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IMFormation April 2008
Institute of Metal Finishing
Tuesday 13 May 2008
at the
Birmingham Medical Institute
36 Harborne Road, Edgbaston
Birmingham B15 3AF
One-day Symposium & Tabletop Exhibition
Entitled:
Application and Curing for Painting & Powder Coating
Programme
Third generation powder coating equipment — Dan Cundill
(Nordson [UK] Ltd)
Designing the perfect spray gun — Steve Mannouch (ITW
Industrial Finishing UK)
Intelligent robot painting — Flemming Jorgensen (Inropa)
Electrophoretic application — Peter Hope (LVH Coatings
Ltd)
Current developments in LED UV curing technology — Rob
Karsten (Phosean Technology Europe Ltd)
Near infra-red curing ovens — Kai Bar (Adphos [UK] Ltd)
In process oven monitoring — Steve Offley (Datapaq Ltd)
What do I do with my waste after painting? — Malcolm
Griffiths (Ad-Qual Castech Ltd)
Health, Safety and Environment
Fake electrical products - real killers
The counterfeiting in consumer industries has been
highlighted over many years. Less opaque is that the
thing goes on in technical equipment markets.
If a fake Nike shirt fails prematurely it is annoying, but
if a circuit breaker fails it could literally kill. Products
coming mostly from the Far East, that are seriously and
potentially life threatening - even purchasing them in the
UK from a legitimate established trader. In a worst
example, a so-called Residual Current Circuit Breaker
that had no safety components at all within it. A single
copper wire breached the two poles — effectively
rendering the device as a mere switch.
The call is therefore for everyone to carefully check the
origins of any equipment they purchase. Cheap fakes
could lead to highest possible price being paid.
Abstracted from an open letter from Schneider Electric
Building Systems and Solution
Asbestos — the hidden killer
Annual deaths from work-related asbestos diseases are
higher than the number of people killed on our roads.
Surprised? Asbestos was used extensively as a building
material in the UK from the 1950s through to the mid-
80s
Most people know that asbestos is a killer, but not many
arc aware that it poses a risk to thousands of workers
every single day. HSE is running a campaign to raise
awareness of the dangers. Free asbestos information
packs are available. Visit the HSE website for more
information and free downloads at:
www.hse.gov.uklasbestos/index.htm
HAZRED
Hazred was a European project undertaken from May
2005 to November 2007 to help small businesses in
priority industry sectors save by the prevention and
reduction of hazardous wastes. Six sector-specific
businesses were chosen, one of which was the Surface
Finishing industry. The project has now ended and the
report is in the process of being put together, but there is
a best-practice catalogue containing case studies and
expert advice on reducing hazardous waste on the
website at: www.hazred.gov.uk
Making your working life safer
HSE has just published an updated version of its open
learning guidance on the Provision and Use of Working
Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER).The regulations
deal with the work equipment and same machinery used
every day in workplaces: factories, offices, shops,
hospitals construction sites, farms --wherever equipment
and machinery is used at work.
The guide explains the regulations and is designed to
help you learn and understand them. All sections are
illustrated with case studies and self-assessment
questions to aid the learning process. Priced £16.50 from
ISBN 978 07176 6285 2 priced £16.50
Company News and Products
Evonik Degussa GmbH
Please note name change from Degussa GmbH
New product release- Dynasylan SIVOR SOL allows
coating formulators to develop environmentally novel
friendly coating systems for metal protection with:
• Corrosion resistance for a wide range of substrates
• Improved adhesion promotion
• Potential substitution of toxic components
• Cost efficiency due to use of lower film thickness
Details telephone Paul Barnes on 0120439 6898 or
E-mail paul.bamesa,evonik.com
IMF News
Senior Members Meeting
Wednesday 16 April
Assemble around 12.00 at Exeter House; meet old
friends followed by a buffet Lunch and then a talk by
Dr David Gabe entitled
'A lifetime of Metal Finishers'
Please advise EH of your intention to be present.
Christmas Lectures, Luncheon & AGM
Make a note of the date in your diary —
Wednesday 10 December at
the Birmingham Medical
Institute
Further details on the lectures with synopsis and calling
notice for AGM will be published later in the year.
New Members
Affiliate
Akerman, Nathan Brooks, Heather
Catlow, Darren Davies, Adam
Gardner, Brett Hill, Liam
Hughes, Ian Rosana, Gilka
Spanner, John Thomas, Darren
All at Poeton Industries Ltd
Coyle, John Doherty, Robert
Ferry, Ronan Garlick, Noel
Haire, Malcolm Hale, James
Hynds, Roger Jackson, Liam
McMonagle, Chris Moore, Paul
Sweeney, Paul
All at Seagate Technology
Richards, Mark Messier Services
Sullivan, Mike Zot Engineering
Zakrai, Makam Uni of Portsmouth
Member
Stitson, Michael Claverham Ltd
Fellow
Cree, Alastair Ministry of Defence
Williams, Hugh Serfilco Europe Ltd
Yum, Hee Taek Korean Platers Assoc.
New Sustaining Member Companies
Process Finishing Systems Ltd
26 Shifnal Road, Bridgnorth
Shropshire WV15 5NF
Tel\Fax 01746 767774
PFS provides independent and confidential
consultancy and design services which includes,
but not limited to: concept proposals and
costing, feasibility studies, plant layout and
design, audits, environmental advice associated
with the Finishing Industry
Precision Micro Ltd
11 Vantage Way, Erdington
Birmingham B24 9GZ
Tel: 0121 380 0100 Fax 0121 359 3313
Activities include: Manufacture of high
precision flat or formed components.
Manufacturing technologies include: Photo
Etching, Laser Cutting, Wire EDM,
Electroforming, forming/Finishing & Micro
Machine and Manufacture of pre-sensitised PCB
base material
Examination Results – January 2008
Foundation Certificate Courses
Westland Transmission Ltd
Antony, Nicholas Card, Andrew *
Grimshaw, Neil Hobbs, Martin #
Lockett, Sarah * O’Shea, Peter #
Seagate Technology
Coyle, John * Doherty, Robert *
Ferry, Ronan * Garlick, Noel *
Haire, Malcolm # Hale, James *
Hynds, Roger * Jackson, Liam *
McMonagle, Chris * Moore, Paul *
Sweeney, Paul # Lincoln, Robin #
Foundation Certificate D.L. Modules
Bloxham, Alan # Dunlop Equipment
Bunting, Amanda IconLive
Burt, Andrew # Polestar Varnicoat
Fisher, Adam DARA
Fotheringham, Caroline IconLive
Hawkins, Richard # DARA
Mackie, Andrew # DARA
Murrell, Lee * Pickersgill Electroplate
Parker, Nick * Filtronic Components
Taylor, Simon # Goodrich Aerospace
General Principles – D.L. Module
Holman, Phillip * Deutsch UK
Matthews, Chris Deutsch UK
* pass with Merit # pass with Distinction
Next Enrollment for Distance Learning
The next induction session for students who have
enrolled to study any of the IMF’s Distance Learning
modules will take place at Exeter House on Tuesday
20th May. For details of modules available and to
enrol see the IMF website www.uk-finishing.org.uk
or contact David Meacham on 0121 622 7387.
Silver Medal Award
Council at its February meeting sanctioned a new
award to be named after Samuel Field, the first
President of the Electroplaters and Depositors
Society, later The Electroplaters Technical Society –
forerunner of the IMF. The award can be made to any
member of the IMF who is deemed to have given
extraordinary voluntary service to the IMF.
Nominations should be submitted in writing to Exeter
House, marked ‘Private & Confidential’ for the
personal attention of the President by the end
of April.
New President – New Initiatives
Innovation move forward
The President wishes to form a ‘future policy team’
chaired by a volunteer who will act as a driver. It will
have a very broad remit and should be representative
of all committees, branches and groups and
Sustaining Member representatives and it is essential
to have both younger members and ‘elder statesmen’
on the team. Contact Exeter House to offer
your services.
Out and About
16/17 April 2008 Recycling & Waste Forum.
National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham
Further details Tel: 0207 633 4500
21 – 23 May 2008 4th Dongguan International
Exhibition on Electroplating, Surface Finishing
and Coatings at the Dongguan International
Exhibition Centre, the manufacturing base of
China. Further details email:
meganyin@worldtradeexpo.com.hk
Midland Aerospace Alliance (MAA) events
16 April 2008 at the Chase Hotel, Coventry.
‘The Brazillian Aerospace Sector: Specialist
Advice on how to access the market’
29 April 2008 at the Oaktree Conference Centre,
Coventry ‘How to be a strategic leader’
To find out more about MAA events, view the
website at www.midlandaerospace.org.uk
Call for Papers
Institute for Engineering of Polymer Materials
and Dyes, Paint and Plastics Department, Poland
Presentations are invited for this conference to be
held 25-27 November 2008.
120 words abstract plus biography of presenter to
be sent to Ms Anna Pjak
Email: a.pajek@impib.pl
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