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NASF Highlights Weak Rationale to White House

SUR/FIN 2023 is an opportunity for those in the surface finishing industry to expand their knowledge, expertise and network.

Technical Working Group Meeting #7 will provide stakeholders an opportunity to continue working with CARB staff on amendments to the Airborne Toxics Control Measures for Chrome Plating.

NASF will be reviewing the rule and supporting documents to determine whether to proceed with a legal challenge.

Mist suppressants are an important tool for reducing exposure of workers to Cr(VI) during plating and etching operations. A common raw material used for efficient mist suppressants was, and still is, PFOS. PFOS is subject to legislation across the world prohibiting its use for many applications. In this paper we will present developments and experiences with non-PFOS, permanent and non-permanent mist suppressants.

Claims EPA Used Data from 'Phantom Facilities'

Regulation of PFAS chemicals continues to increase — here are some steps finishing operations can take to prepare.

The National Association for Surface Finishing has released a Policy Update, summarizing some of the pertinent regulatory developments and new announcements from the month of August.

As 2022 comes to a close, Products Finishing’s On the Line column offers a look back at insights gleaned from industry interviews over the past year and what may be on the horizon for 2023.

Many industrial/technical journals consist of a well-rounded mixture of technical papers, practical articles about technology and how-to-do-it features, including this one, Products Finishing.  In its decades of publication, the AESF/NASF journal, Plating & Surface Finishing also endeavored to meet this need.  Among the many features were those of the columnists, recognized experts who had expertise in certain segments of the surface finishing industry.  This article contains a sampling of columns published in P&SF over the years, which still retain information of importance even today.