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Wall Colmonoy Appoints VP of
Finance and Operations
Wall Colmonoy USA, Madison Heights,
Mich., has appointed Ed Mohrbach as vice
president of finance and operations. He
will work closely with the management of
all domestic divisions — Alloy Products,
Aerobraze, and Franklin Bronze Precision
Components LLC — to drive profitable sales
growth through the ongoing development
and refinement of their respective business strategies and tactical
programs. Mohrbach has extensive experience in the industrial
segment with leadership roles in sales and marketing as well as
general management. For the past 13 years, he was president
of PCS Co., a manufacturer and distributor of products within
the plastics industry. During his leadership tenure at PCS, the
company doubled the size of its business through increased sales
coverage, product line expansion, and increased manufacturing
capacity. Mohrbach looks to leverage and apply this knowledge
with Wall Colmonoy. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mining
engineering from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA in
finance from the University of Pittsburgh. He has also received
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification from Oakland University.
Canadian Engineer Recognized for
Achievements
Manchang Gui, a licensed professional engineer in Ontario,
Canada, has been included in Marquis Who’s Who biographical
volumes where individuals profiled are selected on the basis of
current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy
accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are
all taken into account during the selection process. Gui has
more than 30 years of professional experience and works as a
metallurgical and special process engineer and project manager
with Safran Landing Systems Canada Inc. Earlier in his career,
he served as a research scientist with Beijing Institute of
Aeronautical Materials (BIAM). With his team at BIAM, he
developed a vacuum liquid method and semisolid bi-stirring
process to produce SiC particle-reinforced cast aluminum matrix
composites on an industrial scale; he also developed an advanced
vacuum investment casting process to produce aluminum
matrix composite castings used in aerospace. As a key technical
personnel in special processes in the manufacturing engineering
department at Safran, he supported HVOF thermal spraying and
shot peening processes in manufacturing operations. In the past
decade, he has focused on developing and using HVOF thermal
spray technology to produce WC-Co casting as a replacement
for traditional electrolytic hard-chrome plating in landing gear
applications for a variety of components. He also studied cracking
and spalling behavior during fatigue testing. Gui has received
several awards throughout his career including an Innovation
Award from his employer for HVOF coating honing technology.
He has also obtained three patents nationally and internationally
as well as published more than 50 articles in professional journals.
Gui earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering
in 1985 at the Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, China; a
master of science degree in 1991; and a postdoctorate degree
in 1994, both in materials science and engineering at Harbin
Institute of Technology, Harbin, China.
OBITUARY
Rajan Bamola
Rajan “Raj” Bamola passed away on
November 7, 2017. He was 56. Born in the
Fiji Islands in 1961, he attended the State
University of New York at Stony Brook where
he obtained dual bachelor and master degrees
in engineering chemistry and materials
science and engineering. In 1993, he earned
his postdoctoral degree in materials science
and engineering, specializing in vacuum plasma spray processing.
Bamola was vice president of research and development at
Turbine Metal Technology from 1989 to 1992. He also served as
chief engineer at Bender Systems between 1992 and 1993. From
1993 until his passing, he was president of Surface Modification
Systems (SMS), which was founded in Bamola’s garage. By
1996, the company had key national accounts, and Bamola
was consulting internationally. In 1997, SMS began to gather a
following among the key artificial lift OEM manufacturers. Oil
field production companies and oil refineries were using SMS
coatings on pumps to continue producing in severe conditions.
Over the years, SMS expanded into two large properties of more
than 40,000 sq ft in Santa Fe Springs and La Mirada, Calif., to
meet production demands as the company diversified from chiefly
industry/oil and gas artificial lift and tool coatings, to special
materials for OEMs in the energy, aerospace, photovoltaics, large
area glass, semiconductor, auto, and NASCAR racing engine
parts industries. SMS coatings can be found in combat drones,
satellites, and a Mars rover. Bamola’s hobbies included the study
of martial arts. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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