Date: April 28, 2017
Category: Events, National News
NASF hosted the nation’s top policy experts, and the agenda focused on timely, strategic topics for industry decision makers. Sessions and events were held at the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City and on Capitol Hill.
This year’s Conference highlights included:
- Jim VandeHei – Top political media analyst and entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Axios, co-founder of Politico
- Corey Lewandowski – Former Trump campaign manager and founder, Avenue Strategies
- Ann Wilson – Senior vice president, Motor Equipment Manufacturers Association
- Peter Morici – Economist and professor of business at the Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
- Andrew (Andy) Friedman – Founder of The Washington Upate, CNBC commentator and political affairs expert
- Tom Sullivan – Vice president, Small Business Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- David Fischer – Senior director, American Chemistry Council
- S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) – Senate Environment, Commerce and Small Business committees.
Tagged: Washington Forum
Date: April 8, 2017
Category: Events, National News
MAMF celebrates its 100th with a grand celebration at the Chart House, Weehawken, NJ. A full house packed the Chart House to celebrate 100 years of comradery, fellowship, and technical achievement. Joined by Tim Pennington and Todd Luciano, Products Finishing Magazine, Jeff Hannapel, The Policy Group, and NASF President Paul Brancato – all had a wonderful time reminiscing, eating, and most certainly laughing. Thank you to our sponsors.
MAMF 100th Sponsors
Platinum Sponsor
Tilton Rack & Basket Corporation
Gold Sponsors
Control Electropolishing
Coventya
Epic Industrial, Inc.
Metal Chem, Inc.
Silver Sponsors
Gilbert & Jones
PM Sales Incorporated
Pyromet
Specialty Plastics
Bronze Sponsor
Hubbard Hall
Date: April 1, 2017
Category: Events, National News
- Welcome attendees to Leadership Conference in Naples, Florida
- NASF has Strong Financial Position with steady growth of net assets.
- AESF Foundation— strong financially with over a $1.5 million in assets
- 2017 AESF Foundation Goals—complete ongoing course improvements , web based resource center, supporting technical research into completing a new P2 manual, contributing towards education at SUR/FIN, contributions towards Bright Design program.
- Strengthening the financial position of the NASF 1000 towards a long term goal of $1,000,000.
- Bright Design programs in California and Michigan with goals of having programs throughout the US, graduating not just artists, and designers but engineers and scientists, educated on why they need metal finishing on many products.
- North American Expansion with partnerships with Mexican and Canadian finishing associations.
- Web Based Technical & Environmental Resource Center in partnership with the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences and US EPA with will include a world class technical paper archive.
- Securing a large new EPA grant in partnership with National Center for Manufacturing Sciences with a focus to research facility performance and complete sustainability benchmarking project and the current technical manual on P2 and Wastewater Control Technology.
- New 2017 Course with Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) which includes developing a new course for the automotive OEM community on surface finishing for SUR/FIN 2017
Tagged: Leadership Conference, Paul Brancato
