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APPOINTMENTS Parts Cleaning Technologies, a cleaning chemistries distributor and equipment manufacturer for the metal finishing industry, has named Sharon ~eiffer service parts manager for the equipment division located in Bowling Green, Ky. Pfeiffer was the former service parts manager for Detrex Corporation for several years. Her years of experience, service parts knowledge, and willingness to assist any customer will provide excellent technical support to existing and future customers, the company said. For more information, please "visit www.partscleaningbgky.com, or e-mall jm@partscleaningbgky.com.

Global specialty chemicals manufac- turer Sartomer Company recently named Laurent Suspene vice presi- dent of Sartomer Asia, effective June 1. Since 2003, Suspene has been general manager, photocure and functional additives, for the Sartomer Europe Division of Cray VaLLey, based in Paris. Suspene takes over for David Long, who was assigned new responsibilities within the TOTAL group, Sartomer's parent company. Sartomer also appointed Philippe Thepot general manager of the Sartomer Europe Division of Cray Valley. He assumes Suspene's previous responsibilities.

The company has also has named Earl Emerson the new market devel- opment manager for photocure. In the newly created position, Emerson is responsible for identifying and developing new business areas and markets in the United States for Sartomer's photocure products. Emerson joined Sartomer in 1981 and served as eastern regional sales manager starting in 1995. While working in the sales force, he earned Salesman-of-the-Year honors multi- ple times for the company. Emerson

earned a bachelor's degree in chem- istry from Saint Joseph's University (Philadelphia).

Surfect Technologies, Inc., a design and manufacturing company offer- ing an innovative single-cell electro- plating tool and process for the semi- conductor industry, has announced the addition of two senior managers to its team: Steve Cho, chief technol- ogy officer; and Greg Perry, director of technical engineering.

OBITUARY

Dave and Debbie Mielke

David L. Mieike, Spraying Systems Co.,® passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2007. David had been an employee with Spraying Systems Co for more than 30 years and in that time held many positions. David, also known as Dave, started in 1976 as an inspector on the shop floor but quickly moved to the Advertising/Literature depart- ment in 197Z

Dave was an entry-level draftsman until 1982, when he earned is Draftsman II title. By this time Spraying Systems Co. realized Dave's potential and his true calling. After only a few short years, in 1987, Dave was promoted to tech illustrator. Here, he and others were in charge of draft- ing, producing, and editing all of the company's written literature. This included all datasheets, parts lists, technical manuals, maintenance instructions, and advertising venues, as well as photography and videography.

In 1994, Dave was promoted to Literature Coordinator, and in December of 1996 Spraying Systems Co. promoted Dave again. His new position gave him all the responsibil- ity for marketing and advertising for metalworking and automotive appli- cations. In this position, Dave grew the company's relationships with many magazines and trade show ven- ues. All of the articles, advertise- ments, bulletins, catalogs, and trade shows in these markets were led by Dave's expertise. Spraying Systems Co. has become so successful in these markets and is well known for its col- orful and artistic advertisements because of Dave's dedication and marketing skills. Dave always had the ability to see things from the cus- tomer's perspective.

Mielke is survived by his wife, Debbie, of 33 years, his mother, two daughters, two grandchildren, two sisters, and one brother. He was a model employee for Spraying Systems Co., a true friend, and a con- summate gentleman. He will be greatly missed.

DISTRIBUTORSHIPS Ebara Udytite America, S.A., head- quartered in Guadalajara, Mexico, will represent CoLumbia Chemical products across North, Central, and Western Mexico. The distributorship is made up of 10 individuals, with decades of experience in the metal plating field. "Ebara Udylite has made inroads to some key zinc accounts because of Columbia's qual- ity products and reasonable market pricing," said Raymundo Gonzalez, Ebara Udylite general manager. "To date, Colzinc ACF-II and Extreme Acid Zinc processes are the most requested products in Mexico." Bill Rosenberg, Columbia president. said his company is "proud to be affiliated with Ebara Udylite's well-

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equipped and expertly staffed service lab." For more information, visit www.columbiachemical.com.

PREFERRED APPLICATOR

The world's only supplier of compos- ite metal coatings, LuminOre, Inc., has bestowed Liquid Metal Matrix with the distinguished designation of being a Preferred Applicator of LuminOre® products. The Preferred Applicator status has, thus far, been awarded to only a small handful of LuminOre facilities and signifies that Liquid Metal Matrix, which serves California and Utah, has achieved LuminOre's highest level of performance, training, and experi- ence. Liquid Metal Matrix is the newest applicator to be approved as a "preferred applicator" of the patent- ed LuminOre metallizing process, and the company features full-serv- ice facilities in California and Utah to apply LuminOre's patented, sprayable metal coatings on projects and products throughout the two states. For more information, visit www.luminore.com or contact Ms. Kelly Luyet at (760) 431-7705.

EXPANSIONS & NEW FACILITIES Eastman Chemical Company announces the opening of its new state-of-the-art paint spray facility at

the company's international head- quarters in Kingsport, Tenn. The first of its kind by a coatings raw material supplier, according to Eastman, the new paint spray facility is the culmi- nation of a 12-month, multi-million dollar investment in personnel, con- struction, equipment, and technolo- gy. The new facility allows repro- ducible application of coatings using current industrial techniques under controlled environmental condi- tions. In so doing, it facilitates the development and testing of innova- tive coating additives that help improve the performance of automo- tive OEM, refinish, and other coat- ings in a variety of industrial settings and environments. For more infor- mation about Eastman and its prod- ucts, visit www.eastman.com.

Pavco, Inc., which formulates and distributes chemistries on a global basis for the metal finishing industry, announces the expansion and reloca- tion of its Compliant Chemistry Division to Independence, Ohio. The newly relocated division was created to better represent Pavco's rapidly growing line of environmentally compliant products. "The ever- increasing restrictions on certain chemistries, which are required by such legislation as the European Directives ELV and RollS, has neces- sitated numerous specification changes and approvals within the automotive and electronics indus- tries as well as many others," said Lee Swope, global manager of the divi- sion. Pavco's Compliant Chemistry Division is responsible for the devel- opment, marketing, approval, and application specification of Pavco's compliant chemistries. In addition, Nick Pavlish, compliance specialist, and Scott Yarbrough, specification specialist, have recently joined the Compliant Chemistry DMsion team and will provide support on a global basis. The division will focus its efforts on expanding Pavco's ever-increasing global share of the compliant chemistries market, utilizing its cor- nerstone HyPro line of high-protec- tion, hexavalent-free chemistries. For more information, please visit

www.pavco.com or e-mail compli- antchemistry@pavco.com

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Wagner Systems, Inc. is now a part o f Wagner Industrial Solutions Group, a worldwide provider of com- plete systems and components in industrial surface technology. With a new global approach to industrial finishing, Wagner can now offer a more comprehensive product portfo- lio of liquid and powder equipment to the industry. Wagner Industrial Solutions now offers a complete line of liquid application products as well as powder application products. For more information, contact Wagner Systems, Inc. at (630) 784-8900, or visit the website at www.wagnersys- temsinc.com.

NEW WEBSITE ACE Equipment Company has unveiled a new website, www.arma- turecoil.com, which is packed with information illustrating and detail- ing industrial ovens, curing ovens, burn off ovens, rotary ovens, coil winding machinery, and accessories.

NEW AT METALFINISHING.COM: 'ASK THE EXPERTS' Job-shop owners, plant managers, and other industry members now have another source at their disposal when seeking answers to tough tech- nical questions. Metal Finishing, in association with industry suppliers, such as MacDermid, has launched "Ask the Experts," a new online Q&A program now available at www.met- a l f i n i s h i n g . c o m / a s k t h e e x p e r t. Developed in response to reader inquiries, the new interactive feature complements the technical and busi- ness information we report on each month in the pages of the magazine. How it works: By directing your ques- tions to our experts online, you will receive a response to your query in a timely fashion-on or off line-minus the expense of hiring an industry con- sultant. (Yes, the service is free of charge.) The inaugural program cen- ters on three aspects of surface finish- ing-decorative, POP, EN plating solutions; anti-corrosion and func-

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NE rieS tional plating solutions; and clean- ing/surface preparation-with more categories and experts to be added in the near future.

ACCREDITATIONS Eclipse, the revolutionary printed circuit board direct plate system from MacDermid Electronics Solutions, has earned Mil-PFR- 55110G approval through Defense Logistics Agency DSCC. Working with fabrication partner Universal Circuits and its strategic military OEM customers, MacDermid demonstrated Eclipse's reliability advantages compared to traditional electroless copper. Eclipse combines the latest innovations in metallizing through holes and blind microvias with state-of-the-art horizontal pro- cessing. The Eclipse process incorpo- rates advances in neutralization, conductive carbon dispersion, and copper preparation. The result is a direct plate process that can surpass electroless copper reliability with the

added benefits of reduced cycle time, reduced equipment footprint, reduced labor costs, simplified process control, and improved oper- ator conditions. Far better than elec- troless copper for the environment, Eclipse eliminates formaldehyde, heavy metals, and chelation. For more information, visit www.mac- dermid.com/electronics.

Gannon & Scott, a leading refiner and assayer of precious metals since 1919, has received the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2000 Certification for its analytical laboratory that performs chemical and spectrochemical analy- sis and fire assays. "We are very proud of this achievement," said Joseph Peixoto, general manager of Gannon & Scott. "To be registered as an ISO 9001:2000 Certified Laboratory, the company redefined and documented best practices per- taining to our work processes becoming more efficient and respon- sive in achieving our end goal-guar- anteed customer satisfaction." For more information on Gannon &

Scott, please visit the company's website at www.gannon-scott.com

ANNIVERSARIES Electro Abrasives Corp. recently celebrated its 20 th anniversary with an employee picnic at its headquar- ters in Buffalo, N.Y. The celebration included management, staff, and plant employees. Electro Abrasives was founded in 1987 as a manage- ment buyout from Ferro Corp. All of the employees came with the buyout, including plant manager James R. Kintze| and powder superintendent Robert A. Mesanovic. Kristine L. Ramming, daughter of late founder and com- pany president, Allan D. Ramming, has been with the company for more than 10 years and has served as president since 2003. Most of the sales and quality team have worked at Electro Abrasives for upwards of 15 years. For more, please visit www.electroabrasives.com.

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N.Y., has adopted ENOVA as a global brand name for future electroless nickel products. As Sirius expands its operating boundaries, it is important to develop and maintain a global brand position that is recognizable, consistent, and of practical benefit. Developing brand identity will not only simplify development of global OEM specifications but will improve the sales process by differentiating product lines from the competition, according to the company. Sirius Technology will continue to pro- mote its existing MILLENIUM, NOWEAR, and ZENITH electroless nickel product lines. For more infor- mation, please call (315) 768-6635 or e-mail info@siriusen.com.

NASF ANNOUNCES AUTOMOTIVE SYMPOSIUM KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR SUR/FIN '07 The National Association for

Surface Finishing (NASF) has named auto industry expert John McElroy the keynote speaker for the Automotive Symposium, which takes place at SUR/FIN 2007 in Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 13-16. McElroy's presentation is slated for Wed., Aug. 15, at 9 a.m., and he will also be accessible for one-on-one time during the 2 p.m. show floor reception later that day.

McElroy brings an extensive back- ground to covering the auto indus- try. He hosts the highly popular tel- evision programs "Autoline Detroit" and "American Driver" which air on Detroit Public Television. He has also appeared as an automotive expert on "ABC World News Tonight," "CBS Evening News," and "NBC Nightly News," and has five daily radio reports on WWJ950 AM in Detroit, the all-news CBS affili- ate. Named "Communicator of the Year" by the Sales and Marketing Executives of Detroit in 1997, McElroy is often interviewed by

CNN, NPR, and CBC in Canada, and is frequently asked to speak to automakers, suppliers and industry organizations.

"McElroy's selection as keynote speaker for the Automotive Symposium reflects our commit- ment to provide content that embraces the entire supply chain and better targets the auto OEM and Tier 1 supplier audience," said Blair Vandivier, SUR/FIN 2007 co- chairman and president of Indiana- based Benchmark Products. "SUR/FIN attendees stand to gain valuable insights from McElroy's presentation, and I strongly encour- age all to participate in this must- attend session."

In order to make it easier for prospective attendees to attend the presentation, NASF is providing round-trip transportation by bus between Detroit and the Cleveland Convention Center. NASF will des- ignate a central meeting location and provide attendees with a morn-

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ing and early evening snack. Although there is no cost to

attend, reservations MUST be made via e-mail with Cheryl, Clark, direc- tor of events, at cclark@nasf.org. Note: Please include the names of all participants.

FIN-X '07 NAHES KEYNOTE SPEAKER FIN-X '07, the conference and expo for industrial finishers taking place from Sept. 17-20 at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis, Ind., has announced that renown management consult- ant, author, and trainer, Michael P. Collins, MPC Management, will address FIN-X attendees. Specifically, he will explain his thoughts and provide solutions to stop the decline of U.S. manufactur- ing. The author of "Saving American Manufacturing," Collins outlines the changes he feels are necessary for manufacturers to not only survive and compete, but to get back on a track of growth. Collins' keynote will suggest ways for atten- dees to accomplish the following: • Find new customers and markets;

• increase the probabiLity of s u c c e s s

with new products; • create new channels of

distribution; • add specialized services; • change to a new type of

organization; • pay more attention to cost

accounting and pricing; • improve workforce education and

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According to Collins, "Saving American Manufac tur ing ," his third book, is writ ten specifical- ly for America's small and mid- size manufacturers , which make up 98% of all manufac tu r ing locations. Mr. Collins will make an argument for s topping the decline of manufactur ing from defensive solutions, such as cost reduction, to offensive solut ions that are cus tomer driven. He also plans to share some of the many stories of progressive small and midsize manufactur- ers that are growing despite the obstacles of globalization.

Mr. Collins' keynote presentation is one of 25 educational sessions fea- turing more than 60 presentations at the FIN-X '07 Technical

Conference. The presentation is included in the cost of full confer- ence registration, but attendees may also purchase a ticket to attend the keynote address separately if they don't plan on attending the confer- ence. For more information, visit www.fin-x.com.

RECORD NUHBERS EXPECTED AT 2007 INTERNATIONAL WATER CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER The 67 th InternationaL Wate r Conference (IWC), which returns to Orlando Fla., this year, expects the number of exhibitors participating in the conference will be at an all- time high. The conference will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Disney Village from Oct. 21-24, 200Z Organizers say the exhibit hall is an ideal location to promote the latest in commercial applications of the new technologies. Furthermore, all the technical ses- sions contain original technical con- tent, which must go through a strin- gent peer-review process prior to the official presentation.

To reserve your exhibit space, please contact Tracy Devlin at (412) 261-0710 or tdevlin@eswp.com.

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