Scott Francis

Cincinnati

Editor-in-Chief at Products Finishing

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Articles

Episode 56: An Interview With Scott Walker, Products Finishing

1 month ago | pfonline.com | Scott Francis

Scott Walker, regional vice president, Products Finishing. Source (All Images) | PFIn this latest installment of On the Line, Products Finishing (PF) takes a look back at the industry’s past in order to look ahead. PF regional vice president Scott Walker discusses his experiences in the finishing industry, beginning with his early involvement with Modern Metals magazine and his transition to PF in 1996.
Springing Forward With Industry Events

1 month ago | pfonline.com | Scott Francis

Dear Products Finishing Audience Member: Starting on Thursday August 8, 2024, PF will begin “gating” its premium content, asking all new website users to provide some information about themselves — name, title, employer, email address — before they are provided free access to the content. We are doing this because the ways PF’s audience finds and accesses our content is changing.
Championing Change: Safety Concerns at the Heart of Finishing Advocate's Work

1 month ago | pfonline.com | Scott Francis

Mark Schario, CTO, Columbia ChemicalSource ( All Images ) Columbia ChemicalMark Schario’s entry into surface finishing started early. At the age of 16, he began work in his family’s plating shop, gaining hands-on experience with anodizing, painting and various coating processes, including cyanide zinc, cyanide copper and electroless nickel. Sadly, a fire destroyed the family business when he was 19.
The Future of Surface Finishing Lies in Workforce Education

2 months ago | pfonline.com | Scott Francis

Dear Products Finishing Audience Member: Starting on Thursday August 8, 2024, PF will begin “gating” its premium content, asking all new website users to provide some information about themselves — name, title, employer, email address — before they are provided free access to the content. We are doing this because the ways PF’s audience finds and accesses our content is changing.
Episode 55: An Interview With Remington Schieffer, American CRS

2 months ago | pfonline.com | Scott Francis

Remington Schieffer, vice president of American CRS speaks with Scott Francis, editor-in-chief of Products Finishing. Source | PFIn this latest installment On the Line, Products Finishing delves into the crucial role of rectifiers in the electroplating process and the importance of industry education with a trend toward increasing implementation of automation solutions. Remington Schieffer, vice president of American CRS Equipment (Escondido, California), offers his insights.
Design AI for Humans

2 months ago | medium.com | Scott Francis

All too often, businesses and techies look at AI as a way to replace what people do holistically, to eliminate jobs, and to completely “do the work” in an automated fashion. I’m not saying that this approach cannot work, or is doomed to failure. I’ve been in the “automation” business and seen first hand how people over-focus on automation as an end goal, rather than as the means to an end. There’s a better path for adopting AI (and automation): making Humans better.
SUR/FIN 2025 Invites Finishers to Learn, Discover and Connect

2 months ago | pfonline.com | Scott Francis

Dear Products Finishing Audience Member: Starting on Thursday August 8, 2024, PF will begin “gating” its premium content, asking all new website users to provide some information about themselves — name, title, employer, email address — before they are provided free access to the content. We are doing this because the ways PF’s audience finds and accesses our content is changing.
40 Under 40 Class of 2025

2 months ago | pfonline.com | Scott Francis

Every year, the editors at Products Finishing dig through a list of nominees to select the recipients of our annual 40 Under 40 awards — a program designed to recognize the hard work, motivation and passion of individuals that drive the surface finishing industry forward. Members of our 2025 40 Under 40 class were nominated by their peers in the industry (managers, co-workers or industry partners) and then selected based on a variety of criteria, including leadership and industry involvement.
What to Expect When a Products Finishing Editor Visits Your Shop

Mar 25, 2025 | pfonline.com | Scott Francis

Dear Products Finishing Audience Member: Starting on Thursday August 8, 2024, PF will begin “gating” its premium content, asking all new website users to provide some information about themselves — name, title, employer, email address — before they are provided free access to the content. We are doing this because the ways PF’s audience finds and accesses our content is changing.
MacDermid Enthone Announces New Senior Vice President

Mar 19, 2025 | pfonline.com | Scott Francis

Source: MacDermid EnthoneSurface finishing technology provider MacDermid Enthone (Waterbury, Conn.) has announced that Graeme Dickinson has been appointed senior vice president and general manager, succeeding senior global vice president, Richard Lynch, who led the MacDermid Enthone global business for more than 5 years.