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Surface Finishing Sustainability: Technology Pathways - The 51st William Blum Lecture

This presentation is the 51st William Blum Lecture, presented at SUR/FIN 2014 in Cleveland, Ohio on June 9, 2014. In this lecture, Dr. Yinlun Huang discusses the critical issue of sustainability in manufacturing with the primary focus on the surface finishing industry, and the technology directed toward addressing the issue.  

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Liquid Coating

How to Make Automotive Paint Shops More Sustainable

Q. Our paint shop is the place of highest energy consumption and highest VOC and CO2 emissions in the car manufacturing process. What measures can be taken to reduce them?

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Parts Cleaning

Parts2Clean Show Addresses New Cleaning Challenges

Global trends such as electromobility, lightweight construction, Industry 4.0, sustainability and more at show Oct. 24-26 in Stuttgart, Germany.

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Parts Cleaning

Kyzen’s McChesney to Present on Parts Cleaning Environmental Concerns

McChesney will present and discuss “Parts Cleaning and Environmental Concerns. Choosing a Green Solvent” on March 7 at 3 p.m.

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Anodizing

ASETSDefense Workshop 2016: Sustainable Surface Engineering for Aerospace and Defense

Workshop on Sustainable Surface Engineering for Aerospace and Defense will be held at Shades of Green, the Armed Forces Recreation Center at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando from December 6-8.

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regulation

Aqueous Cleaning Solutions Drive Safety and Profitability

The change to technologically advanced, environmentally friendly cleaning solutions can support a safer, more sustainable and more profitable workplace.

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Coating Plastic Parts More Efficiently

Quality, costs and sustainability in focus with liquid coatings.

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sustainability

General Magnaplate Closes California Plant After 36 Years

Cites difficult business conditions in California, and the settlement of a potential lawsuit threatened by the Santa Barbara-based Environmental Defense Center.

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sustainability

NASF Report May 2016: The Surface Technology Environmental Resource Center

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

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NASF Report April 2016: Health Agency Seeks Data on Nickel, PFOS for Prop 65 Listing

California's EPA's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced it will review several chemicals for possible listing under Proposition 65.

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