[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 147 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2178]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    TRIBUTE TO THE OWNERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE ION EDGE CORPORATION

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                           HON. BOB SCHAFFER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 15, 1998

  Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay 
tribute to the owners and employees of the Ion Edge Corporation in Ft. 
Collins, Colorado. Their hard work and dedication earned the Small 
Business Association's National Tibbetts Award and national recognition 
for pollution prevention. This company's innovative process virtually 
eliminates pollution from the process of metal plating.
  Traditional methods of plating require dipping in large vats of 
chromium, cadmium and other metals. Ion Edge, however, developed a 
zero-waste dry plating process whereby metals are vaporized and sprayed 
onto aircraft and other parts. Today, the company sells 50,000 plated 
fasteners for aerospace manufacturing. The Environmental Protection 
Agency has also granted the company funds for research into a similar 
process for chrome plating.
  By eliminating waste, Ion Edge has developed a process that is both 
good for business and the environment. I commend Mandar Sunthankar, the 
company president, and all of the people whom have contributed their 
time to this sound effort.

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