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Rubber Bladders and Rail Shipments of Crude Oil

  • Post author:Steve Melito
  • Post published:16 September 2013
  • Post category:Engineering/Heavy Equipment/News

Image source: calgaryherald.com Clyde Sharpe President for International Sales of Elasto Proxy What is the role of rubber in transporting crude oil across North America? Last week, we examined how…

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Oil Pipelines and Elastomers – Compound Selection and Seal Design

  • Post author:Steve Melito
  • Post published:9 September 2013
  • Post category:Engineering/News/Other

Image source: cbc.ca Clyde Sharpe President for International Sales of Elasto Proxy What is the safest way to transport crude from the oil sands of Alberta to the petroleum refineries…

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Solar Energy and Supply Chain Strength

  • Post author:Steve Melito
  • Post published:26 August 2013
  • Post category:Engineering/News/Other

Image source: ferringtonpost.com Clyde Sharpe President of International Sales for Elasto Proxy Did you know that 2.5-million Australians now power their homes with solar electricity? According to the Clean Energy…

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“World’s Greatest!” TV Show to Feature Elasto Proxy

  • Post author:Steve Melito
  • Post published:19 August 2013
  • Post category:C-Suite/Engineering/Events/Heavy Equipment/News

Clyde Sharpe President of Sales - Elasto Proxy Would you like to see how the world’s greatest custom gaskets are made? Would you like to meet the people who make…

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What Oil Spills Teach Us about Industrial Hoses

  • Post author:Steve Melito
  • Post published:12 August 2013
  • Post category:Engineering/Heavy Equipment/News

Image source: abc.net.au Clyde Sharpe President of International Sales Ao Prao was once a clean, pristine, and peaceful place. With its sweeping white sand and deep blue water, this part…

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Rail Safety, Canada’s Energy Future, and the Lac-Mégantic Disaster

  • Post author:Steve Melito
  • Post published:15 July 2013
  • Post category:Engineering/Heavy Equipment/News

Image source: ctvnews.com By Clyde Sharpe President of International Sales Lac-Mégantic is a town of 5,900 that sits on the shores of a freshwater lake near Quebec’s border with Vermont.…

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Elasto Proxy Invites You to Support Centraide Laurentides

  • Post author:Steve Melito
  • Post published:3 July 2013
  • Post category:C-Suite/Engineering/Events/Heavy Equipment/News

Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy Are you more likely to tell your friends about a good experience or a bad one? In recent years, books like Satisfied Customers Tell…

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Asking, Answering, and the Art of Sealing

  • Post author:Steve Melito
  • Post published:3 June 2013
  • Post category:Elasto Life/Engineering/Heavy Equipment/News

Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy How well do you listen? Do you like to ask questions? When you have the information that you need, do you know what to…

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Doing Business in Canada – A Chinese Perspective

  • Post author:Steve Melito
  • Post published:27 May 2013
  • Post category:C-Suite/Heavy Equipment/News/Operations/Purchasing

  Photo: Andrew Yang and Andrew Beaulieu (Megan Beaulieu's husband) out in downtown Montreal. Andrew Yang Sales Representative for Elasto Proxy Does your manufacturing company do business globally? Do you…

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Growing Global – Doing Business in China

  • Post author:Steve Melito
  • Post published:22 May 2013
  • Post category:C-Suite/Heavy Equipment/News/Operations/Purchasing

  Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy Twenty years ago, I helped start a small manufacturing company while the world was in turmoil. First the Berlin Wall fell. Then the…

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