Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 10

43 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 10 was developing the solution, one of his primary concerns was to solve the challenge posed by arc welding, which is used in traditional tank repair. Due to the high heat, arc welding can be dangerous, which means it must be permitted, especially on sites that have flammable liquids and gases. If a company can’t get permits, it can’t undertake repairs or installations. He solved this by using pneumatic pressure (pressurized air) to power the Forge Bonding machine. So, while arc welders weld with fire, which can be catastrophic, we weld with air.” Through these various innovations, Forge Tech Inc. can undertake on-line retrofits and repairs on sites with flammable gases and liquids. As Miller says in a recently published book, “When developing Forge Bonding, we spent a lot of time trying to ignite the liquids and gases stored in ASTs with the Forge Bonding machine and process. We even hired a chemical expert and an ex-NASA engineer to perform ignition testing, FORGE TECH INC . but we failed every time. The Forge Bonding process just doesn’t generate enough heat to ignite a flame.” With Forge Bonding tried, tested, and patented, Forge Tech is ready to take it to market, a process that Buchan admits is the start of another very different journey for the company. “We currently have around 12 employees, and that’s somewhat intentional,” he explains. “Our plan isn’t to grow into a large company but instead license our technology to a global network of partners who have the expertise and geographic presence to serve international customers.” Forge Tech currently has one such licensee in Canada and another in the US and is on the lookout for more partners worldwide. Buchan believes it will be easy for companies to license and deploy Forge Bonding because the whole process is automated for ease of use and to