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Anodizing

2019 Finishing Hall of Fame Inductees

Class includes Frank Altmayer, Arthur Brace, Ken Kreeger, Marc LeBaron, Ray Lucas, Joseph Manzoli, Jerry Poll, William Safranek and Don Snyder.

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Powder Coating

Powder Coating Institute Accepting Scholarship Applications

The program includes the PCI general scholarship and three corporate member-sponsored scholarships: PCI/Axalta, PCI/Gema and the PCI/Nordson Ken Kreeger scholarships.

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Liquid Coating

Therma-Tron-X Opens Subsidiary in Mexico

The TTX Mexico headquarters is located in San Pedro Garza García in Nuevo Leon with remote locations throughout Mexico. 

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February Focus is Firearms, Flatware and Architectural Powder Coatings

Our cover story focuses on Silvex, a plating shop in Maine that specializes in firearm finishes and flatware.

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Celebrating Finishing's History

Our February issue announces the 2019 Finishing Hall of Fame Class, which includes Frank Altmayer, Arthur Brace, Ken Kreeger, Marc LeBaron, Ray Lucas, Joseph Manzoli, Jerry Poll, William Safranek and Don Snyder. 

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Electroplating

Harley-Davidson Approves Asterion Technibrite Alkaline and Acid Zinc Systems

The approved zinc plating systems include the use of Technibrite AZ 130 alkaline, non-cyanide zinc or the ZN 200 chloride acid zinc, followed by Technicoat ZnBl 360 trivalent passivate.

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Miss a Finishing Webinar? You Can Watch Them Here

If you missed a webinar that Products Finishing presented along with industry leaders, you can still watch them at PFonline.com.

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Electroplating

Pioneer Metal Finishing Employees Give Back to Communities

Pioneer Metal Finishing employees donated more $12,000 to local charities and more than 7,200 pounds of food that were distributed to food pantries in their communities.

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Electroplating

Apple Invents Specialized Display Coatings for Foldable iDevices

Patent application specifies coatings that have flake pigments needed to protect the display of a device such as a future iPhone that is capable of bending in half without damage. 

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Electroplating

Masters’ Association of Metal Finishers Celebrate Holidays

The Masters’ Association of Metal Finishers (MAMF), the New York and New Jersey chapter of the NASF, celebrated the holiday season with a luncheon.

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Phosphates: How They Impact Your Discharge

This presentation starts with an overview of the element phosphorus and its uses, which ultimately lead to eutrophication of our water supply.

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Electroplating

Cyanide Destruction: A New Look at an Age-Old Problem

Cyanide in mining and industrial wastewaters has been around from the beginning, including electroplating processes.  This presentation reviews a number of current processes, and in particular, offers new technologies for improvement in cyanide destruction by the most common process, using sodium hypochlorite.

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