American Ductile Iron Pipe - Pipe Progress - Fall/Winter 1997

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <p> </p> <p><img src="fall-winter97/images/maintop2.gif" alt="In This Issue - fall/winter" width="440" height="56" sgi_src="/usr/ns-home/docs/www.acipco.com/pipeprogress/fall-winter97/images/maintop2.gif"></p> <p>Pipe Progress is a semiannual publication that showcases new product innovations and spotlights construction projects across the country utilizing products manufactured by American Ductile Iron Pipe</p> <p><img src="fall-winter97/images/pipemag.jpg" alt="magazine cover" align="right" hspace="0" width="182" height="195" sgi_src="/usr/ns-home/docs/www.acipco.com/pipeprogress/fall-winter97/images/pipemag.jpg">This sweeping view of the Hyperion Treatment Plant in Los Angeles provides an idea of the magnitude of the facility. Large quantities of AMERICAN Ductile Iron pipe have been installed as part of a massive upgrade at Hyperion, one of the nation's largest wastewater facilities. <a href="feature.html">Click here to go to the rest of the story</a>.</p> <p><font size="1">COVER PHOTO BY CHESTER MARAJ, MARAJ PHOTOGRAPHY</font></p> <p>Previous issues: <a href="../indexss97.html" target="_top">spring/summer 97</a> -- <a href="../indexfw96.shtml" target="_top">fall/winter 96</a><br> <br clear="right"> <a href="spotlight.html"><img src="fall-winter97/images/squares/squarespotlight.gif" alt="spotlight" border="0" width="55" height="55" sgi_src="/usr/ns-home/docs/www.acipco.com/pipeprogress/fall-winter97/images/squares/squarespotlight.gif"></a><a href="spotlight.html"><font size="2"><b>Company Spotlight</b></font></a><font size="2"> AMERICAN President and Chief Executive Officer Van Richey writes on the company's continuing pursuit of superior quality in all areas</font><br> <br> </p> <p><a href="feature.html"><img src="fall-winter97/images/squares/squarefeature.gif" alt="feature" border="0" width="55" height="55" sgi_src="/usr/ns-home/docs/www.acipco.com/pipeprogress/fall-winter97/images/squares/squarefeature.gif"></a><a href="feature.html"><font size="2"><b>Pipe Progress Feature</b></font></a><font size="2"> More than 7,000 tons of AMERICAN Ductile Iron pipe and fittings installed at the state-of-the-art Hyperion Treatment Plant in Los Angeles</font><br> <br> </p> <p><a href="trico.html"><img src="fall-winter97/images/squares/squaretrico.gif" alt="Trico" border="0" width="55" height="55" sgi_src="/usr/ns-home/docs/www.acipco.com/pipeprogress/fall-winter97/images/squares/squaretrico.gif"></a><a href="trico.html"><font size="2"><b>Ductile At Trico</b></font></a> <font size="2">AMERICAN Ductile Iron pipe and fittings hit the fast track during construction of the TRICO Steel facility in Decatur, Alabama </font><br> <br> </p> <p><a href="water.html"><img src="fall-winter97/images/squares/squaredrink.gif" alt="Water" border="0" width="55" height="55" sgi_src="/usr/ns-home/docs/www.acipco.com/pipeprogress/fall-winter97/images/squares/squaredrink.gif"></a><a href="water.html"><font size="2"><b>A Long Drink of Water</b></font></a><font size="2"> AMERICAN Ductile Iron pipe and fittings are part of large new water project in Northwest Arkansas</font><br> <br> </p> <p><a href="acrossusa.html"><img src="fall-winter97/images/squares/squareacrossusa.gif" alt="Across USA" border="0" width="55" height="55" sgi_src="/usr/ns-home/docs/www.acipco.com/pipeprogress/fall-winter97/images/squares/squareacrossusa.gif"></a><a href="acrossusa.html"><font size="2"><b>ACIPCO Across the USA</b></font></a><font size="2"> PIPE PROGRESS lists some of AMERICAN's larger projects throughout the United States</font><br> <br> </p> <p><a href="50yrsago.html"><img src="fall-winter97/images/squares/square50yrs.gif" alt="50 yrs ago" border="0" width="55" height="55" sgi_src="/usr/ns-home/docs/www.acipco.com/pipeprogress/fall-winter97/images/squares/square50yrs.gif"></a><a href="50yrsago.html"><font size="2"><b>Fifty Years Ago At ACIPCO</b></font></a><font size="2"> A look at ACIPCO goings-on a half-century ago</font><br> <br> </p> <p><a href="technical.html"><img src="fall-winter97/images/squares/squareqanda.jpg" alt="Tech Q&A" border="0" width="55" height="55" sgi_src="/usr/ns-home/docs/www.acipco.com/pipeprogress/fall-winter97/images/squares/squareqanda.jpg"></a><a href="technical.html"><font size="2"><b>Technical Q&A</b></font></a><font size="2"> AMERICAN Technical Director Ben Helton answers the question: Do the new ductile iron pressure classes reduce safety factors?</font><br> <br> </p> <p><a href="sales.html"><img src="fall-winter97/images/squares/squarepersonnel.gif" alt="Personnel" border="0" width="55" height="55" sgi_src="/usr/ns-home/docs/www.acipco.com/pipeprogress/fall-winter97/images/squares/squarepersonnel.gif"></a><a href="sales.html"><font size="2"><b>AMERICAN</b></font></a> <font size="2">Sales Personnel</font><br> <br> </p> <p><a href="directory.html"><img src="fall-winter97/images/squares/sa.jpg" alt="Directory" border="0" width="55" height="55" sgi_src="/usr/ns-home/docs/www.acipco.com/pipeprogress/fall-winter97/images/squares/sa.jpg"></a><a href="directory.html"><font size="2"><b>Directory of AMERICAN</b></font></a> <font size="2">Sales Organization</font><br> <br> </p> <p><a href="iso.html"><img src="fall-winter97/images/squares/squareisopipe.gif" alt="ISO Ad photo" border="0" width="55" height="55" sgi_src="/usr/ns-home/docs/www.acipco.com/pipeprogress/fall-winter97/images/squares/squareisopipe.gif"></a><a href="iso.html"><font size="2"><b>ISO Certification Completes The Picture</b></font></a><br> <br> </p> <p><font size="2"><i>PIPE PROGRESS is published by the AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company. Address communications to Phil Selig, Manager, Marketing Services, P.O. Box 2727, Birmingham, AL 35202-2727. Telephone: 205 325-7730; E-mail: </i></font><a href="mailto:pselig@acipco.com"><font size="2"><i>pselig@acipco.com</i></font></a></p> <hr> <p align="center"><font size="2"><b>© 1997, 98 American Cast Iron Pipe Co.</b></font> <br> <font size="2">Site created and maintained by:</font><br> <a href="http://www.sbmc.com/"><font size="2">Luckie & Company</font></a><font size="2"> </font><br> <font size="2">Send technical comments to: </font><a href="mailto:webstaff@acipco.com"><font size="2">webstaff@acipco.com</font></a> </p> </body>