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Washington DC Forum 2011 Eric Olander visits Congressman Tom Petri

May 2nd, 2011

Congressman Petri and Eric Olander President of EPi discuss manufacturing issues.

April16th, 2011 I visited Capitol Hill to discuss issues concerning manufacturing and metal finishing industry. We learned an intersting fact that state of Wisconsin has the largest manufacturing based on per capita in the USA?? ( sorry can't remember the exact criteria) and that Congressman Petri's district contains the largest amount of manufacturing in the USA ( based on the same criteria that I could not remember). Congressman Petri supports manufacturing and we thank him for taking the the time to listen to us!

Chris Wagner- Kolher Co, Congressman Petri, and Eric and Jeanie Olander- EPi

Chris Wagner from Kohler Co. made visits to with Eric to all the offices. It was interesting to have EPi and Kohler work the hill together as EPi supplies Kohler with cleaning products. In fact ,EPi custom formulates the cleaners Kolher uses today!

Matt Bisenius Legislative Assistant Congressman Sensenbrenner and Eric Olander

If I remember correctly this has been my 13 trip to Capitol hill including being there on Septmber 11th, 2001. We continue to go to develop relationships with the Congressional offices so when we have a challenge they know us and they are there to help!

Congressman Sesenbrenner is Congressman for EPi. When we visit the hill most of our appoinments are with the Congressional aides as there are many meetings and votes going on. In fact Congressman Petri had to leave for a vote on the floor right after our visit. The reason why we go to the hill is to keep our relationships with the Congressional offices so they know who we are and what our challenges in business we face today!

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EPi congratulates Master Lock’s 90th year!!!

March 8th, 2010

EPI Masterlock 90th Year Ad

By Eric Olander

EPi was recently asked to participate in congratulating Master Lock in its upcoming 90th year in business. Of those 90 years EPi has been doing business for over 40 years with Master Lock. EPi was asked to support Master Lock's 90th year by creating an ad for Industry Today magazine www.industrytoday.com .

EPi has been selling its cyanide cadmuim process E-Brite C-135 for Master Lock laminated locks. The shackles have E-Brite 757 bright nickel process. The zinc diecast use EPi's E-Brite 23-11R cyanide copper brightner system and the E-Brite 757 bright nickel process. The new Magnum lock process uses E-Brite Ultra Chlor AP and our trivalent chromate E-Chrome Ultra Blue.

EPi processes measure up to Master Lock's stringent quality requirements resulting in a long lasting lock!

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Watch a video of alkaline non cyanide copper plating directly to a Nano I- Pod at Sur/Fin 2008 in Indy

July 24th, 2008

By Eric Olander

EPI's E-Brite Ultra Cu , alkaline non cyanide copper plating process plates directly to the back of an Apple Nano I-Pod. EPI's , Sid Arthur, Senior Service Engineer plated the I-Pod and was interviewed by the President of EPi Eric Olander. This process idea was developed by a Popular Science magazine idea. Now watch how it is done at EPi's booth at Sur/Fin 2008 in Indianapolis,IN. To view this video click this link .

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Eric Olander’s Live at Sur/Fin 2008 Indy interviewed by Reg Tucker of Metal Finishing

July 24th, 2008

By Eric Olander

Eric Olander conducted an interview by Reg Tucker Editor of Metal Finishing magazine at Sur/Fin 2008 in Indianapolis to discuss EPI's new products which included a discussion about a fish. Check out the lates with EPI's newest trivalent yellow chromate, and BOX 311 metal antiquing process. To see this video go to this link Sur/Fin 2008 Interview with EPI's president Eric Olander . Next years Sur/Fin show is in Louisville,KY to learn more about the show go to www.nasf.org .

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Eric Olander’s presentation at NASF Milwaukee Branch meeting April 1st,2008

April 3rd, 2008

By Eric Olander

I participated in the annual NASF Milwaukee Branch Five Minute Supplier showdown held on April 1st,2008 This quick five minute presentation was about the Diphenyl Carbazide(DC) , indicating hexavalent chrome after ASTM B-117 salt spray testing, controversy that Tom Rochester discussed in the October 2007 issue of Plating Surface Finishing magazine. Tom discovered that you take a trivalent chromate and test it with DC prior to salt spray and it tests negative for hex chrome. After ASTM B-117 salt spray the test was positive.

EPi we used the test method ISO 3613:2000(E) section 5.6 using a spectrophotometer both prior and after salt spray with negative results in both tests. We also tested our E-Chrome Ultra Blue and E-Chrome Ultra Yellow using Tom Rochester method after salt spray. We found out that our trivalent chromates do not test positive using the DC method.

Eric also talked briefly on a new trivalent yellow E-Ultra Yellow 300 that will be coming out this summer . Eric will be giving a more detail about this presentation on June 17th,2008 at Sur/Fin's technical conference Automotive Symposium Track II at 2-5 PM in Indianapolis, IN at the Indy Convention center.

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EPi develops custom blue bright Cr+6 chromate for Barrett Plating

March 6th, 2008

By Eric Olander

One of EPI's strengths is developing custom formulations for its customers. Today taking the formula off the shelf always does not work today as customers have individual needs. Barrett Plating challenged us to develop a hexavalent chromate that is blue without any yellow color and that has at least 72 hours salt spray. The EPi team of Larry Abbott Chemist and Sid Arthur Senoir Technical Service started working together in EPi's lab in New Berlin, WI. Through the testing we actually found that the salt spray results exceeded 96 hours almost approaching 150 hours. This chromate is called E-Chrome 859. Another benefit of the E-Chrome 859 is that it produces a brighter blue finish. The E-Chrome 859 actually polishes the zinc plated surface.

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