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sonics are used to meetthe challenge of remov-ing small particles frominaccessible areas, as amajor manufacturerrecently discoveredwhen looking to reducerejects on a researchand development pre-treatment line about togo into production.
Identifying theCleaning Problem
The pretreatment linein question has beencleaning small screwmachine type parts,about one-fourth inchin diameter, which willbecome part of gas as-sembly valves. Theparts have a drilled
By: Cheryl Larkin
The same characteris- tics of ultrasonics that make them an impor- tant component on a new cleaning or pre- treatment line also make them a valuable retrofit on an existing  process line…
Ultrasonics can opti-mize the removal of some types of soilsfrom certain parts, suchas buffing compoundfrom crevices and tinyparticles from metal-working operations.Other excellent applica-tions include precisioncleaning of small ob- jects and electronicsassemblies prior toother finishing opera-tions, and cleaning of valve bodies, transmis-sion parts and sub-assemblies, medicaldevices and injectionmolds.Sometimes ultrasonicswill speed up a clean-ing operation thatwould otherwise takemuch longer. For ex-ample, carbonizationcan be removed frominjection molds in min-utes instead of hourswith the right combina-tion of ultrasonics,heat, and cleaning so-lution.In other cases, ultra-
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The Future of Finishing
(page 15) 
 
FinishingSpotlight:
Interview with Dr. ArtKushner of Kushner’s Elec-troplating School
(page 4) 
 
Continued on page 8...
Hex Chrome onHard Steel
(page 6) 
 
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FINISHING TALK
 April 9-10:
 Powder Coating SchoolDenver, COsurfacefinishingacademy.com
 April 20-23:
 SSCT Annual Tech. ConferenceSan Destin, FLdr@mccanda.com 
 April 21-23:
 Coatings for Plastic SymposiumChicago, IL(888) 530-6714www.coatingsforplastics.com
 April 21-24:
 NA 2008I-X CenterCleveland, OHwww.nashow.com
 April 22-24:
 NASF Washington ForumWashington, DCwww.nasf.org
 April 28-29; May 1-2
 
MacDermid Electroless Nickel School
 Irvine, CA; Dallas, TXlriley@macdermid.com
May 4-7:
 RadTech 2008Chicago, ILwww.radtech2008.com
May 13-16:
 ET 2008Orlando, FLwww.et08.org
May 14-16:
 Electrocoat 2008Indianapolis, INwww.electrocoat.org
June 3-5:
  American Coatings ShowCharlotte, NCamerican-coatings-show.com 
Have an upcoming event? Tell us about it at: 
www.finishingtalk.com! 
 
INDUSTRY EVENTS 2008
 
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Spartanburg, SC 
The DürrGroup has received a major or-der from the BMW Group for itsU.S. plant in Spartanburg, SC,worth more than €100 million.BMW’s production capacity atthe plant will be increased from160,000 to 240,000 units by2012. The required expansion of the paint shop will be realizedlargely by Dürr. While produc-tion is supposed to begin in thefirst two areas in mid-2009, thesealing line’s startup is plannedfor mid-2010. Capacity is to in-crease from 27 units per hournow to 46 as a result of expand-ing the paint shop. For moreinformation, visitwww.durr.com orwww.bmwgroup.com.
Fridley, MN 
DuPont CoatingSolutions has formally certifiedNor-Ell Inc. of Fridley, MN, as aCertified Star Coater
SM
. As amember of the DuPont StarCoater program, Nor-Ell submit-ted a request for DuPont to au-dit its operations in an effort toqualify for certified status. For aStar Coater member to qualifyas certified, an independent in-dustry consultant examines 10different areas that cover theoperations of the business.These areas include safety, cus-tomer satisfaction and qualityand consistency. For more infovisit:www.dupontpowder.comorwww.starcoater.com.
DEARBORN, MI 
The Societyof Manufacturing Engineers(SME) will host the NanoManu-facturing and the co-located Mi-croManufacturing Conferenceand Exhibits, April 22-23, 2008,at the Sheraton Hotel in Fram-ingham, Massachusetts. Thisevent will not only bring to-gether two emerging manufac-turing technologies, but also 13of Greater Boston’s brightestengineering and science univer-sity students. Their participationwill mark the launch of the con-ference’s Bright Minds NanoProgram, a mentoring programwhich provides full conferencepasses to students from BostonUniversity, MIT, NortheasternUniversity and other schools.For more information or to reg-ister, please visitwww.sme.org/nanomanufacturingorwww.sme.org/micro.
Washington, DC
The EPA hasreleased its National EmissionStandards for Hazardous Air Pol-lutants: Paint Stripping and Mis-cellaneous Surface Coating Op-erations at Area Sources finalrule. This action promulgatesnational emission standards forhazardous air pollutants(NESHAP) for area sources en-gaged in paint stripping, surfacecoating of motor vehicles andmobile equipment, and miscella-neous surface coating opera-tions. EPA has listed "PaintStripping," "Plastic Parts andProducts (Surface Coating),"'and "Autobody Refinishing PaintShops"' as area sources of haz-ardous air pollutants (HAP) thatcontribute to the risk to publichealth in urban areas under theIntegrated Urban Air ToxicsStrategy. This final rule includesemissions standards that reflectthe generally available controltechnology or managementpractices in each of these areasource categories. For moreinformation, please visithttp://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
 
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