Courses & Workshops

Southern Metal Finishing provides quality educational opportunities every year at the annual Southern Metal Finishing Conference. Timely issues are covered within a variety of sectors, such as electroplating, powder coating, cleaning technology, nanotechnology, OSHA standards and regulations, and other up to the minute industry topics. The following is a tentative list and is likely to be updated and expanded over the next few months.

Cancellation Policy: A full refund will be awarded if a cancellation occurs 60 or more days before September 14, 2008. After this time, only a partial refund will be given based on the the date of cancellation.

Powder Coating School

Whether you are a powder coating amateur or a seasoned professional looking to expand your knowledge of the operation, the Surface Finishing Academy?s Powder Coating course has been designed to improve your understanding of all aspects of modern day powder coating. Instructed by the powder coating experts at TIGER Drylac USA, this intensive, two-day course covers the fundamentals of powder coating from both a commercial and industrial perspective.

The course begins with an introduction on the formulation and manufacture of powder coating. Over the next two days, students will be instructed in a wide variety of relevant topics, including pretreatment, shop and equipment maintenance, equipment selection, oven and cure issues, powder selection, troubleshooting, and tips and tricks for the custom coater. Participants will not only walk away from the course with a range of new techniques, but will have a better understanding of the overall Powder Coating process.

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21st Century Cleaning Technology

This two day workshop on metal surface cleaning will be taught by world renowned cleaning expert and author Dr. John B. Durkee.

Day one will include discussions on:
• The unbiased "truth" about n-propyl bromide
• Recent case studies of EPA regulation
• Managing chemical hazards
• How aqueous and solvent cleaning work, and when to use each.
• Nano technology and the Metal Finisher

Day two will include the following topics:
• The ‘how' and ‘why' on oil-water separators
• Simple and low-cost methods for measuring surface cleanliness
• How ultra-sonic transducers work and when to use them
• How to buy, and what to expect from, a cleaning machine
• The difficulties of drying and rinsing parts
• Better cleaning management using statistics-without the pain

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Electroplating Know How Basics

A Two-Day Training Program in the Basic Principles and Practices of Electroplating

A portion of the famous, industry recognized Kushner Electroplating School training materials is now available for you in a two-day training program. This practical training program is designed to give you a better understanding of the basics of electroplating.

Some of the Many Topics Covered:

• The mathematics of electroplating
• Electrochemistry of electroplating
• Environmental issues in plating
• Plating cycles
• Testing procedures
• Corrosion fundamentals
• Chemistry of electroplating
• Safety in plating operations
• The equipment of electroplating
• Cleaning and rinsing techniques
• Overview of selected metal finishing processes
• Troubleshooting principles

Training Materials:

All materials are taken from Electroplating Know How II training programs as well as Dr. Kushner's many years of consulting and training experience. Each participant receives a complete training manual and black and white copies of transparencies used in the program. The training manual is yours to use as reference material after completion of the training program.

*If your company will be sending 3 or more studens to the course, please e-mail your request to info@surfacefinishingacademy.com so we can ensure you receive your 10% discount!*

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