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  STANDARDS
AND MEASURES
CHEMISTRY
ENGINEERING
& MANUFACTURING
METAL
FINISHING
MICROELECTRONICS
JEWELRY
& PRECIOUS METALS
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESEARCH
INDUSTRY
ANALYSIS
STANDARDS
AND MEASURES
NIST.gov
Home page of the National Institute of Science and Technology agency.
American
National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Extensive online technical library and databases.
ASTM
International
Standards
development organization.
International
Standards Organization (ISO)
Leading international standards consortium. Definitive resource
for ISO-9000, ISO-14000 and other standards compliance issues.
International
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
International organization for telecommunications standards and
technology.
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CHEMISTRY
Royal
Society of Chemistry
The largest society in Europe for the chemical sciences.
Chemistry.org
Website of the American Chemical Society
American
Association for Laboratory Accreditation
Non-profit, non-governmental laboratory accreditation society.
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ENGINEERING
& MANUFACTURING
Society
of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
A wealth of technical information from the world's leading professional
society supporting manufacturing education.
Society
of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
International organization of formation on standards for automotive
and aerospace sectors.
ASM
International
Society of materials engineers and scientists. Enormous online resource,
with links to standards, technical archives, scientific books, journals
and periodicals, industry news and analysis, and affiliate societies.
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METAL
FINISHING
National
Association of Metal Finishers (NASM)
NASM now incorporates American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers
(AESF), the National Association of Metal Finishers (NAMF),
and the Metal Finishing Supplier's Association (MFSA).
Publishes Journal of Applied Surface Finishing.
National
Metal Finishing Resource Center (NMFRC)
Vast collection of information, with a comprehensive listing of
finishing industry links and online Compliance Assistance Center
(CAC).
Mass
Finishing Job Shop Associatio (MFJSA)
Tumbling, vibratory finishing, high-energy centrifugal finishing,
steel ball burnishing, deflashing, shot peening, abrasive blasting,
plastic bead blasting, thermal deburring, cryogenics and more.
The
Corrosion Society (NACE International)
Corrosion engineering and science education site.
Society
of Vacuum Coaters (SVC)
High-volume production of coatings using vacuum-based processes.
Automotive
Industry Action Group (AIAG)
Forum for auto industry suppliers, with valuable information on
finishing applications in automotive sectors.
Detroit
Society for Coatings Technology (DSCT)
Outstanding resource for keeping up with the latest industry
advancements.
Chemical
Coaters Association
Information and training for surface coating technologies.
Federation
of Societies for Coatings Technology
Features archived copies of the Journal of Coatings Technology.
finishing-dot-com
Online archive of anodizing, plating, powder coating, and related
surface finishing topics.
40,000+ articles and technical
Finishing
Today
Magazine for coatings professionals (formerly Industrial Paint
& Powder).
Metal
Finishing
Online edition of Elsevier's Metal Finishing magazine and
weekly newsletter.
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MICROELECTRONICS
SEMISemiconductor
Equipment and Materials International.
SIASemiconductor
Industry Association
SEMITechSemiconductor
Packaging Update
IMAPSInternational
Microelectronics and Packaging Society
SMTASurface
Mount Technology Association
IPCAssociation
of Electronics Industries
FSAFabless
Semiconductor Association
VLSI
ResearchChip
manufacturing industry coverage.
Advanced
Packaging Magazine
Circuitnet
Magazine
Electronic
Trend Magazine
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JEWELRY
& PRECIOUS METALS
Jewelers
Vigilance Committee
Industry
organization studying regulatory and ethics issues in the jewelry
and precious metals trade.
World
Gold Council
An association of major world gold mining companies. Information
on gold market, technology and regulatory issues.
Manufacturers
Jewelers and Suppliers of America
Leading jewelry industry trade organization and publishers of
MJSA Journal. Includes a very good back articles archive.
International
Precious Metals Institute (IPMI)
International association of producers, refiners, fabricators, scientists,
users, financial institutions, merchants, private and public sector
groups.
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ENVIRONMENTAL
SCREENING & COMPLIANCE
European
Commission
Environmental and waste policy portal at EUROPA.eu, with information
about EU WEEE/RoHS directives.
China
RoHS
Good overview of recent and ongoing developments in the so-called
"China RoHS" regulatory framework, presented by American
Electronics Association (AeA).
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
Main portal to EPA's exhaustive online archives.
EPA:
Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO)
Search and retrieve EPA and State environmental inspection information
about facilities including inspection history, compliance status,
current significant violations and enforcement actions.
EPA:
Metal Products & Machinery Regulation Site
Details limits on pollutants in wastewater discharges from facilities
that manufacture, rebuild or maintain metal parts, products, or
machines.
EPA:
Metal Products & Machinery
The
Metal Products and Machinery (MP&M) regulation establishes national
technology-based limits on pollutants in wastewater discharges from
facilities that manufacture, rebuild or maintain metal parts, products,
or machines.
EPA/National
Metal Finishing Strategic Goals Program
Cooperative effort between the EPA and the metal finishing industry;
voluntary program encourages companies to go beyond environmental
compliance.
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RESEARCH
Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory
A wealth of metal finishing and plating information here.
Los
Alamos National Laboratory
Scientific and Technical Information page of the renowned national
laboratory.
Oak
Ridge National Laboratory
Features a Coatings, Plating, and Finishing
Center.
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INDUSTRY
ANALYSTS AND CONSULTANTS
Gartner,
Inc.
Worldwide leader technology research and consulting.
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