Wall Colmonoy Corporation is pleased to announce that Lydia Lee has accepted the
position of Asian Business Manager for their Alloy Products Group, based at their
corporate offices in Madison Heights, MI.
Ms Lee received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Engineering from Tianjin
University, China and her MBA from Tulane University, Louisiana. She has extensive
experience in the area of Asian business development and both the importing and
exporting of industrial equipment and supplies.
She will be concentrating on expanding the company’s customer base in the Asian
industrial marketplace.
September, 2006
Special Announcment!
On August 31, 2006, Wall Colmonoy Corporation acquired the assets of
HTG Cincinnati, formerly known as The Aerobraze Corporation; uniting
two companies, both known and well respected in the industry.
The new business unit, which is located in Cincinnati, is known as:
WALL COLMONOY CORPORATION
Aerobraze Division
940 Redna Terrace
Cincinnati, OH 45215
Phone: 513-772-1461
Aerobraze was established in 1955, as a manufacturer of aircraft engine
components for General Electric. Today, they are a licensed FAA repair
station and continue to serve the aerospace industry, as well as commercial
customers that require complete product manufacturing.
In addition to the approvals from global aircraft turbine engine companies,
Aerobraze maintains NADCAP accreditation for chemical processing,
brazing and welding, nondestructive testing, heat treating, and coatings.
Aerobraze is ISO-9001, AS-9100 certified.
The acquisition of HTG Cincinnati significantly expands the capabilities and
opportunities of Wall Colmonoy in the industrial marketplace. Wall
Colmonoy looks forward to building for the future, along with the team of
exceptional and experienced employees of the Aerobraze Division.
July, 2006
Check our stock!
Need it now? We are increasing our inventory to serve you better! We stock exhaust systems for
Cessna, Piper, Beech, Aeronca Champ and others.
Need your exhaust overhauled? Quick turnaround 3-5 days!
July, 2006
Check out our new catalog!
We have redesigned our catalog to serve you better, feel free to download or browse
the catalog to find your application. Easy to use catalog with an index menu in front,
exhaust system checklist and reference illustrations for each model. Click on your
application, and then click in the lower right hand corner on the page number to
return back to the index.
To request this catalog on CD, please send email request to:
jmccreary@wallcolmonoy.com
June, 2006
Revised Literature Available: Technical Data Sheet on Colmonoy 63HV
Data sheet number Ni 3.6 for Colmonoy® No. 63HV hard surfacing alloy has just been
revised, and now includes additional information such as coating characteristics and spray
parameters. Colmonoy 63HV is sized exclusively for high-velocity-oxygen fuel thermal-spray
systems, with a hardness range of 58-61 HRC.
To receive a copy of this information, click to download data sheet No. 3.6 from our
technical data sheet page or e-mail alloyproducts@wallcolmonoy.com
or phone 248-585-6400
May, 2006
New Literature Available: Technical Data Sheet on Nicrobraz 31
Brazing Filler Metal
Madison Hts., MI -- Wall Colmonoy Corporation announces release of a new data sheet
on their Nicrobraz 31 brazing filler metal. Information provided includes data on burst
strength, composition, brazing range, oxidation resistance, and application methods.
Nicrobraz 31 is especially well suited for brazing applications where oxidation and
corrosion resistance is required, such as heat exchangers, exhaust gas recirculator (EGR)
coolers, honeycomb structures and oil coolers, to name a few.
To receive a copy of this information, click to download data sheet No. 2.1.7.1 from our
technical data sheet page or e-mail alloyproducts@wallcolmonoy.com
or phone 248-585-6400
April, 2006
Morris Warino is the newly appointed Business Development Manager for Wall
Colmonoy (WCC), Oklahoma City, which is part of the WCC Aeronautical and
Aerospace Group.
Morris earned a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Technology from Kent State University.
He gained seventeen years of marketing and sales experience as the National Sales
Manager for a manufacturer of industrial process instrumentation.
He will be drawing on his experience with, and exposure to, many industrial processes
and engineering disciplines in identifying new opportunities for WCC Oklahoma City.
If you would like to recieve a higher resolution photo please contact
James Nicoll
March, 2006
The Board of Directors has elected John Sturch to the position of Vice President of the
Wall Colmonoy Aeronautical and Aerospace group. John, who has more than thirty
years of service with Wall Colmonoy, was most recently the General Manager of their
Oklahoma City Business Unit.
John will be responsible for business development and growth for the Wall Colmonoy
FAA licensed repair stations in Oklahoma City and San Antonio.
If you would like to recieve a higher resolution photo please contact
James Nicoll
December, 2005
Dates set for Wall
Colmonoy 'MODERN FURNACE BRAZING' courses for 2006.
– Spring class to be held May 10-12, 2006.
– Fall class to be held October 18-20, 2006.
This popular three-day
course is held at the Holiday Inn, Troy, MI, which is near the Corporate
Office of Wall Colmonoy.
For further information
on this course, or to download the brochure and reservation form, visit
the
"Brazing School" area on this website.
October, 2005
David B Ziegler was recently appointed to the position of
Manager of New Business Development
for the Wall Colmonoy Corporation,
Dayton Business Unit. David has 15 years of sales
experience in the
metals and automotive industries. For the past eight years, he was the
Manager
of Sales and Marketing for a major automotive-heat-exchanger
manufacturer.
He earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the United
States Military Academy at
West Point, New York. Upon graduation, David
was commissioned as a Field Artillery Officer and
served a total of 9
years of active and reserve duty. Dave currently resides in Kettering
Ohio and
has a son in his second year of Civil Engineering at Ohio
University, Athens.
July, 2005
Wall Colmonoy Ltd., U.K.,
21,000 sq. ft. expansion was completed, to accommodate powder
manufacture,
machine shop and castings foundry, and heat treating services.
Spring, 2005
Wall Colmonoy Ltd., U.K.
achieves NADCAP and ISO 14000 approvals.
June 23, 2005
ROBERT L. PEASLEE SELECTED FOR
"INTERVIEW WITH A LEGEND"
Robert L.
Peaslee has been selected as this year's interviewee for the annual
Interview with a
Legend Session, to be held at the FABTECH & AWS Welding
Show, November 13-16, 2005 at
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL.
Robert
Peaslee earned his degree in chemical engineering at the University of
Cincinnati, and
began working at Curtiss Wright Corporation as a
metallurgist and welding engineer, where he
developed the process known as
"diffusion brazing".
He joined
Wall Colmonoy in 1950, where he developed and promoted nickel-base filler
metals for
high-temperature brazing. He also established the first Wall
Colmonoy Processing plant for
brazing of aircraft components; this later
expanded to eight facilities.
Through
the years, he has had great influence on the brazing industry, through his
various roles
as inventor, organizer, author and teacher.
His Q and
A column appears in the AWS Welding Journal, and a book has been published
which
is a compilation of the articles over a ten-year period. The book
entitled Brazing Footprints: Case
Studies in High-Temperature Brazing is
available from Wall Colmonoy. (Brazing Footprints order
form is posted on
www.wallcolmonoy.com).
He
established the Wall Colmonoy "Modern Furnace Brazing" course over thirty
years ago, and
continues as one of the main instructors. This class is
offered each Spring and Fall. Details are
available on the website.
Robert
Peaslee is Vice President Emeritus of Wall Colmonoy and currently serves
as consultant
at the company's corporate offices in Madison Heights, MI.
Visit
Wall Colmonoy Corporation at Booth 12148 at Fabtech in Chicago.
May, 2005
Wall Colmonoy’s Modern Furnace Brazing Course to Help Technical
Professionals Solve
Metal-Joining Problems, Reduce Manufacturing Costs
Madison Heights, Michigan
—
Design,
metallurgical and production engineers are invited to take
advantage of
Wall Colmonoy’s expertise and practical experience in the field of brazing
in an
intensive three-day training course entitled “Modern Furnace
Brazing.” The course takes place
November 2-4, 2005 in Madison Heights,
Michigan.
The Modern
Furnace Brazing Course, now in its 35th year, was developed to
assist brazing
professionals with metal-joining problems and thereby
reduce their manufacturing costs. The
same recognized leaders in brazing
technology who developed the course will present the
curriculum: Robert
Peaslee, Amit Jain, and David Bielec are recognized leaders in
brazing
technology.
The course
covers detailed information and insights on brazing atmospheres, brazing
filler
metals, design, metallurgy and part processing considerations in
furnace brazing. It will cover
such topics as joint selection,
interaction of base and filler metals, the role of protective
atmospheres,
joint preparation, fixturing and quality control. The final day will be
devoted to
problem-solving, so participants are encouraged to bring sample
parts, prints and test data.
For more
information, and registration, prospective students may call Marianne
Huesing at
248-585-6400 ext. 248.
More
information on Modern Furnace
Brazing
Brochure
available online at Brazing
School Brochure
Promotion at Los Lunas Facility
Daniel Nazzarett has been promoted to
General Manager of the Wall Colmonoy alloy manufacturing
facility in Los
Lunas, New Mexico.
Daniel, an employee of Wall Colmonoy since 1975, most recently held the
position of Plant Manager.
Daniel has responsibility of
supervising all functions at the facility, including operations, quality,
maintenance, safety, training and engineering.
Daniel looks forward to "contributing
to the continuous improvement in all facets of the operation, to help
manufacture a quality product, in order to grow and remain profitable".
Daniel feels strongly about his
responsibility to employees and their
families, a sentiment that W.P. Clark Sr. expressed to him over
twenty
years ago; that he has never forgotten.
April 2, 2004
Nicrocraft® Aircraft Exhaust System Catalog now available on
www.wallcolmonoy.com
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma—
Wall Colmonoy Corporation announces the availability of its
Nicrocraft
brand Aircraft Exhaust System Catalog at
www.wallcolmonoy.com. Nicrocraft aircraft
exhaust parts are all-new
construction or fully overhauled.
The
web catalog offers detailed listings and part numbers for hundreds of
different general
aviation exhaust components. Necessary hardware is sold
separately. The site offers portable
document format (PDF) catalog pages
of Nicrocraft exhaust systems fitted for original equipment
manufacturers
Cessna, Piper, Beech, and Bellanca.
Wall
Colmonoy Oklahoma City is the leader in aircraft exhaust systems since
1968. The
manufacturing plant houses the world’s largest inventory for
same-day shipments. All parts are
FAA-approved and furnace stress-relieved
for longer service life. For aircraft exhaust inquiries,
contact Wall
Colmonoy Oklahoma City at 1-800-433-5074 or email
aircraftexhaust@wallcolmonoy.com.
A
photograph is
available at: Nicrocraft
catalog photo
Nicrocraft Aircraft
Exhaust System Catalog
February 24, 2004
Wall Colmonoy Materials Testing Laboratory Announces Accreditation to ISO/IEC
17025
and SAE AS7101 Standards
Madison Heights, Michigan—Wall
Colmonoy Corporation announces the accreditation of its
materials testing
laboratory for Nadcap certification. In addition to the Nadcap
re-accreditation,
the materials testing laboratory also demonstrated
conformance and was awarded accreditation
to the international standard
ISO/IEC 17025.
The
scope of the accreditation includes the following testing services, Ni
Base:
·
Atomic Emission Spectroscopy—Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP)
·
Elemental Analysis of Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Sulfur
·
Atomic Absorption – Graphite Furnace
January 30, 2004
Wall Colmonoy Corporation Appoints Products Group Inside Sales Manager
Madison Heights, Michigan—
Wall Colmonoy Corporation announces the appointment of Craig
Johnson to the position of Inside Sales Manager for the Colmonoy® hard surfacing and
Nicrobraz® brazing Products Group.
Johnson, formerly Materials and Purchasing Manager, has worked for WCC for
16 years. In his
new position, he will continue to oversee the corporate purchasing function, as well as take on the
new responsibilities of inside sales, which includes supervising the Customer Service Department
located at the Madison Heights corporate office.
The
Customer Service Department serves the products customers for WCC’s
Colmonoy hard
surfacing and Nicrobraz brazing alloys. Colmonoy and
Nicrobraz alloys are manufactured at
Wall Colmonoy’s Los Lunas
(Albuquerque), New Mexico foundry.
Photo
available online at CraigJohnson.jpg
January 28, 2004
Wall Colmonoy Oklahoma City Recognized by Cessna as a Quality “1” Supplier
for Aircraft
Exhaust Systems in 2003
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma—
Wall Colmonoy Oklahoma City has received a top rating of “1” or
“outstanding” in quality for 2003 from Cessna Aircraft Company’s Supplier
Tracking and
Reporting System (STARS 2000).
Wall
Colmonoy Oklahoma City is the official supplier of aircraft exhaust
systems for the Cessna
single engine piston aircraft division located in
Independence, Kansas. The models of aircraft
that Wall Colmonoy supports
include the Cessna 172, 182 and 206.
Wall
Colmonoy Oklahoma City supplies exhaust systems to many general aviation
aircraft and
engine manufacturers. The manufacturing plant is a
registered ISO 9001:2000 facility and FAA
Repair Station # BG2R715K.
Wall Colmonoy Corporation, headquartered in Madison Heights,
Michigan,
with four plants in the U.S., also has affiliates in Canada, the U.K. and
France.
Photo
available online at Cessna206Exhaust.jpg
January 13, 2004
New Literature Available: Colmonoy Alloy Selector
Charts
Updated Tech-1J and New
PTA/HVOF Tech-1 Now Available
Madison Heights, Michigan—Two
updated, hardsurfacing alloy selector charts are now available
from Wall Colmonoy Corporation. The charts cover Colmonoy nickel-based alloys and
are
contained in two 4-page technical data sheets designated Tech-1J and
PTA/HVOF Tech-1.
The Colmonoy
Alloy Selector Chart is the industry standard for technical information on
hardfacing nickel-based Colmonoy alloys. A secondary Colmonoy Alloy
Selector Chart
containing information on PTA and HVOF alloys is being
introduced for the first time.
The Tech-1J
data sheet has detailed information on the chemical and physical
properties of 33
Colmonoy alloys. The PTA/HVOF Tech-1 Alloy Selector chart
contains an additional 10 PTA and
7 HVOF alloys. Supplied forms, methods
of application, descriptions and typical uses are also provided.
Colmonoy alloys are manufactured to ISO 9001: 2000 standards.
Upon request, a Certificate of
Quality Conformance will be provided.
Call
248-585-6400 to request a copy of the Tech-1J
and PTA/HVOF Tech-1 data
sheets.
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