Farr APC appoints thermal spray market manager

Farr Air Pollution Control (APC), Jonesboro, Ark., a manufacturer of dust and fume collection equipment, has appointed Scott R. Goodspeed to the newly created position of thermal spray market manager.

Goodspeed has 36 years of sales, managerial, and technical experience in the thermal spray industry. He most recently served as a regional sales manager for H.C. Starck Inc., Newton, Mass., with responsibilities for material sales, thermal spray training, and other programs. He has also held sales and management posts with Plasma Technology Inc., Praxair Surface Technologies, Miller Thermal, and Bay State Abrasives Inc.

Goodspeed is a long-standing member of the International Thermal Spray Association (ITSA) and a past chairman, vice chairman, and associate chairman of the organization. He also is a member of the American Society of Metals (ASM); the Thermal Spray Society (TSS); and the American Welding Society (AWS), where he served for many years on the Committee for Thermal Spraying (C2).