Environmental Change in the Electroplating Industry (ECEI)

This project provides an opportunity for electroplaters and companies in the electroplating supply chain to participate in an important joint project to reduce waste sent to disposal and reduce the cost to industry of waste disposal. The NSW EPA has granted funds from its Industry Partnership Program for this joint initiative between the AMC and AIMF.

Phase 1
The Industry Focus Group will examine the known opportunities and research new opportunities in the first phase (approximately 3-4 months) which is referred to as "benchmarking research" in our proposal.

Phase 2
The second phase will involve testing by participants of various processes and techniques chosen by the group. Members will test and report back to the group the selected processes for evaluation and recommendation on suitability for adoption by the industry. (Approximately 12 months duration)

The results of the project will be reported to all stakeholders and eventually made available to the industry as a whole.

As with all AMC Industry Focus Group Projects, the aims of the project are firmly anchored in achieving a win for all participants. In this project the environment wins and businesses bottom line wins.

What is in it for you!
- Chance to make bottom line gains in reducing waste disposal costs
- Opportunity to work with a group from your industry to solve real issues and share results
- Opportunity to network with peers and government agencies in a non-competitive and non-regulatory environment
- Opportunity to participate in creating the benchmarks and contributing to environmental improvements in the electroplating industry - influence your industry's destiny!

Participation will mean:
- Attending meetings approx every 6 weeks - times and dates to suit majority of participants
- Sharing ideas, experiences and knowledge of the industry and waste reduction ideas for general discussion
- Contributing ideas, experiences and knowledge of processes for further development
- Some members will volunteer to test proposed solutions and experimental ideas and report back to the group to evaluate

Why the AMC?
- A not for profit organisation with the aim of supporting Australian manufacturing
- Experienced in creating and facilitating Industry Sector Working Group activities
- Successfully working with the NSW EPA already in several other "Cleaner Production Industry Partnership projects"
- Experienced in achieving bottom line successes from environmental programs such as:

Further information on ECEI may be obtained through the Advanced Manufacturing Centre:
Margie Kennard
Electroplaters Project Coordinator
Advanced Manufacturing Centre
Phone 02 9209 4210
Fax 02 9209 4470