Plating

The National Association for Surface Finishing’s Technology Advisory Committee is looking for experts from around the world to give informative presentations at SUR/FIN 2022 in Chicago from June 7-9.

What role does marketing play in your finishing and coating operation?

Officials at Chicago’s Magnetic Inspection Laboratory will spend $13 million to expand and add equipment lines for its manufacturing and coating business serving the aerospace and defense industries.

The International Aerospace Environmental Group (IAEG) has been engaged in a number of projects in 2021 focusing on technologies restricted by EU REACH and other global chemical regulations and investigating potential chemical and material replacement alternatives available to the aerospace industry.

Nickel is one of the oldest metals known to mankind and has been used in various applications for over 5,000 years.

Nasmyth TMF has achieved NADCAP accreditation for its non-destructive testing (NDT) services.

All plating baths are similar in that a basis metal or previous metal electrodeposition is to be covered with a new layer of a specific metal.

Beth Gotthelf is an attorney at Butzel Long in Detroit and has served as general counsel to the Michigan Chapter of the National Association of Surface Finishers since 1990 and Vice President since 2019.

Steve Smith is Vice President of Sales at American Plating Power and is also the chair of the NASF SUR/FIN Steering Committee.

Roy Metal Finishing Co. in South Carolina celebrated its 60^th anniversary with a party for its over 200 associates that included gift bags, shirts, travel mugs, and food.

Equipment maker Core Plating Technologies has been purchased by Novo Precision, an industrial, medical and machined components and systems manufacturer.

The National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF) recognized several members at the 2021 SUR/Fin Conference in Detroit.

Jim Toth is a CEF and president of Jim Toth Solutions, an electroplating consulting business.

The cost-effectiveness of processing parts in one planned cycle cannot be underestimated. The success of the operation indicates finishing requirements have been achieved.

Extreme Coatings in St. Petersburg, FL and Precision Spray and Coatings in Houston, TX have formed a joint venture to merge their Houston operations.

Two years ago, Metal Finishing Technologies in Bristol, Connecticut, threw its annual Christmas party luncheon for employees and retirees, and a blast from the past reappeared.

Nancy Zapata-Acosta is President of Control Electropolishing in Brooklyn, New York.

Kaman Air Vehicles, an aircraft parts manufacturer in Connecticut, faces a possible $308,168 fine for allegedly failing to protect employees from toxic substance exposures.

Robotics has become a big part of the culture at Quality Metal Finishing in Byron, IL, which is about 90 minutes east of Chicago.

The Chicagoland Italian American Charitable Organization is honoring George Gatto Sr. from Gatto Industrial Plating as its Man of the Year at its Honor and Hope Gala on Nov. 6.