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National Surface Finishing Day Message from the NASF
National Association for Surface Finishing president Jeff Brassard offers a message for National Surface Finishing Day 2021.
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NASF Online Course: Chromium Plating for Engineering Applications
Registration for this Chromium Plating for Engineering Applications Web Based Course is June 22, 2021.
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NASF OSHA Alert: OSHA Proposed Update to Hazard Communication Standard
OSHA recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend and update the agency’s Hazard Communication Standard.
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NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #121: Development of a Sustainability Metrics System and a Technical Solution Method for Sustainable Metal Finishing: 3rd Quarterly Report
This report covers the third quarter of project work (October-December 2020) on this project at Wayne State University in Detroit. The objective is to help metal finishing plants to conduct a self-managed sustainability assessment and identify technical solutions for sustainability performance improvement. The reader is invited to contact Dr. Huang in identifying plating shops willing to participate in this program.
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NASF Plating Essentials Course Deadline Approaches
The registration deadline for NASF’s Plating Essentials course is February 23. The course offers an overview of critical finishing subjects.
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NASF Regulatory Alert February 2021
OSHA Takes First Step to Strengthen Federal COVID-19 Workplace Guidelines in 2021.
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NASF/AESF Offers Pollution Prevention Web-Based Course
The registration deadline for the Pollution Prevention web-based Course is March 23, 2021.
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Jerry Poll, 1929-2021
Products Finishing recently lost one of its own. Jerry Poll was a well-loved figure in the surface finishing industry who led our brand for many years.
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A Novel, Structurally Colored Coating for Aluminum Alloys
A recent development based on porous anodized aluminum (PAA) and metal nanowire deposits is presented here, which may become a competitive alternative to paint and organic coatings. By controlling the conditions for anodizing and metal electrodeposition, coatings in a wide spectrum of colors can be produced, including greys, black, blues, purples and greens.
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Nanostructure of the Anodic and Nanomaterials Sol-Gel Based Materials Application: Advances in Surface Engineering
Porous alumina can be fabricated electrochemically through anodic oxidation of aluminum. This paper reviews sol-gel chemistry and applications, which also offers unusual nanoporous microstructures. The ability to control pore chemistry at different scales and geometries, provides excellent bioactivity, enabling the entrapment of biologically active molecules and their controllable release for therapeutic and medical applications.
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