Washington; May 2013—Ryno Rollers has announced that Matrix Polymer Indonesia, with
manufacturing facilities in Java Timur, is the most recent company licensed to produce rollers using
Ryno® roller compounds. As an authorized Ryno Rollers compound licensee, Matrix Polymer Indonesia
will produce the popular Ryno®, HydroMetric
®, and Web Red
® rollers for the Indonesian market and
Singapore. Matrix Polymer Indonesia was founded in 2003 and has some 150 employees, including sales
representatives in Malang, Surabaya, Jakarta, Bandung, and Medan. Arrangements with trading
companies extend the Matrix Polymer Indonesia market to other islands in Indonesia. Matrix Polymer
Indonesia manufactures rubber and polyurethane rollers and related materials for a wide range of
machinery, but in the printing industry specializes in rollers for presses manufactured by companies such
as Heidelberg, manroland, Mitsubishi, Komori, Sakurai, KBA, Crabtree, Fuji, Solna, Goss, and Harris.
Portage Precision Polymers Opens New Silicone Compounding Facility and
Corporate Headquarters in Mogadore, Ohio
RAVENNA, Ohio (Oct. 1, 2013) – Portage Precision Polymers (PPP) Inc., a North American custom
rubber and silicone mixing company, announces the opening of its 17,680-square-foot silicone compound
manufacturing facility and corporate headquarters in Mogadore, Ohio. The state-of-the-art facility
provides capacity for 20 million pounds of custom silicone mixing and houses a full-service research
laboratory for silicone testing and development.
“Portage Precision Polymers has enjoyed strong market share in the custom compounding extrusion
market in the U.S. for more than a decade,” said Doug Hartley, president and CEO. “We are excited to
leverage that market position, along with our vast compounding experience and R&D capabilities, to
expand into silicone elastomer custom mixing markets in North America.”
PRESS RELEASES
From the Office of the RRG—A reprint of the original 2005 Handbook has
been made. They are available while supplies last through the office of
the RRG. The cost for the Handbook is $50 plus $15 shipping and handling
in the US and $25 shipping and handling for international sales.
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SUPPLIER RECEPTION SPONSORS
ACE ELASTOMER AMERICAN ROLLER COMPANY
CHASE ELASTOMER CHEMREP
CRI-SIL SILICONE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC FLAMEX, INC
FRICTION COATING GRAPHIC ARTS RUBBER
HARWICK STANDARD DISTRIBUTION HAUSNER HARD CHROME, INC
HB CHEMICAL INTERTEX WORLD RESOURCES
LANXESS LINTECH INTERNATIONAL
LORD CORP PROSCO
R D ABBOTT REMCO
R T VANDERBILT RHEIN CHEMIE
SILMIX® TSE INDUSTRIES, INC
ZEON
GOLF HOLE SPONSORS
ALTERNATIVE RUBBER & PLASTICS AKROCHEM
CHASE ELASTOMER CRI-SIL SILICONE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
GRAPHIC ARTS RUBBER HARWICK STANDARD DISTRIBUTION
INTERTEX WORLD RESOURCES RHEIN CHEMIE
SILMIX® ZEON
A big shout out to all of our sponsors!
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SUPPLIER RECEPTION SPONSORS
ACE ELASTOMER AMERICAN ROLLER COMPANY
CHASE ELASTOMER CHEMREP
CRI-SIL SILICONE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC FLAMEX, INC
FRICTION COATING GRAPHIC ARTS RUBBER
HARWICK STANDARD DISTRIBUTION HAUSNER HARD CHROME, INC
HB CHEMICAL INTERTEX WORLD RESOURCES
LANXESS LINTECH INTERNATIONAL
LORD CORP PROSCO
R D ABBOTT REMCO
R T VANDERBILT RHEIN CHEMIE
SILMIX® TSE INDUSTRIES, INC
ZEON
GOLF HOLE SPONSORS
ALTERNATIVE RUBBER & PLASTICS AKROCHEM
CHASE ELASTOMER CRI-SIL SILICONE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
GRAPHIC ARTS RUBBER HARWICK STANDARD DISTRIBUTION
INTERTEX WORLD RESOURCES RHEIN CHEMIE
SILMIX® ZEON
A big shout out to all of our sponsors!
We wish to share our appreciation for the 17 advertisers that paid to showcase their company in this issue of our Roll
Call newsletter.
The proceeds of these ads is to offset the costs that the organization incurs throughout the year.
RUBBER ROLLER GROUP ADVERTISERS GUIDE
Page 5 .............. Cri-Sil Silicone Technologies Page 6 ......................... Ace Elastomer Corp
Page 7 ................................. HB Chemical Page 7 .................................. RynoRollers Page 8 ................................. US Autoclave Page 9 ........................ Graphic Arts Rubber Page 9 ......................... LORD Corporation Page 10 .................... Chase Elastomer Corp Page 11 ............................ Friction Coating Page 11 ...................... Lintech International
Page 12 ..................................... SILMIX®-OH Page 13 .......................... Akrochem Corporation
Page 14 ..................... Portage Precision Polymers Page 15 ....................................Zeon Chemicals Page 16 ....................................... Laur Silicone Page 16 .................. Harwick Standard Distribution
Page 18 .................. Specialty Products & Polymers
Thanks!!
Thanks, Wyatt!
Mike Brown, Pinnacle Roller [email protected] Chairman Phone#: 513-369-4830
Brent Young, Rolls Inc. [email protected] President Phone#: 256-446-8391
Steve Ottaviano, Rubber Right Rollers, Inc. [email protected] Vice-President Phone#: 617-387-6060
Steve Chase, Chase Elastomer [email protected] Secretary/Treasurer Phone#: 800-767-9797
Jennifer Helch-Moody, Lord Corporation [email protected] Parliamentarian Phone#: 724-473-0939
Rick Harwood, Harwood Rubber Products [email protected] Manufacturers' Representative Phone#: 330-923-3256
Joel Trandell, Bluegrass Roller Service [email protected] Manufacturer’s Representative Phone#: 502-647-2100
Ken Kemerer, SILMIX®-OH [email protected] Suppliers Representative Phone#: 330-628-5024
Jeff Rand, HB Chemical [email protected] Suppliers Representative Phone#: 330-920-8023
Leonel Zamora, Rodillos Industriales de Costa Rica [email protected] International Ad hoc Representative Phone#: 506-2293-3434
Your Board of Directors
Robbi Miller Executive Secretary 1638 Greystone Place Springdale, AR 72762 Phone#: 479-214-0364 Fax#: 479-419-9464
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.rubberrollergroup.com
YES!! ! WE ARE GOING TO LAS VEGAS!! !
NEW ADDRESS
What’s Happening In Vegas???
** Room Rates will be $90 per night for the May 4, 5, 6, 2014
meeting. The Meeting format will be the same as previous years
with a reception, speakers, the mini expo and a golf outing. If you
plan to come early, the weekend rate is naturally higher at $155
for Friday and Saturday nights.
The cut-off date is Thursday, April 10, 2014.
Remember in the past, there were some who did not make their
reservations early and were unable to get a room at the meeting
hotel. Make your reservations now and cancel if you are unable to
attend.
Your room assignments will be made directly with the Hotel room
reservation department by calling the toll-free number
1.800.634.4000. Request the group rate for the Group or by the
unique group code of SRRG5.
Membership for the RRG is by the calendar year. You will receive
a membership invoice via email after the first of the year.
