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Process Technology Moves Into New Global HQ and R&D Center
The new facility features a product development lab that can be viewed from the lobby as well as an ISO 3 clean room.
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Proper Industrial Paint Storage: Know Your Materials
Whether it’s paint, powder or other surface finishing materials, the first step to proper storage and handling is to know your materials and their characteristics.
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Massachusetts Plater Honored by Immigration Organization
Fausto Garcia, a native of the Dominican Republic, founded metal finishing business Five Star Plating in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
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30-in-30 from the 2018 Products Finishing Management Stage
Download the “30-In-30” that delivered 30 great tips and ideas from Top Shop operators on ways to improve efficiencies, in a fast-paced 30-minute presentation.
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Protective Coating Shown to Improve Service Temps for Niobium-based Alloys
A research team from Northwestern Polytechnical University successfully achieved a duration of more than 128 hours at 1,500°C, thanks to multi-layered silicide coating.
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CERN Vacuum Group Finds New Method to Apply 'Getter' Coatings
The process allows accelerators such as electron synchrotrons to operate with better-focused beams and produce brighter radiation by bringing the steering magnets closer to the beams themselves.
Read MoreAre Burn-Off Ovens Safe?
Steelman Industries’ Carlton Mann says burn-off ovens are safe, and he offers some considerations for installing one.
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Sky’s the Limit in Aerospace
California’s EME Inc. and its owner both have thrived, despite regulatory challenges.
WatchHow to Achieve Good Grounding
Saying ground is important to proper and safe powder coating is an understatement, contends Parker Ionics’ John Cole.
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Thin-Film Technology Powers Wisconsin Powder Coater
Basic American Medical Products uses a phosphorus-free pretreatment to improve first-pass-product yield and performance durability.
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International Finishing and Coatings Summit
This event for manufacturing executives will be held in conjunction with the International ThermProcess Summit.
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Cleanliness Compliance Is Critical for Automotive Suppliers
The cleanliness of a car’s components can affect the way it operates. OEMs like Ford Motor Co. have created their own internal standards and have started cascading them to their suppliers.
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