workforce development

Electroplating 20 Mar 2014

Take Employee Complaints Seriously

When complaints are ignored by the employer, the worker often complains to EPA or OSHA, or, worse, an accident occurs.

education 7 Feb 2014

Axalta Coating Systems Participates in Michigan Values Veterans Workforce Program

Mount Clemens, MI facility presented with MV2 certification at Michigan Values Veterans conference for Axalta’s pledge to hire and retain U.S. veterans.

curing 1 Feb 2014

A Conversation With … William Goughenour

William Goughenour debuts this month as the new paint expert for Products Finishing. He is the Senior Coatings Analyst for the National Center for Coatings Application, Research, and Education (C-Care) in Virginia, which provides one of the most advanced manufacturing laboratories in North America for coating and finishing related process engineering, applied research, training, and education.

workforce development 27 Jan 2014

Wisconsin's Hartford Finishing Growing, Adding 94 Jobs

Governor Scott Walker joined company leaders to announce the addition of 94 new jobs at Hartford Finishing, Inc., a powder coating and painting firm, and its sister companies. The jobs announcement coincides with the opening of the company’s new paint line.

workforce development 20 Nov 2013

CCAI Publishes 6th Edition of Powder Coating for Industrial Finishing Applications Training Manual in Color

208-page manual has been revised with new color graphics and photos, several new chapters and a re-written glossary that serves as a guide to operating a powder coating system and managing the process for efficiency and profit.

workforce development 16 Sep 2013

CCAI Adds On-Line Educational Videos on CCAI TV

This new feature is available to everyone free until December 1 on the CCAI website. The educational presentations are designed to provide information and understanding on a variety of finishing technologies.

automotive 9 Sep 2013

Platers Go Back to School to Help Future Engineers

Milt Stevenson of Anoplate Corp. in Syracuse, N.Y., wants more finishing shops to become part of this program that pairs the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) with collegiate engineering and technology students.

workforce development 18 Apr 2013

Education and the Electroplating Industry

The First AES Scientific Achievement Award (later William Blum Memorial) Lecture presented at the AES Golden Jubilee Convention, June 15, 1959, in Detroit, Mich., for the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the AES. (Originally published as 46th Annual Technical Proceedings - AES, 46, 39-42 (1959).)