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10 Progress Edition of The Canadian Statesman, Wednesday, June 29,1988 Perfect Home for Goodyear From Page 9 rubber shock absorbers, visors visors and support systems for aerial cameras. And at the same time, the New Toronto factory was turning out tires for virtually every type of military vehicle. vehicle. Since World War II, the Bowmanville plant has manufactured manufactured products that have assisted important domestic domestic and foreign resource development projects. The plant today primarily manufactures manufactures conveyor belting - both steel cable and fabric - and the building houses the largest steel cable conveyor belt press in North America. Tnis press is capable of curing belts up to almost 300 cm (118 inches) wide. No other rubber company in North America can say the same. The factory also produces produces rubber pump parts, solid industrial tires, printers' S lies and rubber roofing ucts. In 1964 an additional additional plant was constructed besides the main factory. This was Goodyear Canada's Canada's first dry process reclaim facility. Reclaimed rubber is a basic ingredient incorporated incorporated into practically all rubber rubber products. The Bowmanville plant has been a major supplier of conveyor belting to tne Tar Sands projects in northern Alberta. Since 1963 when the plant shipped its first order of fabric belting to the pilot plant built by Great Canadian Canadian Oil Sands, Goodyear has continued to supply belting to both Syncruae and Sun- cor that are making such an important contribution to Canada's energy supply situation. situation. But conveyor belting made at Bowmanville is not only used on the domestic scene. The Company's reputation reputation for high-quality prod ucts, good price and the plant's ability to meet deadlines, deadlines, has made it highly competitive on the world market. In 1980, a $4 million order of steel cable belting was shipped to a coal mine in the USSR, while another larger order was sent to a copper mine in Mexico. The trend continued even during the economic recession of 1982, when two major orders orders were shipped again to coal mines in the Soviet Union. Union. The first order was for 26,085 metres (16.2 miles) of steel cable belting, followed by the second order of 27,000 metres (16.7 miles). Also in that year, a 7,500 metre metre (4.6 miles) belt order was delivered to a Columbian coal mining operation. More recently, in 1983 the factory produced 22,000 metres metres (13.6 miles) of steel cable belting for the Union Oil project, project, near Hinton, Alberta. Manufacturing of quality products is only one part of this factory's accomplishments. accomplishments. Innovation and development development work is also done. The factory received yet another another feather in its cap in 1982 when employees in the plant's development announced announced a major breakthrough breakthrough in rubber belting compound. This innovation compound compound discovery was the result result of the stnct safety requirements requirements demanded by tne Federal Department of Energy, Mines and Resources Resources on conveyor belting that is used in underground mining operations. Because of the high danger of fires in this application, belting must be fire-retardant and anti-static. This challenge was met by Bowmanville employees when they developed the rubber compound that passed the Department's requirements. requirements. As a result, the new Plylon II conveyor belting belting was introduced to the Canadian market. The Bowmanville Plant has seen many internal improvements improvements in the past four years. These include: a new lab with the most advanced equipment available, a new chem lab to test incoming suppliers' goods, the main office remodelling, a new training centre, new cafeteria, cafeteria, new shipping offices, refurbished refurbished cement house and- computers. Much additional money has been spent to modernize equipment along with a de-cluttering program program which has given the plant a new life,. In 1987 a $1.3 million dollar dollar computerized clam shell type curing press was installed installed to meet demands in the light weight belting market market A budget was approved in early 1988 for a second Banbury mixing unit. Total cost to have this unit installed installed is $4.3 million. The installation installation work is well underway underway with September set as the completion date. Currently the plant mixes stock for not only its own use but also the Owen Sound and Collingwood Goodyear Plants. The product line is now composed of the following: textile reinforced conveyor belting, steel cable reinforced conveyor belting, conveyor belt splice and repair materials, materials, sheet and slab rubber products, fabric reinforced sheet rubber, abrasion and noise abatement rubber products, cements, primers and solvents, rubber tank and pipe lining, fabricators uncured rubber products, fabricators uncured fabric products, tank expansion madders, rubber press pads, Turn to Page 51 The Apple Blossom OFFERS: • Wide range of custom arrangements to fit any budget. 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