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Edward Blessman
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is a graduate of Purdue University
in Metallurgical Engineering. He
earned an MBA from the University of
Tulsa and is a Licensed Professional
Engineer. Ed’s current position with
Plymouth Tube is as Condenser Tubing
Product Manager with a focus on
SEA-CURE super-ferritic tubing. His
activities in the stainless steel
tubing industry over the last 14
years include responsibilities in
technical services, quality
assurance and sales. He has over
30 years of manufacturing experience
in field including nickel and cobalt
based alloys, permanent magnet
materials, alloy cast iron, and
spring wire. Ed
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is active in numerous technical
organizations including NACE, ASTM and the ASME Heat
Exchanger Committee. He has authored papers on
alloys selection, and the production and testing of
tubing. He holds two patents (neither of which
involve tubing or metals). In his current position
he assists customers to achieve the higher
efficiency and reliability in steam condenser and
desalination equipment, and wherever the evils of
corrosion lurk.
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Daniel
Janikowski -
has a Bachelor
and Master of Science degree in
Metallurgical Engineering from the
University of Illinois and is
currently serving as the Chairman of
the ASTM A01.10 Stainless & Alloy
Steel Pipe and Tube Committee. Dan
currently holds title of Energy
Sales Manager for which he
previously had the role of General
Manager at Plymouth Tube Company’s
East Troy, Wisconsin facility. A
plant built for and focused on the
production of condenser, feedwater
heater and HRSG tubing for the power
industry. He has been affiliated
with this operation since 1986. Over
these years, Dan has held positions
related to quality assurance,
technical service, sales and
marketing, and operations
management. Prior to managing East
Troy, Dan was with the Allied Signal
Research Center. There he was
involved in alloy development and
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analysis for a
number of Allied Signal’s divisions including
Wolverine Tube, the largest seamless copper tube
manufacturer in the United States. Dan’s other
affiliations include the ASME Heat Exchanger
Committee, the ASME subgroup on ferrous products,
ASNT, and NACE. In 2007 Dan was awarded the Award of
Merit by ASTM and is now a “Fellow of the Society”.
Dan has authored several papers on the topics of
materials selection, manufacturing and testing
techniques for pipe and tube. In addition, Dan has
also been awarded three patents.
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Ron
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Ron earned a BS in Electrical Engineering in 1970 from Louisiana Tech University, USA and worked for a municipal electric company in the area of power generation and distribution for six (6) years. For the past thirty (30) years Ron has worked in various aspects of the tubing industry, primarily in stainless steel, with Plymouth Tube Co., an American company based in the Chicago area.
He is currently chairman of the Tube
Associate Committee of the Heat
Exchange Institute (HEI) and is an
active member of
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the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ (ASME)
Heat Exchanger Committee. He also holds memberships
in NACE (National Association of Corrosion
Engineers), the American Welding Society (AWS) and
International Desalination Association (IDA).
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