NASF News

New NASF Supplier Committee Launched for 2012

The NASF supplier community is expanding opportunities for engagement this year. The industry took its first step in January.

"Saving Bob" a Winner at Bright Design Challenge

Denise Diaz was one of three scholarship winners at the West Coast Bright Design Challenge with her animation short "Saving Bob."

EPA sends Chromium Air Emissions Rule to White House

NASF will be meeting with senior EPA officials and White House staff to address persistent industry concerns over the agency’s data and rationale for strict new air emission limits from chromium finishing processes.

European REACH Targets Chromium and Cobalt

The European Union REACH regime continues to expand the number of chemicals classified as Carcinogenic, Mutagenic or Reproductive toxics (CMR) and to put forward more of them as candidates for Authorization.

2012 NASF Board Election Results

The NASF Board Elections were completed this month, and balloting results are in. Philip Brockman, Vice President of Techmetals, was elected as a new member of the Board, along with five returning members who will be serving their final term.

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Advancing a Sustainable Future

Have you turned on your lights lately, used the Internet or your portable phone, commuted to work or visited your doctor? You may not realize it, but you’ve relied on surface finishing. Millions of products we use every day are “finished” with some form of coatings technology, through processes and chemistries that are often not well-understood and appreciated for their vital role in manufacturing.

Surface technology adds value to products by making them last longer, look better or perform in ways that would otherwise be impossible. In this way, we contribute to the nation’s productivity, improve our quality of life and enhance our safety and security. Industries that use a range of surface finishing technologies include: electronics, automotive, aerospace and defense, energy, medical, agriculture, construction, tools and dies, shipbuilding, steel, plumbing and household appliances.

The National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF) is a trade association whose mission is to promote and advance a sustainable future for the North American surface finishing industry.

The association represents the business, technical and scientific, and educational interests of the industry as well as the advocacy efforts of the surface technology community in North America. The AESF Foundation is part of the NASF and focuses exclusively on the technical, education and research programs that reflect innovation in the field.