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PPG Coatings Specified for Australian Air Force Jets
Boeing repainted the tails of the EA-18G Growler aircraft in a special paint scheme to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force’s No. 6 Squadron in 2017.
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Workshops Promote Best Practices for Powder Coating
The two-day workshops, sponsored by Gema, DuBois and Vogel Industrial Coatings, will be held August 14-15 in Indianapolis, Indiana, and November 13-14 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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PCI Launches Video Promoting Powder
In this video, several original equipment manufacturers share the benefits they enjoy in using powder technology for their products.
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A Brite Adds Green Power Products' Switch Mode DC and Pulse Rectifiers
The product line can be used in both the surface finishing and waste-treatment sectors, and are designed not only to save energy, but also to be compact, rugged and corrosion-proof.
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Pilatus Aircraft Qualifies PPG Aerospace Coatings Systems
The PPG paint systems are qualified for application on the PC-24 Super Versatile Jet; PC-12 NG turboprop airplane; PC-6 multirole aircraft; and PC-21, PC-9 M and PC-7 MkII military trainers.
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Axalta Gifts Mobility to Kids with Physical Disabilities
Axalta Coating Systems partnered with Atrium Health’s Jeff Gordon Children’s Hospital, Hendrick Motorsports, LP Building Products and GoBabyGo! to build custom vehicles for children with mobility issues.
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III. The Effects of Shields and Baffles on the Distribution of Functional Chromium Electrodeposits
This is the third of three combined papers that received the AESF Gold Medal Award for Best Paper published in Plating & Surface Finishing in 1989. Insulating shields and baffles redirect the flow of current and affect the thickness distribution of chromium and other electrodeposits. Many examples of these useful devices for improving the uniformity of chromium deposits are described.
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II. The Effects of Stopoffs and Thieves on the Distribution of Functional Chromium Electrodeposits
This is the second of three combined papers that received the AESF Gold Medal Award for Best Paper published in Plating & Surface Finishing in 1989. Stop-offs, thieves and guards are used to change the pattern of current flow and improve metal distribution. The effects may be planned or may occur unexpectedly, producing undesirable results.
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I. Rack and Anode Effects on the Distribution of Functional Chromium Electrodeposits
This is the first of three combined papers that received the AESF Gold Medal Award for Best Paper published in Plating & Surface Finishing in 1989. Procedures for improving functional chromium thickness distribution begin with this paper that advocates useful rack designs and anode configurations.
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Able Electropolishing Breaks Ground on Addition
The construction project is expected to be completed in August and will effectively increase production capacity at the Chicago facility, which employs 200 people in three shifts.
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Triumph Group Sells Off Metal Finishing Operations
Specialty aerospace investment firm Aerospace Systems and Structures and Valence Surface Technologies have purchased the company’s Triumph Aerospace Structures Long and Large (L&L) machining and metal finishing operations.
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IFCS Presents “Factories of the Future: What Does the Future Workforce Look Like?”
Intel Corp.’s Dr. Irene Petrick will focus on Industry 4.0, the Industrial Internet of Things, the fourth manufacturing revolution and artificial intelligence during the International Finishing & Coatings Summit in Atlanta, July 30 to August 1.
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