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NASF Plating and Polishing Area Source Rule Webinar - May 11, 2010

Will You be Compliant for EPA's July 1, 2010 Deadline?

Cut through the confusion and gain a clear understanding of what the EPA's new Plating and Polishing Area Source Rule does - and doesn't - require!
 
Participate in the NASF Plating and Polishing Area Source Rule Webinar on May 11, 2010, led by NASF Government & Industry Affairs, the reliable source for information on the Plating and Polishing Rule. 
 
Instructors:
Jeff Hannapel & Christian Richter, NASF
 
Prices:
$75.00/Corporate Member
$175.00/Individual Member
$375.00/Non-Member
 
Save the Date:
May 11, 2010, 12:00pm EDT
 
Get key compliance information from the industry experts who have worked with EPA directly to develop the rule, and learn how these requirements may impact your operation. Topics covered  include: 
  • Which of your plating and polishing processes will actually be impacted? 
  • What specific changes, if any, will you have to make to your processes?  
  • What requirements will apply to electroless nickel tanks?
  • Which management practices will you need to implement?
  • What are your reporting and record keeping requirements?
  • What are the best strategies for compliance? 
REGISTER TODAY!
 
For more information please contact Cheryl Clark at cclark@nasf.org or (202) 457-8404.
AESF Foundation
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.
Get Certified During SUR/FIN 2010   
 
Date: June 14-17, 2010
Optional Exam Date: June 18, 2010
Course Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Address: 303 Monroe Avenue Northwest, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Instructor: Jeff Lord, MSF
Registration Details: Register Online or Download the Registration Form
 
Can't attend four days of on-site training? Sign up for two days of on-site training, Part I or II of the course through the Home Study series and become certified before the end of the year. Contact Carrie Hoffman at choffman@nasf.org for details.
 2010 AESF Foundation Webinars-Register Today!
 
Friday, May 21, 2010 - 12:00 PM EST
Troubleshooting Plating Baths
 
Thursday, July 15, 2010  - 12:00 PM EST
Regulations
(GR prospective and technology prospective)
 
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 12:00 PM EST
Safety Topics
 
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 12:00 PM EST
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.
New AESF Aerospace Course Premiering at SUR/FIN 2010
 
Gain the knowledge you need to succeed in the Airline/Aerospace Finishing field. Led by surface finishing expert Frank Altmayer, this new Aerospace program offers a unique blend of the study of Airline/Aerospace Finishing. Topics covered include Corrosion of Metals, Quality Conformance Testing, Bath Maintenance Solution Control, Electroplating Equipment, Mechanical Surface Preparation, Chemical Surface, Preparation of Substrates for Plating Substrates, Masking Techniques, Non-Plating Coating Processes and much more.
 
Click here for a course breakdown or access the AESF Training Calendar

Member News
Hankinson will return to KCH
 
FOREST CITY- Kyle Hankinson, a native of Rutherford County North Carolina, was recently named Distinguished Honor Graduate from the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence.
 
With the Completion of flight training and nearly three years of active duty training behind him, Kyle will be returning to the Carolinas as a part-time aviator for the U.S. National Guard and as a full-time employee of KCH Services where he will serve as vice president.
 
NASF Seeking Nominations for Award of Merit

This award is presented to NASF Individual members (Tier VII) or member contacts from NASF Corporate member companies (Tier I - VI), for outstanding service of a local and/or national nature. Receipt of this award shall not be excluded from future consideration of other NASF Awards if achievements are of a national/international scope or nature.
 
Download the nomination form
Industry News
 
COVENTYA obtains a new General Motors (GM) approval based on Zinc Nickel technology.
 
COVENTYA, one of the world leaders in electroplating chemicals for surface treatment, announces that it has obtained the following Zinc-Nickel approval from GM, generated by OPEL Germany:

GM Specification:
GMW 4700 - ZnNi - Type A&B - Code G (silver and black)
 
Specified systems (products):
Silver: PERFORMA 285 + FINIDIP 128 + FINIGARD 113
Black: PERFORMA 285 + FINIDIP 728.3 + FINIGARD 113

The latest GM approval will be added to the long list of COVENTYA approvals obtained with VW, Renault, PSA, Audi, Toyota, Fiat, Honda, Ford, Volvo and Nissan.
 

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NASF Sponsors
    
 
 
NASF Team
 
Christian Richter, Executive Vice President
 
John Flatley, Director of Operations
 
  Darci Chuba   Cheryl Clark  Jeffrey Hannapel 
 
Carrie Hoffman  
Holly Wills 
 
NASF Headquarters  1155 15th Street NW  Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
 Phone: 202-457-8404
Fax: 202-530-0659
Website: www.nasf.org
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