Dörken MKS-Systeme was recently invited to be a guest speaker at a trade seminar held on 28^th October by renowned Japanese company Thai Nihon Parkerizing and attended by 300 delegates from the supply industry.  The topic of our talk was the use of chrome (VI) free products taking particular account of environmentally relevant factors.  Other topics covered at the seminar included a talk on the NIMS Tokyo Development Centre’s ‘Development of Nanotechnology’ given by Dr Teruo Kishi, on ‘Fundamental Properties of Steel and their Advances’ by Professor Takateru Umeda from Japan, on the ‘Development of Technology in Thailand’ by Professor Partiud Bhandhubangyoung and on ‘Advances in Metal Development’ by Professor Prasonk Sricharoenchai.  Thai Nihon Parkerizing is with immediate effect an operational member of Dörken MKS-Systeme’s global network of jobcoaters – representing a further step in the company’s international expansion strategy.