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  Titanium alloys & other corrosion resistance metals from Wah Chang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Wah Chang has helped to develop a family of shape memory metals from nickel-titanium alloys that actually "remember" their original shape and return to it, even when severely deformed.
Wah Chang began producing commercial quantities of vanadium in the 1960s for use as a structural metal in breeder reactors.
Wah Chang chemicals are produced in varying grades of purity -- but in consistently high quality that has earned the company accolades and awards from a rapidly growing list of satisfied customers.
www.wahchang.com /wahchang/pages/products/products.htm   (1907 words)

  
 FilmView - Wah Ming Chang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Wah returned to Hollywood and soon heard form his father who had remarried and was on his way to China.
Wah met with his father in Honolulu and stayed for a year before returning to San Francisco at the request of a friend who wanted him to work at the San Francisco World's Fair.
Wah was also created masks for The King and I starring Yul Brynner and the massive headdress worn by Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra.
www.filmview.org /Memorium/wahmingchang.htm   (785 words)

  
 In Remembrance- Wah Ming Chang
Chang worked on three Walt Disney films and as a Hollywood costume designer and sculptor on various others but it is best known for winning an Oscar for his work on The Time Machine (1960).
Shortly after his mother died and his father left for Europe, Chang was taken in by Sloan and his wife to their Hollywood home and started creating film sets for the Hollywood Bowl at the age of 16.
Chang developed polio and lost the use of his legs shortly after starting at Disney but managed to recover after a 21-day hospitalization.
www.filmbuffonline.com /InRemembrance/WahChang.htm   (484 words)

  
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Even though Wah Chang was in its infancy, it had already developed a high reputation for its ability to produce quality reactive and refractory metals.
During 1959 and 1960, a total of 23 different niobium alloy compositions were prepared at Wah Chang by the melting of buttons with subsequent forging and rolling of the buttons into sheet specimens.
Wah Chang is pleased to announce a series of seminars focused on helping participants make technically and economically sound decisions when selecting and working with specific materials for corrosive applications.
www.twca.com /WahChang/pages/outlook/html/bkissues/21_01.htm   (5499 words)

  
 Wah Chang: An Allegheny Technologies Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Wah Chang is one of the largest producers of specialty metals and chemicals in the world.
Wah Chang is located in Albany, Oregon, approximately 65 miles south of Portland, in the heart of the Willamette Valley.
Wah Chang, an Allegheny Technologies company, is a global leader in the technology and production of specialty materials including zirconium, hafnium, silicon tetrachloride and zirconium and hafnium chemicals.
www.alleghenytechnologies.com /wahchang/pages/Careers   (184 words)

  
 Chemicals Technology - ATI Wah Chang - Specialty Metals and Chemicals Production   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Wah Chang is one of the world's largest manufacturers of specialty metals and chemicals for use in energy production, chemical and mineral processing and aerospace, medical, research and consumer products.
Wah Chang is the world's largest producer of zirconium metal and has commercially supplied ZBS and ZBC since 1988.
Wah Chang has gained recognition as a major producer of silicon tetrachloride for use in the fiber optic market.
www.chemicals-technology.com /contractors/controls/wah_metals   (483 words)

  
 Wah Chang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Chang met his wife, Glenella Taylor, while working with Sloan in Dallas on "The Calvacade of Texas," a show celebrating the Texas Centennial, in 1936.
Chang is survived by a half-sister, Lana Price of Carmel, and several nieces and nephews.
Wah Chang with his bronze "Dennis the Menace", commisioned by Hank Ketcham in 1987.
www.stopmotionanimation.com /news/wahchang.htm   (418 words)

  
 The Time Machine Project-Wah Chang Bio
Wah Ming Chang was born on August 2, 1917 in Honolulu Hawaii.
Wah and Sloan became very close, Wah was given complete freedom in respect to subject, medium and style regarding his art projects.
Virginia Park, Wah's caretaker and companion for the last seven years of Wah's life, said in reference to his relationship with his wife Glen "It was a love story that never actually ended." "Several times last night he said, 'Glen's playing with my toe.' It was a little signal they had when she was alive.
www.colemanzone.com /Time_Machine_Project/wah_chang.htm   (1744 words)

  
 OPUC eDockets Docket Summary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
WAH CHANG's Memorandum in Opposition to PacifiCorp's Motion to Stay, with Affidavit of Richard H. Williams in support of motion; filed by Richard H. Williams.
Wah Chang's letter (forwarded by staff) requesting a status conference to discuss a schedule for the case pursuant to Judge Dickey's Order entered on July 23, 2002; filed by Richard H. Williams (9/11/02).
Wah Chang's Correspondence to Judge Bergen Responding to PacifiCorp's Motion to Compel Adequate Responses to Data Requests; Affidavit of Jay A. Zollinger in Support of PacifiCorp's Motion to Compel Adequate Responses to Data Requests with Exhibits A and B; faxed by Richard H. Williams.
www.puc.state.or.us /edockets/docket.asp?DocketID=8595   (2960 words)

  
 Niobium Products - Niobium Titanium Alloys - Wah Chang: An Allegheny Technologies Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Wah Chang, with a capacity of 100,000 Ibs./month, has been producing ingots of niobium/45%-55% titanium alloy for over 25 years.
Wah Chang also manufactures copper clad Nb/Ti alloys which can be made with or without a barrier of vanadium or niobium.
Ratios of 250 and up are routinely produced at Wah Chang in all the standard forms and shapes.
www.alleghenytechnologies.com /wahchang/pages/products/data/niobium/niopage20.htm   (362 words)

  
 STARTREK.COM : Biography
Wah Chang was an artist, sculptor and animator who worked in Hollywood for decades and left his mark on many a classic film and TV show, though he often went uncredited.
Chang continued to apply his skills to the show by making the iconic "Balock" effigy, the fake alien head in "The Corbomite Maneuver" that became the most common background image for the closing credits of the Original Series episodes.
After Chang's mother died, he moved with Sloan and his wife to their Hollywood home and started creating film sets for the Hollywood Bowl at the age of 16.
www.startrek.com /startrek/view/library/creative/TOS/bio/5699.html   (807 words)

  
 ECSI
Wah Chang is continuing to operate and maintain groundwater remediation (pump and treat) at numerous locations across the site and at one off-site location to remove contaminants from the groundwater.
Wah Chang, EPA, and DEQ are cooperatively working to revise the 2001 Explanation of Significant Differences(ESD) for purposes of minimizing duplication between the Oregon Department of Human Services(ODHS) radiation protection license and decommissioning plan with the EPA ESD.
Wah Chang's proposed revisions to the protocol were received in December 2004, and need to be reviewed and approved by EPA and DEQ prior to the next Biennial submittal(September 2005).
www.deq.state.or.us /wmc/ECSI/ecsidetail.asp?seqnbr=315   (2315 words)

  
 ATI Wah Chang
Wah Chang materials include hafnium, niobium, titanium, vanadium, zirconium, silicon tetrachloride, and zirconium and hafnium chemicals.
Zirconium, titanium, niobium and tantalum metals and alloys, with their good corrosion resistance, are used to manufacture chemical equipment to withstand highly corrosive environments.
ATI Wah Chang also manufactures Palladium/Copper Membrane Modules for separating and purifying hydrogen from mixed gas streams.
www.chembuyersguide.com /partners/wahchang.html   (168 words)

  
 Wah Chang locks out 694 Albany Steelworkers
Wah Chang maintains that its workforce is on strike.
Wah Chang said it would, but only after eliminating dental and vision coverage, increasing co-pays for prescription drugs, and increasing the share of the premium paid by retirees to $122 per couple per month, and forcing retirees to pay 50 percent of all increases in premiums, reported the Oregon AFL-CIO's Weekly Update.
The union presented a revised contract proposal to Wah Chang Oct. 11 but had not received a response at the time this issue went to press.
nwlaborpress.org /2001/10-19-01USWA.html   (552 words)

  
 Steelworkers' settlement at Wah Chang remains uncertain
ALBANY - Despite indications from management that they were ready to accept a "framework" for settling a six-month-old lockout at Allegheny Wah Chang three weeks ago, the company delivered a "best and final" offer to the union March 6 that fails to comply with that framework.
While the union waits for a response from Wah Chang, picketing continues 24 hours a day at the plant on Old Salem Road in Millersburg, located a few miles north of Albany.
Wah Chang is operating with about 430 mostly out-of-state temporary employees in addition to administrative employees.
nwlaborpress.org /2002/3-15-02USWA.html   (421 words)

  
 Chemicals Technology - ATI Wah Chang - Chemical Analysis Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Wah Chang is also well positioned to carry out a whole range of analyses at their analytical laboratory.
Wah Chang also produce Zircadyne®, a material with exceptional corrosion resistance that is used as a structural material for a whole host of chemical processing equipment.
The Wah Chang Analytical Laboratory has been in business since 1957, when quality control for the manufacturing of zirconium metal was initiated.
www.chemicals-technology.com /contractors/controls/wah_analysis   (620 words)

  
 .: Corvallis Gazette-Times :. gazettetimes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Kneisel is the director of sales at Wah Chang, the largest of the four main Albany factories that make or process specialty metals such as zirconium and titanium.
Specialty titanium products such a seamless tubing for aircraft hydraulics also are in the Wah Chang lineup, along with a whole slew of smaller product lines such as hafnium alloys and other metals for applications such as cardiovascular stents and prostheses such as hips and knees.
Wah Chang zirconium alloys are highly wear-resistant, and this makes them ideal for joint replacements.
www.gazettetimes.com /focus/2notlightweights.html   (763 words)

  
 American Metal Market: Wah Chang gearing up for tungsten plant start-up - Wah Chang Smelting and Refining Co   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Wah Chang Smelting & Refining Co. of America Inc., Glen Cove, N.Y., has begun buying and shipping equipment with an eye toward a fourth-quarter start-up of its planned tungsten processing facility in Depew, N.Y., a company executive said.
Details of a financing package for the project are still being negotiated, but Wah Chang is "definitely committed' to re-entering a processing business it exited in January 1986 by shutting down its subsidiary, Li Tungsten, also in Glen Cove, according to Lionel Kantrowitz, manager of projects for Wah Chang.
Wah Chang's plan to return to the manufacture of specialty tungsten powder and tungsten carbide powder has caused some consternation among competitors.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3MKT/is_v95/ai_5024611   (652 words)

  
 American Metal Market: Wah Chang plant hit by walkout
Lynn D. Davis, president of Wah Chang, said the company was disappointed that members of United Steelworkers union Local 6163 failed to ratify a contract Aug. 1 that had been agreed upon by the company, USW leadership and local union leaders.
Wah Chang workers had continued to work under an existing-contract that expired in late January.
Wah Chang produces specialty materials, including zirconium, hafnium, niobium, titanium, vanadium, silicon tetrachloride and zirconium and hafnium chemicals.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3MKT/is_172_109/ai_78133035   (236 words)

  
 Allegheny Technologies
Wah Chang, an Allegheny Technologies company, is a global leader in the technology and production of specialty materials including zirconium, hafnium, niobium, titanium, vanadium, silicon tetrachloride, and zirconium and hafnium chemicals.
Wah Chang's website can be found at www.twca.com.
These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances.
www.investquest.com /iq/a/ati/ne/news/atiwah.htm   (381 words)

  
 DEQ News Release
Wah Chang operated an industrial furnace at the plant from 1980 to 2001 under a federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Hazardous Waste Facility Permit application submitted to DEQ.
As a result of the permit cancellation, Wah Chang has been required to investigate and address all historic releases of hazardous waste and materials that may have occurred at the facility.
Wah Chang is currently updating the facility’s wastewater treatment system maps and compiling information for use in prioritizing the remaining units associated with the drain system.
www.deq.state.or.us /news/prDisplay.asp?docID=1734   (863 words)

  
 Department of Mathematics and Statistics - General - Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Chang, Kok Wah and Liu, G. Boundary and angular layer behavior in singularly perturbed semilinear systems.
Chang, Kok Wah and Khauès, F. Nelineinye singulyarno vozmushchennye kraevye zadachi.
Chang, Kok Wah and Liu, G. Boundary and angular layer behavior in singularly perturbed quasilinear systems.
www.math.ucalgary.ca /general/directory.php?personid=23&showyears=All   (344 words)

  
 ATI Wah Chang - Fact Sheet - Hoover's
ATI Wah Chang (formerly Wah Chang, which in part means "great development,") produces specialty metals and chemicals.
Wah Chang's products include corrosion-resistant specialty metals such as hafnium, niobium, titanium, vanadium, and zirconium.
Wah Chang provides analytical laboratory services, photomicrographs of metals, and aerospace fabrication.
www.hoovers.com /free/co/factsheet.xhtml?&ID=14339&mode=print&abforward=true   (205 words)

  
 Allegheny Technologies
"Wah Chang is an exciting business with significant growth potential in ultra-high performance metals," said Jack Shilling.
Davis was executive vice president and general manager of Wah Chang.
Wah Chang's website can be found at http://www.alleghenytechnologies.com/wahchang/
www.investquest.com /iq/a/ati/ne/news/atiwchang.htm   (324 words)

  
 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
'''Wah Ming Chang''' (August 2, 1917–December 22, 2003) was an United States of America American designer, sculptor, and artist.
He is known primarily for his sculpture and the props he designed for ''Star Trek: The Original Series Star Trek'' (the original series), including the original phaser pistol, tricorder, and communicator designs for the first series pilot, "The Cage".
Chang's communicator design has been credited as an inspiration for modern flip-type cell phoness.
www.mauspfeil.net /Wah_Chang.html   (321 words)

  
 .: Print Version :.
Linn County Commissioner Cliff Wooten, who worked at Wah Chang for 27 years before retiring in 2000, asked the DEQ officials present to "please weigh the opposition with the benefit to our community" and not give too much weight to the arguments of "environmentalists with zero tolerance" for industry.
He claimed Wah Chang had repeatedly violated its previous air emissions permit, especially in the area of "opacity," a measure of particulate emissions that can make the air downwind of a factory appear dirtier.
On Monday, the NEDC and a Eugene group called the Oregon Toxics Alliance gave Wah Chang 60 days notice of intent to sue over alleged violations of opacity, maintenance, record-keeping and inspection standards at the Millersburg metals plant.
www.democratherald.com /articles/2003/04/30/news/local/news08.prt   (593 words)

  
 Titanium - Titanium Alloys - Wah Chang: An Allegheny Technologies Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Wah Chang is the leading producer of high quality zirconium and hafnium chemicals for industrial, electronic and consumer applications.
Wah Chang's chemicals are key ingredients in the manufacture of paper coatings, antiperspirants, paint dryers, titanium oxide pigment coatings, fireproofing and other chemicals.
For more information on Wah Chang's products and services, e-mail customer service or call (541) 967-6977.
www.wahchang.com /wahchang/pages/products/data/titanium.htm   (168 words)

  
 Endorphin Productions: Wah Chang: Part 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Star Trek and the original Time Machine were just two of the projects that artist Wah Chang worked on during his career in Hollywood.
Chang talks about stop motion animation and his early days including work at Disney, The Outer Limits, and Star Trek.
Wah Chang's company won the Academy Awards for special effects on The Time Machine and Tom Thumb.
www.endorphin.com /stories/wah_chang_01.php?section=national   (79 words)

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