Industry 4.0
Unlock Unparallelled Reliability
By prioritizing reliability in every aspect of its service offerings Dynapower ensures your equipment operates at peak performance levels consistently. With a steadfast focus on reliability, Dynapower’s field service, preventative maintenance and spare parts solutions ensure uninterrupted operations, minimizing scrap and maximizing uptime.
Read MoreSteelhead Technologies Wins Top Performer Award
Steelhead Technologies has receved the Winter 2024 Top Performer award in job shop software from software comparison website SourceForge.
Read MoreEpisode 39: Expediting ERP Software Deployments
Products Finishing learns about a recent manufacturing software deployment by Steelhead Technologies that was completed in record time for A1 Paint, Powder and Sandblasting.
Read MoreFinishing Another Year — Looking Back at the Trends of 2023
Products Finishing reflects on a year of reporting on the surface finishing industry and looks ahead to what may be in store for 2024.
Read MoreERP Provider Demonstrates Streamlined Installation
Steelhead Technologies claims 36-hour ERP deployment sets new industry standard.
Read MoreAR Iron Powder Coating Division Achieves AAMA Certification
AR Iron's powder coating division has achieved AAMA 2604 and AAMA 2605 certification.
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Top 5 Areas to Consider Automation of Plating Operations
Automation for finishing operations can lead to improvements in process time, repeatability and consistency of quality. Yet, processes that make sense to explore for these operational efficiencies may not always be readily apparent.
Read MoreEpisode 32: An Interview with Bobby Haggard, TrinSoft LLC
A wide variety of ERP systems are on the market ranging from off-the-shelf solutions to custom programs. What should finishing operations keep in mind when exploring a new ERP solution?
Read MoreAkzoNobel Uses VR for Training Airline Apprentices
The virtual reality technology provides a paint booth and spray gun that enables trainees to work and master their skills without losing parts in the process.
Read MoreThe Value of Robotic Paint Performance Testing
Considerations for implementing the use of automation for paint performance testing.
Read MoreDigitizing Your Job Shop for Increased Production and Profitability
Dean Halonen of ERP software provider Steelhead Technologies discusses how digitizing your metal finishing job shops can help you achieve more production throughput and improve profitability.
Read MoreWhen to Introduce Automation Into Your Finishing System
Looking to increase productivity for your liquid coating operation? John Owed of Carlisle Fluid Technologies provides examples of how automation can help improve quality and efficiency for paint spray equipment.
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LestaUSA Partners With Wagner
LestaUSA announces distribution partnership with Wagner to build proven automated finishing solutions.
Read MoreTrends in Industrial Coatings
The benefits of new technologies in the industrial coatings market.
Read MoreEpicor Acquires MES Provider eFlex Systems
eFlex Systems, provider of cloud-based manufacturing execution system (MES) technologies, is being acquired by industry-specific enterprise software company Epicor.
Read MoreAutonomous Heating System Features Built-In Safety Measures
Process Technology’s Tomtech heating system features remote monitoring, built-in safety features and autonomous operation.
Read MoreSmart Automotive Paint Booths: Embracing Industry 4.0
Automation, digitization, connectivity, remote process management tools help automakers, suppliers paint parts, vehicles at lower cost, reduced carbon footprint.
Read MoreRacking and Conveyor Automation Solutions
Considerations for automating various operations within a finishing system.
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Integrating Industry 4.0 Solutions Into Your Coating Operation
Finishers and coaters are adopting automation solutions at an increasing rate. Jacob Fortmeyer offers insights for integrating new technologies into your process.
Read MoreVideo Podcast: Norton | Saint-Gobain Abrasives' APS Automation Cell Tour
Mike Shappell of Norton | Saint-Gobain Abrasives, takes PF on a video tour of the company’s new Abrasive Process Solutions (APS) automation cell, which offers finishers a path to automation for mechanical finishing processes.
Read MoreAmerican Welding Society, Vectis Automation Raise Scholarship Funds
In celebration of April being National Welding Month, the American Welding Society Foundation and Vectis Automation are raising scholarship money for aspiring welders in Colorado.
Read MoreAnguil Environmental Systems Seeks Pilot Customers for New IIoT Platform
Anguil’s IIoT platform is designed to leverage existing equipment data to improve performance, lower maintenance costs and prevent unplanned downtime through graphical overviews, KPI dashboards, live trending and document repositories.
Read MoreAn Interview with Andrew Kossowski, Veterans Metal
Andrew Kossowski, owner of Veterans Metal, a metal finishing business with a 30-year legacy, discusses his plan for transforming the company’s operations with smart technology and automations.
Read MoreEpisode 14: Transformation
In this episode of On the Line, Products Finishing sits down with Andrew Kossowski, owner of Veterans Metal to hear about the company’s plan to completely update its traditional manual processes with digital solutions and automation.
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