SITUATION The pottery industry overall was facing a problem with glazed bodies as the gypsum in the clay dehydrated during firing and rehydrated in the atmosphere. Those conditions resulted in swelling and caused the glaze to “pop” thus scrapping the piece. Through discussions with customers and investigation of pottery that was sent to us for […]
SITUATION A maintenance contractor located in Texas had a contract to maintain a thermal oxidizer for the incineration of explosives, rocket propelled missiles and other munitions that have expired dates on their use. The end user discovered a 1-inch wide crack in the oxidizer that needed to be repaired immediately. They have a maintenance technician […]
SITUATION Christy’s CATCO division got an urgent call from our marketing partner in Australia saying that a fertilizer manufacturer based in Perth needed 100 tons of ½” T99 alumina balls in a matter of days. To deliver such a large amount of that specific product in such a short period of time was going to […]
