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Walter Surface Technologies Expands Presence in Safety and Productivity Industry

Walter Surface Technologies has announced the acquisition of ArcOne, a provider of industrial safety products based in Taunton, Massachusetts.

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management

EPA Moving on PFAS Regulatory Actions for Drinking Water

Agency requesting the Office of Management to review its proposed regulatory determinations for two types of PFAS.

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Electroplating

Best Plating Practices for the Application of Brush Plated Zinc-Nickel

Brush plating is an industrial electroplating process designed for demanding OEM and repair applications, without the use of an immersion tank.  This presentation demonstrates the best practices for brush plating zinc-nickel to meet the ASTM standards of hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion protection.  From preparatory steps to the application of a trivalent chromium conversion coating, the proper plating techniques needed to meet the customers’ demanding requirements are discussed.

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Understanding Compliance Inspection using the 6Ps Model

Staff from  the City of Los Angeles Sanitation Department’s Bureau of Sanitation’s Industrial Waste Management Division, explain how metal finishers can utilize the 6Ps Model.

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Fletcher Honored for ASTM Service

Recognized for services to the D01 Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications committee.

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regulation

Parts2clean Offers Latest in Cleaning Technology

The largest parts cleaning trade show in the world, parts2clean offers a peek into the future of U.S. parts cleaning regulations and technology in a travel-friendly part of the world.

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regulation

Epner Technology Produces NIST New Gold Standard

The Brooklyn-based Epner says the process is unique in that it is both ultra-pure at 0.9999, while also bring three times harder than any other 24 Kt. gold.

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Electroplating

EPA Starts IRIS Assessment of Hexavalent Chromium

The 45-day public comment period begins March 15 and ends April 29. Comments must be received on or before April 29.

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Electroplating

Atotech BluCr Designed for Safety

BluCr is an industrial trivalent chromium hard-chrome plating process designed as a safe alternative to hexavalent hard chrome plating.

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Hubbard-Hall Formulations Enable Safety Compliance

Hubbard-Hall designs chemicals for surface finishing applications.

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