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N EWS & T R EN DS and Wirsbo hePEX™ products, ranging in size from 5/16" to 1" in 100-foot, 250-foot, 300-foot, 400-foot, 500-foot and 1,000- foot coils. SPECIFYING EASIER FOR DESIGN PROFESSIONALS Design professionals in the radiant, plumbing and fire sprinkler industries can now specify Uponor (Apple Valley, Minn.) products in their projects even faster and easier. Autodesk® Seek, the online source for product specifications and building information modeling (BIM) for building design, now features Uponor parts in its database library. UPONOR PARTS NOW AVAILABLE IN AUTODESK® SEEK, MAKING Trans-Tech Industries. Trans-Tech is a leading manufacturer of aluminum truck tanks located in Brewer, Maine. Founded by Ken Peters and Bob Neal in 1985, the company manufactures tank models used in refined fuel transport, aircraft refueling, water transport and wood pellet delivery. Ken Peters, who will continue as president of the company, advanced the Trans-Tech rectangular tank design with research and FEA analysis from the University of Maine. Featuring a press brake formed tank, the design offers an innovative low center of gravity proven to greatly reduce the chance of rollovers by decreasing product sloshing inside the tank. The safe tank design is also a result of precise fit-up and quality welding tech- niques giving customer's long lasting value and performance. This acquisi t ion makes Trans-Tech a sister company to Morris, Minn.-based Westmor Industries, a premier up-fitter of tank trucks and the distributor representing Trans-Tech tanks in the upper Midwest. BLAISE NAMED PRESIDENT OF KENAN ADVANTAGE GROUP Kenan Advantage Group (North Canton, Ohio) announced the appointment of Bruce Blaise to By searching 'Uponor' in Autodesk Seek, architects, engineers and other design professionals can gain access to infor- mation on more than 70 Uponor parts for use in Revit® Maya® , AutoCAD® , 3ds Max® , and other CAD applications. The comprehensive Uponor offering includes various engineered plastic (EP) fittings and multi-ports, lead-free brass fittings, valves, manifolds and other accessories for use in Uponor plumbing, fire sprinkler, and radi- ant heating and cooling systems. SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES, LLC ACQUIRES TANK MANUFACTURER TRANS-TECH INDUSTRIES Morris, Minn.-based, Superior Industries, LLC has announced the acquisition of president of the company. Previously, Blaise served as executive vice president of the Fuels Delivery Group. KAG is North America's largest tank truck trans- porter and logistics provider, delivering fuel, chemicals, merchant gas and food products across the United States and into Canada and Mexico. In his new role, Blaise will be respon- sible for the overall operations of the company's four main groups: Fuels Delivery, Specialty Products, Merchant Gas and Logistics Services. These four groups represent twelve subsidiaries operating in 38 states and employ approxi- mately 7,000. The company's Fuels Delivery Group transports an estimated 25 billion gallons of refined petroleum products each year while the Specialty Products and Merchant Gas Groups have grown to become domi- nant transporters within their industries. KAG Logistics is the industry's first automated, end-to-end logistics service provider, utilizing industry-leading tech- nology to meet the needs of its growing customer base. FIELD CONTROLS INTRODUCES FLEXFILTER™ Field Controls (Kinston, N.C.) has devel- oped a new line of high efficiency filter media called the FlexFilter™. Flex because it's flexible, expanding to various sizes to accommodate most media air cleaner cabinets. The FlexFilter ships completely collapsed into a space approximately 5" x 5" x 20". On the job, it quickly "flexes" to 16" or 20", depending on the dimensions of the media being replaced. The entire process takes only seconds, so the con- tractor can change the filter quickly and move on to the next phase of the service call. Bobby Nelson, Vice President of Sales for Field Controls, calls the FlexFilter the ultimate replacement. "We have devel- oped seven models that replace 27 of the most popular filter models on the market," says Nelson. "The FlexFilter is easy for the distributor to stock and display, plus the filters are color coded for easy selection by the contractor." Field Controls provides an attractive end cap display and an easy to use product selection grid. All FlexFilters utilize MERV 11 media. Field Controls – Kinston, N.C. www.fieldcontrols.com www.fueloilnews.com | FUEL OIL NEWS | DECEMBER 2011 13