After a summer of rest and relaxation with long

NEWSLETTER FALL 2015
After a summer of rest and relaxation with long, hot, sunny days, it’s time
to transition into the beautiful days of Fall and a new year of programming
for the Twin Cities Chemical Coaters Association.
The 2015/2016 programming schedule is filling up with some great tours
and interesting speakers. We will kick off the season in September with
a tour of Waterous in South St. Paul. The programming schedule will
continue with a dinner meeting at Gasthof in Minneapolis for Oktoberfest and more events
throughout the year. If you have a subject, specific topic or tour that you would like to learn
more about, please let us know and we will check into including it in future sessions. Thank
you to all of the board members for working together on the activity schedule for this next
year.
This past June, Tim Milner and Mark Walsworth represented our chapter at the National CCAI
meeting in Florida. It is great having two dedicated members who are willing to take time
away from their work and family to represent our chapter. Thank you Tim and Mark!
FABTECH will be at McCormick Place in Chicago on November 9-12th this Fall. This event
is a great venue to meet with the 1500 exhibitors to improve productivity, increase profits and
discover new solutions to your needs. For more information on FABTECH go to http://www.
fabtechexpo.com/
Thank you to Tony Wolfbauer for leading the TCCCA Chapter as President for the past two
years. His steady hand, calm demeanor and understated sense of humor led the chapter to
become the largest CCA chapter in the country. Tony has left some big shoes to fill and I will
do my best to pick up where he has left off.
Thank you for being a part of the Twin Cities Chemical Coaters Association. I look forward to
seeing you at upcoming events.
Sincerely,
Michelle Striggow
President, TC-CCAI
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Waterous Tour with Twin City Chapter CCAI
125 Hardman Ave S
South St Paul, MN
Thursday September 17, 2015
9:00 AM
Waterous is a market leader in the manufacturing of Fire Pumps, Hydrants and Underground
Valves. Waterous has been in business since 1896 and is currently the 3rd longest privately held
business in Minnesota.
Waterous is an employer of 261 employees, an ISO 9001 certified company that sells globally
for all product. They currently have projects in countries such as Australia, Saudi Arabia, China
and more.
Waterous has a liquid coat paint system that was installed in 2005 which sprays a 2 part epoxy
primer and a 2 part urethane topcoat. All done off of a fully automated system sprayed by a
combination of rotary atomizers and fixed guns. All components go through a 3 stage wash
system and ovens for drying/curing.
The tour will include the manufacturing processes with a special emphasis on the paint systems.
Please bring safety glasses if you have them, they are required in the plant.
***Park in the North parking lot and enter the building on the North End***
Who should attend: This tour will be beneficial for painters, supervisors, and production related
personnel.
Cost: $15.00 for members $25.00 Non Members
9:00 Registration
9:30 Welcome, Overview of Company Product and Processes
10:00 Facility Tour
11:30 -12:30 Lunch & Wrap-up
Register at: https://fs17.formsite.com/TwinCitiesCCAI/form41/index.html
Check our web site: http://ccatc.com for updates
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Ledershosen!! Schnitzel!! Sauerkraut!! Tubas & Accordions!!
OKTOBERFEST!!!! Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Twin City Chapter /CCAI- popular annual Oktoberfest
System Design Fundamentals
Besides the usual Oktoberfest celebration, our speaker will be Aaron Hughes from General Automatic
Transfer (GAT). Aaron will be speaking on System Design Fundamentals and examine how capital costs
and operational costs are affected by design fundamentals. The presentation will cover the elements
and design details of system specification. Elements included will be:
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Loading
Part progression and orientation
Line speed and throughput
Pretreatment and dry off
Techniques for coating application and recovery
Part cure
Unloading
Location: Gasthof zur Gemutlichkeit,2300 University Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN
5:00 - 5:30
Registration in the Back Dining Room
5:30 - 6:30
Meeting & Presentation
6:30 - 7:30
Dinner
7:30
Music and fellowship
Cost: $25.00 Member and $35.00 Non-member
Registration: https://fs17.formsite.com/TwinCitiesCCAI/form40/index.html
Check our web page: CCATC for last minute updates
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2016 Scholarships
We will be awarding more scholarships in 2016.
Stay tuned to the newsletters, emails,
and our website for more details.
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2015 Twin Cities CCAI Scholarship Winners
Congratulations to the following students that have been awarded a
$1000 scholarship for the 2015-2016 academic year:
Mitchell Pagel
Mitchell will be entering his junior year at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
He is majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Mitchell, an Eagle Scout, was
homeschooled, and has spent the past two summers with the Navigators, a
Christian organization, at their Summer Training Program in the Wisconsin Dells.
He also works as a supervisor at Yogi Bear's Jellystone Camp Resort. Mitchell will
be continuing his education at Bemis Company in Mankato in 2016 through the U
of M co-op program. He will then return to school to complete his coursework and
plans to get a job as a Mechanical Engineer who designs and manufactures
products that benefit people. Mitchell is the son of Paul Pagel a member of the
Twin Cities CCAI Chapter and a member of the Board of Directors.
Jourdan Schnabel
Jourdan will be entering her senior year at the University of Minnesota, Morris.
She is completing a double major in Secondary Education and Spanish. Her plan is
to be a high school Spanish teacher. Jourdan is currently on the Dean’s list at
school and she serves as vice president of the Spanish Honor Society. She has
been working in the office of community engagement where she organizes the ESL
program for the University of Minnesota, Morris. She spent the summer of 2015
in Chile working as a nanny and an ESL teacher. Jourdan is the daughter of Gary
Schnabel, a member of the Twin Cities CCAI chapter.
Jackson Striggow
Jackson will begin his college career this fall at the University of Michigan where
he will study Mechanical Engineering and wrestle for the Wolverines. Jackson
graduated from Orono High School this year where he was captain of the football
and wrestling teams. He was the head coach for the Special Olympic state
champion football team. Jackson has aspirations to have his own business. He has
had his own woodworking business making picnic tables, bird houses, planters,
and chairs since 2012. Jackson is the son of Michelle Striggow, current President
of the Twin Cities CCAI chapter.
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920.743.6568
13505 Industrial Park Blvd.
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Email: [email protected]
www.seacole.com
763-582-1140
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Industrial Liquid Spray Painter Training
Hands-On Learning and Skills Building
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Location and time TBD
The Twin Cities Chemical Coaters Association and the Minnesota Technical
Assistance Program are hosting a four hour spray painting technique training
session for industrial painting operations using virtual application technology.
Expert trainers from the Iowa Waste Reduction Center at the University of
Northern Iowa will be providing experienced hands-on training using a state-ofthe-art virtual technology that allows for realistic, instantaneous feedback on
technique and materials use for either automotive and collision repair applications,
or industrial liquid painting applications.
Everyone in the class will:
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Learn about spray painting air quality issues in Minnesota
Improve transfer efficiency
Test highly realistic, computerized technology
Get important new tips for doing the best, most efficient job
possible.
Registration is limited to 20
Registration is limited to
20
For additional information contact:
For additional information contact:
Matt Domski, MnTAP
Matt Domski, MnTAP [email protected] 612-624-5119
[email protected]
612-624-5119
Paul Pagel, MnTAP [email protected] 612-624-4638
Paul Pagel, MnTAP
[email protected]
Phil Ruggiero, CCATC [email protected] 320-557-0277
612-624-4638
or Phil Ruggiero, CCATC
[email protected]
320-557-0277
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A GREAT DAY FOR TC-CCAI GOLF CLASSIC
Article & Photos by Pat Cullen
The temperature was 77 degrees, the sun was shining and the sky featured big white
fluffy clouds; what a great day for the TC-CCAI Golf Classic at Oak Glen in Stillwater,
MN. A total of 30 foursomes signed up to take part in the golf & dinner event.
Major thanks to Golf Classic hole sponsors & benefactors Associated Engineering,
Chemetall, CCAI National, Coral Chemical, Cullen Equipment, Dubois Chemicals,
GAT, JIT Powder Coating, MICI, Midway Industrial Systems, Parker Ionics,
Powder Technology, Inc., Seacole, Sierra Corp., Single Source, Troy Chemical,
and TTX. Special recognition and thanks to Single Source, Inc. (Pro Paint) for again
setting up the Bloody Mary Hospitality Tent at hole #1. Also thanks to the numerous
companies and individuals that donated all of the prizes that were raffled off after
dinner.
Doug Van Duyne and Angela Kokesh were the golf event co-chairs with Jim Docken
in charge of golfer registration. Deb Savage and Mark Walsworth teamed up to sell
raffle tickets benefiting our Scholarship Fund. Behind the scene golf committee
members were Tim Milner, Jim Henningsen and Tony Wolfbauer.
The golf team awards
went to 1st Place winners Joe Meemken, Casey Jacobi, James
2nd Place
Berglund, and Rob Douvier. 2nd Place winners were Shawn McCall, Steve Shafer,
Peter Dority and Scott Rummel. 3rd Place winners were Erik Nelson,
Chris Nelson,
1st Place
Mark Eraznus and Tim Dunbar. The Brad Kuyper and Bernie Walz foursome
qualified for the High Score recognition.
Once again this year’s Golf Classic proved to be a great success; good weather, good
dinner, good prizes and best of all, a lot of good people taking part. Thanks to everyone
and we look forward to seeing you again next year.
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2015-16 Twin City Chapter Benefactor Program and Advertising Options
The Twin City Chapter is happy to announce our Benefactor Program for 2015-16. For the
fourth consecutive year, our prices have remained the same. The Benefactor Program is
tremendous value for members by offering reduced prices for meetings, advertising, and golf
sponsorship, plus offering the convenience of one annual payment.
Benefactor Program: includes the following:
1- The "Member Price" at all TC-CCAI programs (meetings, tours, seminars, and Expos) for all
employees of the Benefactor's firm.
2- ¼ page (~2 business card size) ads in our newsletters (3 times yearly as decided by the
board) - plus discounted pricing on large ad spaces.
3- Link on our website to the individual company's home page.
4- Golf Hole Sponsorship and recognition at the Golf Outing.
5- Unlimited individual listings in our electronic data base for e-mail announcements.
2014-15 Benefactor Program Fee: $400. ($500 if you prefer ½ page ad)
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If you choose, you can still support your chapter through our traditional advertising options.
The prices for the 2015-16 program year are:
Newsletter Advertising: includes ads in 3 newsletters/flyers per year plus website link
Business Card: $175
¼ page (equal to 2 business cards): $300
½ page: $450
Golf Sponsorship: includes listing in the Golf Flyer, signage on course, photo with sign,
dinner recognition.
Golf Sponsorship:
$175
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The deadline for 2015-16 program advertising is September 30, 2015. Your ad will be
immediately placed on our website. Please make checks payable to the Twin City Chapter
of CCAI.
Please send your ad copy as a JPEG (ad should be color, photo ready and cropped to fit
the ad space you are purchasing) with your check. Or, if you prefer, you can send your ad
copy electronically (PDF or DOC format) via e-mail to Phil Ruggiero at:
[email protected]
Please mail checks and ad copy to: CCATC, PO BOX 25611, WOODBURY, MN 55125
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TC Chapter
Officer &&
Board
9/1/2015
TC Chapter
Officer
Board
9-1-2015
Office:
NAME
COMPANY
EMAIL
Phone:
President
Michelle B.
Striggow
Graco
[email protected]
612-805-6382
VP
Tom Poppitz
Akzo Nobel Powder
[email protected]
651.261.6956
Secretary
Tim Milner
JIT Powder Coatings
[email protected]
651.463.4664
Treasurer
Jim Docken
Docken Consulting
[email protected]
612.759.2742
Membership Chair
Mark Walsworth
Donaldson Co.
[email protected]
952.887.3487
PAST PRESIDENT
Tony Wolfbauer
Chemetall
[email protected]
612.987.4864
Director
Angela Kokesh
LIFE FITNESS
[email protected]
763.323.4517
Director
Doug Van Duyne
DuBois Chemicals
[email protected]
651.788.6652
Director
Paul Pagel
U of Mn--MNTAP
[email protected]
612.624.4638
Director
Pat Cullen
Cullen Equipment, LLC
[email protected]
651.438.0044
Director
Bernie Walz
Crenlo Cab Products
[email protected]
507-993-3683
Director
Jim Henningsen
Troy Chemical
[email protected]
612.747.5457
Director
Kent Kienitz
Powder Coating Tech
[email protected]
763.559.4779
Director
Bette Danielson
Nordic Ware
[email protected]
952-924-9645
Web Master
Roger Nelsen
Retired
[email protected]
763-639-1412
Coordinator
Phil Ruggiero
Retired
[email protected]
320.557.0277
320.282.2194
Chapter web: http://ccatc.com/
TC Chapter Address: P O Box 25611, Woodbury, MN 55125
CCAI National:www.ccaiweb.com
CCAI National: 5040 Old Taylor Mill Rd., PMB 13,
859.525.9988
Twitter: CCAI_tweet
Taylor Mill, KY 41015
895.356.0908(fax)
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AR Iron, LLC
Pro-Tech Manufacturing & Distribution
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PRESORT
FIRST-CLASS
MAIL
US POSTAGE
PAID
PERMIT 7911
TWIN CITIES MN
CHEMICAL COATERS
PRESORT
STANDARD
US POSTAGE
PAID
TWIN CITIES MN
PERMIT 7911
ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
Twin City Chapter
P.O. Box 25611
Woodbury, MN 55125
CCAI -Twin Cities Chapter -2015-16 Program
CCAI - Twin Cities Chapter 2015-16 Program
Sept. 17, 2015
Tour--Waterous -- South St. Paul (9AM)
Oct. 13
Nov. 9-12
Oktoberfest -Gasthof zur Gemutlichkeit--NE Minneapolis-Aaron Hughes (GAT) on System
Design
FABTECH—Chicago, IL
Nov. 19
TBD- check Web page
Dec.2
Industrial Liquid Spray Painter Training (LIMITED TO 20)
Jan. 21, 2016
TBD- check Web page
Feb.19
TBD- check Web page
March 18
TBD- check Web page
March 19
TBD- check Web page
April 17
TBD- check Web page
May
TBD- check Web page
June 16
Classic Golf Outing: Oak Glen Golf course in Stillwater, MN
June
CCAI National- 2016 Annual Meeting - Location: