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NASF Washington Forum
 NASF is pleased to announce that William Kristol, editor of the Washington-based magazine, The Weekly Standard, will be Forum's Key Note Speaker.
The 2010 Washington Forum is one month away, and registration for this year's event has exceeded our expectations! Don't miss this opportunity to register today!
Although the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel is sold out, we are ready to assist you with your hotel needs. NASF can locate the best hotel room and rate available in Washington - we have made arrangements with hotel-finder service "Room with a View" to help book your hotel room quickly and painlessly. Simply call 1-800-780-4343. This is a free service for all NASF Washington Forum attendees. Register today
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Two-Day Training Course: Electroless Nickel Deposition
AESF Foundation Headquarters: 202-457-8401
Training Site Details
Location: Hampton Inn Phoenix Airport North
Address: 601 North 44th Street, Phoenix, AZ
Hotel Phone: 602-267-0606
Website: www.phoenixairportnorth.hamptoninn.com
Instructor: Donald W. Baudrand, CEF-2, CMfgE
Registration Details: Register Online or Download the Registration Form |
New Financial Aid Program
Making Education Available to All
The AESF Foundation continues to expand its resources by offering a Financial Aid Program. In 2010 the Foundation is offering ten $500 financial aid packages to NASF Individual and Corporate members. The packages are available to members registering for the four-day Electroplating and Surface Finishing course in either Grand Rapids, MI June 14-17 or in California, November 1-4.
Click here to download the Program Overview and Application. For additional information contact Carrie Hoffman at choffman@nasf.org.
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Customized Courses Will Fit Your Business Needs
A qualified AESF Foundation instructor will develop and teach a curriculum according to your company's needs. Each module takes between 45 minutes to 1.5 hours to complete. After finishing the course, each participant will receive a certificate of completion.
Custom Courses have been designed from existing training modules. Pick and choose from a variety of areas to accommodate your company training needs. Download the Custom Course Menu
Modules Include:
- Aluminum Finishing Technology
- Electroplating and Surface Finishing
- Electroless Nickel
- Hard Chromium Plating
- Pollution Prevention Concepts & Technologies
- Precious Metals
- Salt Fog
- Wastewater Treatment Technologies
- Zinc & Zinc Alloy Plating Course
What's Next: After you have selected modules that best meet your facility's needs, contact Courtney Mariette at 202-457-8401. We'll provide you with an estimate and optional course dates. |
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2010 AESF Foundation Webinars-Register Today!
 Friday, April 16, 2010 - 12:00 PM EST Troubleshooting Wastewater Treatment
Friday, May 21, 2010
Troubleshooting Plating Baths
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Regulations
(GR prospective and technology prospective)
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Safety Topics
Friday, December 3, 2010
Troubleshooting Test Panels (Corrosion and Salt Spray Testing Issues)
To participate, you only need a phone and internet access.
These one-hour web-based training sessions will feature AESF Foundation Technical Education Director, Frank Altmayer, and other industry experts. Participants call into the training session and access the internet to follow along with the presentation. Questions will be collected prior to the sessions as well as during the presentation. These forums are an open opportunity to get your questions answered and learn from others. |
NASF Welcomes New Members
We are pleased to announce 14 new members* to the NASF. Welcome!
Supplier Members
T & J Industries, Inc., Paso Robles, CA
Polyfab Plastics & Supply, Springfield, MO
Individual Members
Alain J. Bergeron, Cedar City, UT
Vladislav Dimitrov, Boylston, Bulgaria
Scott Espen, Woodway, TX
Xiao Hai Hu, City of Industry, CA
Liz Hergatt, San Carlos, CA
Barbara Knecht, Mentor, OH
Kyeyul Lee, Ansan, Korea
Elijah Castillo Losbanos, San Diego, CA
Richard Morgan, Monroe, WA
John Mulder, Grand Rapids, MI
Peter F. Pulcini, Southampton, MA
Stefanie Lee Wallburg, Huntsville, AL
All of our members are listed in our online directory found in the Members Only section of the site. To update your profile information, login here.
* As of March 30, 2010.
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NASF Member Benefit Spotlight: Elite Merchant Solutions
 Elite Merchant Solutions is the newest addition to the NASF's Affinity Partner program, providing exceptional offers to our members. Elite provides our Supplier and Job Shop members with quality services, including: credit card processing, gift and loyalty cards, ATMS, cash advances and on-line bill pay. To find out more about their services, check out their educational videos here.
Alan Olick, president of Brite Plating and General Plating Company recommends Elite Merchant Solutions, saying:
"We are a primarily industrial finishing business. We thought accepting credit cards was not beneficial. We gave it a try and we are having the best results. The office is satisfied, the rates are reasonable. And the service is great. Not one complaint!"
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2010 Connecticut Branch Scholarship Golf Outing
Join the Connecticut Branch for their annual golf outing which will include 18 holes of golf, lunch at the turn, door prizes, tournament prizes, a 50/50 Raffle, contests and much more.
Date: Friday, June 4, 2010
Shotgun Starts: 9:30 AM
Location: Southington Country Club, 150 Savage Street, Southington, CT
Registration: $85.00 per golfer (Download the Registration Form)Contact: Mike Salerno (860) 919-3519 or Bill Nebiolo (860) 985-3758
Hole and Individual Sponsorships Available |
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Palmetto Branch Hears Regulatory Update & Tours the FN Manufacturing Plant
Metal finishers from the Palmetto Branch of NASF/AESF heard a presentation by South Carolina DHEC officials Kari Terry and Bill Williamson, at its March monthly meeting at River Falls Plantation Golf Club. The emphasis was on air regulations and MACT standards, in particular, the new final area source rules for plating and polishing under NESHAP Subpart WWWWWW. Other important areas discussed were working.
Forty members and guests of the Palmetto Branch of NASF/AESF were given a plant tour of FN Manufacturing, Columbia, SC. FN displayed the M-16 rifle, M-249 light machine gun and other weapons. Also featured was a new metal finishing plating line with covered tanks. The line includes chrome plating, phosphating, and other processes. One guest picked up a 9mm pistol that he purchased after the tour. A well-attended social gathering after the tour was held at Red Robin.
For more information login to the March 2010 issue of P&SF (P10).
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Philadelphia Branch AESF 100 Years Anniversary Gala
Event: Philadelphia Branch AESF 100 Years Anniversary Gala
Date: Saturday October 16, 2010 Location: Brookside Manor (Outside Philadelphia, one mile from the Pennsylvania Turnpike) Ticket Price: $50/person Contact: Barb Perkowski at barb@hunterchem.com. |
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Joint MAMF/AESF Meeting
Location: Maggiano's, 70 Riverside Square, Hackensack, NJ (Tel: 201-221-2030)
Date: April 15, 2010
Agenda: 6:30 General Dinner Meeting & Speaker, 4:00-6:00 Board of Directors Meeting
Special Guest Speaker: Skip Griffin - Epic Industrial,"Understanding Trivalent Passivates"
Ticket Price: $55/person
RSVP IS REQUIRED BY: April 9, 2010
Directons:From New York Airports (LAG, JKF):
· Van Wyck Expy (678) North to Whitestone Bridge
· Cross Bronx Expy (95) West across Geo Wash Bridge.
· Route 4 (Exit 72a) toward Paramus, 6 miles
· Exit Riverside Square Mall.
From New Jersey (North, South or West):
· Go to either Route 80 East / Garden State Pkwy.
· Route 4 East, exit Riverside Square Mall
From Newark Airport:
· 78 West to Garden State Pkwy North, Route 4 East (exit 161) |
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NASF Team
Christian Richter, Executive Vice President
John Flatley, Director of Operations
Darci Chuba Cheryl Clark Jeffrey Hannapel
Carrie Hoffman Courtney Mariette Holly Wills
NASF Headquarters 1155 15th Street NW Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-457-8404
Fax: 202-530-0659
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