The Springfield, Mass., AESF branch, in conjunction with Valley Plating and Poly Plating, has announced this year’s New England Surface Finishing Regional is set for November. The event will be held on Friday, Nov. 6, at the Cape Codder Resort & Spa in Hyannis, Mass.
26 August, 2009
The Powder Coating Institute, or PCI, and NACE International, The Corrosion Society, or NACE, will be partnering to produce The North American Industrial Coating Show to be held at the Indianapolis Convention Center, Oct. 27-29, 2010.
26 August, 2009
The AESF Foundation has released the schedule for its Fall 2009 courses. Topics range from environmental issues to precious metal plating techniques.
26 August, 2009
Columbia Chemical recently hosted three representatives from Ebara-Udylite Mexico to an intensive three-day training session at the facility's technical support center. Jeff Grodecki and Kristen Melnek lent their expertise in assisting Saul Angel Dominguez, Elena Gpe. Lozano Palacios and Adira Guadalupe Ramirez Delgado with the technical training.
26 August, 2009
DuPont Powder Coatings recently launched a new website designed to give customers quick and easy access to information about its powder coatings brands and products. The easy-to-navigate design presents a bright and inviting appearance and includes comprehensive product, color and technical information as well as a digital color card showing the 400-plus RAL and standard colors and surface effects in stock and ready to ship same day.
26 August, 2009
General Motors, GM, is increasing production at several North America assembly plants in response to increased sales. The decision maans will bring approximately 1,350 UAW and CAW employees back to the assembly lines.
20 August, 2009
DuPont Automotive OEM Coatings has been named a GM Supplier of the Year for 2008. The honor, DuPont Automotive’s second in as many years, is in recognition of DuPont’s performance as a global provider of finishes.
20 August, 2009
Metalforming companies predict a spike in business conditions during the next three months. These findings emerge from a newly released Precision Metalforming Association Business Conditions Report.
20 August, 2009
A newly released report from the Federal Reserve showed U.S. industrial production rose 0.5% in July, a tangible improvement over June’s 0.4% decline. Analysts say the news supports hopes that the longest recession since the 1930s is finally drawing to a close.
20 August, 2009
The Society of Vacuum Coaters, SVC, plans to hold its inaugural Topical Conference—also known as TopCon—on Nov. 3-5, 2009, at the Albuquerque Marriott, in Albuquerque, N.M.
20 August, 2009
Service Filtration Corporation, or SERFILCO, Ltd., has announced that a Letter of Intent has been signed for the purchase of all assets of the Baron-Blakeslee Equipment Division of Enviro Tech International, Inc.
13 August, 2009
The 6th Annual Southern Metal Finishing Conference, set for Sept. 14-15 at the historic Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, S.C., promises to offer a wealth of networking opportunities, education, and team-building activities.
13 August, 2009
The Aluminum Anodizers Council, or AAC, is inviting attendees to learn about basic techniques for producing a quality anodized product at its upcoming Anodizing Essentials Workshop, slated for Oct. 6, 2009, at the Sheraton Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas.
13 August, 2009
President Barack Obama earlier this month nominated David Michaels, Assistant Secretary for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA.
07 August, 2009
The Association Connecting Electronic Industries, IPC, has announced the findings from its monthly North American printed circuit boards report.
07 August, 2009
The Electrocoat Association and the Chemical Coaters Association International have joined forces to bring the finishing industry the 2009 Electrocoating Seminar, which is scheduled to take place at the Holiday Inn Birmingham Airport in Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 11–12, 2009.
06 August, 2009
The Electrocoat Association will hold its annual meeting Nashville, Tenn., at the beautiful Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center, located at 2800 Opryland Drive, on Sept. 29, 2009.
06 August, 2009
The 2009 Powder Coating Forum is set to take place at the Embassy Suites in Cleveland, Ohio, from Sept. 16–17.
06 August, 2009
Two of Germany’s most important industrial and surface finishing events—Paint Expo and parts2clean—have set dates for 2010.
06 August, 2009
The eRulemaking Program has launched a significant upgrade to www.regulations.gov, the website that provides one-stop, public access to information related to current and forthcoming regulations issued by the federal government.
06 August, 2009
Second-quarter earnings reports from some of the largest chemical companies and coating materials suppliers, including BASF, Clariant, Dow, DuPont, and PPG, reflect diminished demand from key end-use sectors.
06 August, 2009
The U.S. government’s trade-in program, Cash for Clunkers, sparked a boost in demand making July auto sales better-than-expected—more precisely, the best performance since August 2008. GM, Chrysler Group, Fort Motor Co., and Honda Motor all said they were helped by the popular program, with Ford in particular showing a 2% increase year over year while overall U.S. auto sales rose sharply month over month.
06 August, 2009
A newly released Commerce Department Report showed gross domestic product, GDP, slowed 1% in the second quarter vs. 6.4% in the first three months of the year. Economists and analysts say that’s an encouraging sign that the recession might be coming to an end.
06 August, 2009
Haviland Products, which formulates, manufactures and distributes decorative, functional and specialty coatings for Fortune 500 companies nationwide, announced the acquisition of Wyandotte, Mich.-based Benchmark, Inc., a leader in the formulation and manufacturing of surface finishing chemistry since 1956.
06 August, 2009
Effective July 1, 2009, Werner Auer took the reins as head of Siemens VAI Metals Technologies GmbH & Co. Auer, who was previously CFO of the Business Unit located in Linz, succeeds Richard Pfeiffer as CEO.
06 August, 2009
Dysol, Inc., manufacturer of the patented DS-Series line of environmentally compliant cleaning solvents, announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Socomor Finishing Solutions of France, a worldwide manufacturer of surface finishing products with plants in France, Poland and China.
06 August, 2009
Dysol, Inc., has appointed a distributor for the MagChem line of engine overhaul, maintenance and lubrication products.
06 August, 2009
Haviland Products Company has tapped Canadian Finishing Systems to be its exclusive surface finishing distributor to all of Canada.
06 August, 2009
NASF, the National Association for Surface Finishing, recognized more than a dozen individuals for their dedication, service, and technical contributions to the surface finishing industry during a special ceremony at SUR/FIN 2009 in Louisville, Ky., June 15–17.
01 August, 2009