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IMFormation October 2007
Hothersall Lecture, Christmas Lecture,
Luncheon, Presidential Address, Annual General
Meeting and Presentation of Awards
Friday 30 November commencing at 11.00 am
(coffee from 10.30) at the Birmingham Medical Institute, 36
Harborne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B36 3AF
Hothersall Memorial Lecture – Electrodeposition on
(photo)electrochemically prepared nanostructures on silicon by Hans Lewerenz
(Hahn-Meitner Instit)
After introducing the (photo)electrochemistry of silicon, nanostructures prepared on single crystalline
silicon electrodes by self-organised (photo)electrochemical processes will be presented. These structures
encompass mesa-type features formed in the divalent dissolution regime, nanopore fields in silicon oxide
present during current oscillations in fluoride containing electrolytes, step-bunched surfaces and fractal
photocorrosion patterns. Metal electrodeposition into the oxide nanopores and onto step bunched
surfaces will be described, together with analyses of chemical, structural and electronic behaviour of the
silicon-metal composites using scanning techniques
Invitation Lecture – Metal Finishing – enhanced performance achieved
through plasma processing by Denis Dowling (University College Dublin)
This presentation will provide an overview of how the use of plasma treatments can enhance the
performance of metal surfaces, including reduction in friction, increased wear resistance, decorative
appearance and biocompatibility. The presentation will include an overview of plasma processing
techniques, and provide examples of how deposited nano and micron thick coatings have found
applications in areas of tooling, polymer processing equipment, medical devices and on components
requiring a decorative finish. To achieve enhanced performance over a diverse range of applications the
individual coatings have to be tailored to meet the specific end user requirements and examples of how
this can be achieved will be provided.
Traditional Christmas Lunch
Presidential Address – Innovation Moves Forward (towards 2025 or we die)
by Samuel Briggs JP
The Institute of Metal Finishing is celebrating 82 years of existence this year. But what will the next two
decades bring?
Thought provoking questions, comments and ideas will be part of this presentation.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of The Institute of Metal Finishing for the year
ended 30 June 2007 will commence at 14.30 on Friday 30 November 2007 at the Birmingham Medical
Institute, 30 Harborne Road Edgbaston Birmingham.
Agenda
1. To approve the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held 6 December 2006
2. To receive the Report of Council for the year ended 30 June 2007
3. To receive and adopt the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2007
4. To receive the Report of the Election of Honorary Officers and Members of Council for the
current session
5. To appoint an Auditor for the current session
6. Any other business
By Order of B. Gay
Honorary Secretary General
IMPORTANT NOTICE – Votes of members
Only Professional Members, Affiliates and Sustaining Member Companies (who shall each have one
vote) and shall have paid their current subscription, are entitled to vote. The instrument appointing a
proxy shall be in writing on the official form
Health, Safety and Environment
Free training offered by European
Hazardous Waste Project
As the Government proposes new targets for tackling
UK waste as a whole, an EU-Life funded project is to
provide small businesses with free training on hazardous
waste reduction, as part of its commitment to helping
industry cut hazardous waste.
Led by the Environment Agency, HAZRED is a
partnership project between SEPA, IEPA, WAG,
Envirowise, Groundwork, SafetyKleen, and the Waste
Recycling Group.
The project, which has been running for over two years,
has worked closely with a number of UK companies
across six key industry sectors to identify opportunities
to minimise hazardous waste output – and save them
money as a result. Now, the project has announced that
it will share best practice advice across the UK and
Europe, starting with a training workshop open to any
small company operating in one of six sectors:
Construction, Motor Vehicles, Machinery Manufacture,
Speciality Chemicals, Photographic & Print and Metal
Finishing. Participants will benefit from sector-specific
advice and guidance, delivered by industry specialists, in
interactive sessions. There will also be an opportunity
for businesses to learn about staff engagement and
awareness – an imperative part of an effective
programme of waste management.
One company in the Metal Finishing sector has already
benefited from the free on-site consultancy offered by
HAZRED and has been able to reduce and even
eliminate the use of certain hazardous chemicals in
several processes, which in turn, has minimised their
waste disposal costs.
The HAZRED training workshop will take place at
Aston Villa Football Club in Birmingham on 17 October.
To find out more or to register interest in attending,
please contact Anna Pizzi on 07876 391 374 or email
hazred@trimediahc.com. For further information about
HAZRED, and to download a copy of the specially
developed hazardous waste reduction plans for the six
priority sectors, visit www.hazred.org.uk.
REACH
A huge shake-up in the way chemicals are regulated is
impacting on almost UK business sectors. REACH
chemical legislation came into force on 1 June 2007, and
if you think it won’t affect you, think again. REACH is
a new set of EU regulations, which stands for
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and
Restriction of Chemicals. It means that a wide range
of businesses will have new legal obligations. Most
businesses use some form of chemicals.
HSE is playing a key role by providing the UK
Competent Authority role as well as its enforcement.
There is a detailed information website and its scope:
www.hse.gov.uk/reach
HSE also has experts to answer your question which you
can E-mail at: newsletter@hse.gsi.gov.uk
European Directive on labelling and
packaging of substances and mixtures
The European Commission has adopted the ‘Proposal
for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the
Council on classification, labelling and packages of
substances and mixtures, and amending Directive
67/548/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006/
(COM(2007 355 final). The proposed act aligns the EU
system of classification, labelling and packaging
substances and mixtures to the United Nations Globally
Harmonised System (GHS). It is expected to facilitate
global trade and harmonised communication of hazard
information of chemicals and to promote regulatory
efficiency. It will complement the new REACH
Regulation. The proposed Regulation will be discussed
by the European and the Council under the co-decision
procedure. To find out more go to:
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/reach/ghs_en.htm
Company News and Products
Schloetter Company Ltd
New Products from Schloetter include:
SLOTOPAS Z 40 – a very intense black trivalent
passivate specifically for use on alkali zinc deposits.
SLOTOCLEAN EL 370 – a universal silicate free
electrocleaner containing no alkylphenolethoxylates.
SLOTOLOY SNB 30-1 – an improved stable, acidic
Tin-Bismuth alloy process, fluoride free formulation for
use mainly for high speed applications as part of a Lead
Free programme.
SLOTONIP 1860 – an advanced stabilising high
phosphorus electroless nickel which is simple and
reliable to operate. RoHS compliant.
SLOTONIP PZ 11 – a fungicide for the reduction of
fungal formations in static rinses following electroless
nickel processes or in electrolytes prior to extended idle
periods.
SLOTOPAS G 20 – trivalent passivate for producing
An attractive high performance iridescent yellow/red/
green coating on zinc deposits.
Further information, Paul Griffith, 01386 552331
British Coatings Federation (BCF)
BCF have elected David Thomas of BASF Coating as
their new President. He has extensive knowledge of the
coatings sector having held positions in major BCF
member companies, including 20 years at Crown Paints.
He accepts that there are many challenges as an industry
in the next years, probably the largest of these being the
implementation of REACH.
Hill Media Ltd
The next event:
Surface World 2007
November 6,7 & 8
NEC Pavillion, Birmingham
The only international exhibition staged in the UK
dedicated to product finishing, surface engineering
coating and specialised surface treatments.
The exhibition is sponsored by Surface World +
Product Finishing magazine. If your business is in
surface finishing then you should attend. Entry for
visitors is free and registration forms can be obtained by
telephoning; +44 (0) 1442 826826
IMF
UK Corrosion 2007– Managing Corrosion
for Sustainability
The IMF was invited to participate in this conference
held at Sheffield Hallam University. The IMF supplied
ten presentations including two keynote addresses. The
conference room was unusual in that it was very wide
but shallow in length, but with the aid of two
simultaneous power point projectors all was well. The
IMF presentations were well received prompting several
questions. Attendance, in general, varied between 20 to
40 persons.
Detail of the presentations will be included in future
issues of the Transactions of the Institute of Metal
Finishing journal
Future Events
Southern Branch
15 November 2007 commencing at 1 p.m. at BAE
Integrated Systems Technologies, Portsmouth
Seminar on Aerospace and Maritime Coatings
For further details look on the IMF website or contact
Clive Arnold on: 02392 226128
Joint Organic Finishing Group & Midland Branch
events:
12 February 2008
Surface Preparation and Pre-treatment.
One-day symposium and tabletop exhibition
13 May 2008
Application and Curing
One-day symposium and tabletop exhibition
14 October 2008
Measurement and Testing of Surface and Coatings
One-day symposium and tabletop exhibition
All of the above events will be held at the Birmingham
Medical Institute.
Offers of presentations are welcome - send synopsis to
IMF at Exeter House addressed to the Event Organiser.
Brochures will be available nearer the event date with
details of programme, registration and costs.
New Members
Affiliates
Kevin Palmer - Schloetter Company Ltd
Hazel Parris - Trimite Ltd
William Baldrick )
Conor Barr )
Matt Concannon )
Lawrence Cooke )
Eamon Doherty ) Seagate Technology
Stephen Gillespie )
Julie Greene )
Robin Lincoln )
Liam Macdonald )
Divine Odenndip )
Fellow
Hideyuki Kanematsu Suzuka National College
of Technology. Japan
Examination Results
Process Management Module Project
Clive Arnold* BAE Integrated Systems Technologies
(*with distinction)
Specialised Training for Westland
Transmissions staff.
A one-day tutored course on ‘Copper Plating for the
Prevention of Case Hardening’ was recently completed
by 25 members of staff, as part of the continual
development of Westland’s recently acquired copper
plating stripping operation.
As well as its internationally recognised formal courses
and distant learning modules leading to professional
qualifications, the Institute is available to provide
training for companies on most surface finishing
technologies.
New Sustaining Member
Happy Plating GmbH,
Leoberdorf Strasse 42, Berndorf.
A-2550 Austria
Tel:0043 699 1511 1555, www.happyplating.at
Happy Plating offers new, innovative process
solutions in the field of electrochemical surface
finishing, and examines their compatibility with
industrial process lines using precise prototyping.
Processes are successfully integrated into
production processes for tailoring technical
surfaces. As a result, Happy Plating is a leading
expert in transferring DC plating lines towards
pulse plating and offers traineeship, know-how
transfer, as well as technical coaching and galvanic
line construction.
Aerotech Laboratories Ltd
Unit 20 Mercia Business Village
Westwood Business Park
Coventry CV4 9EX
Tel: 02476 474473, Fax: 02476 474473
E-mail: support@aerotechlabs.co.uk
Website: www.aerotechlabs.co.uk
Laboratory analysis and test service to surface
finishing including plating, etching, dye
penetration, wastewater, exposure monitoring and
salt spray tests.
Aerotech are UKAS accredited and hold approvals
from prime aerospace companies.
Agusta Westland Transmissions Ltd
Lycander Road
Yeovil BA20 2YB
Tel: 01935 703461, www.augustawestland.com
E-mail: peter.o’shea@augustawesttland.com
Westland design and manufacture transmission
components and complete systems for helicopters
and aeroengines, both military and civil. They
provide full maintenance support for helicopter
rotor and drive systems.
Out and About
2007 Titanium Symposium
20 November Advanced Manufacturing Park
Rotherham, South Yorkshire.
Further information: www.namtec.co.uk
Central European Coatings Show 2007
November 21-22, Prague
Details: www.coatings-group.com/exhibitions
SITS – Surface Treatment Technology
March 31 – April 4 Paris
Details: www.exposium.fr and www.sits.com
MARCH 2008
April 21 – 25, NEC, Birmingham
Details tel: 020 7298 6400
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