sustainability

Sherwin-Williams wins U.S. EPA award

Reduces 800,000 pounds of VOCs by using soybean oil and recycled plastic

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sustainability

2020 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.

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Metals 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?

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regulation

EPA 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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automotive

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.

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Powder Coating

Fighting 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.

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sustainability

Pre-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.

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sustainability

Environmental Group’s Chromium 6 Study Called ‘Bogus’

California Department of Public Health: “The data are problematic at best.”

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energy

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.

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Iron 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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