GERN modellers...

[viperman]

Any interest with GERN in the lumber industry?

[doctorwayne]

Originally Posted by bigsteel

DW-does GERN's wonder flux have any applicatons in the steel mill industry? it would be awful sweet to see some GERN cars serving my steel mill. and if possible,does GERN need a dedicated coal mine? if so ill have one soon i can letter for'em thanks in advance.--josh

Originally Posted by viperman

Any interest with GERN in the lumber industry?

GERN is most definitely connected to the steel industry - the Port Maitland plant's biggest customer, by volume, is the steel industry in nearby Hamilton. While the obvious uses are in the basic operations that change ore to iron, GERN products are used throughout the steelmaking process, including, but not limited to, ingot mould release agents (and in more modern times, mould powders for the continuous casting process), additives to make steel more ductile, more malleable, and all-around more steely (at least 3% so). GERN Brand Flux is of course a major component in all high temperature refractory materials, and GERN Brand Flux Sludge is the binding agent of choice at sinter plants worldwide. Hot-rolled sheets subjected to a continuous spray of GERN Brand Flux-o-leum during the rolling process are 3% less likely to rust during transit to downstream customers. The uses of Flux in the steel industry are limited only by your imagination.
Ditto for the forestry industry. From the new super-steels (see above) used to fashion the tools of the industry, to additives to make all the parts of the tree useable (thinks glues and binders for plywoods, waferboard, and laminated beams), to preservatives, pest control, and the use of anhydrous flux as a drying kiln additive, cutting kiln time to just seconds. In the related pulp and paper industry, the uses of GERN Brand Flux are just too manifold to even list.
In short, if your industries aren't using GERN Brand Products, then you're not offering your customers the best product possible. Try it soon! Your customers will thank you, as will your shareholders.

Wayne

[viperman]

I THINK the main process of the lumber plant on my layoutis actually just to cut the logs down. They will be floated in on the river into the lake at the plant for processing. I do not have anything set in stone for what exactly the plant will be used for. On a similar note, I also do not have any buildings for it yet either. The only buildings I do have are the Clayton County Lumber kit from Walthers. I still need an actual lumber mill. Who knows, maybe I won't even use this industry, and just make it a park instead, considering my budget

[ScratchyAngel]

Wouldn't an efficient mill be interested in using flux for smoother cuts? If you're in a modern setting where weather-treated lumber is produced, surely there can be no greater recommendation than the large volume of flux consumed by Weyerhauser and Georgia-Pacific. Also with modern replanting programs Gern Re-Green helps new growth look old again with 13.2% higher density of growth and an average of 2.2 years faster return to harvest readiness.

[viperman]

I like your thinking ScratchyAngel. Maybe I'll invest in some of Gern's Re-Green to help my forest stay a forest

[doctorwayne]

Originally Posted by ScratchyAngel

Wouldn't an efficient mill be interested in using flux for smoother cuts? If you're in a modern setting where weather-treated lumber is produced, surely there can be no greater recommendation than the large volume of flux consumed by Weyerhauser and Georgia-Pacific. Also with modern replanting programs Gern Re-Green helps new growth look old again with 13.2% higher density of growth and an average of 2.2 years faster return to harvest readiness.

Man, you've got a future in Sales with GERN Industries!

Wayne

[Sarge_7]

Well, I think that the RG&S may have stubled onto something. With fuel prices skyrocketing, they have been looking at fuel saving costs. They have experimented with a diesel/Gern Flux mix, and hve found they are getting 3% more MPG and it burns 3% cleaner too They are also going to experiment with it as a oil and lubricant additive.

[doctorwayne]

Originally Posted by Sarge_7

They are also going to experiment with it as a oil and lubricant additive.

GERN's Wisconsin Division can fill you in on the many automotive uses of GERN products.

Wayne

[60103]

I plan to take the Scottish GERN plant to the GBTS this month. With the car of coal, the car of haggis and the car of sacks of Flux.

[DeckRoid]

I have been thinking of all the industries that benefit from GERN Industrial Flux and the copious other GERN products. I cannot think of a single industry where GERN wouldn't be useful: As we all know, "If it's GERN, it's good!"

Lumber: GERN's Steelier Saw Blades, featuring 3% sharper teeth; as mentioned previously, GERN Re-Growth; GERN chainsaws produce 3% more power to cut down 3% more trees than other leading brands; heck, even GERN tug boats on the river which can gather, sort and organize different pools of logs 3% more efficiently...

Mining, shipping, steel, lumber, food products, processing plants of all sorts can enjoy a 3% lighter load with freight cars imbued with GERN's Industrial Flux.

I, myself, am in the process of building a GERN Mechanically Separated Processed Meat Products center, which boasts of 3% tastier products. (Your kids will thank you!) I am even toying with the idea of a GERN Faster Frozen Meals plant, which will allow housewives (it's 1954 on my layout) to prepare dinner 3% faster for her family. (It seems that GERN beat Gary Thomas of Swanson's to the punch by 3 months.)

That is what I love about model railroading and GERN. There is no end to what can be.

George

[iis612]

Originally Posted by Sarge_7

Well, I think that the RG&S may have stubled onto something. With fuel prices skyrocketing, they have been looking at fuel saving costs. They have experimented with a diesel/Gern Flux mix, and hve found they are getting 3% more MPG and it burns 3% cleaner too They are also going to experiment with it as a oil and lubricant additive.

I think that both the Wisconsin and Michigan GERN divisions can be of assistance in that area.
I have heard recent reports that GERN diesel additives will be topping the 7% increase in mileage mark. Let us not forget the days of old when Flux helped steam engines convert less water to more steam. I don't recall the numbers though...