finishing talk newsletter - nov/dec 2008

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F in i sh i ng Spo t l i gh t :

Inside This Issue:

To Question 1 - Whatshould he tell you?-Idsay, everything that

would allow you toplate faster, with high-est possible quality atlowest possible cost.

To Question 2 - Whydoesnt he tell you?- Icant answer, but mightassume he or she doesnot feel the need tomention anything notrelated to the require-

ments of using theirchemicals.

To Question 3 - Whyshould he tell any more

than he does? - Myanswer is that I feel itwould help our industrysurvive, create fewer

By: Jack Berg,

President, Serfilco

Introduction

Have you ever consid-ered what you reallyneed from your Chemi-cal supplier? Obviouslyyou need processchemicals that you canrely on. You also needgood deliveries backedup by sound analysis,technical support and

problem solving capa-bility. As a plater yourrelationship with yourchemical supplier is ab-solutely crucial to en-sure a successful andefficient Finishing shop.

So what about equip-ment? Does yourChemical supplier also

have a duty to keepyou abreast of currentBest Available Technol-ogy to get the verybest out of his or hersolutions and maximizeyour profit and makelife as easy as possi-ble? I would ask you toconsider the followingquestions:

1. What should he tellyou?

2. Why doesnt he tellyou?

3. Why should he tellany more than hedoes?

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C O V E R S T O R Y

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I N D U S T R Y E V E N T S

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N E W S & N O T E S

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F R O M T H EF O R U M

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F I N I S H I N GS P O T L I G H T

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T H E L A S TW O R D

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C O N T E N T S

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What Your Chemical Supplier Should Tell You But Doesnt

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Inconsistency

in Batches

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Forum

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Lets Change the Economy

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Page 2F I N I S H I N G T A L K

Nov 11 - 13, 2008

METALFORM Mexico Exposition

Mexico City, Mexico

www.metalform.com/mexico

November 18, 2008

Concrete Coatings Webinar

Virtual Learning

Website: www.coatingstech.org

November 20, 2008

SF Conference & Exhibition

Ontario, Canada

Website: www.thecasf.ca

Nov 25 - 27, 2008

CECCWarsaw, Polandwww.coatings-group.com

November 2628, 2008

SF China 2008

Guangzhou, China

Website: www.sfchina.net

December 8-12, 2008

Environ. Stewardship Course

Los Angeles, CA

Website: www.nasf.org

January 20-21, 2009

Surface Engineering for EnergyGeneration, Storage, and Con-servation ConferenceOrlando, FL


February 1-2, 2009

Coatings for Concrete Conference

Las Vegas, NVwww.coatingstech.org

February 8-12, 2009

NASF Management Conference

Palm Beach, Aruba


February 15-18, 2009

PACE 2009

New Orleans, LA

Website: www.pace2009.com

March 17-19, 2009

Middle East Coatings Show 2009

Cairo, Egypt

www.coatings-group.com

Have an upcoming event?

Tell us about it at

www.finishingtalk.com!

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N E W S & N O T E S

Pickering Ontario Eco-Tecproudly announces the supply oftwo (2) new Nickel Recovery Sys-tems. One system is to be pro-vided to Delta Faucet in Tennes-see and the other is to be fur-nished to Federal Mogul for theirBurlington, Iowa facility. Thesesystems represent the fifth Eco-Tec system within the Delta Fau-cet organization and the fourthsystem within the Federal Mogulcompany. The start-up for theseunits is anticipated in early No-vember 2008. These systems will

be installed to capture nickel frombright nickel plating rinsewater inorder to produce a purified, con-centrated nickel solution for recy-cle back to the semi-bright nickelplating bath. Eco-Tec is an award-winning, globally recognizedmanufacturer of water purifica-tion, gas processing, and chemicalrecovery systems for industrialoperations.

Milwaukee,WI Jason Incor-porated, parent to JacksonLea,Osborn International and LippertUnipol is pleased to announce theformation of the Jason FinishingGroup. By combining the manu-facturing and technical resourcesof these great companies, andleveraging our global presenceand reach, Jason Finishing Groupwill be a premier provider of fin-

ishing solutions. They offer anarray of solutions manufacturedall over the world. In North Amer-ica, this change in structure willcreate condensed field sales terri-tories for better customer cover-age, more Field Application Engi-neers to support technical needs

Las Vegas & Nashvil le In adeparture from the traditionallarge international show eachFall, The Powder Coating Insti-tute and the Chemical Coaters Association International haveannounced that they will holdtwo regional events in 2009 in aneffort to reach out to targetedmarket segments along with gen-eral industrial finishing markets.COATING WEST 2009 will beheld on March 2 & 3 at thePlanet Hollywood Resort & Ca-sino, Las Vegas, NV and COAT-

ING EAST 2009 is scheduled forOctober 13 & 14 at GaylordOpryland, Nashville, TN. Eachevent will consist of a two-daytechnical conference programalong with a two-day exhibition.The COATING WEST event willtarget aerospace, customcoaters, architecture, and agri-culture & construction equip-ment. COATING EAST will focus

on automotive, appliance, gen-eral metals and wood. Bothevents will consist of a specialevening networking event for allattendees and exhibitors. Formore information, visit:

www.thecoatingshow.com.

Florida AkzoNobel has ac-quired the Enviroline businessfrom Florida-based Industrial En-vironmental Coatings Corpora-

tion. The purchase of Envi-ronline, a specialist supplier ofhigh-performance, corrosion-resistant linings predominantly inthe oil and gas industries,strengthens Akzo Nobels Marine& Protective Coatings portfolio.Financial details were not dis-closed.

of customers, new applicationlaboratory at the Cleveland, OHheadquarters to provide testingand solutions across the broadfinishing spectrum. All existingsales offices remain in place,however some field sales respon-sibilities have been modified aspart of the territory size reduc-tions. For more information, visitwww.jasoninc.com.

Esslingen, Germany With Part-Sens, acp GmbH makes it possibleto directly measure and document

particulate contamination on com-ponent surfaces for the first timeever. A new, enlarged measuringprobe significantly expands therange of applications for this inno-vative inspection system, so thatsheet metal blanks and auto bodypanels, for example, can be effi-ciently scrutinised for particulatecleanliness. The new PartSensmeasuring probe has a measuring

surface of 20 x 15 mm and allowsfor efficient, random sample testingof component surfaces for particu-late cleanliness. Inspecting sheetmetal blanks before press formingin the field of auto body fabricationis a typical application for the newmeasuring system. Further applica-tions include the monitoring of sys-tems and production environments,and examining the degree of

cleanliness achieved in the cleaningprocess. Particulate contaminationwith sizes of all the way down 25m can be detected. Measure-ments can be performed eithermanually, or by means of an auto-mated process. For more informa-tion please visit:

www.acp-micron.com.

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W H A T Y O U R C H E M I C A L S U P P L I E R S H O U L D T E L L Y O U ( C O N T F R O M P G 1 )

back to the pre- treatment tanksto extend their life and ask whywouldnt a cleaner clean better,

leaving less on a part if it was inlike new condition all the time.Why pick up Mondays dirt on apart you take out of the cleaneron Wednesday, dirt that mightreach the plating tank by Friday.

The chart on page 13 (appendix1) illustrates different types offilters, which can be useful forheavy solids down to the small-

You might refer to my paper Working Backwards. It usesnumbers to explain that if only

50% of unwanted solids wereprevented from getting into thefinishing tank that any filterwould last twice as long. Wepoint out that surface tensionleaves solids on a part in spite ofrepeated rinsing. The use of askimmer with a filter and carbonif necessary could be a big help.

We suggest going all the way

emissions, less costly rework andless waste, resulting in a morecompetitive and profitable indus-

try.Would better co-operation be-tween chemical supplier, platerand equipment manufacturer bebeneficial? Answer Yes ofcourse, if it made things betterand accomplished a commongoal, it certainly would be com-mendable.

There is clearly a close relation-ship between the solutions andthe plant. Finishers using thesame chemicals can operate withvery large differences in profit-ability and efficiencies the dif-ference is in the equipment theyuse.

Why Not Work Backwards

To The Beginning

I find it hard to understand whyauthors in guidebooks ignore the

need to place only clean parts ina plating, anodizing or E Coattank. Why wouldnt mention bemade of the different degrees ofcleanliness of a screw or boltwhen compared to a circuitboard, a memory disc or wafer. Isuppose it should be assumedthat all finishers would only workwith clean parts, but if so, whydoes a filter pick up solids? Oh

yes, slough off from the anodes,airborne particles dropping infrom above the tank or dirt intro-duced with air from a blower.But doesnt a filter removethem? Yes, someeventually.

But why let them get into thesolutions, what can be done?

F I N I S H I N G T A L K

Effect of Flow Rate on Solids

Note: The recently published case history from the UK indicating that rough-ness causing rejects were not eliminated until higher turnover rates were em-ployed. The customer plating high quality bathroom fittings had experimentedwith finer absolute rated cartridges, as low as 0.5 micron with out success.The roughness problems were solved by increasing the tank turnover ratethrough the Nickel Filter from 3-4 turnovers/hour to 7-8 turnovers/hour.


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est equipment for relatively lowamounts. Then note the additionof a coalescer to separate theoils, followed by carbon for con-tinuous absorption.

Because you have a fi lter on

a tank it does not mean you

have a fi ltered solution.

Perhaps you might tell us thatyou are following the above sug-gestions, to which we would askif it was sufficiently large enoughto be effective.We have oftensaid, Because you have a filteron a tank does not mean youhave a filtered solution. When

you have a chance you mightrefer to an old article of minefrom 1962 or 63, which explainsthe need for high tank turnoverto be effective. The HydraulicIndustry accepts fourteen turn-overs per hour to have the entiresolution pass through a filter

even once. But platers have usedone to two turnovers and onlyrecently have five or more beenproven to be effective.

This demonstrates that howeverfine and efficient a media isused, if the particulate neverreaches the filter then it will re-main in the tank. Why, when youread about plating nickel, cop-per, zinc and other metals, arentthese points brought out? Nofilter can ever remove all the sol-ids as they enter a tank, beforethey might deposit on a part. Itis only with maximum turnoverrate that the plater can come

close to keeping up with solidsin as solids out.

Solution Agitation

I also wonder why these sameauthors still refer to the use ofair for agitation. They know it

affects brightness adversely,which generates the need formore carbon purification. Theyalso know that air agitation coolshot solutions causing a waste ofenergy and that air introduces

solids into solutions, whichcauses roughness. Finally theyalso know that air is fundamen-tally non-conductive which in-creases the resistance in theelectrolyte.

We introduced the use of educ-tors about twenty years ago.Eductors create a multiplied flowfrom a pump, but properly usedeliminate the breaking of the so-

lution like air bubbling out ingulps.

The government is demandingthe reduction in surface emis-sions of fumes to the atmos-

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F R O M T H E F O R U M : I N C O N S I S T E N C Y I N B A T C H E S

This month were taking a look at the issue ofbatch inconsistency. Small Fish in a Big Pond is

experiencing some trouble with coloring while ano-dizing parts for a customer. Forum membersSouthern Metal Finishing, Labrat, JK Price,Skelton, and John Hu have pitched up to givetheir two cents on the problem. Feel free to addyour thoughts to their ongoing discussion by visit-ing the forums at www.finishingtalk.com/community and choosing the Anodizing forum.For more From the Forum discussions, check outour internet television show, Finishing Talk Live,where hosts Paul Fisher and Paul Skelton bring theboards to life!

www.finishingtalklive.com

Small Fish in a Big Pond

I'm new at this anodizing business. The problem I

have is my batches come out inconsistent. My cus-

tomer requires the pieces to come out a light

bronze coloring. Each piece is approximately 300

sq in., and I'm anodizing at 12ASF. for 1 hr. Any

thoughts?

Southern Metal Finishing

Hello Small Fish in Big Pond. What type of Al are

you processing?

Small Fish in a Big Pond

The Al I'm processing is cast (tensoly). Should I go

with a higher ASF?

Labrat

Unfortunately, cast aluminum is much more diffi-

cult to achieve a consistent anodized finish thanwrought aluminum. The reason for this is different

degrees of porosity in certain areas of the part

from the casting, or (if present) silicon being pre-

sent on the surface, which does not anodize - only

turns a dark gray color. To obtain the bronze color,

are you using a bronze colored dye after the ano-

dize process? If so, is the inconsistency after the

anodizing, or after the dye? You mentioned that

the customer wants a "bronze color". Are you cer-

tain that the customer wants anodizing, or a chro-

mate conversion coating? A consistent chromate

coating may be less difficult to achieve, if this iswhat they want. Sometimes a customer mistak-

ingly calls this conversion coating "anodizing". A

chromate will only give about 1/2 of the corrosion

protection that anodizing will achieve, but if this is

an acceptable limit of protection, you may want to

investigate.

JKPrice

I'm just new to this site and read of your troubles.

I offer a non-contact method of measuring ano-

dized coatings. Through precision and automationthis system can measure high very fast and allow

you to automatically measure parts to characterize

the real problem you may have. It is available in

hand-held type analyzer or integrated to a robot

for high speed inspection of anodized layer thick-

ness. It has an optional color analyzer as an inte-

grated tool for developing objective color specs

and then using them to set customer acceptability.

For sure you do not want to do critical color or

anodizing without proper equipment these days.

Skelton

Excellent posts gentlemen and fellow Finishing-

Talk.com members! JK makes a valid point in

measuring the anodic coating thickness. However,

standard color anodizing is generally simple and

most anodizer's will simply anodize at 15 - 17 Volts

DC. JK......shoot me a PM (private message) and

share with me your technology.....I dig it.

However, being you are working with a cast alumi-

num, you have a few variables that will affect the

coloring process. The first, being the cleaning proc-

ess, which needs to be more consistent than the

anodic coating itself. Labrat points out a very im-

portant fact, and that being the silicon levels in the

casting itself and if "over cleaning" is obtained, it

will affect the consistency of the porosity of the

coating, thus, affecting the coloring process.

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I learned more often than not, the KISS principle

applies. "Keep It Simple Stupid", no offense meant.

But, making sure your process is consistent is the

most practical thing you can do to eliminate the

inconsistencies.

First, make sure all of your processing chemistryoperates within optimum parameters. i.e. tempera-

ture, pH, and time; TPT you may refer to it as.

Second, be conscience of the fact, that it always

will look better, the first time through the process.

You "DO NOT" want to be stripping the anodic

coating, especially aluminum castings, and expect

to improve the color without changing the aes-

thetic appearance of the color anodized coating.

Before I go any further, I want to take the rubber

gloves off and applaud you for anodizing basedupon amps per square foot (ASF). As I mentioned,

most anodizers simply set the rectifier at 17 volts

DC and let 'er rip.

And last, TPT (temp., pH & time) comes very much

into play when trying to reach consistent colors

when anodizing large production runs. And as you

mentioned, you are working with an aluminum

casting, hence an already very porous substrate,

thus, absorbing a large amount of the dye in your

dyeing process. As you are processing from theanodize solution to the dye, you may be dragging

in a very acidic rinse, therefore, reducing the pH of

the dye solution.

Your technical data sheet for the dye solution will

instruct you on the proper additives to control the

pH of the dye solution. You may have to use "trial

and error" to obtain a standard volume of typically,

acetic acid or ammonium hydroxide to lower (most

likely not the case) or raise the pH of the dye solu-

tion. Maintaining the pH parameters, as well as the

temperature, will allow you to keep consistent dye

times. Of course, you will also need to calculate the

amount of dye additions to be made over a course

of a certain quantity of parts or total surface area

processed.

This, my friend, is how our "Platiing & Anodizing

Forefathers" figured it out. If you want to try this

out, buy yourself (if you do not already have it,

LOL), a Michael Jackson CD with the 80's track

"Pretty Young Thing" a.k.a. PYT, and see if you

don't just get the whole TPT concept. Not to men-

tion, a very productive and PRETTY color anodize

coating.

And to set the record straight, back to my almost

offensive "KISS Principle" comment: I used the

term "stupid"....I could have used the term "silly",

"smart guy" or "scientist", for that matter. Remem-

ber plating & anodizing is a combination of science,

chemistry, physics, and above all, ART!

I just realized that this post is ANCIENT (almost as

ancient as the music track I mentioned....haha)! I

hope someone can take something from my post.

JK Price

Help!! For years, I've heard folks complain of batchinconsistency so I built a batch and end-point con-

troller for anodizing, color and finishing. So am I to

gather now that there is no market for such tools?

Help me understand this; or is it just human nature

to complain? The anodizing folks I know consider it

a very precise science and most metal finishing is a

pretty well defined science as well. I guess it all

depends on where you want to be in the metal fin-

ishing food chain. If you invest in technology, most

of the time it will provide fruitful returns.Factory Automation works and continues to work

when you aren't working. It's cheaper to automate

than outsource.

John Hu

Hi, Gentlemen. You all like automation, but I am a

little reserved, especially for machining parts to be

anodized. There are blind holes, treaded holes etc.

I prefer to manual. You can achieve color consis-

tency by manual, too, as long as all of the parame-

ters are under control. And I do not think 1 or 2seconds different in treatment would be so much

different on the finish, at least in this industry.

I don't bronze cast anodizing by dying, it's a play

of voltage. I've had this done before.

Have something to add? Visit the forums at

www.finishingtalk.com today, and let us

know w hat you think!


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W H A T Y O U R C H E M I C A L S U P P L I E R S H O U L D T E L L Y O U , C O N T . . .

phere and while it is a fact that the use of educ-tors would not eliminate 100% of fume we know,according to papers presented by Dr Gabe ofLoughborough University in England that about90% reduction can be achieved. European legisla-tors are now recommending the use of Eductorsas a means of controlling fume above tanks so: -Isnt it worth trying?

Wouldnt it be nice to tell the environment depart-ment that the plating industry has reduced emis-sions by 50,60 or even 70%? The reduction inemissions is just one of the many benefits you willenjoy by installing Eductor systems replacing airand Cathode agitation. Improved solution effi-

ciency, reduced additive usage, metal savingsthrough improved distribution and throwingpower, better filtration as solution is truly ho-mogenized and a general optimization of theChemical process.

Carbon Purification

Now we also ask - Why has the acceptance ofgranular carbon to replace powdered carbontaken over thirty years? Is it because the chemi-cal supplier doesnt recognize its easy to use, re-

quires less labor and downtime, saves money andachieves more uniform ductility, which virtuallyeliminates batch treatment except under specialcircumstances.

Ive asked: - Isnt uniform ductility the main rea-son for carbon treatment? Why let a solution pro-duce a plate, which has less ductility on partsplated in July versus those plated in January. Withtime permitting, Ill go on my soapbox a littlelonger.

Perhaps some of you may have noted that JackBerg hasnt said much about filtering with car-tridges and granular carbon for purification in-stead of filter aid and powdered carbon. Plate andpaper filters coated with powdered carbon slurrymay effectively provide suitable treatment, but it just as effectively reduces the filtration rate byrestricting the flow through the filter. Using car-tridges as the filter media and by-pass Granular

Carbon for purification provides for much largersolids holding capacities and a large spectrum ofmicron retention. Using Granular carbon in aseparate chamber provides an easily controlledmethod of removing organics continuously frompre-filtered solution without adversely affectingthe Filter flow rate, the consequences of whichhave been discussed above.

For larger tanks an Automatic Permanent MediaFilter System can be employed. This eliminatesconsumables, and solution losses completely andalso maintains high flow rates to ensure maximumclarity of solutions. Just another technology that

could be recommended by your chemical supplieras a means of optimizing the process and savingyou money. Please see appendix 2 (pg. 14) whichshows a cost comparison, recently presented tous by a plater here in Illinois where the runningcosts of a pre-coat paper/disc filter are comparedto the initial capital required to purchase an Auto-matic Permanent Media Filter.

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F I N I S H I N G S P O T L I G H T : P A R T S 2 C L E A N 2 0 0 9

Leading International Trade Fair

for Cleaning within the Produc-

tion Process Inspires Visitors

with Quality and Quantity

Neuffen With 244 exhibitorsfrom 13 countries, the 6thparts2clean presented the worldsmost comprehensive offerings forcleaning within the productionprocess from the 28th through the30th of October, 2008. 4482 ex-pert visitors (17.5% more thanlast year) from 37 countries gath-ered information at the event inStuttgart (Germany). Thanks tothe outstanding technical qualifi-cations demonstrated by the visi-tors, as well as their decision mak-ing authority, intensive discussionswere held and interesting contactswere established, which are ex-pected to result in successful post-event business. With 1,591 visi-tors, the parts2clean expert forumwas once again a crowd-puller.

Concentrated presence of com-panies from the cleaning industrymakes parts2clean highly appeal-ing for users, and offers lots ofbenefits. We dont know of anyother trade fair that ranks sohighly, says Dieter Gller, man-aging director of LPW Re-inigungssysteme GmbH, who ex-hibited together with EMO Ober-flchentechnik GmbH, HselGmbH and Mecanolav-Ridel SAfrom France under the SurfaceAlliance umbrella at the trade fair. And industry presence was in-deed more highly concentratedthan ever before: 244 exhibitors(16% more than in the previousyear) participated at the 6th edi-tion of the leading internationaltrade fair for cleaning within the

production process. 19% of theexhibitors came from outside ofGermany, representing 13 coun-tries. Trade fair offerings, whichfocussed exclusively on productsand solutions for the parts clean-ing step which is becoming moreand more important in the manu-facturing process, attracted 4,482visitors to Stuttgart an increaseof roughly 17.5% in comparisonwith last year. Approximately64% of the visitors indicated thatthey were attending parts2cleanfor the first time. Roughly 18.5%

of the visitors came from outsideof Germany, and travelled from atotal of 37 countries on four con-tinents.

But it wasnt just the number ofexpert visitors which resulted inenthusiasm amongst the exhibi-tors, but rather their high levelsof technical qualification and de-cision making authority as well. According to a visitor survey,

57.6% hold supervisory positionsand 89.3% influence companyinvestment decisions. Wereparticipating at parts2clean forthe fifth time, and the event hasgone exceptionally well for us.The visitors are very competent,and they know exactly what theywant. Lots of visitors evenbrought samples or photos alongwith them, in order to clearly

explain their cleaning problemsand find an ideal solution. Wellcertainly participate again atparts2clean 2009, although Sur-face Technology will also be heldin Hanover as well. We dontmeet up with the expert visitorsin Hanover who attendparts2clean, explains Willi

Schneega, managing director ofipros Industrie-Produkte-GmbHin Iserlohn, Germany. Nor isthere any question about partici-pation at the upcomingparts2clean for Michael Hckh,managing director of Hckh Met-allreinigungsanlagen GmbH: The trade fair has been verysuccessful for us once again. Asin the past, customer potential isstill very strong. The automotiveindustry is somewhat restrainedat the moment, but were experi-encing growing demand for high

quality cleaning solutions in thefields of energy technology andmedical engineering, as well asin other industries too. This de-mand will certainly compensatefor the inevitable decline in theautomotive industry.

parts2clean 2008 went evenbetter for us than in previousyears, and well definitely be onhand in 2009 as well, sums upJaime Arau, managing director of Arau GmbH. Amongst otherproducts, the company pre-sented a new high pressure de-burring unit of modular designwith automatic loading station,which is right up-to-date wheredecentralised parts cleaning inte-grated into the manufacturingprocess is concerned.

Not only were suppliers of clean-ing equipment and systems ex-tremely pleased with the waythings went at the trade fair and all of the industrys re-nowned companies from thissector participated at the event exhibiting companies from other

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areas were highly satisfied aswell. For us, parts2clean is theworlds most important trade fair,because 80% to 90% of the visi-

tors are potential customers, afigure which amount to perhapsonly 5% at other events, reportsDr. Henry P. Ederle, industrialdivision area sales manager atBorer Chemie AG in Zuchwil,Switzerland. Dr. Andr Thyssen,General Sales and MarketingManager at 3M Cuno, 3MDeutschland GmbH in Neuss,Germany, came to a similar con-

clusion: The trade fair is veryprofessional and the visitorscome with highly specific ques-tions, or they need to solve prob-lems with filter applications. Theoutstanding technical knowledgedemonstrated by the visitors al-

lows for really good discussionand contacts. We were also sur-prised at how many visitorsfrom outside of Germany came

to our booth. And thats whywere only planning to partici-pate at Achema and parts2cleannext year. Henkel AG & CO,KGaA has already registered forthe next event: In the field ofsurface treatment, our trade fairactivities are concentrated onparticipation at parts2clean. Thespecial thing about this event isthe fact that practically all of

the visitors bring concrete ques-tions and tasks and theycome from a great variety ofindustries, says Lothar War-meling, Surface TreatmentSales Manager at Henkel. SergeTuerlings, European Technical

Manager for Kyzen, also classi-fied his first experience as anexhibitor at the event as a com-plete success: Were an Ameri-

can company and we recentlyopened a plant in Belgium. Notonly were we able to establishlots of top quality contacts withusers in the metalworking, opticsand medical engineering sectorsat parts2clean, we also hookedup with manufacturers of clean-ing systems. And in addition tothis, we found representativesfor our products at the trade

fair.For users as well, parts2clean isfirst choice around the worldwhere finding solutions for moreand more demanding cleaningtasks within the production proc-ess is concerned. 87.2% of the

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On August 10th 2008 at aparty celebrating the companys

30th year in business, Gene

Anguil of Anguil Environmental

Systems Inc. announced that

the company will begin its tran-

sition to the second generation.

Founder of one of the largest

air pollution control and Volatile

Organic Compound abatement

companies in the industry,

Gene has been acting Presidentsince 1978. He will become the

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

and hand many of his current

responsibilities over to the next

generation, namely Chris and

Deb Anguil.

Chris Anguil, the present Vice

Deb Anguil, the current Vice

President of Operations, will

become Chief Operating Officer

(COO). In this capacity she will

maintain her present responsi-

bility of meeting customer ex-

pectations while also focusing

on product improvement and

overall efficiency within the

company to improve profitabil-

ity.

Anguil Environmental Systems

is proud to be a family ownedand operated company located

in Milwaukee, WI and engaged

in an industry that ensures fu-

ture generations a sustainable

environment. The entire or-

ganization remains dedicated to

its slogan, Committed to

Cleaner Air.

T H E N E X T G E N E R A T I O N


President of Sales and Market-

ing, will be taking over as Presi-

dent of the organization. In

this capacity he will be respon-

sible for both, the top line or

revenue as well as the bottom

line or profit.

visitors were satisfied to verysatisfied with contact and infor-mation opportunities offered atthis years parts2clean.

1591 visitors took advantage ofthe opportunity to gather infor-

mation by attending practicallyoriented presentations held byrenowned experts from industry,economics and R&D regardingcurrent developments, new re-quirements and trends in thefield of cleaning technology. As aconsequence, the parts2cleanexpert forum was amongst thehighlights at this years eventagain.

Next parts2clean w ithInternational Convention

The next leading international

moters fairXperts GmbH. An in-ternational convention address-ing the issues of Requirements,Technologies and Markets Worldwide, presented for thefirst time within the frameworkof parts2clean 2009, will contrib-ute to the attainment of thisgoal.

The new COROSAVE interna-tional trade fair for corrosionprotection, preservation andpackaging will also be held con-current to parts2clean next year.

For more information onparts2clean 2009, e-mail:

[email protected]

Or visit:

www.fairxperts.de

trade fair for cleaning within theproduction process will againtake place in Stuttgart from the20th through the 22nd of October,2009. Bookings and reservationsfor booth floor space which havealready been received indicatethat further growth can be ex-pected. This is also signified bythe fact that demand for solu-tions and information resultingfrom ever stricter cleanlinessrequirements will increase inpractically all sectors all over theworld. For this reason, I also seefurther growth potential forparts2clean in even stronger in-ternationalisation of both the

exhibitors and the visitors afactor were of course workingon, elaborates Hartmut Herdin,Managing Director of event pro-


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the Federal Register (i.e., De-

cember 29, 2008) in states with-

out authorized RCRA programs

(e.g., Alaska, Iowa, Puerto Ricoand Virgin Islands). The rule is

not effective in an authorized

state until the state adopts the

rule into its own state regula-

tions. While adoption of federal

regulations is automatic in some

states, most states must take

some affirmative action to adopt

the new regulation.

EPA estimates that approxi-

mately 5,600 facilities will be

impacted by this rule, and it will

include 30,000 tons of new re-

cycled materials annually. The

rule will provide a cost savings

to U.S. facilities of approxi-

mately 95 million dollars, and

the savings could be even

higher if more states adopt the

new regulations.

If you have any questions on

EPAs revised definition of solid

waste and how it may impact

the surface finishing industry,

please contact Jeff Hannapel or

Christian Richter at jhan-

[email protected] or

[email protected].

A copy of the final rule is avail-

able on EPAs website at

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/

hazard/dsw/rulemaking.htm.

recycling of the sludge.

Excluding the recycling of F006

sludge from the hazardous

waste regulatory restrictions can

encourage more recycling of the

sludge and save platers

money. The final rule is also

broad in scope and could benefi-

cially impact recycling of other

hazardous secondary materials

used in the finishing industry

such as solvents.

Basic Structure of Final Rule

The revised definition of solid

waste is comprehensive and de-

tailed rulemaking. There four

major components of the final

rule:

1. Under the Control of the

Generator Exclusion (a self-

implementing exclusion for

materials that are recycled

under the control of thegenerator);

2. Transfer-Based Exclusion (a

self-implementing exclusion

for materials that are trans-

ferred to another company

for recycling);

3. Non-Waste Determination

Procedure (a petition proc-

ess); and4. Legitimate Recycling Provi-

sion.

Effective Date and Applica-

bil ity in States

The final rule is effective 60 days

from the date of publication in

On October 30, 2008 EPAissued a new regulation to revise

the definition of solid waste toencourage the recycling of more

hazardous secondary materi-

als. 73 Fed. Reg. 64668

(2008). The changes to the defi-

nition are in response to several

court decisions that held EPAs

regulatory definition was overly

broad and did not clearly deline-

ate when a material is dis-

carded. Hazardous secondary

materials that are sent for legiti-

mate reclamation are eligible to

be exempt from regulation as a

hazardous waste under the new

rule. The NASF submitted com-

ments on the proposed regula-

tion and the final regulations fea-

tures several provisions that are

more favorable to generators to

encourage more recycling.

Impact on Surface Finishing

Industry

The new definition of solid waste

could facilitate more recycling of

electroplating waste water treat-

ment sludge, i.e., the listed haz-

ardous waste, F006. Under the

revised definition of solid waste,

sludge that is reclaimed for met-

als recovery would not be

discarded for regulatory pur-poses, and would not, therefore,

be subject to hazardous waste

regulations, provided that the

recycling is legitimate and that

plating facilities and reclamation

facilities meet a set of conditions

regarding the management and

E P A I S S U E S R E V I S E D D E F I N I T I O N O F S O L I D W A S T E T OE N C O U R A G E R E C Y C L I N G O F M E T A L - B E A R I N G M A T E R I A L S


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W H A T Y O U R C H E M I C A L S U P P L I E R S H O U L D T E L L Y O U , C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 8 . . .

Surprisingly, it points out thatwith cost savings after 18months it also eliminates rough-

ness. So in conclusion, this pa-per has highlighted some meth-ods of using equipment to getthe best out of you chemistry,to make you more profitableand competitive and I hope thatthe synergy that exists betweenProcess Plant and ProcessChemistry and the fact that bothrely on each other is now clear.

To finalize, I might ask our gov-

ernment why specificationsdont demand the clarity of theparts and solutions before theparts are finished instead ofasking them after as an indica-tion of reliability. But then Idont expect to ever fly to themoon and experience a problemfrom a part finish failure. ~

Jack H. Berg is the President

and founder of Serfilco, Ltd.,

that for nearly 50 years has spe-

cialized in Pumps, Filter Cham-

bers, Filtration Systems, Filtra-

tion Media, Pump Accessories

and Replacement Parts for

Pumps.

He can be reached at:

SERFILCO Ltd,

2900 MacArthur BlvdNorthbrook Illinois 60062

Phone: 800-323-5431

Fax: 847-559-1995

Email: [email protected]

Web site: www.serfilco.com

Appendix 1

Types of Filter Systems avail-able for removing various

types of solids this chartshows a small number of theoptions available

Automatic Disposable Fabric Filtra-tion Systems for High Dirt load ap-plications. Automatically indexingmedia allows continuous filtration,even with varying input or solidscontent. Ideal for Phosphate proc-esses, cleaners, waste water, cop-per stripping and water wall spraybooths. Operating costs are very

low.

Automatic, Permanent media, Highflow systems for Metal FinishingProcesses, Cleaners and for polish-ing Clarified waste streams. Recyclewater back to non-critical rinses.Maintains crystal clear plating solu-tions without any solution loss ormedia and labor costs. High flowrates maintained by micro proces-sor controlled backwash cycle.

Cartridge Filters are available witha wide range of flow rates and mi-cron retention levels. Depth woundcartridges optimize solidsretentionlevels and when correctly sized willhelp maintain flow rate. Systemsare available in a variety of materi-als to satisfy any chemical resis-tance requirements. Pumps can bedouble Aqua Seal, Magnetic Driveor VerticalSealless.

Combine a Cartridge Filter with aCarbon Chamber and Slurry tank toprovide clean, easy and effectiveCarbon Purification and the result-ing consistent ductility or maybe aResin Chamber to remove dissolvedmetals. Maximise Dirt holding ca-pacity with stepdown filtration byusing two filter chambers in series.Slurry tank can be used for pumppriming, chemical additions and precoating if required.


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(from What Your Chemical Supplier Should Tell You but Doesnt)

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L E T S C H A N G E T H E E C O N O M Y F O R T H E B E T T E R B Y : A N N A L E V I T S K Y

Our country is goingthrough a tumultuous and chal-

lenging, yet extraordinary trans-formation at this time. On the

outside, it appears that we are

folding under the burdens of

economic distress. While this is

certainly an unfortunate reality

for many Americans, I feel that

there is reason to be hopeful.

We can help to re-spark our

economy through ingenuity,hard work, and proper legisla-

tion. Obviously, only a percent-

age of these necessary factors

can be controlled by ordinary

citizens. We can, for instance,

work together to come up with

new and viable solutions to our

problems; build support net-

works through community de-velopment (whether that be

within the metal finishing com-

munity, our towns, neighbor-

hoods, or even family and

friends), volunteer our knowl-

edge, time, energy, resources

whatever we can give to con-

tribute to enriching our country

as a whole. As Margaret Mead

said, Never underestimate the

power of a few committed peo-

ple to change the world. In-

deed, it is the only thing that

ever has.

By the same token, however,

goes through its 'growing pains',

it will be important to have a

strong support system for indus-

try as it becomes betterequipped to the needs of the

21st century.

While the future is uncertain,

you can be certain of one thing:

the only way you can restore

your country is by realizing that

we are all responsible for a cer-

tain degree of contribution if we

wish for the overall health andpositive functioning of the

whole. When you stand up and

take positive action whether it

be through mentoring a new

generation of metal finishers,

sharing your knowledge and ex-

perience with your peers, writ-

ing to congress, participating in

community affairs... (the listgoes on), your simple contribu-

tion can affect more than just

your immediate surroundings. In

conjunction with the ingenuity

and hard work of people just

like you all across the country,

and some (hopefully) economi-

cally stimulating legislation, who

is to say that we can't rebuild

America into a more prosperous

and shining beacon of liberty,

freedom, and opportunity than

ever before? So...what are you

waiting for? Let's get to work

we have an economy to fix!

government must step in and

step up to the plate, and hope-

fully bring positive change along

with it. We are preparing to in-augurate a new president in

only a few short months. He

promises to do a number of

things during his administration

that could be potentially benefi-

cial to American industry

(assuming he follows through

with them), such as eliminating

capital gains taxes on all small

and start-up businesses. One

very important initiative he has

announced is his plan to end tax

breaks for companies that send

jobs overseas, and to fight to

ensure public contracts are

awarded to companies that are

committed to American work-

ers. Keeping jobs from being

outsourced is crucial to boosting

our own economy here at home.

The next administration also has

plans to double the funding for

the Manufacturing Extension

Partnership, a program that

works with American manufac-

turers to improve efficiency, im-

plement new technology, and

strengthen company growth.

Since its inception, it has en-

gaged in more than 350,000

projects across the country, and

helped create and protect over

50,000 jobs in 2006. Over the

coming years, as our economy

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