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Reflecting back on the challenges the industry has faced, I am confident that without our totally engaged GR Program and victories in water and air rules our industry could have virtually been destroyed. I am proud through my membership in NASF to have supported this program.

J. Kelly Mowry, Owner, Gull Industries/Armoloy of Texas, Inc.
Corporate – Job/Captive Shop Member

2010 SUR/FIN MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGY
FINAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM

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Peter Gallerani, Integrated Technologies, Conference Chairman
Christian Richter, NASF Executive Vice President

The SUR/FIN Conference Program rates have now been established.  Please continue to check the NASF website frequently to view the Program as it develops. Click Here for 2010 Rates

MONDAY, JUNE 14 - 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

 

Session 1:  Surface Finishing & Sustainability - What does it Mean? 

(Open to all Attendees)

How surface finishing can meet today’s needs without compromising the needs of future generations?

Session 2:  Innovations in Surface Finishing

Innovative finishes, leading edge solutions, and pending regulations that affect your business.

 

 

Co-Chairs: Peter Gallerani/Christian Richter

Chair:  Melissa Klingenberg

 

2:00 PM

Keynote:  Dr. Yinlun Huang:  Technology Networking and Technological pathways for Sustainable Development of the Metal Finishing Industry

Immersion Bronzer Plating, Dr. Sergey Kruglikov, S.S. Kruglikov Consultants

 

2:30 PM

Sustainability Trends in Surface Finishing:  Metals, Chemicals, Regulation and the Supply Chain, Bruce McKean, Consultant (formerly of the Nickel Institute)

HPLC Study on Copper Plating Chemistry, Haiyan Zhang, 3M Company

 

3:00 PM

Water Footprinting:  What is it and is it Relevant to Surface Finishing? Wendy Larson, LimnoTech

Hard Anodizing for Aluminum with Increased Wear Resistance, Dr. Xavier Albert Ventura, Laboratory of Electrochemical Research & Development

 

3:30 PM

Saving Money, Using Fewer Resources and Pursuing  a "Greener" Finishing Operation: An Innovative Management Approach, Jim Jones, Dixie Industrial Finishing Co.

Brush Plating a Metal Matrix Composite, Cobalt - Chromium Carbide, Sid Clouser, SIFCO Applied Concepts

 

4:00 PM

Energy Conservation: Considering the "Carbon Footprint" for Finishing, Ira Donovan, Burns & McDonnell

High-Speed Bulk Plating for 50 to 500 kg Charges, Juergen Fischer, University of North Dakota

 

4:30 PM

The Sustainability Policy Agenda: Challenges & Opportunities for the Finishing Industry, Christian Richter, NASF/TPG

Electroplating, an Alternative for Producing Low Magnetic Loss Amorphous Alloys

 

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM  Conference Reception

TUESDAY, JUNE 15 - 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

 

Session 3:  Economic Summit – Is the US Economy in Recovery Mode?

Ken Mayland is back!  Where are we going in 2010?

Session 4:  Recent Advances in Surface Finishing Research

From alloy plating of anodes to corrosion resistance, find out what is new in surface finishing research.

Session 5:  Surface Finishing Environment Health and Safety

Protecting the environment has local, national and international implications.  Learn the latest surface finishing solutions to protect our environment.

 

 

Chair:  Jennings Taylor

Chair: Jerry Phillips

8:00 AM

Ken Mayland, ClearView Economist

(OPEN TO ALL ON
THE SHOW FLOOR)

Improvement of Corrosion Resistance of Magnesium by Anodizing in Alkaline Electrolytes, Alp Manavbasi, METALAST International

Electrochemical Reagent-free Treatment of Waste Water, Dr. Sergey Kruglikov, S.S. Kruglikov Consultants

8:30 AM

 

Alloy Plating of Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries, Glenn Sklar

Responsibility Environment Law of Prevention,  Dr. Xavier Albert Ventura, Laboratory of Electrochemical Research & Development

9:00 AM

 

Developments in Black Electroless Nickel Coatings, Duncan Beckett, MacDermid plc

Environmentally Friendly Water Based Anticorrosive Coatings Based on Oxy-Amino-Phosphate of Magnesia, Arieh Calahorra, Pigmentan Ltd.

9:30 AM

Blum Lecture - Don Snyder, Atotech USA, Inc.

Advanced Energy Saving Dual Purpose Alternative Anodize Process Produces Types, I, II, IIB, and III High Production and Selective Brush Anodize, Fred C. Schaedel, Anodic Tech Services (ATS)

Tanks and Liners:  Is Conventional Wisdom or Reliance on Internet-Based Answers Putting Your Company at Risk?  Curtis Goad, Goad Company

10:00 AM

 

Membrane Technology by Electroplating Processes, Alexander Jimenez, Coventya GmbH

Voluntary Protection Programs for the Metal Finisher, Fred Mueller, CEF, General Magnaplate Corporation

10:30 AM

 

Progess in Deposition of Wear and  Corrosion Resistant Composite Alloys, Len Nanis, Datalab

 

TUESDAY, JUNE 15,   2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

 

Session 6:  EPA & Fume Suppressants:  What’s Next?

How is industry & EPA addressing the search for replacements and how does it affect the entire industry?

Session 7:  New Frontiers in Corrosion Research

What are the latest challenges and solutions to corrosion?  Find out what you need to understand in this new era.

Session 8:  Department of Defense Military Vehicle Workshop

Click Here for the Agenda.

Do you know what the latest military requirements will be?  Get the most up-to-date information on Hex Chromium, Cadmium and so much more!

 

Chair: Christian Richter

Chair: James Lindsay

Chair:  Keith Legg

2:00 PM

Finishing Industry Efforts on Replacements: A Case Study, Mike McMonagle, Superior Plating, Keith Anderson, Keystone Automotive

Coating Technologies to Mitigate Corrosion on Infrastructure Components at Fort Bragg, Robert Mason, Concurrent Technologies Corporation

U.S. Department of Defense 2009 Memorandum and Efforts to Eliminate Cd, Cr6+ and High VOC Paints, Bruce Sartwell, SERDP/ESTCP

2:30

U.S. EPA Action on Mist Suppressants: Great Lakes Plating Industry Study and EPA Priority Activities under the Chemical Action Plan, Erin Newman, EPA Region 5 (Chicago)

Implement Replacement Coating for Cadmium Brush Plating on Department of Defense Weapons System, Melissa Klingenberg, Concurrent Technologies Corporation

DoD Coatings Issues & Concerns for Military Vehicles, Carl Handsy, TARDEC

3:00 PM

Wastewater Discharge Issues for Mist Suppressants at the Municipal Level: A POTW Perspective, Scot Broski, Notheast Ohio Regional Sewer District

New Developments in Corrosion Testing:  Theory, Methods and Standards, Klaus Wojczykowski, Coventya, Inc.

U.S. Marine Corps, USMC Corrosion Prevention & Control, Matt Koch (invited)

3:30 PM

Non-PFOS, Permanent Mist Suppressants for Hard Chrome Plating, Decorative Chrome Plating and Chrome Etch Applications, Neil Patton, Atotech Deutschland GmbH and Gene Barlow, Atotech USA Inc.

Corrosion Resistance Mechanism of Chromium-Free Zinc-Rich Paint Film on Scratched Surfaces, Masayuki Tsujimoto ,Yuken Industry Co., Ltd.

OEM Perspective, Bob Hathaway, Oshkosh Truck

4:00 PM

Canada's Recent Regulatory Initiatives on PFOS and Related Compounds

 

Supplier Perspective, Jay Burkard, Burkard Industries

4:30 PM

Industry Engagement and NASF's "Sustainable Technology Partnership" for Mist Suppressants: Outlook for 2010 and Beyond, Christian Richter, NASF/TPG

 

 

4:00 PM

 

 

 

4:30 PM

 

 

 

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Department of Defense Networking Reception

5:30 PM – 10:00 PM Grand Rapids Chapter Reception

WENESDAY, JUNE 16,   8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

 

Session 9:Surface Finishing in a Chrom(ate) Free World

Cr+3 trivalent substitutes for zinc, zinc alloys and hard chrome.  What works, what doesn’t?

Session 10:  Surface Finishing:  Science vs. Art

Learn the right tools to reduce waste and increase efficiency.

Session 11:  Department of Defense Military Vehicle Workshop

Click Here for the Agenda

Find out what the military wants for its transport and vehicle needs.

 

Chair: Eric Olander

Chair: Alan Rose

Chair:  Keith Legg

8:00 AM

Trivalent Chromium Conversion Coatings, Top Coat Technology and Zinc & Zinc Alloy Systems:  An Update, Toshiaki Murai, Dipsol of America

Increasing Vibratory Efficiency by Optimizing the Choice of Media Shape Relative to Part Geometry, William P. Nebiolo, REM Chemicals, Inc.

Inorganic & Organic Finishes for Fasteners & Other Components, Jim Soma, Magni, Fred Schultz, Doerken (invited)

8:30 AM

An Overview of Hard Chromium Plating Using Trivalent Chromium Solutions, Patrick Benaben, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne

Next Generation of Tooling Concept for Pattern Electroplating, Alan Rose, Elscya, NV

HVOF for Vehicle Hydraulics, Otto Rajtora, Caterpillar

9:00 AM

Cr(III) Conversion Layers on Zinc and Zinc Alloys:  Evolution and Perspectives, Lionel Thiery, Coventya SAS

On the Role of the Aspect of Ratio in the Plating of PCBs, Dr. Sergey S. Kruglikov, S.S. Kruglikov Consultants

Electroplated Alternatives to Hard Chromium, Diana Facchini, Integran, (invited) John Kinne, Xtalic (invited)

9:30 AM

Functional Trivalent Chromium Electroplating, Tim Hall, Faraday Technology

You Know You're In When, Ralph V. Dixon, Basically Nickel Inc.

Aluminum, Mg Treatments (Conversion, Anodize), NAVAIR (invited)

10:00 AM

Cobalt Free Technology for Trivalent Chromates on Zinc Plating, Rick Holland & Tom Alderson, Columbia Chemical Corp.

Oxalic Acid Chemically-Accelerated Vibratory Surface Finishing, Juergen Fischer, University of North Dakota

High Hard Armor Coatings, Speaker TBD

10:30 AM

Cost and Environmental Benefits in Converting Existing Vertical High Speed Continuous Tinplate Lines from Phenolsulfonic to Methanesulfonic Acid Tin Electrolyte at Major Brazilian Tin Mill, John McCaskie, Surface Science Consultants LLC

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16,   2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

 

Session 12:  Cross-Over Opportunities in Organic Finishing

Find how your business can benefit from opportunities in organic finishing.

Session 13:   Policy and Technology - Drivers for Change

How will the surface finishing industry be affected by emerging regulations & trends?  Get the latest on metals, chemicals, the future and more.

Session 14: Surface Technology and the Aerospace Industry

What are the next challenges for finishing in the aerospace industry and what are the solutions?

 

Chair: Scott Bultman

Chair: Christian Richter/Jeff Hannapel

Chair:  Mike Barnstead/Stephen Gaydos

2:00 PM

Pretreatment from Different Levels, Ken Pelak, Broadmoor Products, Inc.      

European Union & Nickel Regulation:  The Future of Nickel Use in the Finishing Industry, Tony Hart, Nickel Institute (Part 1)

Aerospace Coatings & Surface Treatments in North America: Responding to Global Regulatory Changes, Dr. Keith Legg, Rowan Technology

2:30 PM

Fundamentals of Powder Coating, Rodger Talbert, PCI

European Union & Nickel Regulations:  The Future of Nickel Use in the Finishing Industry,Tony Hart, Nickel Institute (Part 2)

Cold Spray Aluminum to Repair Damaged Aluminum Coatings, Stephen Gaydos, Boeing Research & Technology

3:00 PM

The E-Coatings Process, Gary Weaver, The E-Coat Project

Nickel & Chromium:  Ontario Air Emission Standards & Implications for Surface Finishing, Lyle Safronetz, Vale Inco

Localized Permanent Repair of Damaged Hard Chromium Plating or High Velocity Oxygen Fuel (HVOF) Thermal Spray Coating, Mary Gilman, Boeing C-17 Pollution Prevention Program

3:30 PM

Applied Costs to Paint a Typical Substrate, Rich Saddler, Herman Miller     

Environmental Regulations and Their Trends in Automotive Sectors, Binx Xu, Ford Global Materials Engineering

Meeting the Challenge of Improvement of Aerospace Corrosion Resistance Through Complete Removal of Chromates from the Coating System, Roger D. Brown, AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings

4:00 PM

 

EPA Plating & Polishing Rule:  Will you be in Compliance this July? Jeff Hannapel, NASF/The Policy Group

Testing Room - Temperature Ionic Liquid Solutions for Depot Repair of Aluminum Coatings, Paul Brezovec & Mike Miller, Concurrent Technologies Corporation

4:30 PM

 

NASF Public Polocy Update:  Key Emerging Regulations & Trends for Finishing & Fabricated Metals, Christian Richter, Jeff Hannapel, NASF/The Policy Group

Requirements for Replacement of Dichromate Sealer for U.S. Air Force Anodizing Operations, Robert Mason, Sarah Clark & Melissa Klingenberg, Concurrent Technologies Corporation

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Keynote Session on Show Floor – CAR Panel Presentation

6:30 PM – 9:00 PM  Industry Night Event on Show Floor

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 17


8:30 AM – 11:00 AM

CLOSING SESSION:

The Future of U.S. Manufacturing & Surface Finishing:  A U.S. & Global View

  • Manufacturing Keynote: The Future of U.S. Manufacturing (8:30-9:15 a.m.)
            -Michele Nash-Hoff, Author, "Can U.S. Manufacturing Be Saved"

  • Question & Answer Period (9:15-9:30 a.m.)

  • Outlook for Automotive Suppliers (9:30-10:00 a.m.)
            - Dave Andrea, Senior Vice President, Industry Analysis & Economics, Original
               Equipment Suppliers Association

  • Global Surface Finishing Market Outlook & Trends:  A European & Brazilian View
      (10:00-10:45 a.m.)
            - Nabil Zaki, SurTec
            - Wilma Ayako Taira dos Santos, ABTS

  • Question & Answer Period (10:45-11:00 a.m.) 

 

 

 


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