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SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday 1W Page HILLS SUCCESS STORIES Georgetotens P Graham Bell Associates Ltd Firms panels are changing way things look EDWARD Herald Special Matted away on Ann strong Avenue In George town is a factory whose workers are busy as bees moulding panels of steel Into strange shapes and sixes These are dipp ed Into aeries of chem ical treatment vats re appearing with colorful ceramic this treatment process has been known man since P Graham Bell Assoc isles Limited a subsidiary of limited Is the major manufacturer and distributor of architect ural porcelainenamelled steel panels In Canada There are many reas ons for be success of porcelain enamelled steel panels according to gen era manager Bula- man who has been with the company since 1960 THIRD HARDEST On the hardness scale diamond ranks first foll owed by and then porcelain enamel therefore Its highly re sistant to abrasion adds and Weather It comes In an unlimited range of colors and won t fade In addition the ional Research Council In Ottawa has recommend ed porcelain enamel for energy pur poses due to its Insulat ing properties Porcelain enamel has Torontos new Eaton Centre lute the stations features porcelainenamelled steel pant l that originated La Georgetown Its walls a selection made on the basis of durability sod attractiveness The selection also Indicates why Graham Bell Associates Ltd on Armstrong Avenue Is one of Hilton Hills success The firm treats steel panels with porcelain enamel the third toughest material known to man Photo submitted a glasssmooth surface which Is cleansed easily by rainfall In most areas Mr ex plained Cleaning was an important considerat ion when the subway chose porcelain enamel column covers In fact we ure porcelain enamelled boards which have re placed chalk boards in some classrooms Felt marking pens are used Instead of chalk The boards can be cleaned by rubbing the marks off with a cloth WHAT IT Porcelain a wholly ceramic material as are china dishes toilet bowls and some sinks On the other hand syn thetic enamel is a resin- based paint or organic coating which is chemic ally compounded from petroleum and similar hydrocarbon materials GRAND OLD MARC you could join and 1 thought it would be a good opportunity Ms Murr ay was member of the band from to 1954 band member from to 1MI SHIRLEY CLEAVE saldsbe Joined the Georgetown GIrfe Pipe Band because it was the most exciting thing to do at the time There iun wiui the girls and J i travel It seemed Ms Heave recently current band member SHANNON JOHNSTON finds playing the bag pipes and keeping In step really when the bands out The 13year old Joined the Georgetown Girls Pipe Band after reading a newspaper ad She said she Uses playing the pipes and has been playing them for one and a half years now At first Its hard 1 look at my feet and sometimes they re doing something different from everybody LINDA PILGRIM Join ed the band because she had neighbor who play ed the bagpipes I enjoy bearing It so 1 Joined Ive been with them 17 years I was a baby when I Joined Parading Is fun and the camarad erie the band offers Is MURRAY said she didnt mho any of the trips to Philadelphia Southhampton or nearby fairs hi games and the annual Hornby garden party There werent too many things In Georgetown that Interested in teaming the bagpipes ASCROFT of Toronto took a course at Sheridan College from George town s Pipe Major Vbg She liked it so much she Joined the pipe band this summer play tag with them at all their outings Sometimes its referred to as baked enamel These coatings are applied and left to dry in the air or are baked on at moderate temperatures of to degrees Fahrenheit This paint is used on the exterior sur face of refrigerators In contrast porcelain enamel Is a specially formulated highly dur able glass permanently fused to preformed metal shapes at temperatures of up to 1500 degrees Fahr enheit About as per cent of porcelain enamel ia app lied to steel although other metals such as cast iron aluminum and brass can be used RED HOT In the manufacturing process Mr explained the molten and red hot metal are Inseparably bonded to form a rock hard finish that will not scratch rust fade or peel Porcelain enamel is a wholly ganic material made up of inert substances found in rock or minerals The basic ingredient of porcelain enamel is a ceramic or glass material known as frit Frit is a combination of minerals and mineral compounds smelted and refined at temperatures of to degrees This molten mass Is then quickly chilled diner by water or water cooled rollers leaving small shattered particles of glassy material The cool tag process Is known as fritting hence the word frit FRIT VARIES Frit varies In composit ion depending upon the type of porcelain enamel to bo made However the basic materials are silica borax soda ash and sodium silico fluor process is referred to as pickling Meanwhile the frits along with oxides for color and other additives ore mixed with water and ground finely In a ball mill until reduced to a paint like consistency called slip GO THROUGH The slip is applied eith er by spraying or dipping the metal parts which then go through a dryer to remove the majority of water Following this process According to Mr Buls man the base metal that uses is vitreous enamelling iron which has an extremely low carbon level The preformed metal parts are processed through cleaner tanks for removal of oil sulphuric acid tanks for removal of rust and welding oxides and then through nickel tanks for a nickel deposit ion In order to achieve a proper bond This clean the metal is exposed to furnace temperatures of 15O0 degrees which literally fuses the glass to the etched steel At degrees steel becomes very plastic and glass vitrifies forming an In separable bond The first use for porcelain enamel was in Austria In where cast iron pots were coated with this finish Germany began manu facturing enamelled kitcbenware in the fallowed by North Amer ica In the late 1800a CAST IRON In the early por celain enamel was used for outdoor advertising signs appliances and cast Iron bathtubs However it was not until that porcelain enamel was used in architecture became In volved in the architect ural field during 1953 and has since that time be come a leader In this field was respons ible for installing the porcelain enamelled steel panels on the Eaton Cen tre In Toronto Eatons was so delighted with the results that they gave Mr Buisman an award of excellence Not only has the com pany gained a wide reputation it is also known on an taternaUonal scale Recently the Young Chi Mer cantile company In Hong Kong approached a potential supplier of porcelain en amelled steel panels to be used on a subway project in Hong Kong Unlike other building supply companies have suffered financially due to the building skimp can barely keep up with their orders for porcelain enamelled steel panels As Mr is selling a finish at comp etitive prices P Graham Bell Associates Ltd general manager Al Buisman shows off his popular steel panels durable enough for most demanding uses and easily cleaned The Georgetown firm even manufactures special enamelled boards to replace chalkboards In school classrooms the teacher uses felt markers instead of chalk easily wiping the boards clear again Herald correspondent Maureen Edward details the process used to manufacture the panels In he continuing series on Ha I ton Hills business success stories AVE ON HEATING COSTS Wo can your windows doors chlmnays etc to save you enemy Lowest coal In the area Ws also do CLEANING For More Information Call 8778247 Who can resist the call of the bagpipes Certainly not the current and former members of the Georgetown Girls Pipe Band Celebrating the band anniversary members accompanied by their ho bands or boyfriends struck out onto the Holy Cross dance floor today night to dance the Grand March Former pipe major Allen and his wire Nan led the happy dancers Herald photo Have you met the nicest guys and gals in town They support Local Sports Boy Scouts and Girl Guides the Police and Fire Departments Volunteer Ambulance Local Schools and lots more Sound like pretty good neighbors They are Theyre your local and they do all this and more Local firms dont just take your money They give back part ot their profits in the form of local taxes charitable donations and employee salaries Its all part of doing business and being a good neighbor Part of their profits are also reinvested In the community As they remodel their stores add on to their buildings and open new locations they help build a better economic environ ment When local businesses prosper you and your community prosper Get to know the nicest people in town Shop locally No need to rdam the best shoppings here at home HILLS