Plating

Michigan’s Attorney General filed a lawsuit against an electroplater that left Michigan after allegedly contaminating multiple properties in West and Southwest Michigan with PFAS and other hazardous materials.

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) has asked U.S. automakers to stop using hexavalent chromium in their supply chains.

The NASF New England Surface Finishing Regional Conference will be on November 4 at the Salem Waterfront Hotel and Suites in Salem, Massachusetts.

Like most small business owners, finishing and coating operators have a tendency to want to pass along their company to the next generation of family members.

The following patents related to the finishing and coating industry were granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office.

While most of Accent Metal Finishing’s competitors in Chicago dabble in fasteners, owner Doug Mangino’s company doesn’t take that route for what he says are obvious reasons.

Rust prevention is a step that nearly every finishing operation should take, but it appears that a large percentage don’t.

DuraTech Processes’ John Grimes is a big fan of the oil and gas industry, but as a finisher whose business is very focused on that industry, he also realizes the drawbacks.

When Stephen Rudy CEF was getting close to retirement several years ago, he began wondering what he would do to keep himself busy.

Larry Ensley is the Director of Technical Applications at Hubbard-Hall, and an expert at corrosion resistance.

Years ago, hard chrome shops knew the value of keeping their baths clean and free of impurities.

Work-related exposures in industrial processing of chromate (chrome plating, surface treatment and welding) raise concern regarding the health risk of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)).

After being prohibited from discharge to the Wixom Wastewater Treatment Plant since August 1, Tribar Technologies has been given conditional approval to resume wastewater discharge.

The rising price and low availability of raw materials, especially silver, are leading to higher costs in producing photovoltaic modules.

On a global basis, 2022 has been one of the driest periods for over 300 years. The controversy around this being a result of climate change continues, but sooner or later, the fact that we can measure the trend in global warming is undeniable.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to designate two of the most widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.

Imran Shamsi is Vice President of Premier Metal Processing in El Cajon, California.

The NASF Palmetto Southeast Chapter is holding its 14^th annual Myrtle Beach Fall Technical Conference Oct. 7 in South Carolina.

Sascha Wegner landed back home in the U.S. after a direct flight from Turkey, and yet the jet he took wasn’t the fastest thing he recalled about the trip.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held a webinar on August 17, on the “EPA PFAS Strategic Roadmap: Research Tools and Resources.”