Register for the UpcomingWastewater Treatment & Control
Dates: May 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Take Eight, Web-Based 2-hour Sessions
The AESF Foundation will continue its 2011 web-based course schedule with Part 1 of an outstanding two-part Environmental Stewardship course. Part 1, Wastewater Treatment and Control, encompasses part of the optional curriculum for Master Surface Finisher (MSF) certification. As with all Foundation web-based courses, participants are sent the course manual prior to the sessions so that you may review the material, take notes, prepare questions and follow along with the presentation.
Cost: Member - $565; Non-Member - $750
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For more information contact Luke Zorich at 202-457-8401, or Lzorich@nasf.org.
Corrosion & Salt Spray November 15, 22, 29 & December 6
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2011 Webinars
Troubleshooting Wastewater Treatment June 2
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Troubleshooting Precious Metals August 25
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Cyanide Safety September 22
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Cyanide Emergency Response September 29
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Troubleshooting Test Panels December 9
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2011 UPCOMING COURSES
In Person Training
Course:Electroplating and Surface Finishing
(Certification Course)
Course Dates: June 13-16, 2011
Optional Exam Date: June 17, 2011
Course Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Rosemont, Illinois at SUR/FIN 2011
This four-day course provides a comprehensive overview of numerous plating processes and their associated sciences. It provides a clear understanding of metal finishing technology, permitting the student to understand specifications, avoid routine finishing problems, evaluate product output and expediently resolve process difficulties. Pass the optional certification exam and receive your Certified Electroplater Finisher (CEF) credential, which is one of the required subject areas for obtaining Master Surface Finisher (MSF) certification.
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Course:Aerospace
Course Dates: June 13-16, 2011
Optional Exam Date: June 17, 2011
Course Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Rosemont, Illinois at SUR/FIN 2011
This four-day course consists of 21 lessons providing the student with a broad range of information related to metal finishing operations that are commonly conducted in the Airline/Aerospace industry. It provides a clear understanding of surface finishing techniques and processes, whereby quality is improved and rejects/finishing problems are reduced.
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Course:Hard Chrome Plating
Course Dates: September 14-15, 2011
Optional Exam Date: September 16
Course Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Detroit, Michigan
This two-day course is intended for training of personnel working in "hard chrome" plating shops. It has specific benefit for line workers and shop foremen, but can also be of great use to shop owners and managers of hard chromium plating facilities.
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Course:Aerospace
Course Dates: September 26-29, 2011
Optional Exam Date: September 30, 2011
Course Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Seattle, Washington
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AESF Foundation Custom Courses
Since 2009, the AESF Foundation has designed multiple custom courses for job and captive shops, as well as top aerospace, medical and electronic companies. Custom courses are designed, with the help of a qualified AESF Foundation instructor, from existing training modules to meet your company’s training needs.
Companies may pick and choose modules from the following courses:
Aluminum Finishing
Hard Chromium Plating Course
Electroless Nickel
Electroplating and Surface Finishing
Precious Metals
Pollution Prevention Concepts & Technologies
Wastewater Treatment Technologies
Salt Fog Zinc
Each module takes between 45 minutes to 1.5 hours to complete. Upon completion of the course, each participant will receive a certificate of completion.
Download the Custom Course Menu Here.
Once you have selected subjects from your chosen modules, please contact Luke Zorich at Lzorich@nasf.org, or 202-457-8401 to help you schedule the training and provide you a cost estimate.
This article discusses the development of a new copper plating bath that can deposit high ductility copper metal directly on a wide range of aluminum alloy substrates. The process is particularly important for general metal finishing companies looking to plate aluminum parts for aerospace industry.
Traditionally, silver is electroplated in toxic, cyanide-based chemistry. Due to cyanide’s extreme hazard to human health and environments, developing non-cyanide silver chemistry is essential for the silver electroplating industry. Discussed here is an aqueous, alkaline non-cyanide silver plating technology, which can be directly plated over nickel as well as copper and its alloys. The silver deposits have perfect white color and better anti-tarnishing properties than other non-cyanide silver processes. The silver is plated entirely from the dissolving silver anode and the bath is very stable, and maintains a stable pH level both during plating and idle time. This new non-cyanide silver technology will plate bright silver that is perfectly suitable for electronic, industrial and decorative applications.
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Internal stress exists in electroplated and chemically applied metallic coatings. This paper reviews the test procedures for measuring deposit stress and the formulas used to calculate stress values. Many formulas used require modification to obtain actual internal stress values. Errors in this regard are examined and common mistakes are explained.