sustainability
Sherwin-Williams wins U.S. EPA award
Reduces 800,000 pounds of VOCs by using soybean oil and recycled plastic
Read More2020 Vision: Powder Coating
After more than 50 years, powder coatings are still viewed favorably in the finishing world as an industry that collaborates with manufacturers to reduce our environmental footprint and foster sustainability.
Read MoreMetals Recovery from Wastewater Treatment Sludge
The sludge is green in color so we think it contains significant amount of nickel. Could we plate out the nickel?
Read MoreEPA may require “financial assurances” in plating industry
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is currently mulling what industries to invoke new clean-up rules as part of the Comprehensive Environmental Recovery and Liability Act.
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Cobalt-Free Technology for Trivalent Chromates on Zinc Plating
Corrosion and appearance requirements for plated steel parts continue to increase, while at the same time ever more restrictive environmental regulations are being put into place. As if these hurdles are not challenging enough for both process suppliers and applicators, there exists the compelling directive to reduce costs. Much of this is initially introduced by the European automotive industry, but then quickly spreads to automakers worldwide and to most other industries. In the field of zinc plating, the focus is on the protective conversion coatings and top coats that are applied to the zinc deposit. This paper examines the advantages of new cobalt-free technology as well as what is on the horizon regarding future requirements and regulations for zinc plating.
Read MoreFighting City Hall
At first, the comment about our coverage of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s fumbling of the new boiler and incinerator Clean Air Act rules was taken with a grain of salt.
Read MorePre-Colored Stainless Steel Improves Product Design, Productivity
Sandvik Materials Technology has rolled out a pre-coated metal strip steel intended to boost productivity and reduce environmental constraints associated with plating and coating in multiple industries.
Read MoreEnvironmental Group’s Chromium 6 Study Called ‘Bogus’
California Department of Public Health: “The data are problematic at best.”
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Better filtration, less money
Keller set out to develop a sustainable process which incorporates a dry separation system for wet paint overspray. The result is a system they say reduces overall costs up to 85% by using a regenerative filtration system that eliminates disposable filter media or water based wet scrubber costs, as well as minimizing related energy consumption.
Read MoreIron Phosphate-Contaminated Rinsewater Disposal/Recycle
Could you provide us readers with some advice as to the potential to recycle or reuse our waste iron phosphate?
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