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In 1994, the EPA launched its Common Sense Initiative, which claimed it was not instigating rule changes that were arbitrary but was singling out hexavalent chrome and cyanide in metal plating operations as an example of changes that needed to be made by the industry for environmental reasons. design, but the American Standard team dialed in the pretreatment process and was very successful," Olander says. American Standard now runs three, 2,394-L (632-gal) tanks and plans to install a fourth tank by June. The company currently runs 70,000 parts per month with a scrap rate of 5 percent, which is almost entirely from zinc die cast defects. Carraza says he plans to eventually get to about 100,000 component parts per month, thanks to the time savings on plating each part. Valuing Safety Making the plating bath work without cyanide was especially important to American Standard, which is based in New Jersey. The company says it prides itself on safe work practices. In addition, it was among several corporations honored by the Mexican government for outstanding labor practices toward individuals with disabilities when it received the Empresa Incluyente Gilberto Rincón Gallardo award in 2010. This award, named after a former Mexican presidential candidate who was an anti-discrimination champion, recognizes the social welfare and economic contributions made by businesses that hire and retain disadvantaged or disabled individuals. The American Standard production facility located in Tlaxcala, ElcomEtEr 550 POWDER THICKNESS GaUGE Accurately predicts cured thickness of a coatng before cure - without disturbing coatng powders Whether measuring pre-cure thickness, oven temperature profling, dry flm thickness, gloss or other physical test parameters, Elcometer's range of high quality powder coating inspection products are available at competitive pricing. Powder Thickness Oven Data Logging Dry Film Thickness Physical Test The Elcometer 550 ultrasonic thickness gauge accurately predicts cured thickness of powder on metal, plastic, wood and MDF to a resolution of 1 micron. The Elcometer 215 is an easy to use oven data recorder, used to measure and store the temperature profles of both the sample and the oven during the cure process. 40% faster than other coating thickness gauges, the Elcometer 456 provides faster, more accurate and repeatable readings. Elcometer offer a wide range of test equipment to assess parameters including: abrasion, hardness, elasticity, elongation, deformation and gloss. sales@elcometer.com 26 JUNE 2013 USA & Canada: (800) 521-0635 www.elcometer.com