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Cleaning Conference Format Changes to Hands-On Workshop in 2025
The workshop will build on the successful in-person and virtual workshops from the Product Quality Cleaning Workshops (PQCW) team that consists of cleaning experts Barbara and Ed Kanegsburg and Darren Williams.
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High Performance High Gloss Black
High performance black coating with uniform coverage and a similar appearance to e-coat.
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Finishing Activity Contracting But Slightly Slower in October
While new orders improved, materials prices continue to increase.
Read MoreNetworking for Your Next Career Move or Coaching Someone Who Is? Why Specificity Matters.
I have totally changed my approach with jobseekers who reach out asking for career advice or networking assistance in finding their next role.
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Quick Turnaround is Key for Architectural Coating Shop
This California metal fabricator and coater focuses on fast turnaround and streamlining its processes with 40 years of experience in the construction industry.
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Using Solvents to Your Advantage
With so many solvent variations it can be different to choose the ones you need for your liquid coating process. In this helpful Products Finishing Ask the Expert article, Don Boespflug of Sherwin-Williams discusses the considerations you should keep in mind when selecting a solvent.
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The Real Coatings Delivery Problems
Liquid delivery systems can have a lack of agitation, too much agitation, no coatings temperature control, and no coatings circulation. Read Sames’ Steve Romer’s solutions for these problems in this Liquid Clinic.
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Get in the Lab: Investing in Automation
Looking to upgrade your coating process and possibly invest in automation solutions? This helpful Ask the Expert article from Tom Brown of Carlisle Fluid Technologies offers advice for doing your research and working with your equipment supplier.
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NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #120: Electrochemical Destruction of Perfluorooctanesulfonate in Electroplating Wastewaters – Final Report
Unavoidably interrupted by the SARS CoV-2 pandemic of 2020-21, this NASF-AESF Foundation research project report R-120 has been ongoing since April 2019. Now complete, this report is the final report, reflecting 16 quarters of work.
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Embracing Environmental Responsibility
PF editor-in-chief Scott reflects on environmental responsibility in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
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Powder Coater Leverages Its Manufacturing Mindset for Success
As a former motorcycle manufacturer, this powder coating Top Shop benefits from understanding the finishing industry from a customer’s perspective.
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The Future of Hard Chrome: Pioneering Innovations for Sustainable Solutions
Although useful, chromic acid and other compounds that contain hexavalent chromium ions are highly toxic and carcinogenic. However, one company has developed an alternative for the hard chrome process that achieves thick, conformal coatings with wear and fatigue resistance comparable or superior to hexavalent chromium-based systems.
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