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IMFormation December 2006
Have you booked your place for the Christmas Lectures, Traditional
Christmas Luncheon followed by the Annual General Meeting ?
Wednesday 6 December 2006 at the Birmingham Medical Institute
36 Harborne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 3AF
Commencing at 11.00:
Hothersall Memorial Lecture by J.I.Onate Ind.Eng, MSc, PhD, FIMF entitled:
Lubricant coatings produced by PVD technologies
The need for tribology improvements in mechanisms and tooling in general, under conditions where
liquid lubrication has not been either feasible or recommended due to environmental constraints, has
been the driving force of many attempts to produce low friction coatings to provide a durable solid
lubrication.
Diamond Like Coatings (DLC) are among the coating materials that have been investigated by a
variety of methods including PVD, but mainly Plasma Assisted CVD or hybrid technologies. This
coating material has found applications for automotive components and is reported also for
biomedical applications, owing to its inertness and hence corrosion resistance under body fluids.
One of the more stringent requirements in terms of low friction torque is that of space mechanisms,
where low friction coefficients are necessary. Vacuum deposited MoS2 thin films found early use in
mechanisms where solid lubrication was mandatory to avoid risk of contamination of optics and
nearby scientific instruments. Recent developments in PVD technology with magnetron sputtering
with high levels of ionisation have allowed the development of a new family of alloyed MoS2 thin
films with more compact structures at no expense of low friction behaviour and with enhanced
resistance to wear and reduced degradation by humidity. Additionally, the technology allows the
selection of coating parameters that promote the deposition of nano-structured coatings that can have
better wear and tribological properties.
The author will provide an overview of some recent developments in dry lubrication by PVD.
Examples will be given of a DLC coating that has found use for biomedical applications, a way of
rendering a low friction surface by ion beams and how alloyed MoS2 coatings produced by
magnetron sputtering can outperform conventional unalloyed MoS2 not only under vacuum but also
under atmospheric high humidity conditions.
Christmas Lecture by G.D.Wilcox BSc, MPhil, MICorr, AIMMM, FIMF entitled:
Electrodeposition – a versatile tool for the surface engineer
Electrodeposition (electroplating) is one of the oldest coating technologies known to man. As a
mature industrial process, it is responsible for producing a wide range of metallic finishes from
simple single metals to high value alloys. Its virtues can often be defined as relative simplicity of
operation and flexibility in terms of the spectrum of finishes that can be achieved. However, in
today’s environmentally conscious world, it is frequently portrayed as an old-fashioned and
outmoded technique.
This presentation suggests a different view where electrodeposition can be seen as a powerful
technique which may, in some areas, still have a few surprises up its sleeve!
To substantiate this counter-claim the author will explore some of the developments in electrodeposition
that have occurred in recent years – particularly some that have been investigated at
Loughborough University. These include compositionally modulated multilayers, composite
electrodeposits, non-aqueous ionic liquid electrolytes and the strange saga of the spontaneous
whisker producing electrodeposited alloy!
At the conclusion of the lecture there will follow the traditional Christmas lunch with wine.
Members are welcomed to bring along guests for which a charge of £25 is payable – why not book
a table and entertain your business colleages.
Health, Safety and Environment
European Parliament backs substitution
principle for PFOS (part of official communication with
respect to surface finishing)
The European Parliament adopted a report seeking to
limit the use of PFOS previously present in everyday
consumer goods such as carpets and textiles as well as
some industrial products. The vote confirms a first- reading
agreement between Parliament and Council.
The directive will ban the placing of PFOS on the
market and their use as a substance or constituent of
preparation in a concentration equal to or higher 0.005%
by mass.
Under the directive, substances and preparations needed
to produce photoresists or anti-reflective coatings for
photolithography processes, photographic coatings
applied to films, papers, or printing plates may contain
PFOS in larger quantities. The same applies to
suppressants for non-decorative hard chromium (VI)
plating and wetting agents for use in controlled
electroplating systems as well as hydraulic fluids for
aviation. Member States must compile and send to the
Commission an inventory listing the processes for
chromium plating subject to derogation, the amount of
PFOS used in and released into the environment.
Member States will have 18 months to enact the
directive in national law, i.e. up to mid-2008
Defra
The Government, in collaboration with the Welsh
Assembly Government and the Environment Agency
have published a consultative paper seeking views on
proposals to create a streamlined environmental
compliance and permitting system in England and
Wales. The existing system is felt to be excessively
complex and imposes unnecessary administration
burdens. This view has found support from the ‘Better
Regulation Taskforce’ and the National Audit Office.
Copy of the consultation document is available at:
www.defra.gov.uk/environment/epp
Environmental Forensics
Environmental forensics could now make it easier to
prove, to the satisfaction of a court of law, who is responsible
for instances of pollution and the future of
brownfield sites. The EU Environmental Liability
Directive due to come into force in 2007 will make it
necessary to determine who is responsible for such pollution
so that they can be required to meet the cost of
remediation (known as the polluter-pays principle)
Defra – 2007-8 Fees & Charges
Defra have issued a consultative document on the
proposed increases for affected industries related to
LAPC, LAPPC and LA-IPPC. These are:
• All PPC subsistence charges should be increased by
between 2.37 and 2.86%
• All other charges including application fees should
be increased by 2.11%
Defra proposes that all standard process application fees
are increased by £1058 and reduced application fees
increased by £201 for application made after the due date
– i.e. in relation to installations operating without a
permit.
The consultation document can be obtained on request
by telephoning: 020 7238 6575 or by e-mailing:
defra.library@defra.qsi.gov.uk
Another WEEE update
The European Commission has launched a review of the
WEEE Directive under which the commission is
required to submit a report to the European Parliament
by February 2008 on member states’ application of the
directive accompanied by proposed revisions to the
directive.
The aim of the review is to examine possibilities to
increase the efficiency of the directive in achieving its
environmental goals and to eliminate any unnecessary
costs resulting from implementation of the directive.
The review will focus on four different areas:
• Revision of targets
• Scope of the Directive
• Operation of Producer Responsibility Provisions
• Treatment Requirements
The review will also assess the option of including new
types of equipment in the scope of the directive.
A stakeholder consultation has been launched to
provide input into the review.
HSE – First Aid at Work
The leaflet Basic advice on first aid at work shows basic
first-aid procedures. It is aimed primarily at first-aiders
and intended for use in first-aid boxes. It gives guidance
on what to do in an emergency and lists the priorities to
consider: how to check for response, how to check the
airway, breathing and circulation, and what to do if there
is a problem with these. It also discusses severe bleeding,
broken bones and spinal injuries, burns, eye injuries and
record keeping. Two posters have also been published
which show Basic advise on first-aid at works and
Electric shock: First-aid procedures gives basic advice
on what to do. Both posters are aimed primarily at
employees. Copies of Basic advice on first aid at work
Leaflet INDG347(rev1) single copy free or online
at: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg347.pdf
The posters Basic advice on first aid at work ISBN 0
7176 6195 4 and Electric shock:First aid procedures
ISBN 0 7176 6203 9 priced at £7.23 each.
Both of the leaflet and posters available from HSE
Books.
HSE – Up and coming legislation
Effective 1 October 2006
Respirable Crystalline Silica – Workplace Exposure
Limit (WEL)
This changes the WEL for respirable silica from 0.3
mg/m3 to 0.1 mg/m3.
The change will be implemented by an amendment to
HSE’s booklet EH40.2005 Workplace exposure limits
Effective 6 April 2007
Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for
Supply) (Amendment) Regulations (CHIP3.2)
Implements the European Commission’s Directive
2006/8/EC. This amends the Dangerous Preparation
Directive (1999/45/EC) making minor changes to some
of the rules and procedures used to classify and label
preparations (mixtures of chemicals).
Biocidal Products (Amendment) Regulations.
Will make adjustments called for by three European
Commission Regulations in switching on the provisions
in the Biocidal Products Directive (98/8/EC) for certain
classes of products
Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations
These Regulations update the fees and changes relating
to safety case assessment, inspection and approvals in
the ‘permissioning regimes’, i.e. onshore major hazards,
offshore oil and gas, and gas transportation, and charges
for work on a wide variety of statutory functions.
Asbestos – Don’t take the gamble
HSE’s asbestos campaign began in September – aiming
to raise awareness of the likelihood of maintenance
workers coming into contact with asbestos, and
providing useful information for dutyholders on how to
fulfil their responsibilities under the law.
For more information about the campaign view the web
on: www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos
European Week for Safety & Health at
Work
This years’ event commenced in October and focused on
young workers. Figures show that people are at particular risk of injury in the first six months of a job.
So it is vital they receive training and supervision to
allow them to manage risks. The following genuine
incidents are typical of the thousands of accidents
affecting young people.
Whilst installing a barn roof a 21-year old man fell from
a ‘home-made’ basket balanced on the forks of a
telehandler some 25 feet above the ground. Result the
man received serious injuries.
A 19-year old working for a company that cleaned
industrial ductwork. He and co-workers were cleaning
the inside of a duct, part of a paint spray booth. The 19-
year old’s job was to scrape the paint residue off the
inside walls of the duct. Whilst inside, paint particles
ignited resulting in a fireball. He received third degree
burns to over 82% of his body.
A 19-year old worker was crushed to death by falling
steel bars whilst working under a suspended load, held in
a sling. Neither the young man or the person he was
working with, had received adequate instruction and
training.
Taking rubbish out on time
A recent High Court ruling has affected all businesses
that have their waste collected from public land or
highways.
Firms will now have to ensure not only that their waste
does not escape, but also that their employees take all
reasonable measures to ensure they no not increase the
risk of an escape.
The recent High Court case clarified the duty of care that
anyone putting commercial waste out for collection
owed under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
‘Court’ in the act
Staffordshire - A skip hire operator who sent a load of
waste to a waste to a disposal site containing 660 kg of
asbestos has been fined £20,000 with £2,500 costs. He
admitting the offence and three others, including not
having a Waste Management Licence.
Norfolk - A company who converts used cooking oil into
a biodiesal fuel allowed some to pollute a drainage ditch.
Locals in the area saw a film of oil on water in the ditch
and reported a ‘chip shop smell’ to the EA. Admitting the
offence including operating outside its permit the
company was fined £24,000 with £5,282 costs.
Essex - Guidelines on how to treat a chemical spillage
were ignored by two companies and the district council
leading to the death of thousands of fish. One company
washed down the site with water using hoses for 10
hours despite the dangers of run-off into the drainage
system. The council were fined £50,000 with £38,000
costs and the two companies were each fined £40,000
with £33,000 costs.
Yorkshire – Running an illegal scrap yard landed the
owner a 28-day prison sentence for failing to have a
Waste Management Licence. The EA has previously
offered to help the owner apply for a licence, required
under the ‘End of Life Vehicle Directive’. When EA
officers visited the site they found more than 130 scrap
cars.
Company News and Products
Balzers (part of the Unaxis Group)
PVD company Balzers is aiming to strengthen its market
presence under a new brand name of Oerliken Balzer
Coatings. All business units of the previous Unaxis
Group will be combined under the single Oerliken brand.
Balzers develop coatings and coating processes, market
systems and production equipment and provide a
contract coating service in a global network that includes
over 70 production centres in Europe, America and Asia.
For in formation – tel: 01908 377277
British Coating Federation (BCF)
The BCF has updated its free guide to the disposal of
coating powder wastes in line with the recent changes in
waste management legislation. The guide provides
purchasers and applicators of coating powders with
advice on the classification of waste coating powders
and packaging, together with information on material
disposal requirements. The guide covers a range of
topics – which includes the packaging in which powders
are supplied, together with any surplus powders as well
as redundant or obsolete powders. All wastes are
‘controlled wastes’ and covered by the Duty of Care
Regulations’.
The guide is available Free of Charge to powder coaters
and is available from your powder supplier or can be
downloaded from the Environmental (Industrial/
professional users) Publication page of the BCF website
at:www.coatings.org.uk
Schloetter Company Ltd
Schloetter announce a new range of processes:
RHODUNA® SL-C – cost effective Rhodium process
RHODUNA® SL-P – brush plating Rhodium process
SLOTANIT OT 110 – ultra bright, acid zinc process
SLOTOLOY ZE 100 – extra stable alkaline Zinc-Iron
bath for automotive and general metal finishing
SLOTOPAS ZN T 70 –clear trivalent chromate
passivate for Zinc-Nickel
SLOTOPAS ZN 300 – black trivalent passivate for
Zinc-Nickel especially for automotive industries
For more information on any of the above, please contact
Paul Griffiths – tel: 01386 552331
Innoval Technology
Innoval have launched a portfolio of training courses
specifically for companies in the aluminium industry.
The courses cover a range of topics from metallurgy,
surface treatment and analytical techniques to rolling and
process control.
Further information – tel: 01295 702800
Darcy – spill control products & services
Darcy, at a recent open day held in Birmingham
demonstrated a range of their products to tackle a range
of spills encountered in day to day workings. Some of
the products could be of particular interests to the surface
finishing industry:
DAMMIT – leak sealing putty. Suitable for leaks from
holes, tears and ruptures which stops most spills at
source pending permanent repair – just push a handfull
onto the source of the leak. Will withstand pressure of 25
bar (2.5m head) and effective down to –20oC. Available
as a pre-mixed putty in 800g pot
DAMMIT X mats. Supplied as effective low cost mats
in three sizes. Ideal for putting over drains to prevent
spills entering surface water and sewer drains
DRIZIT – chemical absorbents. Use inside and outside
for spills, leaks and drips of corrosive chemicals (acid &
alkalis) as well as oils, water and coolants. 100%
polypropylene loose particulate with excellent chemical
resistance - high absorbency, high liquid retention (no
drips when picked up) and can be incinerated. Also
available in filled pads and rolls, cushions, socks &
booms.
All products are also available in a range of ‘spill kits’
and meet with Environment Agency guidelines and legislation
and assist with ISO14001 compliance. To obtain
a full catalogue of available products contact Darcy –
Tel: 01732 843131, Fax: 01732 525500 or E-mail:
enqs@darcy.co.uk
Locksley Press Ltd – New Books
Two new books:
Health and Safety at Work Brief
Volume 1 – (over 600 pages) Commentary covering all
aspect of H & S
Volume 2 – (over 500 pages) Key Legislative Texts
Environment Brief
Definitive and comprehensive new guide to and
commentary on the new environmental law.
Further information tel/fax: 0800 917 8104, E-mail:
info@lockleybrief.co.uk or visit the website at:
www.lockleybrief.co.uk
HSE Book News
HSE has now formally discontinued its ‘subscription
information service. Details of new publications in
HSE’s other subscription services – “Health & Safety
Newsletter”, - “Quarry Fact File” and “Site Safe News”
and are also featured on the HSE Website at:
www.hse.gov.uk
IMF News
Recent Examination Results
Foundation Module - September 2006
Taylor, R* DARA
Plating Practice Module - September 2006
Sverdloff N.S. *Nu-Pro Surface Technology
Also awarded Technician Certificate * as having passed
the General Principles Module earlier.
* pass with merit
New Members and Transfers
| Student |
Concannon, Lucy |
Birmingham Uni. |
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Tepe, Bulent |
Uni. of Ulster |
| Affiliate |
Mertikas, Alexandros |
BMW |
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McCullough, Paul |
Thales Air Defence |
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Reddick, Gavin |
BMW |
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Spackman, David |
Messier-Dowty |
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Whitehead, Emma |
CML Group |
| Fellow |
El-Mallah, Ahmed |
Egypt |
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Hanson, Paul |
Atotech (UK) Ltd |
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Taylor, Geoffery |
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New Sustaining Members
Defence Aviation Repair Agency
DARA Components. DARA Almondbank
Perth PH1 3NQ
Tel: 01738 584350, Fax: 01738 584311
DARA provides a range of surface finishing processes,
principally for aviation and land systems components for
recondition, repair and manufacture.
Fastener Engineering & Research Association
National Metalworking Centre
47 Birmingham Road
West Bromwich B70 6PY
Tel: 0121 601 6350, Fax: 0121 601 6373
FERA is a pioneering professional association for
engineers and designers involved in the specification of
fasteners, the installation of mechanical fasteners, the
use of adhesives and involvement is application joint
design.
The Institute of Vitreous Enamellers
39 SweetbriarWay, Heath Hayes
Staffordshire WS12 2US
Tel: 01543 450596, Fax: 08700 941237
The IVE provides technical and educational services to
members and industry. Merging with the Vitreous
Enamel Authority it looks after all commercial and
legislative issues that affect the industry. The ‘Atlas of
Enamel Defects ‘is recognised as the leading guide to
manufacture and maintenance of vitreous enamel. source
of information. A quarterly journal ‘The Vitreous
Enameller’ is a reliable information source.
Hong Kong Metal Finishing Society Ltd
5/F HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue
Kowlown Tong, Hong Kong
Tel: 00852 81200323, Fax: 00852 81200325
Web: www.hkmfs.org.hk
Email: secretary@hkmfs.org.hk
Loughborough Surface Analysis Ltd
PO Box 5016, Loughborough
Leicestershire LE11 3WS
Tel: 01509 283069, Fax: 01509 283067
LSA provides a surface-analysis and depth-profiling
service to help with issues such as delamination,
impurities, dewetting, particulates & failure analysis
Flexible & responsive service with rapid turn around
Linhoff & Partners Galvanotechnik GmbH
Luenkerhohl 32A
58644 Iserloin 1
Germany
Tel: 00492371 15750, Fax: 0049 2371 15729
A manufacturer with over 30 years experience
manufacturing electroplating barrels and aggregates,
made from PP and PE1000, plus spare parts such as
contact cables, sieve plugs, cog wheels etc.
EVENTS
Midland Branch
Waste/Waste Minimisation one-day Symposium &
Tabletop Exhibition at the Birmingham Medical
Institute on Tuesday 13 February 2007.
This events will feature a wide range of topics of interest
directed to the surface finishing industry. For detailed
programme and registration form tel/fax: 0121 308 0777
or e-mail ronread@ic24.net
Organic Finishing Group
Organic Finishing for the Aerospace Industry. One
day symposium at the RAF Museum, Cosford on
Wednesday 21 February 2007. Featuring presentations
vital to the continuing growth and sustainability of the
industry. Includes taking lunch under the wings of the
WW2 Lincoln bomber, and time to tour the museum.
Detailed programme and registration form from IMF
office, tel 0121 622 7387, fax: 0121 666 6316 or by
e-mail: exeterhouse@instituteofmetalfinishing.org
Out and About
CALL FOR PAPERS
RAPRA Technology is calling for papers for a REACH
2007 conference to be held in Brussels from 17–18 April.
Interested persons should send speakers’ name, title of
paper and short summary to Alix Yates:
ayates@rapra.net
ALUMINIUM TWO THOUSAND – ALL THE 3rd
MILLENNIUM TECHNOLOGIES at the 6th
International Congress.
13 – 17 March 2007, Florence, Italy
Further information – Tel: +39-059-282390, Fax: +39
–059-280462 or email: info@interall.it
METEC 07 METALLURGICAL TECHNOLOGY
TRADE FAIR - 12 – 16 June, Dusseldorf.
See: www.metec.de
METEC 07 METALLURGICAL TECHNOLOGY
FINISH 07 - 17 -20 September, Indianapolis, USA.
See: www.finish07.com
SURFACE WORLD + PAINT & POWDER 2007
6 - 8 November 2007 - Pavillion, NEC, Birmingham.
To reserve a stand at this exhibition contact Nigel Bean,
Tel: 01442 826826, Fax: 01442 823400, e-mail:
nigelbean1@aol.com
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