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Every successful project starts with a framework. A vision statement. A blueprint. The editors of Engineered Systems are proud to present The Blueprint — a monthly Q&A interview with HVACR engineering’s leading voices. These one-on-one discussions will examine the trade’s history, current industry trends, the factors shaping the sector’s future, and more.
In our latest interview, Scott Balogh, president and CEO of Mar-Bal Inc., discusses the company’s past and future, how recent acquisitions position the company for future success, the impact COVID-19 has played on the company, and much more. Here's a snippet of the conversation.
Engineered Systems: Mar-Bal has been active in bolstering its offerings through acquisitions. Can you mention one or two of these and share how they’ve strengthened your company?
Scott Balogh: In 2020, Mar-Bal merged its AltraSet Composite Technologies company with Riverside, California-based Lattice Composites. The integrated merger will expand Mar-Bal’s composite technologies to now include Lattice’s customized epoxy chemistry systems, providing a unique materials portfolio of polyester and epoxy resin compounds.
As a historical player in polyester and vinyl ester resin-based BMC materials, Mar-Bal’s merger with Lattice will create new opportunities for epoxy based products and material solutions for the composites industry. This ‘joint-formulation’ merger opens up a flood gate of application possibilities by making our own resins and selling epoxies. Chemical products for adhesives, filament winding resins, and epoxy for specialized composites for SMC and BMC compounds are now vertically integrated into the epoxy world.
Additionally, in 2018 Mar-Bal entered into the construction and safety industry by acquiring all of the assets of both AlertTile® (including AlertCast®) and Detectable Warning Systems (including RediMat™), which are under the umbrella brand of Detectable Warning Systems™ (DWS) as part of the Mar-Bal proprietary family of products. DWS is now one of the industry’s most complete lines of innovative and economical ADA-compliant tactile warning surfaces engineered for visually impaired pedestrians. Ultimately, the DWS acquisition represents a progressive commitment to composites advancement in construction.
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Percussive Maintenance is defined as the use of physical concussion, such as a knock or a tap, in an attempt to make a malfunctioning device or person work. In Engineered Systems’ Percussive Maintenance podcast, we’re poised to do much more than rattle the engineering industry’s exterior; we’re digging deeper into the subjects and topics that matter most with some of the industry’s most important names.
In the latest episode, Dan Rettig, product manager, Lochinvar, and Isaac Wilson, national specialty commercial manager, A.O. Smith, discuss the effectiveness of heat pump water heaters, the applications they’re most applicable for, the union between Lochinvar and A.O. Smith, and much more.
Click here to hear the latest episode of the Percussive Maintenance podcast.
Mechanical Mavericks
Engineered Systems' Mechanical Mavericks video series showcases design discussions with some of mechanical engineering’s thought leaders.
In our most recent episode, Martin Merkel, AIA, LEED AP, associate, director of BIM technologies, JRA Architects, discusses how his firm helped Ecofibre, a hemp manufacturing facility/warehouse in Georgetown, Kentucky, achieve LEED Platinum certification.
See the video on Engineered Systems’ website.
