Thermal Spray Hall of Fame inducts two in
2008.
The Thermal Spray Hall of Fame, established in 1993 by the Thermal
Spray Society of ASM International, recognizes and honors outstanding
leaders who have made significant contributions to the science,
technology, practice, education, management, and advancement of thermal
spray.
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At the recent ITSC2008 in Maastricht, The Netherlands, TSS
President Peter Hanneforth presented the Thermal Spray Hall of Fame
award to Albert Kay, FASM, President of ASB Industries and TSS Past
President. Kay was cited for excellence in recognizing and
commercializing emerging technologies such as HVOF and cold spray and
for his proactive role in ASM and TSS committees leading to the spread
of thermal spray in many industries.
Also inducted in to the Thermal Spray Hall of Fame (posthumously)
was Robert M. Gage, who was R&D Manager, Union Carbide Corp., Linde
Division (now Praxair). Gage was cited for the initial invention and
development of transferred and non-transferred arc plasma spray torches
and coatings using powder or liquid feed stock, and seminal developments
in the use of gases to effect reactions during spraying.
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