Greener and Cleaner: One Company's Environmental Win
Large stamping house reduces its environmental and worker risks.
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Sustainable Pretreatment with Atmospheric Pressure Plasma
Alternative methods provide longer and stronger adhesion of coatings.
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Methylene Chloride Stripper Recycling
I am wondering about using pure methylene chloride as a paint remover with a water blanket on top to control the fumes and distilling the methylene chloride laden sludge in a solvent distiller to recover it for reuse. Is there any reason this is not commonly done?
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NASF: EPA Releases More Stringent Definition of Solid Waste Regulation
The new revisions state that the recycling of secondary materials can occur only if specific regulatory requirements are met.
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PPG Highlights New Corrosion-Resistant E-Coats At NAIAS
Pproducts are designed to fight metal corrosion and meet increasingly stringent environmental standards.
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Clariant, Reliant Introduce New Range Of Metal-Free Anodizing Dyes Approved By NSF For Food Zone
Colors contain no heavy metals and offer distinct environmental advantages for aluminum anodizers.
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Fischer Expands Manufacturing Capacity In Germany
See The Video! The 85,000 sq ft building was built with 4,800 tons of recycled stone from the previous buildings on the site.
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Aluminum In Danger Of Being Ruled Out Of Window PCR
AAC joins with Aluminum Association to report that a non-profit environmental group is developing on behalf of several window and glazing trade associations a Window Product Category Rule
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Is Your Electroplating Waste Hazardous?
Some that bears precious metals is, and there are a host of regulations to consider when recycling.
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Chemical Milling Environmental Improvements, Aerospace is Green and Growing
By David Tomlinson and James Wichmann, AC Products Inc.
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DeFelsko's PosiTector Wins Innovative Product of the Year
PosiTector body accepts all interchangeable probes including coating thickness, environmental, surface profile and ultrasonic wall thickness probes
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Tertiary Butyl Acetate Regulations
Has the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved TBAC (tertiary butyl acetate) as a VOC-exempt solvent?
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Enthone Introduces Ankor Hydraulics Hard Chrome Process
Specially engineered for the hydraulics/fluid power market, the company says the process delivers exceptional corrosion resistance, while offering a more sustainable alternative versus other high efficiency, etch-free hard chrome processes currently available today.
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First Time’s the Charm for Powder Coating Integrator
Newcomer Sustainable Technology Solutions teams with trusted vendors on first install for Hartzell Air Movement
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Coating Options for Steel
We manufacture steel and aluminum mounting structures that are used to support solar panels in a variety of environmental conditions. Where might I find information on wet-coat processes we might consider and compare to powder coat?
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Coater is Getting Healthy in California’s Central Valley
Advanced Industrial Coatings specializes in medical and food service finishes. The company’s 50,000-sq-ft plant contains a conveyorized powder coating line capable of handling massive amounts of coatings, and an environmental and climate-controlled area for scientific applications.
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Solvent Reclamation
We just installed a used RSP-100 to recycle solvent in our pressroom and now are getting an alarm boilover.
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Non-chrome Aircraft Paints
Can you provide me with a list of non-chrome paints that have been approved for use by the various companies in that industry?Do you know of anyone who looks at the environmental side of coatings whom I could contact for the latest information?
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Recycling Metals
Is there a process or commercial equipment to electrodeposit Zn, Ni, Cr, Fe, and remove the heavy metals from the wastewater?
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A Conversation With ... Beth Gotthelf
Attorney Beth Gotthelf is general counsel to the Michigan Association of Metal Finishers, a position that quickly made her an expert on environmental law and finishing issues.
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