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BASF Color Ideation Vehicle Wins Big at Goodguys Del Mar
“Lucille,” a 1940 Ford convertible, was unveiled at the 2017 SEMA Show and is coated with BASF Glasurit 55 Line in the custom color “Glasurit Cabernet, Goolsby Edition,” which builder Jonathan Goolsby developed through BASF Color Ideation.
Read MoreProducts Finishing Top Shops Management Stage
Products Finishing will showcase the best-run finishing shops in North America at the Top Shops Management Stage at Sur/Fin, where owners and managers will be on hand to discuss what makes their plating and anodizing operations some of the most efficient and profitable in the business.
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3D Printing for Masking
For liquid and powder coaters, the technology is a cost-effective option for producing custom masking in house.
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Expansion Drives KC Jones Plating
After 60+ years of operation, the electroplater continues to grow, with facilities in Michigan, Indiana and now Mexico.
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Centrifugal Iso-finishing
This high-speed, high-intensity mass finishing method can improve part performance.
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How to Limit Rack Twisting in a Coating Line
Mighty Hook’s Scott Rempala offers some suggestions for minimizing rack twisting in a coating line.
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Electro-Spec Expands to South Carolina
Electro-Spec Carolina will serve the southeast U.S. for the company, which was named the No. 1 plating operation in the 2015 Products Finishing Benchmarking Survey.
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Eisenmann Building Flexible Paint 'Workshop' for Lamborghini
The new paint shop in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy, will enable each Urus luxury SUV to quickly and easily receive a customer-specific finish, thanks to Eisenmann intelligent production control.
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Parker Trutec Ohio Plant Adds Third Solid Lubricant Paint System
The new line is a fully automated chain-on-edge system and is expected to launch mass production in May.
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Vantage Specialty Chemicals Acquires B&B Tritech
B&B manufactures aircraft paint removers, MIL-spec cleaners, turbine engine gas path cleaners, exterior aircraft cleaners and other surface treatments.
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Dragonfly-inspired Nano Coating Kills Bacteria Upon Contact
Scientists say studies show that wings of dragonflies and cicadas prevent bacterial growth due to their natural structure. The surfaces of their wings are covered in nanopillars making them look like a bed of nails.
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Nasmyth Group Opens California Facility
The Nadcap-certified processing line will be able to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing Type II sulfuric anodizing, Type III hard anodizing, passivation and chemical film conversion.
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