Detroit NACE Section - Vendor Appreciation Meeting

On Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, the Detroit Section of NACE and the MEC Committees will host a “Vendor’s Appreciation” meeting at The Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort, Mt. Pleasant, MI.  NACE will have a block of hotel rooms available at a discounted rate for the night prior to this event.  Please RSVP for rooms with the hotel and ask for the NACE rate prior to April 2, 2012.

You are welcome to attend and exhibit your products and/or services.  There will be a time period between the MEC meeting and lunch where each vendor will be given three to five minutes to address the group. 

We would like each vendor to set up his/her tabletop exhibit prior to 8:30 A.M.  Exhibitor set-up will take place around the periphery of the meeting room.  Attendees should be arriving between 8:30 A.M. – 9:30 A.M., which will give each vendor additional time to interact and exhibit.  At 9:30 A.M., the MEC will conduct their business meeting.  Around 11:00 A.M., each vendor will be given the opportunity to discuss his/her products to the group.   Lunch will then be served immediately following vendor presentations to the group. 

After lunch, a presentation regarding Stress Corrosion Cracking Direct Assessment (SCCDA) will be presented by Jim Marr with TransCanada. 

If you plan on attending, please send a check payable to the “Detroit Section, NACE” for $150.00.  Exhibit space is limited so please RSVP and send your exhibit money to: 

Mr. Keith Boswell
National Pipeline Services, LLC
1000 Industrial Dr
Mt. Pleasant, MI  48858

Also, it would be greatly appreciated if you could send an electronic version (JPEG) of your company logo for use on the vendor display board to Frank Rampton at fcr@trentoncorp.com.

If you have any further questions, please give me a call at 989-928-9188.

Sincerely,
Keith B. Boswell     

 

E-Mail: Tom Mcgee@abriox.com Business Director Abriox   Website

 

E-Mail: John Williams Business Director Chase Pipeline Products Tapecoat / Royston 800.758.6041 Direct 586.436.0155 Website

 

Mail: Jim Utley Regional Manager Denso North America, Inc. 248-705-1767 Website

 

Chris Hearne chearne@groebner.com Website

 

William F. Marshall, PE Vice President, Business Development Mears Group, Inc. 4500 North Mission Road Rosebush, MI 48878 ph: (989) 433-2929 cell: (847) 922-8497 fx: (989) 433-2979 E-Mail: bill.marshall@mears.net Website

Sarfraz Shaikh Senior Marketing & Communications Specialist P.O. Box 52608, Tulsa, OK 74152 Toll-free: 888.800.MESA (6372) | Main: 918.627.3188 | Direct: 918.384.6117 | Fax: 918.627.2676 sarfraz.shaikh@mesaproducts.com Website

Email: Keith Boswell National Pipeline Services, LLC 1000 Industrial Drive Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 office: 989-773-1747 fax: 989-773-6061 cell: 989-928-9188 Website

Dr. David L. Sponseller, P.E. President, OMNI Metals Laboratory, Inc. 4683 Freedom Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 734-677-2100 (PHONE) DSponseller@OMNImetalslab.com www.OMNImetalslab.com

 

E-Mail: Darren Tews Pro-Soil, Inc. Site Services-Utility & Pipeline Industries Direct- 517.927.1983 Office- 517.267.8767 Fax- 517.267.8768 Services offered: Chain Link Fence, Erosion Control, Seeding & Stream Bank Stabilization. Website

Email: Frank Rampton Trenton Corporation 7700 Jackson Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103 734.368.7528 Direct 734.426.5882 Fax Website

 

Email:Doug Klingensmith Unconventional Solutions, Inc. 527 Union Street Milford, MI 48381 248.685.7580 Voice 248.684.0255 Fax Website

 

1. Eligibility Requirements The student must be enrolled or accepted to an accredited college / university and working toward a degree in Engineering or Sciences. Students enrolled in 2-year or junior colleges are eligible to apply. The scholarship recipient must maintain full-time status at an accredited college/university. The student must have and maintain a grade point average of 2.75 or higher. Post-doctorate students are not eligible.

2012 Winners: Josh Webb & Nathan Boswell Each will recieve $1500.00 Scholarship

 

2. Candidate Evaluation
The following information should be included for review by the Selection Committee:

• One copy of completed application signed by student and parent if student is under the age of 18
• Academic record, including official transcript with description of school's grading system
• Personal and/or professional activities, in and out of school
• Detailed work experience (if applicable), particularly if related to corrosion work and activities
• Description of past/current/future research plans
• A 500-750 word essay about corrosion and the effect on you and your environment (The topic should deal with corrosion in your interested area of study. Suggested topic material can be found in the Resource Center on NACE International’s Web site.)
• One letter of reference from an educator or employer
• One letter of reference from a NACE Detroit Section member

3. Application Guidelines
In addition to the information above, please be sure to review the General Scholarship Guidelines on the main scholarship page. Applicants must submit their typed information on the official forms below. Forms may be downloaded from this site as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file or as an MS Word document.

• § Detroit Section Academic Scholarship Application Form
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• § Recommendation Form
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The Detroit Section of NACE is pleased to announce a one day field “Hands On” Training Event for our October meeting. This event will focus on high performance atmospheric paints and below grade new construction coatings. This event is designed for those whose roles and responsibilities include: designing scope of work or applying and inspecting coating applications. This event will also satisfy "Personal Development" requirements for those with NACE CP and CIP certifications. On hand will be: Technical reps from the following companies  to demonstrate proper application and inspection techniques.
Sherwin-Williams: High performance paint selection, surface preparation, application and inspection practices. Attendees will observe different  profiles such as: sweep, commercial and near white sandblast. They will observe how weather conditions are monitored as well as take dry and wet film reads.
Denso: Preparation of pipe surfaces and proper protol applications on epoxy coated pipe. This will include proper cleaning and heating of pipe and utilizing the correct applicator to ensure proper mil coverage. Neil Pittman of Lake Superior Consulting will also be on hand to discuss liquid coating applications.
Tapecoat: Preparation of pipe surfaces and proper hot applied Tapecoat applications. Attendees will observe overlapping and patch applications on bare as well as transitioning new coating to existing coatings.
Trenton: Wax coating options for wet pipe. New construction sometimes tie in to operating systems which have condensation formed on pipe surfaces. Cold applied wax will be demonstrated as an application under these conditions.
3M: Unconventional Solutions, an authorized 3M distributer, will demonstrate proper melt stick repairs of coating holidays discovered during jeeping.
The event will be held at the following location:
MichCon ORC Training Facility
3690 Greenfield Rd.
Melvindale Mi. 48122

The event will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at 3:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided. The cost is $75.00. This event will be limited to 50 people so please reserve by October 14. Contact Person: Dave Young@ youngdm@dteenergy.com or ph. (313) 477-1336
Please RSVP to Julie Livingston with MEARS Group by e-mail @ Julie.livingston@mears.net  or call (800) 632-7727
For payment methods,  please  visit our website at: detroitnace.org and utilize our Paypal or credit card options by selecting payment for the October 19th event or make checks out to: Detroit- NACE and mail to:
Frank Rampton
1608 Granger
Ann Arbor Mi. 48104