celebrates 25th anniversary with new logo
Twenty-five years ago, around the time of the Exxon-Valdez oil spill incident, two enterprising young men from Crossville, Illinois, Donnie Wilson and Jeff Cantrell, were working together cleaning oil pits in the Illinois Basin. Frustrated by the weir oil skimmer they were using (it was picking up more water than oil), they decided to scoop up the oil with a bucket.
As the bucket was being tossed from Wilson to Cantrell (or from Cantrell to Wilson - they cannot seem to remember who made the bad throw), the bucket landed in the middle of the oil, spinning. Oil stuck to the bucket, and water did not. This was the inspiration for the first ELASTEC Drum Skimmer. Elastec was officially incorporated on May 1, 1990. The company grew from very humble beginnings to the largest manufacturer of oil spill recovery equipment in North America, possibly the world.
During Elastec’s 25-year growth, portable incinerators for the disposal of medical waste and confiscated drugs were added to the company’s portfolio of products along with floating barriers for the control of silt and sediment in water; containment booms to control aquatic weeds, debris and invasive marine life; rapid response
workboats and a variety of other innovative environmental protection products. In 2012, American Marine, a prominent floating barrier manufacturer (established in 1967 in Cocoa, Florida), merged with Elastec, forming Elastec/American Marine. Although American Marine had brand recognition in the niche markets it served, Elastec’s global awareness began to emerge as the dominant brand.
Old Name. New Look. To celebrate the company’s 25th anniversary and to position for growth in the next quarter of a century, Elastec/ American Marine will be united under one name, Elastec, an old name with a new look. The dual company logo has been re-designed into a singular name, Elastec, with an environmental mission to develop innovative technologies to clean up pollution disasters such as the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico and oil train derailments. Elastec’s mission also includes environmental protection such as preventing the spread of the Ebola virus by incinerating medical waste with ELASTEC MediBurns. In June, an Elastec turbidity curtain will be installed near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California to protect the water from silt and sediment from a construction site. The environmental opportunities are endless.
The new logo icon illustrates a blue wave flowing through a red circle with a resemblance to a small ‘e’ a subtle, lower case letter for Elastec and Environment. The wave is a symbol of our most precious natural resource, water. The circle is the symmetry of Elastec’s drum and disc skimmers, the roundness of containment booms, the cyclonic action of incinerators and the environmental concern for our Earth. The clean lines of the new logo also represent the simple design of Elastec’s products and their purpose – to Keep Our World Clean.
Gradually the new Elastec logo will appear on the company’s products, signage and marketing materials. As an environmentally-conscious company, the new logo will be phased in as inventories with the old logo are depleted.
Elastec continues to look forward to developing practical and innovative technologies to protect our environment – inspired with the promise of a cleaner world for future generations.
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www.elastec.com
Applied Graphene Materials deliver positive results from independent wear trials – AGM’s graphene nanoplatelets in oil significantly reduce the wear of metal surfaces
Applied Graphene Materials, the producer of specialty graphene materials, through a proprietary ‘bottom up’ synthesis process, is reporting positive preliminary findings following independent performance testing on graphene enhanced Base oils, undertaken by BfB Oil Research, Belgium (BfB).
BfB’s initial results demonstrate that low loading levels of AGM’s graphene nanoplatelets, within base oils, reduce friction and the wear of metal surfaces. The findings support our own internal research indicating these graphene nanoplatelets can provide a strong
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lubricating, reduced friction, barrier between contact surfaces. This opens up the potential for development work into commercial applications across numerous high performance oils and greases. Other potential benefits of the graphene nanoplatelets, in terms of increased thermal conductivity and corrosion resistance, are also being investigated.
AGM’s graphene manufacturing process is unique, sustainable, continuous and scalable, and the company is heavily focused on providing high quality graphene which is commercially viable and available in high volumes.
Importantly, Applied Graphene Materials is also focused on developing a range of consistent and stable dispersions, enabling successful application in volume manufacturing by its global industrial partners.
Applied Graphene Materials will be sharing the findings of the BfB test programme with its Tribology and Lubrication Industry partners and are also seeking to engage with other interested parties at the major Global Tribology Oil and Lubrication (STLE) Exhibition which
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was held in Dallas, Texas between 17 May and 20 May 2015.
Mark Snell, AGM’s Market Sector Manager for Functional Fluids, commented: “The results generated at BfB Oil Research confirm our own research findings and indicate that these positive results could be translated to higher volume applications. With a scalable manufacturing process, our growing library of test data and a strong technical team, Applied Graphene Materials is well placed to help its customers apply and exploit graphene in their end products and markets.”
Michael Boucher, BfB’s Technical Manager, commented: “The results from our test work are very instructive and show that Applied Graphene Materials’ well dispersed graphene nanoplatelets offer the potential for significant property improvements in oils and greases. We look forward to continuing to support Applied Graphene Materials’ ongoing development work.”
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www.appliedgraphenematerials.com
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