With the hard insurance market continuing what may soon be a historical run, finishing and coating operators across the country are clamoring to gain clarity and control of their terms and premiums.
Mark Toni is a firm believer that, when it comes to the finishing industry, what happens off the shop floor is just as important as what happens on it.
The Department of Defense announced the 2023 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards winners, including one for the elimination of hexavalent chromium in military processes.
We will discuss recent work on improving the wear performance of a functional chromium coating from a trivalent chromium plating bath.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for public input on new PFAS regulations.
How important is motivation in the finishing and coating industry?
BICO Steel has acquired RE Metal Finishing, further developing its extensive steel processing and fabrication capabilities.
Surface finish R&D departments on the supplier side have been very busy developing new finishes to meet the ever-changing demands of the electronics industry.
Saporito Finishing’s Jeff Logan is a strong believer in the 80/20 principle of running a business.
Finishers using hexavalent chromium in California have less than two weeks to respond to amendments to the California Air Resources Board proposal to phase out existing facilities over the next 10 years.
The American Chemistry Council is strongly concerned with EPA’s draft Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessment for hexavalent chromium.
The Surface Finishers Educational Association will host an online presentation on April 13 on “Parts Handling In Electroplating - Rack, Barrel, Hoist, Hand-Wire.”
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be sending a PFAS questionnaire to electroplaters to collect data for the agency’s planned revision of the metal finishing and electroplating guidelines.
Nathaniel Fowler is the Day-Shift Supervisor for Electro-Spec Carolina in Lexington, South Carolina.
Hard chromium plating bath chemistry has advanced through several stages since its introduction in the late 1920s.
Loreto “Larry” Capoccia came to the U.S. from Italy with his wife in 1966 and soon found a career in the metal finishing industry.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has $16 Million available for Pollution Prevention (P2) grants.
A finishing operation with a single automatic plating line was having trouble with how its team was racking parts.
Juana Chavez-Rangel is a Production Manager with Saporito Finishing in Cicero, Illinois.
Cyanide is cytotoxic for animals and humans, inhibiting the cytochrome oxidase enzyme and preventing the transport of oxygen into the cells [1].
When John Lindstedt entered the Navy several decades ago, he was selected for the Nuclear Propulsion Program in support of the submarine program.
