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PRODUCTS FINISHING — pfonline.com 9 Nordson to Host Hands-On Powder Training Nordson Corp. will hold a hands-on powder coating workshop August 13-14, at its Amherst, Ohio facility. The workshop is designed to be an intensive, introduc- tory seminar on powder coating materials and their applica- tion, troubleshooting and maintenance, as well as to provide hands-on training. Attendees will learn about properties, storage and handling of powder coating materials; application equipment and components, and their use, maintenance and troubleshooting; and powder booth and recovery systems. The cost of the workshop is $450 per person, which includes a workbook. Continental breakfast and lunch also will be provided on both days. Visit nordson.com/powder-workshop to register. PF Adds New Financial Finishing Column Products Finishing has launched a new monthly column that focuses on fnan- cial forecasts in the manufacturing and fnishing industry. Steve Kline Jr., a former editor of Products Finishing, will write "Financial Finish" each month. He has been providing fnancial analysis and economic forecasts for PF's parent company, Gardner Business Media, since 2005. His frst column in this magazine was published in May. Kline has a degree in civil engineering from Vanderbilt University and an MBA with an emphasis on fnance from the University of Cincinnati. He says he views forecasting as more of an art than a science. "My analysis focuses on trends between diferent data sets to determine where the economy and, more importantly, the fnishing industry, may be headed," he says. See this month's Financial Finish column on page 52. Palmetto Plating Celebrates 50 Years The Palmetto Plating Co. of Easley, South Carolina, celebrated its 50th anniversary on March 31. Started and still owned by John Cutchin, the company has grown out of its plating "baby shoes" to become a multifac- eted job shop and major player in the Southeastern portion of the United States. It is a major fnisher of stainless steel, anodizing, electroless nickel and many other processes, and its customer base includes the nuclear, automotive, aero- space, and energy industries. To read a 2013 Products Finishing story that featured the company, visit short.pfonline.com/palmetto . In addition, Palmetto Plating has added Paul Frank to its management team as executive vice president and general manager. Frank brings more than 45 years of electroplating and metal fnishing experience to the company, along with strong managerial skills and customer understandings. Navy Seal to Headline NASF Mid-West Seminar Robert O'Neill, a team leader on the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, will be the featured speaker at the NASF Mid-West Seminar, June 26-28, at Boyne Highlands Resort in Harbor Springs, Michigan, an event sponsored by the NASF Michigan Chapter. Dan Wyant, Michigan DEQ adminis- trator, will also be a featured speaker at the seminar on Thursday, June 26. Other presentations will be given by Jef Hannapel, VP of regulatory afairs, The Policy Group; Drew Johnson, Walgren Co.; Bill Krenz, Atotech; Bill Lievense, Capitol Group; Laurie Riegle, Armstrong/Robitaille/ Riegle; Fritz Lehmann, Coventya; Jolie Zak, Scientifc Controls; Derek Smith, Techmetals; Dr. Brian Long, Grand Valley State University; Rick Delawder, NASF president and SWD Inc.; and Ken Hankinson, KCH Services. Visit short.pfonline.com/nasf_mw for more information and to register. Atotech Holds POP Summit for Customers Atotech held its second Plating on Plastics (POP) summit in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on April 15. The company provided several technical presentations on POP and decorative plating and introduced its new Cr(VI)-free etch technology, which Atotech says has already been successfully qualifed under production scale conditions in the plating line at the Atotech TechCenters in Berlin, Germany. For more information, please visit atotech.com . TCI Powder Coatings, Intech to Create Powder Line Intech Services will partner with TCI Powder Coatings to create the TruPak program, which ofers more than 300 of TCI's most popular powder coating colors in small packages of 1, 3, 5 and 10 pounds. NEWs 0614_PF_News.indd 9 5/16/2014 1:54:00 PM