September 2011 ISSUE
Coating industry recovering, says Census Bureau
$18 billion shipped in 2010 on more than 1.1 billion gallons
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Electroplating$215,000 Research Grant For Eliminating Chromate Conversion Waste
Fort Collins, CO, company Ionedge Corp. gets EPA grant to study waste elimination in the metal finishing process.Electroplating
10 Years After Sept. 11: Platers recall tragic day
AC Plating’s Bob McBride knew he was juggling too much when he made plans to go to Washington, D.C., for the 2001 National Association for Surface Finishing’s Washington Forum, an annual government-relations symposium scheduled for September 11, 2001.10 Years After Sept. 11: Sculptor asks for PF's help with artwork
Artwork to be displayed in Kansas airportsPowder Coating
3 New Databases Have Info on 1,000s of Chemicals
Searchable databases on chemical toxicity and exposure data now availableAnodizing
A Mighty Wind for Finishers
Here in the U.S., the wind energy market grew by about 60 percent from 2009 to 2010, and with more than 40,000 installed megawatts, we rank second to China. Those numbers have caught the attention of finishers, who see a new market to plate parts, e-coat or powder coat turbines, or paint and anodize the hundreds of necessary components.Liquid Coating
California Ready to Add New VOC Rule
The American Coating Association and several Southern California metal coaters are battling the South Coast Air Quality Management District over proposed Rule 1107 that calls for lowering volatile organic compound emissions from the coating of metal parts and products. The proposed rule applies to metal coatings or companies that perform metal stripping operations, and to all manufacturers, distributors and suppliers of metal coatings.Powder Coating
China Powder Coatings Market Worth Around $1.7B
Suppliers grew on average 6% in 2009 as economic slowdown continuedParts Cleaning
Closing the Cleaning Loop
To help optimize its solvent vapor degreasing process while minimizing solvent exposure in the workplace and the environment, Miba Bearings US uses Dowper SVG double-stabilized perchloroethylene in the Safecare system from Safechem North America LLC, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Co.
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Coating industry recovering, says Census Bureau
$18 billion shipped in 2010 on more than 1.1 billion gallonsElectroplating
From Metal Finishing to the NFL?
Former Cleveland Black Oxide employee in St. Louis campElectroplating
Global Finishing Solutions announces $10 million expansion
Osseo, Wisconsin corporate offices will growPowder Coating
It's "Time" for Carefree AZ Sundial to get Powder Coated
Renovation will update anodized copper sculptureElectrocoating
MetoKote becomes VW Service Parts E-Coat supplier
Will provide 100 percent of the German auto manufacturer's service part e-coat needsLiquid Coating
NAI Coating Show 2011
NACE International and the Powder Coating Institute host the 2011 NAICS in Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 4 - 6. The event promises top-of-the-line programming and an exciting show floor.Nitric Acid Passivation and EH&S Impact
I am looking for safety/environmental requirements to set up a nitric acid cleaning and passivation system.Electroplating
Plating & Finishing Class Offered by Art Center
Community center offers to teach residents about finishingLiquid Coating
PPG will supply new Caterpillar plant in Arkansas
Motor grader assembly plant will be in North Little RockLiquid Coating
Protective Coatings Properties are Topic of Proposed New ASTM Standard
Dry fall coatings are manufactured and sold by a number of coating manufacturers and their inherent dry fall properties are critical in avoiding damage to property adjacent to and below spraying operations, yet there is no known standardized procedure to evaluate whether these coatings possess dry fall properties on surfaces of varying temperature.Mechanical Finishing
Rosler's Grand Opening of Michigan facility is Oct. 6
300,000 sq.ft campus to be dedicatedElectrocoating
Trump meets with plating company execs
Former presidential candidate talks with F.M. Callahan & Sons officialsElectroplating
Two Massachusetts Platers Merge
Standard Plating joins with Independent PlatingAnodizing
Works of art in black oxide
Cleveland Black Oxide assists local artistYou’re Fired
So think back to your first day on the job. Remember the healthy mix of enthusiasm, eagerness and anxiety wrapping around you. You likely had a list—mental or written—of how you could do it better than your predecessor.Electroplating
Measuring the Surface Area of Fasteners
How do you measure the surface area of a threaded fastener? How much coating would you put on it? How thick of a coating? What about non-threaded fasteners? The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, of all people, may have come up with the solution for those pondering how to coat sometimes-difficult small pieces using computer imaging and software to compute the area.Tim Pennington: Commemorating the Past, Looking to the Future
Matthew Kirchner: You’re Fired
Tim Pennington: A Conversation With ... Harry Moser, Reshoring Initiative
Blisters During Corrosion Testing
World Trade Center I-Beam Preservation
Electroless Nickel on Aluminum
Electrodeposition of Zinc Films from Environmentally-Friendly Gluconate Salt Solutions
Investigation of Tin Whisker Formation