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JUN 2014

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8 JUNE 2014 — pfonline.com Correction The headlines in our May feature article about Peck Manufacturing Co. of Herman, Nebraska, should have indicated that Nordson supplied the company with liquid painting equipment, not powder coating equipment. We regret the error. To read the article, visit pfonline.com/articles/painting-fnesse-in-americas-heartland . iPhone Android N E W S Products Finishing Launches Redesigned Phone App Metal Finisher Reaches Agreement with Air Board Hixson Metal Finishing and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) have reached an agreement over air emissions at the Newport Beach, California, fnishing plant. The SCAQMD fled a motion in April to seek an order from its independent fve-member hearing board to require Hixson to reduce its emissions and risk to the community on an expe- dited schedule. SCAQMD said it has monitored outdoor levels of hexavalent chromium for several years at two locations near Hixson, and its data indicated that Hixson was the source of elevated levels of hex chromium. But Hixson President Douglas Greene said his company had done everything that the SCAQMD has asked it to do over the past several years, and that the high levels were not caused by his company. "We have observed surrounding operations and believe that there are additional business activities that may contribute to these elevated and sporadic emissions," Greene says. In May, the SCAQMD's hearing board adopted a "fndings and order" that stipulated continued mitigation eforts by Hixson and testing by SCAQMD. The hearing board praised Hixson as well as its own staf for working cooperatively to develop a stipulated plan to continue to reduce emissions in the vicinity of Hixson's plant. "As part of our continued cooperation with the district AQMD staf, we are pleased to be moving forward afer the board's approval of the order," Greene says. "Our dedication to this community and industry is demonstrated through our top safety and environmental standards and through our open-door policy with the district. As a contributor to this community for the past 50 years, we are committed to the health and safety of our neigh- bors and employees." Hixson has been actively working with SCAQMD for several years on improving its air emissions and has openly invited SCAQMD into its facility numerous times. That has resulted in more than $250,000 in facility improvements in equipment and flters, Greene says. SCAQMD's executive oficer, Barry Wallerstein, agrees that Hixson has taken steps in the past to reduce its emissions, "however, more work needs to be done," he says. Greene says Hixson will continue to defend itself and that it is not the source of the additional pollutants. "We are proud to provide top quality processing services to the aerospace and defense industry in an environmentally sound and responsible manner," he says. "We strive to be the best supplier in the industry and have worked tirelessly to maintain and expand our corporate social responsibility initiatives." Products Finishing has redesigned and launched its smartphone app, which enables readers to quickly get news and information about the fnishing industry. It is available for free on iPhone and Android smartphone platforms, and is also available for the iPad and tablets. The app features the latest news in the world of plating, painting, powder coating, electrocoating, anodizing and mechanical fnishing, as well as an events calendar, an online magazine viewer, videos, fnishing material prices and a list of industry specifcations. You can download the app by scanning one of these QR codes or visiting short.pfonline. com/phone . Douglas Greene 0614_PF_News.indd 8 5/16/2014 1:53:49 PM

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