New Ceramic Engineer Strengthens Plibrico's Refractory Expertise
01/10/2013 - Plibrico Company LLC is pleased to welcome Shamus Crean to the Plibrico Refractory Materials Division sales team as area sales manager.
Plibrico Company LLC is pleased to welcome Shamus Crean to the Plibrico Refractory Materials Division sales team as area sales manager. With a B.S. in Ceramic Engineering, Mr. Crean will be providing the highest level of expertise to Plibrico’s expansive wealth of refractories knowledge.
“We are pleased to have Shamus join our Plibrico team of refractory specialists,” said James Eckert, president of Plibrico Company. “Shamus has acquired many technical skills in ceramics processing including forming techniques, thermal analysis and testing procedures. His knowledge of refractory technology will be a valuable asset to our customers.”
In addition to his Ceramic Engineering degree from Alfred University in New York, Mr. Crean held a position with PCC Airfoils Ceramics Group as a new product innovation engineer. He was instrumental in the development of a revolutionary process of manufacturing ceramic turbine cores for the aerospace industry.
Plibrico Company LLC is a leading manufacturer and installer of superior aluminosilicate and high alumina monolithic refractories used in a variety of demanding thermal applications. For almost a century, Plibrico has focused on the research and development of complete turnkey refractory solutions. Headquartered in Chicago, Ill., Plibrico has refractory construction contractors located throughout the U.S., and supplies refractory materials worldwide through our group of distributors and exporters.