mel jacobson on thu 7 jun 12
i was fortunate to have the new itc owners along with
feriz while here in minneapolis for industrial meetings.
i was able to join them for dinner and a meeting about
potters, kilns and itc.
i have been advocating for a small, concise package of
itc products that could be used on any electric kiln.
i would write the instructions and explain in clear
ways how it can be used and applied. not in engineering
jargon, but in a potters conversation, with drawings.
99 percent of the product is used in steel plants and military
applications and industrial furnaces. so, our market has been
sorely left out. i think i can come up with a plan to make
this product available to potters and glass makers at a limited
cost. you don't need gallons, you need pints or quarts.
you also need clear, simple instructions on how it is applied
and how it will help you. simple, honest information.
i can do that.
they seem very open to the idea and i am sure this is going to
happen, with the shipping coming from their new plant in texas.
they are very modern/computer savvy and that was not the case with the old
itc. orders can be placed via the net directly to itc..(later.)
as many of you know, this product does not have a patent, it is
proprietary. it is a secret. so. the formula is locked in a safe in texa=
s.
just like coke.
the new owners are terrific people and very eager to expand this product
to international markets. it is a sad story, but all clay products are bei=
ng
manufactured in mexico and china. koeler is the last maker of american toi=
lets
and white ware, and that too will end soon. clay production is being drive=
n out of america.
and, as a clay guy, it saddens me. and, the jobs go with it. thousands of =
jobs.
it does not embarrass me that i have strong feeling about itc. i have used=
it for many
years and find it totally beyond its published description. it works like =
nothing i have ever
seen. industry is finding that out too. it saves you money, years of wear =
and tear
on you kilns and coils. for the cost, it is worth twenty times its price.
( a large steel re/cycle plant is texas is now using itc in their huge elec=
tric
melting facility. those massive carbon electrodes tend to wear out fast a=
nd they
are very very expensive to replace. the itc 100 is sprayed directly on the=
warm electrodes
and the life is extended by double. the plant burns about 50 million dollar=
s
of electricity a year, that is been dropped to 30 million. does it work? =
you bet.
and the steel melts in about 40 minutes faster than normal. amazing.
i saw the movie of that plant in operation. and, the other amazing thing a=
bout
itc...it is an electrical barrier. electricity will not penetrate itc...no=
t a bit.
yet, the electrode burns at 2900F. the top fourth of the electrode must re=
main
free of itc where the unit is attached to the electric cables. these elec=
trodes
are basically an arc welding system...it melts steel to liquid in about an =
hour
and a half.)
so, i continue to work for potters and those that have a home clay industry=
.
it is very important to our world that we find products that extend life,
reduce your cost and help you to make 100 percent perfect firings every tim=
e
you fire. remember, your bottom line comes from your pocket and your walle=
t..
mel
from: minnetonka, mn
website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
clayart link: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
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