mel jacobson on wed 11 apr 12
this came to me today:
My name is Sami Vapalahti. I am currently an entrepreneur working mainly
with ITC coatings since last year. I am very happy for Feriz but also for
all who ever has seen what ITC coatings can do. As the secret has now been
passed on, it guarantees its availability for the future. I have known some
great scientists of the World including Feriz and Max Honkanen, man who
solved, as the first person in the World, mathematical solution of ship
movement in 3D and problem with counter rotating propellers for Volvo. They
are men that have been 30 years ahead of their time. After touched by ITC I
also wanted to write my views.
As can be seen, when following discussions all the way from 90's, ITC is a
divider. Of course one of the most obvious reasons is that results seem
unbelieveable and yet ITC is not on the lips of every person all around the
World. One day it will, at least I believe so. One has to understand that
not everyone in this world is after money and fame, some have integrity,
some have principles. I have no doubts that ITC coatings would already been
used widely around the World if Feriz ever was willing to do what it would
have required.
Although ITC coatings appear to be simple products, watery clay, when used
their properties are very complex from user's point of view. It affects
maintenance, productivity, quality, energy saving... And in some cases to
get the maximum benefits from coatings actually require understanding of ho=
w
production process works and interacts with products. Not easy at all. I do
not bother my brain too much about what is inside of ITC coatings, it works
and I have enough to figure out where it can be used and what can be the
results.
Whether ITC products should be used or not is totally dependent on who ever
is in charge to decide. There is a certain cost for coating and a return of
investment, abstract or concrete, drives the decision. All I have to say on
that do not critize before testing. Anyone can be sceptic and doubtful but =
I
do encourage to try.
I do not know pottery or firing. Hopefully one day I do. I have been readin=
g
these posts and I have Nils' book art of firing to help me but since now I
have been coating mostly metallurgical furnaces. What I understand with
pottery testing is easy and quick. In small furnaces it is also rather
cheap. The results are seen easily on cones and time it takes to fire them
or on glazing if one knows what one is doing. Unfortunately I do not know
and for this reason I do not have what it takes to show the Finnish
professionals or amateurs in ceramics the benefits of ITC. Metallurgical
furnaces always require measurements and quality issues are much more
difficult to measure. Getting results takes sometimes weeks even a year. Bu=
t
that I can do.
I enjoy open discussions with opinions based on facts. I am more than happy
to receive all experiences and comments using ITC materials, bad or good,
pottery or any other field.
Regards,
Sami Vapalahti
____________________________
M.Sc. (Metallurgy) Sami Vapalahti
Rodbay Oy
Sami.Vapalahti@rodbay.fi
http://www.rodbay.fi
from: minnetonka, mn
website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
clayart link: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
ivor and olive lewis on sat 14 apr 12
When I worked for Wall Colmonoy one of my Colleagues told me about the work
of one of his contacts in Sheffield who needed a to apply a compound to the
tip of an Oxy Acetylene torch. This was a new invention ( circa 1966) to
prevent backfiring, the pre-ignition of the two gases inside the torch pipe=
.
The hypothesis behind this invention was that it was possible to create a
layer on the outer surface of the burner tip that would increase the rate a=
t
which heat radiated away and hence decrease the temperature to below that
which initiated pre-ignition. Since we were dealing with high temperature
spraying equipment my colleague was able to provide the means to achieve
this. But he was not initiated into the secrets of the material he was
spraying.
What has this to do with ITC. Well, Nils Lou tells us that the lives of
burner heads can be extended if they are coated with ITC.213. The secret
Composition ? To find this out would require some dedicated study into the
realms of Thermodynamics and Quantum Mechanics and have the Mathematical
skills.to process the information.
Regards,
Ivor Lewis,
REDHILL,
South Australia
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