California Platers Engage Regional Water Boards on PFAS Sampling Order
NASF and California Chapters engage regional water boards on PFAS sampling order.
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EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Announce Plans for Revising Major US Waters Rule
EPA and the Corps plan to revise the Trump-era definition in two steps.
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NASF Economic Impact and Market Trends Report to Be Presented at SUR/FIN
NASF’s analysis will assess surface finishing industry size, employment numbers, revenues, impact on GDP, and profitability.
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NASF Releases Public Policy Update for August 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 August.
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Mechanical Properties of Electroformed Metals
In 1996, the AESF held its highly regarded electroforming course, prepared by Ron Parkinson for presentation by The Nickel Development Institute (NiDI) and the AESF. What follows is a slightly modified excerpt, specifically on the mechanical properties of electroformed metals. Much of this information has withstood the test of time, and gives a perspective of this technology at the turn-of-the-century.
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NASF Releases Public Policy Update for July 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 July.
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NASF Partners with DOD on Workshop at SUR/FIN on California HexChrome Phase-Out
NASF Partners with the Department of Defense on Special Workshop at SUR/FIN on California’s Phase-Out of Hexavalent Chromium Processes and the Implications for the U.S. Defense Supply Chain
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NASF Offers Webinar on OSHA Regulatory Outlook and Legal Guidance
Monday, July 26, 2021 NASF will hold a webinar discussing OSHA regulatory outlook and offering legal guidance.
#nasf #regulation #education
NASF Releases Public Policy Update for June 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 June.
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CARB Issues Revised Deadlines for Hexavalent Chromium Transition
NASF offers an update on the latest developments with the California Air Resources Board proposed rules for hex chrome phase-out.
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NASF Submits Comments to Minimize Small Business Impact of EPA Rule for the Use of N-Propyl Bromide
NASF has requested that EPA consider allowing five years to implement any restrictions on the use of n-propyl bromide for critical applications.
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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: 4th Quarterly Report
This NASF-AESF Foundation research project report covers the fourth quarter of project work (January-March 2021) at Wayne State University in Detroit on sustainability in the metal finishing industry. The success of this project depends on data. The data needed comes from industry and other stakeholders. The reader is encouraged to complete the survey form discussed in this report.
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Qualitative Approach to Pulse Plating
In 1986, the AESF published Theory and Practice of Pulse Plating, edited by Jean Claude Puippe and Frank Leaman, the world’s first textbook on pulse plating. A compendium of chapters written by experts in this then-emerging field, the book quickly became the authoritative text in pulse plating. What follows here is the opening chapter, serving as an introduction to the field. Although the field has grown immensely in the intervening 35 years, the reader will find that the material remains a valuable introduction to those looking to advance the field of pulse plating.
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NASF Issues OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard Update
NASF has been working closely with a key industry coalition in Washington on the pending OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for workplaces.
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Toxins That Can Help Us
Over many years, well-regarded AESF/NASF contributor Jack Dini wrote a series of fascinating columns to Plating & Surface Finishing, under the title Fact or Fiction?. He hasn’t slowed down in 2021. Here, he notes that more research studies are revealing that a little bit of some toxins can be quite helpful to human health. The following shows a number of examples.
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NASF Provides Technical Input to Danish EPA on Nickel Coatings
The NASF has provided information on nickel-free coatings and the use of nickel in coatings for a project for the Danish EPA.
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NASF Releases Public Policy Update for May 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 May.
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NASF Regulatory Alert: OSHA Sends Emergency COVID Workplace Standard Moves to Final Review
OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for the nation’s workplaces has been sent to the White House for final review.
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A Microscopic Study of Chromium Plating (1964)
This 1964 paper describes the first time that anyone had been able to photograph work of this type on chromium - the direct microscopic observation of the deposition of chromium on nickel and other basis metal surfaces. This classic study provided information on the effect of the surface condition of the substrate and plating variables on the initial stages of deposition, covering the growth to form a coherent deposit, and the later development of the cyclic pattern of cracking with its associated hydrogen gas evolution.
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Electro-codeposition of MCrAlY Coatings for Advanced Gas Turbine Applications - Complete Project Report
This is the complete final project report of the three-year AESF Foundation Research project (2018-2020) at the Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN., to optimize the electro-codeposition process for improved oxidation/corrosion performance of MCrAlY coatings on critical superalloy components in gas turbine engines.
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