New Products Keynote Process Industries 1946-52 Growth
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Accurate' ΙΛ Microscapk lj 0.bseryqno A j|, UNDER I ftnce S, «w - ^*y 18/S O R I G I N A L KOFLER MICRO HEATING STAGES Original Kofler Micro Heating Stage mounted on a Reichert Microscope OBSERVE Decomposition ... Crystal Water Growth ... Discoloration ... Sublimation ... Dissolving Phenomena . .. Volatility DETERMINE Melting Points... Eutecfic Temperatures , .. Molecular Weights IDENTIFY Organic Substances ... Compounds EXAMINE Polymorphic Substances The Original KOFLER Micro Heating Stage is easily mounted on any microscope with a heat-resisting stage. A specially designed Reichert Microscope with polarizer and analyzer is available for use with this stage. The KOFLER STAGE consists of a heating chamber, two graduated thermometers -j-20 to 4-230°C and +90 to +340°C, rheostat controlled heating element, glass baffle, cooling block- specimen shifter and glass >over plate. Available for prompt delivery FOR DETAILED INFORMATION WRITE FOR CATALOG CH WM. J. HACKER & CO., Inc. WiÊÊÊÊÊÊmMÊÊÊÊmÊÊ THE CHEMICAL WORLD THIS WEEK C&EN REPORTS: Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association N e w Products Keynote Process Industries 1946-52 Growth Chemists warned of pitfall in overemphasizing new developments NEW YORK.—New products put into ini- tial commercial production by United States chemical process industries in the last decade account for $9 billion of annual sales on the wholesale level, R. S. Aries, of R. S. Aries & Associates, told the monthly luncheon of the Synthetic Or- ganic Chemical Manufacturers Associa- tion here March 12. Aries said that this figTire is equivalent to several times that amount in converted and retail form, and no other group of industries matches this performance. The use of older products has also grown at a rapid rate and the chemical process industries now exceed $50 billion of annual sales, compared with $13 billion before World War II, Aries declared. In addition to new products, the expansion of old, plus inflation, have accounted for the tremendous growth in sales. For the seven years from 1946 through 1952, the chem- ical process industries will have spent more money (expressed in current dollars) for new plants and equipment than the value of the industry's gross capital assets at the end of 1945, he said. Developing α New Product. The major part of Dr. Aries' address was a warning to chemists against going off "half-cocked" in developing a new chemical or allied product. The potential chemical entrepre- neur is invariably more optimistic over his own outlook and pessimistic over the outlook for the other fellow, he observed. Also, the average chemist is too careless about the patent situation, failing to ex- amine the records to see whether someone else holds a patent on his "new" idea. He asked how many have studied the pro- posed process. He reminded his audience that the chemical field is one of the most difficult industries to enter successfully with some- thing new. Moreover, one must look into the future and not base plans on present conditions, this future involving probable prices of raw materials and finished prod- uct, probable customers, and probable number of competitors. Whereas launching of new prodocts has proceeded quite suc- cessfully generally in the past 10 years, the future may be different since a time of reaction is bound to come. What might have been successful in the past may b e suicidal for the future, he contended. C&EN REPORTS: National Farm Chemurgic Council Farmers Are T© Support Now In a Position Their Own Research Agricultural marketing research can stem trend of farmer reliance on Government ST. LOUIS.—Farmers should pay for more agricultural research, both in the absolute and in relation to the total agricultural research bill, according to John H. Davis, executive secretary of the National Coun- cil of Farmer Cooperatives. Speaking be- fore the National Farm Chemurgic Coun- cil's annual conference, held here March 11 and 12, Dr. Davis said that farmers today are in a stronger position to under- take research for themselves than ever before and, therefore, should not rely wholly on public research. Although the typical farm unit is too small to facilitate adequate research on an effective scale, Dr. Davis feels that farm, organizations, such as Farm Bureaus, marketing and purchasing organizations, and others can and should carry on re- search, particularly in agricultural market- ing. He said that public research institu- tions, such as the Department of Agricul- ture, have and should continue to concen- trate on production research, which has moved forward at a greater pace than agricultural marketing. He sees the result of this imbalance between marketing and production progress as the cause of the farm support programs, and thinks that more high quality research in farm mar- keting will help to reverse or even halt the trend toward more farmer reliance on Government . Dr. Davis believes that the controlling objective of such research should be an efficient and productive agriculture with an adequate privately owned marketing system, capable of providing an equitable 1204 CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING NEWS
Transcript of New Products Keynote Process Industries 1946-52 Growth
Accurate' Ι Λ Microscapk l j 0.bseryqnoA j | , UNDER I
ftnceS,«w - ^ * y 18/S O R I G I N A L
KOFLER MICRO
HEATING STAGES
Original Kofler Micro Heating Stage mounted on a Reichert Microscope
OBSERVE Decomposition . . . Crystal Water Growth . . .
Discoloration . . . Sublimation . . . Dissolving Phenomena . . .
Volat i l i ty DETERMINE Mel t ing P o i n t s . . .
Eutecfic Temperatures , . . Molecular Weights
IDENTIFY Organic Substances . . . Compounds
EXAMINE Polymorphic Substances
The Or ig ina l KOFLER Micro Heat ing Stage is easily mounted on any microscope with a heat-resisting stage. A specially designed Reichert Microscope wi th polar izer and analyzer is avai lable for use with this stage. The KOFLER STAGE consists of a heating chamber, two graduated thermometers - j -20 to 4 - 2 3 0 ° C and + 9 0 to + 3 4 0 ° C , rheostat control led heating element, glass baff le, cooling block- specimen shifter and glass >over p la te .
Available for prompt delivery
FOR DETAILED INFORMATION WRITE FOR CATALOG CH
WM. J. HACKER & CO., Inc. WiÊÊÊÊÊÊmMÊÊÊÊmÊÊ
THE CHEMICAL WORLD THIS WEEK
C & E N REPORTS: Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association
N e w Products Keynote Process Industries 1 9 4 6 - 5 2 Growth
Chemists warned of pitfall in overemphasizing new developments
N E W YORK.—New products put into init i a l commercial production b y United States chemical process industries in the l a s t decade account for $9 billion of annual sales on the wholesale level, R. S. Aries, of R. S. Aries & Associates, told the month ly luncheon of the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Associat i o n here March 12. Aries said that this figTire is equivalent to several times that a m o u n t in converted and retail form, and no other group of industries matches this performance.
T h e use of older products has also grown at a rapid rate and the chemical process industries now exceed $50 billion of annual sales, compared with $13 billion before World W a r II , Aries declared. In addi t ion to new products, the expansion of o ld , plus inflation, have accounted for the t remendous growth in sales. For the seven years from 1946 through 1952, the chemica l process industries will have spent more money (expressed in current dollars) for n e w plants and equipment than the value of the industry's gross capital assets at the e n d of 1945, he said.
Developing α New Product. T h e ma jo r
part of Dr. Aries' address was a warn ing to chemists against going off "half-cocked" in developing a n e w chemical or allied product. T h e potential chemical entrepreneur is invariably more optimistic over his own outlook a n d pessimistic over t h e outlook for t h e other fellow, h e observed.
Also, the average chemist is too careless a b o u t the patent situation, failing to examine the records to see whether someone else holds a patent on his "new" idea. H e asked h o w many have studied t h e proposed process.
He reminded his audience tha t t h e chemical field is o n e of the most difficult industries to enter successfully with something new. Moreover, one must look into the future a n d not base plans on present conditions, this future involving probable prices of r a w materials and finished product, probable customers, and probable number of competitors. Whereas launching of new prodocts h a s proceeded quite successfully generally in the past 10 years, the future m a y be different since a time of reaction is bound to come. W h a t might have been successful in the past may b e suicidal for t h e future, he contended.
C & E N REPORTS: Nat ional Farm Chemurgic Council
Farmers Are T© Support
N o w In a Position Their O w n Research
Agricultural marketing research can stem trend of farmer reliance on Government
S T . LOUIS.—Farmers should pay for more agricultural research, both in the absolute a n d in relation to the total agricultural research bill, according to John H. Davis, executive secretary of the National Counci l of Farmer Cooperatives. Speaking before the National Farm Chemurgic Council's annual conference, held here March 1 1 and 12, Dr. Davis said that farmers today are in a stronger position to undertake research for themselves than ever before and, therefore, should not rely whol ly on public research.
Although the typical farm unit is too small to facilitate adequate research on a n effective scale, Dr. Davis feels that farm, organizations, such as Farm Bureaus, market ing and purchasing organizations, a n d others can and should carry on re
search, particularly in agricultural marketing. He said that public research institutions, such a s the Department of Agriculture, have and should continue to concentrate on production research, which h a s moved forward a t a greater pace than agricultural marketing. H e sees t he result of this imbalance between marketing a n d production progress as the cause of t h e farm support programs, and thinks t ha t more high quality research in farm marketing will help to reverse or even ha l t the trend toward more farmer reliance on Government .
Dr . Davis believes that the controlling objective of such research should be an efficient a n d productive agriculture wi th an adequate privately owned marketing system, capable of providing an equitable
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