- 02 May 2008 -
Countdown to SUR/FIN: NASF Previews 2008 Automotive Symposium Lineup

The National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF) has announced its star-studded lineup of presenters and technical papers for the SUR/FIN 2008 Automotive Symposium. From value-packed conference programming featuring some of the brightest minds in the industry, to a rare appearance by a high-profile J. D. Power & Associates chief economist, this year’s Automotive Symposium promises to deliver the goods.

Following is a preliminary snapshot of the Automotive Symposium (TRACK II):

TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 9 A.M.–12 P.M.

Automotive Symposium (Chair: Linda Wing, industry manager, automotive, Enthone—Americas).

Featured speaker: Dr. Robert Schnorbus, chief economist, J. D. Power & Associates. “Regional and global trends; the impact of global sourcing; supplier concerns; and other related issues affecting the automotive industry.” This 90-minute presentation, which features a Q&A session, will provide attendees with important economic information as well as key industry trends. The information presented will help finishers leverage the knowledge they’re going to gain from the seminar and put it into common practice long after the show.

TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2 P.M.–5 P.M.

2008 Automotive Symposium: Conversion Coatings (Chair: Eric Olander, president, Electrochemical Products, Inc.)

“Trivalent Chromate,” Eric Olander, EPI

“Electrochemical Formation of Phosphate Coatings with High Corrosion Protection by Application of (DC+AC) Pulses,” Mois Aroyo, Technical University, Sofia, Bulgaria

“The Black Barrier: Characteristics of High Performance Black Passivates for Zinc Substrates,” Dr. Bjorn Dingwerth, Atotech Deutschland GmbH

“New Non-Chrome Black Conversion Coating for Zinc Electroplated Steel,” Dr. Michael Shone, Pavco, Inc.

“Development of Two Layer Passivation Process for Alkaline Zn-Ni Alloy Coatings,” Prabhu Ganesan and Branko N. Popov, University of South Carolina

“Trivalent Chromium for Enhanced Corrosion Protection on Aluminum Surface,” Harish Bhatt, METALAST International, Inc.

“Coating Systems that Complement and Can Replace Chromates are Based on Zirconia,” Steven Erwin, Benchmark Products, Inc.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 9 A.M.–12 P.M.

Automotive Symposium: (Chair, Rick Delawder, SWD, Inc.)

“Performance Characteristics of Zinc Nickel Alloys and Dip Spin Coatings for Fastener Applications,” Toshi Murai, Dipsol of America, Inc.

“New Method for Analysis and Control of Decorative Acid Copper Plating Solutions for Plating on Plastics Applications,” J. McCaskie, F. Scaraglino, Andrew Zhang, S. Christian, and Lou Grippo, Rohm & Haas Electronic Materials

“Nickel Plated INVAR-36 Alloy for Carbon Fiber Composite Molding Tools,” C.S. Wang and Yar-Ming Wang, Materials and Process Lab, GM R&D Center

(For a complete schedule of technical sessions and other educational events, please visit www.sur-fin.net.)