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EPA Rejects NASF's Call To Revise Chromium Air Rule
Agency's denial of the petition for administration reconsideration rejects calls from the NASF to soften its updated chromium electroplating national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants,
SUR/FIN 2013 to Host Global Manufacturing Panel on Monday, June 10
Speakers to include an esteemed list of international manufacturing experts from the United Kingdom, Singapore, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, China and Canada.
Industrie De Nora Group Launches 'De Nora Next'
New business unit specializes in innovative and environmental friendly systems and products based on electro-chemical technologies.
American Coatings Association and California Paint Council Oppose California SB 193
Critics argue against components of the proposed bill that would require local manufacturers to supply regulators with proprietary information pertaining to their customer lists and purchasing history.
2013 NASF Washington Forum
Manufacturing, regulations, health care, taxes and spending dominate the agenda.

Podcasts

Metal Finishing Audio Newscast--January 9, 2013
Exclusive interview with Dan Dunigan and Kenn Leuzinger, founders of The Finishing Experts.
Metal Finishing Audio Newscast, December 18, 2012
Review of three independent manufacturing reports: the Federal Reserve's U.S. Industrial Production Summary for November; Association for Manufacturing Technology's October Orders Report; and the latest PMI Index from the Institute for Supply Management.
Metal Finishing Audio Newscast, August 14, 2012
Manufacturing technology orders; U.S. July unemployment report; SIFCO ASC featured on FOX Business Network's "Manufacturing Marvels" Show; AutoTechnology training programs; COATING 2012 technical sessions
Metal Finishing Audio Newscast, June 2012
NASF Annual Awards Presentation; Save the date for SUR/FIN 2013

Blogs

Guest Blog: Import Penetration Still Outweighs Reshoring Trend
Posted by Reg Tucker • 02 April 2013
BY MICHELE NASH-HOFF. In January, the U. S. Business and Industry Council released a report, "Import Penetration Rises again in 2011; Challenges Manufacturing Renaissance, Insourcing Claims,"...
tags: U.S. manufacturing, imports, reshoring
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Making Reviews Worthwhile for Employees and Managers Alike
Posted by Reg Tucker • 05 March 2013
BY MARKO DUFFY. It’s a new year, and if you’re like me you’re absolutely giddy over the excitement of starting another round of meaningful and impactful performance reviews...
tags: Performance appraisals, employee reviews, continuous improvement
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Automotive OEMs Are Riding the 'Wave'
Posted by Reg Tucker • 02 February 2013
Coming off a year which saw a rally in both automotive production and sales – mostly evident in the US and China – it’s not surprising to see that momentum course through the entire ...
tags: automotive parts suppliers, OEMs, powertrain, engine components
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Guest Blog: What a Plater Thinks of Masking for High-Tech Applications
Posted by Reg Tucker • 18 December 2012
By Marko Duffy. This is how we platers think it goes…An engineer calls his co-workers over to his cubicle to show the latest device he’s created—an intelligent, innovative work of t...
tags: electroless nickel, masking, profits
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Peter van Gorp

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Peter van Gorp is the Technical Manager for Rectifiers and related products for American Plating Power, LLC. As a cofounder of the company, Peter is responsible for the production and test management of...

Features

Unfinished Business—Thoughts of a Senior Plater, Part II
In Part II of what he calls his “swan song,” industry veteran John “Jack” Horner touches on a range of subjects, from Ni electroplating from a sulfamate plating solution, to anodizing Ni, to zinc as an undercoating for Cu-Ni-Cr on steel.
"Unfinished” Business—Thoughts of a Senior Plater, Part I
In this retrospective piece, industry veteran John “Jack” Horner reflects on the early research and development and testing that spurred innovations in modern plating.
Must-Have Checklist when Designing an Efficient Spraying Operation
In-depth article addresses the fundamental questions related to setting up—and analyzing—a spray booth system.
Coatings, Cleaning Equipment, and HCFC 225
Barbara and Ed Kanegsberg, authors of the new "On the Surface" section in Metal Finishing magazine, give readers a "heads-up" about Federal EPA changes in allowable uses of solvents.

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Nano-crystalline Sn-Co-X Alloy Alternative to Decorative Chromium Plating
The nano-crystalline Sn-Co-X(M13) plating alloy coating, intended as a alternative to decorative chromium, shows similar color and excellent corrosion.
The Right Surface Preparation for Electronic Components
As a knowledgeable metal finisher who understands the potential detrimental effects of both ionic and non-ionic residue, you can be the solution, not the source of the problem. Metal finishers who supply parts to electronic assemblers can be good partners by recognizing the importance of adequate contaminant removal.
Zincate- or Stannate–Free Plating
For more than 80 years now the most generally accepted process for the preparation of aluminum and it alloys for plating has involved the use of a “zincate” or “stannate” processing solution. Environmental issues relative to the use of these processes are becoming more and more of a problem. The process itself is long and involved and will differ from one alloy to another. This article presents a much more environmentally acceptable alternative that is considerably easier to work with, gives far more consistent results and is more cost effective.
Update on Accelerated Corrosion Testing
In this comprehensive refresher, Ray Singleton, president of Singleton Corp., underscores the usefulness of accelerated corrosion tests in comparison to real-world exposure, while focusing on the consistency of the results.
New Pretreatments and Non-Chromated Chemfilm for Magnesium Alloys
This work presents the corrosion and paint adhesion properties of a new trivalent chromium-based conversion coating technology along with three different pretreatment methods on AZ92A-T6 cast magnesium alloy.

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