Approximately 100 representatives from the surface finishing industry and the Department of Defense (DOD) participated in the third DOD Metal Finishing Workshop held in Utah in May. Plans are underway to organize future workshops and conferences on surface finishing applications.
Steel Dynamics, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The Techs, a Pennsylvania-based flat-rolled-steel galvanizing company. The company includes three hot-dip galvanizing facilities in the Pittsburgh, PA, area.
Deposition Sciences, Inc. (DSI), a manufacturer of durable thin-film optical coatings, has developed new coatings that operate in the 3 to 5 micron and the 8 to 12 micron infrared (IR) spectral regions for sophisticated military, aerospace and industrial tasks that require robust coating solutions.
In March 2007, EPA issued a supplemental proposal to revise the definition of solid waste to encourage the recycling of more hazardous secondary materials. The NASF is preparing comments on the proposed rule to submit on behalf of the surface finishing industry.
Ferro Corp.’s Electronic Material Systems business has advanced its chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) technology with two slurries that enable high-yield processing of 65 nanometer and 45 nanometer node electronic devices.
The National Coil Coating Association (NCCA) has released a new CD-ROM that provides in-depth information on the process and benefits of converting from post-paint to pre-paint.
RheoSense, Inc., a developer of MEMS and micron sample viscometry instruments, has introduced the VROC™, a flow-thru viscometer and rheometer on a chip.
The Gas Catalytic Infrared Curing System from David Weisman, L.L.C., is designed for curing liquid and powder coatings on small, medium and large three-dimensional products.
New TEX-COTE® SUPER-COTE™ COOL WALL™ coatings from Textured Coatings of America Inc. have been shown to reduce air-conditioning demand by nearly 22%, according to tests by the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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