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Achieving Coefficient of Friction Targets
Jennifer Geesey of Pavco Inc. offers advice for obtaining your desired coefficient of friction.
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Dodge Notes the “Last Call” with Power—and Paint
As the Dodge Charger and Challenger leave the lineup, the muscle car purveyor is putting out the final vehicles and offering paints from the cars’ performance past.
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Registration Opens for NASF's Online Zinc & Zinc Alloy Course
The goal of the course is to provide participants with information related to the metallurgy and corrosion behavior of zinc coatings.
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PPG, Glidden Name 2023 Color of the Year
PPG and Glidden’s color of choice is Vining Ivy, a blue-green hue that the company says can punctuate a home’s personality.
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Episode 23: An Interview With Brad Durkin, technical director for the Electroless Nickel Conference 2022
Electroless Nickel Conference 2022 will take place October 11-13 at the Omni Severin in Indianapolis, Indiana. Learn more about the event in this interview with ENC22 technical director Brad Durkin.
ListenSupreme Court Limits EPA Authority to Regulate GHG Emissions
The Supreme Court limits the scope of EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions without action from Congress, but the agency is still able to set carbon emission limits for key sectors of the economy.
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NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #122: Electrochemical Approaches to Treatment of PFAS in Plating Wastewater - 5th Quarterly Report
This paper covers a research grant at the University of Georgia - Griffin on developing electrochemical approaches to remove PFASs present in plating wastewaters, under the direction of Professor Qingguo (Jack) Huang. This fifth quarter report assessed eight PFAAs most commonly found in wastewaters, by electro-oxidation with a Ti4O7 anode across a range of anodic potentials in solutions of different compositions and at varying operating conditions.
Read MoreNASF Meets with White House on EPA Move to Propose Rule to List PFOS and PFOA under the Federal Superfund Clean Up Law
EPA’s proposed rule to list PFOS and PFOA as hazardous substances has cleared White House review. Industry has called for risk evaluation and impact analysis as a condition to support the decision.
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Finishing Activity: Growth Activity Slowed Again in July, Closes at 51.8
July is the third month of slowed expansion for Finishing this year, approaching a low reading Finishing has not seen since the end of 2020.
Read MoreEPA Readying Fall Nationwide PFAS Survey of Metal Finishing Industry to Inform New Water Discharge Rule
NASF continues discussions with US EPA on the agency’s plans for a nationwide survey of the metal finishing industry on its use of PFAS. NASF plans to review the draft survey and provide feedback to the agency prior to its distribution. Surveys will likely go to a wide range of job shop and captive operations and are scheduled to be sent out in the fall.
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