March 2024 Issue
March 2024
Digital Edition
Features
Featured articles from the March 2024 issue of Products Finishing
Choosing Paint for Fast-Paced, Extra Slip, High Temp Applications
Many industrial applications require coatings that not only offer corrosion resistance and aesthetics, but provide additional attributes such as heat resistance and quick drying properties. This helpful clinic offers a few examples.
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Finishing activity contracted again in January, Closing at 45.5
Finishing activity has shown encouraging signs the past two months, the longest ‘stretch’ since starting to contract in April 2023.
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Indonesian Plater Finds Fast Success in Auto Market
This father/son team, inspired by inventor Michael Faraday, focuses on anti-corrosion methods and automated processes to help their Indonesian plating business flourish.
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Top Shop Aces Outstanding Customer Service
More than a finishing shop, this anodizing, powder coating and vacuum resin impregnating business goes above and beyond for its customers by being a resource for whatever their finishing needs might demand.
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How to Choose Between Sulfate and Chloride-Based Trivalent Chromium
There are several factors to consider when choosing between sulfate and chloride-based baths for trivalent chromium plating. Mark Schario of Columbia Chemical discusses the differences and what platers should keep in mind when evaluating options.
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10 Anodizing Best Practices
Following this list of guidelines can help to increase the performance, cost effectiveness and quality for your anodizing operation.
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Looking Back: The Columnists
Many industrial/technical journals consist of a well-rounded mixture of technical papers, practical articles about technology and how-to-do-it features, including this one, Products Finishing. In its decades of publication, the AESF/NASF journal, Plating & Surface Finishing also endeavored to meet this need. Among the many features were those of the columnists, recognized experts who had expertise in certain segments of the surface finishing industry. This article contains a sampling of columns published in P&SF over the years, which still retain information of importance even today.
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Selecting the Right Outdoor-Durable Powder Coating
The powder coating industry offers an array of chemistries to provide an excellent match to the manufacturer’s expectations for outdoor durability.
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NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #122: Electrochemical Approaches to Treatment of PFAS in Plating Wastewater - 10th Quarterly Report
The NASF-AESF Foundation Research Board selected a project addressing the problem of PFAS and related chemicals in plating wastewater streams. This report covers the 10th quarter of work (April-June 2023). Here, we examine the effect of surface fluorination of Ti4O7 anodes on PFAS degradation performance in terms of energy performance as well as formation of chlorate and perchlorate when chloride is present in the solution. The full paper on this work can be accessed and printed at short.pfonline.com/NASF24Feb2.
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Efficient, Innovative and Sustainable Component Cleaning for the Entire Production Chain
Whether degreasing, classic component cleaning or high-purity applications — the demands on cleaning solutions have increased in all areas of the manufacturing industry.
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Rework and Recoating Powder
Powder coating rework requires more than just recoating the part. Products Finishing columnist and powder coating consultant Rodger Talbert discusses proper steps that should be taken to ensure a quality finish.
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Engineered Shaped Grain Abrasives Take Grinding Productivity to New Heights
Unique three-pointed curved grain approach offers advantages for tough grinding applications.
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Workforce Education and the Future of the Industry
The future workforce is a top concern for industry leaders today and training those who will take the reins is imperative.
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Rework and Recoating Powder
Rework and Recoating Powder
Single Stage Topcoat Delivers Consistent, Colorful Finishes
