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NASF Report February 2016: What’s the Impact of REACH Rules on U.S. Surface Treatment?
The brief summary below the EU’s regulation on REACH became law in June 2007 and created new obligations to manufacture, import or use new and existing chemicals in the EU.
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NASF News and Reports
The National Association for Surface Finishing is the industry representative for businesses and suppliers in the finishing industry. Christian Richter and Jeff Hannapel lead the NASF's efforts from their Washington, DC offices.
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Thin Multilayer Palladium Coatings for Semiconductor Packaging Applications Part I: Solderability
The 1996 AES Gold Medal Award was given to I.V. Kadija and his co-workers for the Best Paper appearing in Plating and Surface Finishing in 1995. Their work dealt with the use of palladium in electronics finishing in the 1990s. This paper covered the evaluation of such finishes for solderability.
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Electrochemical Assessment of Sn-Pb Solderability
The 1991 AES Gold Medal Award was given to D.M. Tench and D.P. Anderson for the Best Paper appearing in Plating and Surface Finishing in 1990. Their work dealt with a very important concern in electronics finishing in the 1990s - testing for solderability and relating it to real world performance.
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Poly-Plating’s Nickel Plating Process Earns Accepted Status from FDA
Device Master Files (MAFS) available for those seeking a Premarket Application (PMA) or 510(k) approval for medical devices with the Food and Drug Administration.
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Researchers Say Superhydrophobic Coating Protects Without The Price
Scientists come up with new class of superhydrophobic nanomaterials might simplify the process of protecting surfaces from water.
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Min Zou, Mechanical Engineer and Coating Specialist, Named Arkansas Research Alliance Fellow
Zou holds the fellow for research on nanoscale surfaces like anti-reflective coatings for solar panels, friction-reducing coatings in electronics and coatings.
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Zinc Prices Down 30 Percent from 2014 Due to Falling Oil Prices
Copper prices have rebounded, taking advantage of the declining dollar but gains are limited as the greenback rebounded.
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January Go-To Guy: Bill Lekki, Precious Plate
Precious Plate says it goes to Bill for solve engineering problems, new product development, quoting, environmental reporting, company-wide engineering support and much more.
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January's Go-To-Guy: Bill Lekki, Precious Plate
Bill Lekki, technical director of Precious Plate, began working for the company 35 years ago and is the Go-To-Guy. Also: Adrian “Sergio” Sanchez and Kally Powell from All-Color Powder Coating.
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