Friday, September 23, 2011

Storage Tank Manufacturers Attend the 2011 STI Steel Tank Institute Houston Conference

Bendel Tank & Heat Exchanger was in attendance at the 2011 annual STI (Steel Tank Institute) Fall Conference held September 20-22 in Houston.  Gulf Coast Regional Sales Manager Fred Weissbach and Engineering Manager Vince Petrucci represented Bendel at the Conference.

Storage Tank Manufacturers STI conference in Houston on Sept 2011 with Bendel Tank & Heat Exchanger.

The event was a great educational, informational and networking opportunity for STI members from across the country.  The Conference agenda included:

  • The Hazards of Pressure Testing—Jim Rhudy
  • Non-Destructive Examination Methods and the Latest Trends—Justin Lecourias, PetroChem Inspection Services
  • ASME Code Changes Discussion—David Allore, Hartford Steam Boiler
  • Interactive Q&A Discussion: What Members Want to Know!—Ed Garza, Dow Chemical
  • The Outlook on Welding—Lincoln Electric
  • Steel Panel—Special Metals, EVRAZ Claymont and Jacquet Metals
  • Market Roundtable

One of the highlights of the Conference was a tour of the amazing Wyman-Gordon manufacturing facility inBendel Tank & Heat Exchanger visits the Wyman-Gordon plant during the 2011 STI Conference in Houston.Houston.  Wyman-Gordon is a major player in a multitude of markets. Using Best-in-Class Forged processes … with 118 years of experience to draw from. Design to Assemble. Virtually every commercial and military aircraft depends on our products … landing gear, turbine engines, or airframe structures. Same for power generation. Micro to large frame turbine products to components for power plants.  It is a very impressive operation!

To find out more about our specific manufacturing products, please call Jim Rozsa rozsa@bendelcorp.com or Vince Petrucci petrucci@bendelcorp.com at Bendel Tank & Heat Exchanger headquarters in Charlotte, NC at 866-596-5112.  Or if you are in TX, AR, LA or OK and the Gulf Coast, please call our regional sales manager Fred Weissbach in Houston at 832-436-4626 or email weissbach@bendelcorp.com.  We look forward to serving you soon from Bendel Tank & Heat Exchanger.

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