Of Mice and Culligan Men

The relationship between the EWG hex chrome water study and a Culligan PR campaign raises some questions
Columns Published: 6/1/2011

Making Connections that Change the World

Our next significant industry event – NASF SUR/FIN 2011 – is just around the corner.
Columns Published: 5/19/2011

Making Progress, One Step at a Time

As we wrap up the first quarter of 2011, NASF is logging some early accomplishments this year.
Columns Published: 4/6/2011

Fighting City Hall

At first, the comment about our coverage of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s fumbling of the new boiler and incinerator Clean Air Act rules was taken with a grain of salt.
Columns Published: 4/1/2011

When Help is Needed, Call out the Cavalry ... or Calvary Chemicals

Teams of Calvary employees and their families—more than 50 people in October alone—volunteer weeks at a time to provide care for orphans in Monterrey, Mexico through a partnership they have developed through Back2Back Ministries(back2backministries....
Columns Published: 1/1/2011

Change and Optimism in the Air

A quick peek at a three-week window in the finishing world revealed a lot about the state of the industry, as recent major shows and conferences can attest. 
Columns Published: 12/23/2010

Message from the President

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Columns Published: 12/3/2010

The China Syndrome

I was making the rounds at several trade shows and conferences recently when the subject of the U.S. and China trade relationship kept popping up. I heard it at the North American Industrial Coating Show in Indianapolis, then at Fabtech in Atlanta w...
Columns Published: 12/1/2010

FINISHING TOUCH: It's Not Easy Being Green

It’s a tight line to walk these days between running a finishing company that turns a profit and one that is also environmentally friendly, especially when our local, state and federal regulators keep moving the line every day with new rules (...
Columns Published: 11/13/2010

Message from the President - October, 2010

NASF President Michael Siegmund comments on changes underway at Plating & Surface Finishing.
Columns Published: 10/29/2010