This "Technology and Safety" podcast episode presents several interesting articles from the 03/2023 issue. For example, Dr. Heidi Willing from the Research Institute for Precious Metals + Metal Chemistry (FEM) in Schwäbisch Gmünd takes a closer look at the coating of aluminum with tin alloys in strip processing lines. In addition, current REACh regulations are explained by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hasenpusch in the article "Not all boats are in port yet!". Another article deals with the improvement of the corrosion behavior of chromium(III) coatings by Alireza Moazezi from the Technical University of Ilmenau.
Occupational safety in electroplating plants is also an important topic, on which two articles are presented. These include the use of intelligent sensors to increase safety and the analysis of the causes of accidents. Another article, written by Manuela Schmied-Wolfsbauer, deals with the question of what motivates employees in electroplating companies.
The issue is rounded off with an interesting interview with Andrea Thoma-Böck and a fascinating article by Heinz Käsinger, who reports on his rendezvous with Ettore Bugatti and the history of the Musée National de l'Automobile in Mulhouse, Alsace - the largest automobile museum in the world, according to its own information.
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Trade journal "Galvanotechnik":
https://www.leuze-verlag.de/fachzeitschriften/galvanotechnik
Galvanization of aluminium course:
https://www.galvanotechnik-for-you.de/uebersicht-kurse/galvanisierung-von-aluminium/
Course on occupational safety in electroplating shops:
https://www.galvanotechnik-for-you.de/uebersicht-kurse/arbeitssicherheit-in-galvaniken/