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Powder Coating

UV-Cured Powder Coatings and LED-Curing Technology

UV curing of coatings is a proven technology and offers a practical and profitable alternative to traditional curing.

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Anodizing

Composite Electroless Nickel Coatings for the Wind Energy Industry

The ability to tailor CEN coatings with an array of synergistic particles makes these coatings uniquely beneficial for applications in the wind energy industry.

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Electroplating

Reliable Plating Works Turns 90 Years Old

Julian Maliszewski bought into Reliable Plating Works in 1929 as a 25-year-old accountant, and the five-employee plant did everything by hand, and also did multiple finishes.

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Electroplating

Will 2019 be Smooth Sailing for the Finishing Industry? Here's One View.

Part of my job is to anticipate the future and, like the captain of the ship, steer a course that avoids turbulence as much as possible.

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Powder Coating

AAMA Updates Guideline for Developing Color Measurement Requirements

AAMA CMR-1-18 was first released in 2016, and was made to accommodate changes made to measurement averaging and color difference equations.

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energy

Energy Coatings Get Big Lift

The March issue of Products Finishing takes a look at coatings for the energy sector, specifically for wind energy. Surface Technology’s Michael Feldstein takes a deep look at composite electroless nickel finishes.

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Gema, Dubois and Vogel Industrial Coatings Hold Powder Coating Workshops

The first is training is May 1-2 in Las Vegas, and the second is September 10-11 in the Dallas area.

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Anodizing

Nanoporous Anodic Oxides: Fabrication, Applications, Sensing and Biosensing

Numerous metals are subjected to anodic oxidation. As a result, one can obtain amorphous barrier-type oxides, crystalline barrier-type oxides or amorphous nanoporous oxides. This paper provides details of sensing techniques and recent advances in the development of NAA-based sensing and biosensing technologies.

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Electroplating

Electro-codeposition of MCrAlY Coatings for Advanced Gas Turbine Applications - 4th Quarterly Research Report

This NASF-AESF Foundation research project report covers the fourth quarter of project work (October-December 2018) on this AESF Foundation Research project at the Tennessee Technological University.

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AZZ to Purchase Tennessee Galvanizing

Tennessee Galvanizing has four operating galvanizing lines, including centrifuge, rod, conveyer and a 42-foot structural kettle. 

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Powder Coating

High School Training Program Adds Powder Coating

According to the Kokomo Tribune, the new equipment includes a plasma table that cuts to precision as well as the recent addition of a powder coater.

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Liquid Coating

Chemetall to Acquire Polymer Ventures's Automotive Paint Detackification Business

The paint detackification technology is a process used to capture and neutralize paint overspray.

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