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·'~'L .ASY 'OFF . , .' - . . COVER STORY Dorr-Oliver's latest shop improvement is the replacement of the sand blast booth. The new unit takes the place of our existing one installed in 1958. The new cabinet resides in the location of our old one near Merco assembly. U.S. Filter of Oakville, Ontario manufactured and installed the booth. The new cabinet is improved. The blasting media passes through grates in the floor and is automatically screw conveyed to a storage hopper. On its way to the hopper, the blasting media passes through a magnetic separator that removes steel shot and other magnetic particles. This device is very important because it allows the booth to be run with a different kind of media without having to completely remove the first. We use steel shot media to blast parts such as motor brackets and machine bases. The other media, which is called black beauty - a coal processing by-product - is used to clean stainless steel parts such as housings. The shop received a total investment of $250,000 on the project. THESE MERCOS ARE HEADING SOUTH OF THE BORDER Dorr-Oliver was able to start the year 1999 off with a significant order from Arancia Corn Products SA DE CV in Guadalajara, Mexico. This order for five (5) BH36B Merco Centrifuges, also includes auxiliary equipment and spare parts. Shipment of the entire order is scheduled for May of 1999. The destination for this Dorr-Oliver equipment is a corn wet milling plant near the town of San Juan Del Rio (Saint John's River) , which is located approximately two hours north of Mexico City. The centrifuges and auxiliary equipment will be used in a new corn wet milling building expansion that will double the current plant capacity of 55,000 bushels of corn per day. The scheduled start up of this new mill expansion is in the year 2000. After the installation of these five centrifuges, there will be a total of ten BH36B Mercos, in addition to some Model 30 Mercos operating in this corn wet milling plant. The centrifuges will be used in the production of high fructose corn syrup. A major buyer of the high fructose syrup is an international soft drink company that is located in Mexico.
Joe Pillus, Safety Director, showed everyone the equipment available for our use, and where it is located in case of a blood borne emergency. Our first aiders have been certified by the Red Cross to treat blood borne emergencies, many have or are in the process of receiving the 3 part u ..... __ ... :... :..... n ..___ :_ ..... 1999 Manufacturing Strategy Meeting The 1999 Annual Strategy Meeting was held at Dorr-Oliver this year. For four mornings, we all met in the upstairs conference room and gave our presentations. The Back to the Goal group covered a wide variety of topics. Members discussed ways to keep the overall process of running the company in hand with less people, as several employees who left Dorr-Oliver were not replaced. While Dan Dargay was still looking for "The Big Picture", Jim Dix gave Jack his assurance that he would "Give it a Whirl" when asked to investigate some questions. The Total Quality Team made some small waves with a presentation by Wayne Fearn about the new procedure of grading our outside vendors. Dependent upon deviation reports, vendors who consistently bid lowest may find their bids increased by a percentage to compensate for all the extra work that sub-standard parts produce. The quality of all aspects of Dorr-Oliver were addressed. The Cost Control Team talked about several specific parts and how they had worked to reduce the production costs of them with new routings and new machines. Some of the multi-pallet products were reduced in time but others increased. Those parts that produced no time reduction even though routed on multi-pallet machines were mainly small quantities that took more set up time. The People's Involvement Group's major project for the year was the Open House held In September. It was a success and enjoyed by all who attended. Other projects by the group included the perfect attendance awards, the Jim Laidacker award, the fire evacuation plan, medical form, and company newsletter. All presentations were interesting and this year's meeting promises to lead to a productive future for Dorr-Oliver. Appreciatiott Luttcheott A First Aiders Appreciation Luncheon was held on Friday, April 30, 1999 in the Conference Room. Your First Aiders are listed below. Charles McGlynn Joseph Contardi Richard Heiser Frank Bogacik Era Gould Michael Michalyshin Anthony Shimukonas John Braskey John McNeal William Morana Michael Brutosky James Kaschak, Jr. - EMT Reed Witner Ronald Rusnock
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