sustainability
Making Chrome Safe
A non-aqueous hard chrome alternative offers safe and environmentally sustainable functional and decorative chrome coatings.
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Wieland Invests in ElectraMet for Sustainable Copper Recycling
The partnership with Wieland will enable ElectraMet to further meet growing demand for green solutions for wastewater treatment and the recovery of valuable resources that typically end up in landfills.
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NASF Releases Public Policy Update for December 2021
The National Association for Surface Finishing has released its monthly Policy Update, summarizing some of the pertinent regulatory developments and new announcements from the month of December.
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Be Prepared: Managing Environmental Inspections
Is your shop ready for an environmental inspection? Preparation and documentation can help minimize your facility’s risk of noncompliance.
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Development of a Sustainability Metrics System and a Technical Solution Method for Sustainable Metal Finishing: AESF Research Project #R-121, 6th Quarterly Report
The NASF Research Board has funded a research grant at Wayne State University on sustainability in the surface finishing industry, under the direction of Professor Yinlun Huang. The objective of the work is to create a surface-finishing-specific sustainability metrics system to measure economic, environmental and social sustainability. In this report, a benchmarking study of five plants was undertaken to illustrate how the sustainability assessment works.
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AGC Chemicals Showcases Sustainable Precision Cleaning Solvents
AGC Chemicals’ Amolea AS-300 and AS-300AT are categorized as non-hazardous air pollutants with an ozone depletion potential of near zero and a global warming potential of less than one.
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Annual Golf Outing Raises Money for Environmental Fund
The Masters’ Association of Metal Finishing’s Annual Golf Outing raised $10,000 for the MAMF Environmental Fund.
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Powder Coating Offers Chrome Plating Effect
Interpon Cr powder coating offers a sustainable, durable, flexible alternative to chrome plating.
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Hubbard-Hall Claims 2021 Top Workplaces Award
Hearst Media Services names Hubbard-Hall a winner of the Fairfield, New Haven & Litchfield County Top Workplaces 2021 Award.
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NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #121: Development of a Sustainability Metrics System and a Technical Solution Method for Sustainable Metal Finishing: 5th Quarterly Report
The NASF Research Board has funded a research grant at Wayne State University on sustainability in the surface finishing industry, under the direction of Professor Yinlun Huang. The objective of the work is to create a surface-finishing-specific sustainability metrics system to measure economic, environmental and social sustainability. In this report, he describes how such a tool can work to benefit our industry. The reader is invited to contact Dr. Huang in identifying plating shops willing to participate in this program; it is not too late.
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