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For 2022, NASF-AESF Foundation Research Board has selected a project on electrodeposition toward developing low-cost and scalable manufacturing processes for hydrogen fuel cells and electrolysis cells for clean transportation and distributed power applications.  This report introduces the project and outlines the work to be undertaken.

Development of a Sustainability Metrics System and a Technical Solution Method for Sustainable Metal Finishing

Is the recovery of nickel metal from waste sludge considered recycling, reusing or reclaiming?

Hemco manufactures a variety of canopy hoods designed to capture and exhaust fumes or steam that are corrosive, heated or of a noxious odor.

A solid relationship with a solvent manufacturer has aided Electro-Spec Inc. with the implementation of a trichloroethylene replacement material in its vacuum degreasing unit to clean a customer’s micromachined parts more efficiently.  

NASF releases its Metals Loading Study for Wastewater Discharges and looks at recent federal deregulatory actions impacting surface finishing.

The Common Sense Initiative was the centerpiece of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s much-touted regulatory reinvention in 1994. Called a “bold experiment,” the EPA developed the Common Sense Initiative to address claims that its regulatory process had become burdensome, inefficient and costly.

Reduces 800,000 pounds of VOCs by using soybean oil and recycled plastic

NASF and its foundation partner with National Center for Manufacturing Science to better coordinate regulatory and ethical guidance for finishers.

In the December 1992 issue of Plating and Surface Finishing, a series of articles was published, predicting the future of the global surface finishing industry in the 21^st century, then due to arrive in less than a decade.