Saturday Sunday http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News EBAA Iron, Inc. News and Updates regarding the company and it's products. http://www.ebaa.com/images/Logo-EBAAarc.gif http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News 144 56 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:54:45 -0600 en-us http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#29 http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#29 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 Restraint Length Calculator v6 RLC v6 has been released! Easy to use, RLC v6 generates restraint length values for properly restraining water and wastewater fittings and pipelines for ductile iron, poly-wrapped ductile iron, or PVC pipes. RLC v6 is compatible with Windows® XP, Vista and Windows 7. In addition it has a fresh new look including pipe material and bend angle representative images. http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#28 http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#28 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 EBAA proudly introduces two new product lines to its extensive list of quality pipe joint restraints and flexible expansion joints: EBAA-Covers™ Ductile Iron Meter Covers and EBAA-Wedge™ Adjustable Flange Deflection Filler Gaskets. The EBAA-Cover is a meter cover made from ASTM A536 ductile iron and can be supplied with or without a meter reading access lid (door). The EBAA-Wedge is the world's first deflection adjustable flange gasket that allows for making up deflection angles between mating flange faces. For more information refer to the product links below. EBAA-Cover EBAA-Wedge http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#27 http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#27 Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Excerpt from Letter Linked Below Summary: All joint restraint products manufactured by EBAA Iron, Inc. are manufactured in the United States of America and are fully compliant with the "buy American" requirement of §1605 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. All joint restraint products manufactured by EBAA Iron, Inc. are cast of ductile iron created from a minimum of 90% post-industrial recycled steel procured within the United States and within a 500 mile radius of the EBAA foundries located in Eastland and Albany, Texas. EBAA Manufacturing Statement and additional information can be found HERE. http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#26 http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#26 Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500 EPA - Implementation of Buy American provisions of P.L. 111-5, the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" Read the April 28 implementation memorandum. http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#25 http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#25 Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500 We at EBAA in response to customer request have changed the color of our Fusion Bonded Epoxy (FBE) from a reddish orange to black. Products affected: FLEX-TEND®, FLEX-900®, EX-TEND®, MEGA-FLANGE® (gasket ring only), and the MEGA-COUPLING® (sleeve only). http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#24 http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#24 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0500 On April 3, 2009, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published Implementing Guidance for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("Recovery Act"). This is the second installment of detailed government-wide guidance for carrying out programs and activities enacted in the Recovery Act. This updated guidance supplements, amends and clarifies the initial guidance issued by OMB on February 18, 2009 (Initial Implementing Guidance for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, M-09-10). Updates to the guidance are based on ongoing input received from the public, Congress, state and local government officials, grant and contract recipients and federal personnel. Read the April 3 detailed guidance memorandum. http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#23 http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#23 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The letter mentioned below has been superseded by a more recent EBAA Manufacturer's Statement found HERE Excerpt from Linked Letter "All pipe joint restraint products manufactured by EBAA Iron, Inc., including MEGALUG®, MEGAFLANGE®, Tru-Dual®, and MEGA-COUPLING® are made in the United States of America." See the Original Release Here Edited on 05.21.09 http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#22 http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#22 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (a.k.a. the "Stimulus Bill") was enacted on February 17, 2009. The purpose of the Act - as noted in the opening sentence of its preface - is for "Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment ...etc..." To that end, we (along with many other observers) contend the Act is intended to stimulate the American economy by supporting American jobs, and more specifically, the "preservation and creation" of American manufacturing jobs. In support of this, Congress has included a very strong "Buy American" provision in the Act (Sec. 1605) whereby the language requires that, "None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the Act may be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the iron, steel and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the United States." Even though there is strong language and an obvious preference for American made products in the Stimulus Bill, the American tax payer is protected with certain allowed exceptions that are included in this provision. For example, some of the "summarized" criteria for granting waivers to this provision would be in the event no domestic made product is available or where the use of domestic products would increase the overall total project cost by more than 25%. As is well known throughout the water works industry, many of our joint restraint competitors import their products from China. Yet, given this fact, some of them are now making claims that their non-American produced products are eligible for use on these federally funded projects under the auspices of their unique interpretation to Buy American provision. They even offer to "certify" their products to this end - contending, that by doing so, this alone justifies a waiver to the "Buy American" provision - apparently due to how this provision should be "...applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements." Do not accept such certifications or claims. Per a 3/2/09-dated memorandum from the US EPA Office of Water, http://www.epa.gov/water/eparecovery/docs/2009-03-02_Final_ARRA_SRF_Guidance.pdf only the assigned EPA State Administrator who is monitoring the use of these ARRA funds can grant a waiver to any provision or requirement cited in the Stimulus Bill. Also, for transparency purposes, the memo further states that if a waiver is granted by the Administrator, EPA will publish such waiver, with a sufficient explanation, in the Federal Register. And furthermore, we believe the responsibility for developing and coordinating international trade falls under the jurisdiction of the Office of the US Trade Representative. http://www.ustr.gov/Who_We_Are/Mission_of_the_USTR.html Thus, the "Buy American" provision in the Act is far reaching. Whether or not an exception or waiver to the "Buy American" provision would apply in any given instance will likely require detailed legislative interpretation as well as legal analysis. Furthermore, a potential violation of the Act by purchasing non-American made products is a very serious matter. As such, this is a matter in which we believe the opinion or certification from a foreign products producer will ultimately have no bearing. In conclusion, we should remember that "produced in the United States" means just that. Products must be 100% manufactured, finished, coated and other activities related to the production of the product must have occurred in the United States. We would hope that the use of this simple logic and rationale would help clarify the inevitable claims to come, such as "packaged here" or "painted here." The choice is clear. Either use domestic made products in compliance with the intent and the wording of the "Buy American" provision or risk involving yourself and your project in what will likely be a protracted legal battle over specific legislative interpretations of the wording and possible loopholes. Numerous legal precedents have always upheld your right to specify domestic made products on your water works projects prior to the implementation of the ARRA of 2009. Under the provisions of this recently enacted Stimulus Bill, we believe that it is now your obligation. Our country needs a strong manufacturing base to ensure a viable and prosperous American economy. We, at EBAA Iron, appreciate your study and understanding of this important piece of the legislation. We stand ready to provide quality products at competitive prices on these as well as all of your future water work project needs. See the original release here http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#20 http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#20 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The C909 PVC Restraint Brochure found on our website has been updated with a comprehensive list of EBAA restraints rated for AWWA C909 PVC pipe. This brochure is only available digitally via our website. There are no hard copies available. C909 Restraints Brochure http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#19 http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#19 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The Adobe Reader Portable Document File (PDF) of EBAA's Product Price List Book has been updated with the latest and current EBAA Product Brochure Hyperlinks. Due to the redesign and restructuring of our Website, the Price List Book PDF had out of date product brochure links. The new revision has corrected this issue. The new revision can be found on our website and below. There were no changes to pricing in this revision. This only affected digital copies of the PDF. If you had printed the PDF the links were not available. Current Pricing Link http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#18 http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#18 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600 EBAA releases a new and easier to use website for it's pipeline restraint products. The new EBAA.com has more products and product information than previous versions and now is even more easier to find the information you require. http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#17 http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#17 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 The New Price List book is available for download below and is effective for 10-06-08. The new price list is available in both Adobe PDF and Excel Spreadsheet file formats. All pricing for our Flex-Tend product line has been increased by approximately 10% along with our recent increase for the restraint product line. Please contact EBAA Iron Sales or your local EBAA Representative for current pricing. Current Pricing LinkEdited 03.18.09 http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#16 http://www.ebaa.com/index.php?page=News#16 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 N. American manufacturers - in virtually every industry sector - have seen their raw material costs rise dramatically during 2008. As evidenced of late, the waterworks industry has not been spared of these seemingly never-ending raw material cost increases. While EBAA IRON has been working diligently during 2008 to control these costs increases, invariably though, reality hits home for all of us. Ultimately, our only alternative is to pass along these costs in the form of a price increase. Effective October 6, 2008 an across-the-board LIST price increase of approximately 8 - 10% will be applied to all standard EBAA product items. A completely "new" price booklet will be posted and available on the EBAA website. Please go to www.ebaa.com in the coming weeks to download, print and to begin utilizing these "new" LIST prices. For More on this Subject, see the official Release HERE