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Masking Solutions for Medical Applications
According to Custom Fabricating and Supplies, a cleanroom is ideal for converting, die cutting, laminating, slitting, packaging and assembly of medical-grade products.
Can You Afford to Not Use Custom Masking?
Are you weighing the costs of a custom masking solution vs. an off-the-shelf solution? Christy Schulthess of Custom Fabricating & Supplies discusses the overall savings that can be realized with custom masking.
Read MoreCaplugs Offers Webinar Series on Masking Design
Caplugs Connect platform offers education on product protection solutions.
Read MorePowder Coat MDF for an Enviable Finished Product
Cabinet maker says powder coating on wood offers more benefits.
Read MoreLeveraging Technology for Rapid Custom Masking Solutions
When should you consider a custom masking solution? Christy Schulthess of Custom Fabricating & Supplies discusses how today’s technology is putting specialized masking options within reach.
Read MoreCaplugs Acquires Safeplast to Expand Solutions for Hose Protection
Caplugs acquires Safeplast as part of the company's efforts to expand hose protection capabilities.
Read MoreTouch-up Options for Powder Coated Parts
Is it true that powder coating cannot be touched up? Powder coating expert Rodger Talbert offers options for powder coating touch-ups.
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High Temp Alignment Masking Discs
Designed with printed alignment “target” rings for easy application, PCX-SH Series powder peel green discs from Caplugs ensure pinpoint accuracy when centering over any hole.
The Powder Coating Process
Powder coating is one of the most durable finishes that can be applied to industrial manufactured products, and offers excellent corrosion protection and is very safe because of its lack of volatile organic compounds. To understand the powder coating process you should start with the fundamentals.
Read MoreCaplugs Expands European Manufacturing Capabilities
Caplugs has announced the acquisition of Polykap srl as part of efforts to expand manufacturing and service options for European customers.
Read MoreEPSI Solutions for Masking, Hanging, Racking Challenges
EPSI Solutions for Masking, Hanging, Racking Challenges
Read MoreMOCAP New Series and Expansions
MOCAP has introduced an expansion on T series Tapered Plug Caps and FC Series Flanged Caps.
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Masking Solutions for Diverse Applications
Global Mask of Barcelona, Spain showcases its solutions at Paint Expo 2024 in Germany.
Scott Francis
Editor-In-Chief, Gardner Business Media
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Custom Masking
Is a custom masking design worth the investment? John Gill of Caplugs outlines the considerations to keep in mind when choosing between an off-the-shelf masking solution or a custom-made one.
Read MoreFrogTape Introduces High-Performance Masking Tapes
FrogTape’s new line includes three high-performance products for marine, industrial, transportation and automotive coating applications.
Read MoreDaubert Cromwell's ClearPak 5000 Film Inhibits Corrosion
Daubert Cromwell’s ClearPak 5000 is a bio-based poly that meets international standards as a quality corrosion inhibitor (VCI) film.
Read MoreNew MINI Hardtops Feature Multicolor Roofs
Wet-on-wet painting process means each roof is unique.
Read MorePlastics and Plating on Plastics [1944]
This republished 1944 AES convention paper presents an historic perspective of the early days of plastics in surface finishing - using them and plating on them, in the waning years of World War II. The discussion reviews the uses of plastics in plating equipment and processing at that time, as well as the coating of the plastics themselves, with accompanying application photos. You will note that today’s conventional plating-on-plastics processes lay far in the future. Surprisingly, CVD processes are discussed.
Read MoreDaubert Cromwell VCI Bearing Wrap Sports Embossed Texture
Daubert Cromwell’s embossed VCI poly film grips and stays in place around bearings and round shapes while protecting against corrosion and rust.
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EPSI Relaunches Custom Masking Program
EPSI’s plotter cutting provides custom solutions for complicated masks and irregular shapes.
Scott Francis
Editor-In-Chief, Gardner Business Media
Automation Smoothes the Way for Surgical Coatings
Medical device coating company discusses how automation enables increased abrasion resistance and improved insulative properties for electrosurgery.
Read MoreEcoat Enables Chest X-Ray System
A diverse customer base is key for small shops like Giering Metal Finishing, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company says one of its largest growth areas has been with a customer manufacturing chest x-ray systems.
Read MoreA Conversation With Will Wallace of SAT Plating
SAT Plating general manager Will Wallace talks to Products Finishing about his company’s surface activation technology, plating on composites, and what the changing manufacturing landscape might mean for platers.
Read MoreApplications Innovation Leads to Better Masking Solutions
When masking product failures are costing you money, it pays to work with an expert that can select or engineer the most efficient solution.
Read MoreSpecial Coatings Support Mars Rover
The Mars 2020 Perseverence rover will rely on highly engineered surface treatments to protect it from the extreme temperatures of space and the harsh environment of Mars.
Read MoreGiering Metal Finishing Completes Facility Expansion
The building, constructed in the late 1970s, was in sore need of a renovation for energy efficiency, Giering says.
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