Chattanooga Engineers Club Newsletter
NEXT MEETING
MONDAY August 13 at 11:30 am - FIELD TRIP to ASTEC INDUSTRIES.
The meeting
will be at the Astec plant, 4101 Jerome Ave.,
Chattanooga, TN.
Dr. Don Brock, CEO of Astec Industies, Inc. will be our host. He will
present the Double Barrel Green system for asphalt cement paving and lead a
tour of the facilities. Astec
is the largest Manufacturer of asphalt plants in America. The family of
Companies produces over 170 different products for aggregate processing,
asphalt road building and pipeline and utility trenching. Astec products give
highway owners and users smoother, safer and more durable roads and related
infrastructure.
DIRECTIONS TO
ASTEC PLANT: From
I-24 take Rossville Blvd south to 37th St, turn right on to 37th St, go over
railroad tracks, turn left to 4101 Jerome Ave, plant entrance dead ahead.
The meeting
will include a hot lunch for a charge of $11. We will follow the timeline
listed below. Please be on time to accommodate the members who must get back to
work.
11:30 a.m. -
Lunch provided in the Astec Training Center lobby for $11, reservations not
required. Pay at the door.
12:00 p.m.
– Invocation and Introductions. Dr. Brock speaks on Astec Industries
12:45 p.m. -
Tour of Astec plant and adjourn by 1:00pm
Dr. Don Brock is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer of Astec Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries. The Double Barrell Green Paving
system is a cost effective, fuel efficient, eco-friendly innovative new asphalt
mix system developed by Astec. It was recently used to pave North Terrace Road
in Chattanooga. The Astec multi-nozzle system reduces fumes and smoke and
decreases the use of expensive additives. The system uses water injection to
reduce asphalt viscosity at a low temperature. The system increases production
to 500 tons per hour and reduces energy use by 11%.
Professional
Development units (PDUs) are available for most technical programs at CEC
meetings.
PREVIOUS WEEK
PROGRAM
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August 6 - Berny D. Ilgner, ARCADIS, showed a Jeff Barrie
documentary film called "Kilowatt Ours - A Plan to Re-energize
America" and led the discussion that followed. In the film, people
living around the Appalachian Mountains were interviewed as coal miners used
dynamite to remove parts of the mountain in order to get to the coal.
Statistics about the increasing number of children with asthma were
shown. People on the street were interviewed and they had no idea where
electricity comes from or the trade offs we are making as a society by the
conventional ways of transforming resources into electricity. Jeff Barrie
gave several examples of what he and his wife did to reduce their electricity
consumption. They used the savings on their electric bills to purchase Green
Power Switch blocks of renewable energy electricity. They changed light
bulbs, reduced air leaks, and replaced their old refrigerator.
For energy efficiency and renewable energy incentives available to
areas served by EPB (Chattanooga Electric Power Board), visit
www.epb.com.
Follow this link to discover exactly what energy efficiency
incentives are available in other Tennessee Valley areas:
http://www.energyrightpartners.com/availability.htm
FUTURE MEETINGS
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August 20 -
Stan Bieleski from Northrop Grummand - Romotec, Inc will present the robots his
company has developed for use in Iraq and elsewhere to defuse or explode
Improvised Explosive Devices (IED’S)
August 27 -
Dennis Riddell of Komatsu will speak on “Supply Chain Management in a
Global Marketplace”
September 3 -
No Meeting Planned- Restaurant closed for Labor Day Holiday
September 10 -
Jim Smallwood will talk about the changes taking place at U.S.Pipe
ITEMS OF
INTEREST
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Career Mentors
Needed!!! The Alumni Career Mentoring Program is a great way for UTC students
to get in touch with other UTC graduates who can provide information or
direction about career choices. The program consists of a database of alumni
who have volunteered to share their career experiences and advice with students
and other alumni. These individuals have diverse academic backgrounds and
represent many industries, career fields, job functions and locations. The UTC
Alumni Career Mentor Program is sponsored by the Placement and Student
Employment Center. The time commitment is minimal and is a much appreciated way
for you as an alum to share your expertise in your career area and provide
information or direction about career choices with current students. As an
Alumni Career Mentor a few of the ways you can participate include: Career
contact & networking, Company & industry information, Employment trends
(profession or industry), Job function information, Job search strategies, Job
shadowing. For more detailed information and to complete the Alumni Career
Mentor Participation form visit: www.utc.edu/placement
Click on Career Mentor Program under Quick Links on the left side of the page.
If you have questions please feel free to contact Stephanie Hollis in the
Placement and Student Employment Center at 423-425-4184.
Fire Eye
Productions, Inc. has made available many video recordings of events in our
community by creating the Local Webcast Network. Several Chattanooga Engineers
Club programs are included; you may be on there too! Go to www.localwebcastnetwork.com.
Speaking
Opportunities! Volunteers needed to address speaker requests from elementary
schools, middle schools, high schools, and youth groups to visit classrooms,
assemblies, and group meetings. High school student groups may schedule tours
of CSTCC to visit mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical technology classes
and other locations of the campus. Contact Jackie Rutledge at (423)697-2698 or lulu.copeland@chattanoogastate.edu.
QUESTIONS,
SUGGESTIONS? If you have any questions or suggestions about program items
please contact Ron Bailey at 423-425-5536 or by email at Ronald-Bailey@utc.edu. You can find
membership application forms, references to future programs, historical data,
and other info at http://www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org.
To receive future meeting announcements by email, join the Cha. Technology
Organization mailing list at http://mail.chattanoogaengineersclub.org/mailman/listinfo/chatech_chattanoogaengineersclub.org