What's happening in metal finishing

What's Happening in Metal Finishing

Yun Zhang has been appointed Research Director by

A Enthone Inc., a Cookson Electronics PWB Materials & Chemistry business. Dr. Zhang will lead

t h e global R&D and product formulation activities of the company's tin, t in alloy, and lead-free technologies. She will be located at Enthone 's Surface Analysis and Materials Property Laboratory (SAMPL) in Jersey City, N. J. and at the company's Orange, Connecticut Research Center. Prior to joining Enthone, Zhang was the Research Director, Tin and Tin Alloy Technologies at Technic Inc and previously was an R&D Manager with the former Electroplating Chemicals & Services division of Lucent Technologies (EC&S).

G e o r g e V r a h n o s has been named Project Engineer at Shercon Inc . He brings over 12 years of extensive experience in management, tooling, engineering, design,

sales, and market ing in various industr ies including automotive and industrial. Vrahnos is a certi- fied Project Management Professional. He received his B.S. Degree in Product Design of Engineer ing Technology as well as an M.S. in Manufactur ing Engineering at Wayne State Universi ty in Detroit and his M.B.A. in Technology Management at the University of Phoenix in Troy, Mich.

Shercon is also pleased to

that J o s e their new esentative. 7 years of market ing

to the company. In his new position, Garcia will serve customers in Canada, the Midwest, and the West Coast.

Sam House has been appointed Product Manager for the Contact Coating Thickness Product Line within Oxfo rd I n s t r u m e n t M e a s u r e m e n t S y s t e m s . With over

20 years of experience in manufacturing, customer service, and engineering, House will be responsible for the development and growth of new and existing markets for the company's line of contact thickness testers.

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Manager Processes Vincent Marecki Representative.

Corp . , Detroit, has . . . . . . . . ed the com-

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Jamestown Powder Coatings, powder located , Ohio, Missie

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Coordinator. Cox will mainta in her responsibilities at the company's corporate offices in

Jamestown, Pa. In addition, Jamestown has recently completed the instal lat ion of a second extruder in an effort to better serve its small-batch and custom- color customers.

Southern Aluminum Finishing Co. is opening a full-service metal fabrication division and expand- ing its product line following its Feb. 14 purchase of a Winston, Ga., metal fabrication company's assets. SAF Metal Fabrication, which will be headquartered in the newly purchased 78,000 sq. ft. Winston facility. SAF vice presi- dent Penn M. McClatchey will manage the new division.

Uyemura -USA (UIC) hosted a regional technical seminar at their Connecticut Technical Center on January 21, 2003, for New York and New England area facilities. UIC was pleased to host attendees from such firms as Tyco, Sanmina, Photocircuits, Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Alternate Finishing, Tech Circuits, Brookhaven National Labs--plus visitors from C. Uyemura-Japan's C entral Research Labs and Canada (EMX--Richmond Hill, Ont.). Topics covered were current and emerging technologies such as electroless gold, immersion silver, immersion gold (direct on copper), electrolytic copper, and MEC's copper etching systems. For more information on upcoming seminars, please contact [email protected].

Univertical International (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. , a Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise of the Univertical Corp., Angola, Ind., announced that groundbreaking ceremonies for a new manufac-

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turing facility took place in the Suzhou New District, the People's Republic of China on January 15, 2003. Phase One, which is scheduled to be operational September 2003, will consist of 66,000 sq.ft. of office and manufacturing space. The plant will produce anodes and chemicals.

The Alliance for the Commonwealth in cooperation with Associated Industries of Massachusetts (A.I.M.), recently presented M abbe t t & Associates Inc. the 2002 Export Achievement Award for the Service Sector at A.I.M.'s annual

meeting. Since 1996, The Export Achievement Awards have recog- nized businesses that exceed expectations in exporting products and services, creating oppor- tunities, and retaining jobs in Massachusetts. This year's Services Export Achievement Award recognizes Mabbett & Associates Inc. for the approach taken and success it has achieved in exporting United States expertise in environmental sci- ences and engineering, team- based project delivery methods, and technically innovative state- of-the-art solutions to its clients overseas.

The new Nordson eFinance equipment leasing service from Nordson Corp., Amherst, Ohio, streamlines the leasing of Nordson equipment by obtaining

proposals from competitive lenders on behalf of customers. Available to customers in the United States and Canada, the service connects customers with appropriate lenders specific to the type of lease preferred, including lease-to-buy, operating lease, residual-value lease, or other leasing options. Customers can submit applications online, com- pute payment amounts and amor- tization schedules, or use the comprehensive glossary at the website (https://efinance.nordson.corn). A printed brochure and application are also available to customers who prefer to submit their application by fax.

Surface Technology Inc., Trenton, N.J. has granted a license to Japan Kanigen Co. Ltd. Under this license Japan Kanigen

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Co. Ltd. will be able to sell Surface Technology's composite electroless nickel with PTFE (Teflon) solutions to customers outside the United States and these customers will be allowed to export such plated parts into the United States.

An extensive A u t o m o t i v e F i n i s h i n g M a r k e t R e p o r t (SFMRB Report No. 7) on the automotive finishing industry has recently been completed by the S u r f a c e F i n i s h i n g I n d u s t r i a l Counc i l (SFIC). The report pro- vides detailed marke t information on the U.S. metal finishers who serve the automotive industry. Facility locations, past business trends, business outlook, current sales levels, substrates,

processes and equipment used, elimination and substitutions for hazardous processes, quality control, and process technology usage trends are all included. The automotive industry is the largest industrial market served by the U.S. metal-finishing industry, with nearly 50% of finishers involved. These finishers are devoted to both the OEM and af termarket automotive parts including fasteners, bumpers, wheels, under-the-hood parts, plastic parts for interior and exte- rior applications, and more. The S u r f a c e F i n i s h i n g M a r k e t R e s e a r c h B o a r d (SFMRB), coor- dinated by SFIC, is made up of members of the A m e r i c a n E l e c t r o p l a t e r s a n d S u r f a c e F i n i s h e r s Soc i e ty (AESF), the Me ta l F i n i s h i n g S u p p l i e r s

A s s o c i a t i o n (MFSA), and the Nat iona l Assoc ia t ion of Metal F i n i s h e r s (NAMF).

The 48-page report contains fin- isher and supplier information on their: (1) capabilities and certifi- cations; (2) major future chal- lenges; (3) geographic concentra- tions; (4) most popular processes; (5) most common new processes; (6) hazardous processes being eliminated; and (7) most common substrates used. Customized reports using these data can be produced to fit your specific area of interest . The price of Report No. 7 is $95 for members and $190 for nonmembers. To obtain a report or learn more about how to receive a customized report, contact David Lucas at 772-229- 8932; [email protected].

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words representing the new iden- tification mark for electrocoated products. The mark was created in response to membership sur- veys indicating the need for increased consumer awareness about the reasons many products, such as cars, last longer than ever before This program is designed to aid industry communication, educate people in manufacturing oper- ations, create brand awareness, to clearly identify products protected by an electrocoat finish, to educate consumers, and to help manufac- turers sell more products. The goal is that educated consumers will choose E-coated products. There is no cost for companies to participate in the mark program. For more information, or to request an E- coat mark kit, please contact The Electrocoat Association (www.electrocoat.org).

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M a e D e r m i d Inc. has announced its 2003 seminar program: May 7- 9, Electroless Nickel; September 17-19, Functional Coatings; and October 8-10, Decorative Finishes. The seminars will all be held at the company's headquar- ters in Waterbury, Conn. For fur- ther information or to reserve space contact the program coordinator at 203-575-5719; www.mac- dermid.com DeVilbiss , B inks , and O w e n s C o m m u n i t y Col lege have teamed up to present a Spray Finishing Technology Workshop. This 3-day intensive training program is scheduled for May 28-30 in Toledo, Ohio. To register or for addi- tional information, contact Jaime Hollabaugh, 800/466-9367, X-7357; E-mail: [email protected];

www.owens.edu/CDT A 3-day basic corrosion course entitled Fundamentals of Corrosion and Its Control is being conducted by the LaQue Center for Corrosion Technology. Course dates July 7-9 or October 20-22. The course will be held in Wrightsville Beach, N.C. For details and to register contact the LaQue Center at 910-256-2271 (www.laque.com).

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