#SUSTAINABILITY

Parts Cleaning

Greener and Cleaner: One Company's Environmental Win

Large stamping house reduces its environmental and worker risks.
#sustainability

Parts Cleaning

Sustainable Pretreatment with Atmospheric Pressure Plasma

Alternative methods provide longer and stronger adhesion of coatings.
#sustainability

Parts Cleaning

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?
#sustainability

Electroplating

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.
#nasf #sustainability #pollutioncontrol

Electrocoating

PPG Highlights New Corrosion-Resistant E-Coats At NAIAS

Pproducts are designed to fight metal corrosion and meet increasingly stringent environmental standards.
#masking #sustainability #pollutioncontrol

Anodizing

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.
#sustainability

Liquid Coating

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.
#measurement-testing #sustainability

Anodizing

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
#sustainability

Liquid Coating

Is Your Electroplating Waste Hazardous?

Some that bears precious metals is, and there are a host of regulations to consider when recycling.
#sustainability #pollutioncontrol #basics

Chemical Milling Environmental Improvements, Aerospace is Green and Growing

By David Tomlinson and James Wichmann, AC Products Inc.
#aerospace #sustainability

Liquid Coating

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
#masking #measurement-testing #pollutioncontrol

Tertiary Butyl Acetate Regulations

Has the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved TBAC (tertiary butyl acetate) as a VOC-exempt solvent?
#regulation #sustainability #pollutioncontrol

Electroplating

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.
#pollutioncontrol #masking #economics

Powder Coating

First Time’s the Charm for Powder Coating Integrator

Newcomer Sustainable Technology Solutions teams with trusted vendors on first install for Hartzell Air Movement
#masking #sustainability #curing

Powder Coating

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?
#energy #sustainability

Powder Coating

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.
#masking #medical #curing

Parts Cleaning

Solvent Reclamation

We just installed a used RSP-100 to recycle solvent in our pressroom and now are getting an alarm boilover.
#sustainability

Liquid Coating

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?
#sustainability

Electroplating

Recycling Metals

Is there a process or commercial equipment to electrodeposit Zn, Ni, Cr, Fe, and remove the heavy metals from the wastewater?
#pollutioncontrol #sustainability

Anodizing

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.
#sustainability #pollutioncontrol #masking