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Finishing Spotlight:
Inside This Issue:
still a question aboutwhat a ‘finish’ is. Thatis, how a part looks oris finished depends to alarge extent as to howit is to be used. Thatmeans that the wordfinishing can take onother meanings than just safety. The wordcan also refer to thecoating applied to thepart or its surfacemodifications for aes-thetic or treatment pur-poses to prolong orprotect its life.Most parts or objectsexposed to out of doorsenvironments are usu-ally finished with aheavy, thick coatingwhich is desirable for
By: A.F. Kenton,President of NovaFinishing Systems
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ll man made itemsor objects can be con-sidered parts and aremostly made from met-als, castings, or moldedparts. Raw materials forthese parts can be fer-rous or non-ferrousmetals, plastics (whichcan include epoxies),and any inorganic ororganic, capable of be-ing formed. Basically,that means that almosteverything and any-thing that man usescan be worked via ma-chine or hand. Beforesuch items or industrialparts can be used orexchange hands to itsend use or user, theymust be made to fit,form, and functionsafely. The word safelyis open to interpreta-tion; however, it pri-marily means that itshould not hurt, cut, ordamage surroundingobjects or people.The word ‘safely’, orthat end product con-dition of the item orpart in question, is nor-mally achieved by afinishing process or just the term “FINISHING”. Now,even though we aretalking about an enditem or part, there is
JUNE 2008
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 5
MASSFINISHING1INDUSTRY EVENTS2NEWS & NOTES3FROM THEFORUM6FINISHINGSPOTLIGHT12THE LASTWORD15
CONTENTS
From the Forum:
(page 6)
Who wants to talk Electropolishing?
THE BASIC FUNDAMENTALS OF MASS FINISHING
(PART I)
CarolinaClassic Golf Tournament(Page 12)
Review: EPA’s 2008 Report on the Environment (Page 15)
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FINISHING TALK
June 16-18:
SUR/FIN 2008Indianapolis, INwww.sur-fin.net
June 21-24
CCAI Annual MeetingClearwater Beach, FLwww.ccaiweb.com
July 8-11
PDA Applicator Spray CourseHouston, TXwww.pda-online.org
July 14-18
MST ConferencesOrono, MEwww.mstconf.org
July 17-18
Lean & Green SummitBoulder, COwww.leanandgreensummit.com
August 5-6:
Powder Coating SchoolMystic, CTsurfacefinishingacademy.com
August 15:
Bel-Air Finishing WorkshopNorth Kingston, RIwww.belairfinishing.com
September 8-13:
IMTS '08Chicago, ILwww.imts.com
September 10-11:
Powder Coating ForumCleveland, OHwww.pcimag.com/pcforum
September 14-16:
Southern Metal FinishingCharleston, SCsurfacefinishingacademy.com
September 15-16:
Powder Coating SchoolCharleston, SCsurfacefinishingacademy.com
Have an upcoming event? Tell us about it at:
www.finishingtalk.com!
INDUSTRY EVENTS 2008
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NEWS & NOTES
Indianapolis, IN
IndianapolisBranch of AESF is hosting a re-ception on Monday, June 16,2008 to welcome everyone to In-dianapolis during SUR/FIN®. Theevent will be at Jillian’s on SouthMeridian Street and will includefood, drinks and the latest in elec-tronic video games. "We felt itwas important to provide an op-portunity for people to meet in aninformal atmosphere and talk toother people in the industry. Thisvenue offers a setting of goodfood, great fun and close prox-imity to the convention center.” said Jerry Phillips, President of the Indianapolis Branch. Forticket information please contactJerry Phillips at (317) 842-8120 or Amy Burns at aburns@finshing-concepts.com
Boulder, CO
Organizers of the2008 Lean & Green Summit an-nounced today the addition of Harley-Davidson’s Tim Hunter,Chief Engineer of Fabrication and Assembly. Hunter will be address-ing the benefits of lean manufac-turing principles on issues of theenvironment and sustainability.He will be the closing keynotepresenter, with Nike’s Senior Ad-visor, Darcy Winslow, opening theconference. The Summit will de-but July 17-18, 2008 at St. Julienhotel and Spa in Boulder, CO. Formore information please contactDwayne Butcher, 317.813.5455 orDwayne@leanaccountingsummit.com. Or visit them online at:www.leanandgreensummit.com.
Detroit, MI
Tentative agree-ments with the International UAWreached on May 16, 2008, cover-ing approximately 3,650 American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings,Inc. (AAM) associates at five fa-cilities in Michigan and New York,have been ratified. The new con-tract reportedly contains largepay cuts and other concessions,and includes the closure of aforge plant in Detroit, MI, and afactory in Tonawanda, NY. Ap-proximately 3,650 UAW membershad been on strike since February26 over wage and benefit issues.The company expects to have itsplants running production thisweek. The agreements shouldallow AAM’s largest customer,General Motors Corp., to open 20plants that have shut or partiallyclosed because of parts short-ages. For more information, visitwww.aam.com
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N. Kingston, RI
Bel Air Finish-ing Supply will stage a one-dayseminar/workshop on all phasesof mass finishing on Friday, Aug.15, 2008. The event, coveringtopics such as all types of finish-ing media, compounds, processtechnologies, plus wastewaterprocessing, will be held at Bel Air’s new facility in N. Kingstown,RI. The seminar will include anafternoon hands-on session in Bel Air’s lab, utilizing actual equip-ment. For more information, visitwww.belairfinishing.com.
Emory, TX
Dile Kent McCnairpled guilty Thursday, in a Tylercourtroom, to the felony offenseof storage of hazardous wastewithout a permit in connectionwith his former business, ExtremeMetal Finishing, Inc. in Point, TX.The office of the U.S. Attorney forthe Eastern District of Texas re-ported that McNair admitted tostoring spent cyanide plating bathsolutions and plating bath resi-dues from the bottom of platingbaths, from electroplating opera-tions at the Point facility without apermit. McNair is facing up to 5years imprisonment and a fine of up to $50,000.00 for each day of violation at sentencing. A sen-tencing date has not been set.
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