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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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Coating Enhances Human Body's Response to Implants
Researchers have developed a new surface treatment for metallic biomaterials that will reduce rejection of implants by human bodies.
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Best Practices for Industrial Paint Storage
Whether it’s paint, powder or other surface finishing materials, it is critical to handle chemical substances properly for the safety of your shop and employees. Here are the best (and worst) ways to store hazardous and nonhazardous materials.
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Chicago NASF Midwest Sustainability Summit Coming in September
The featured speaker at the event in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, will be former F-100 fighter pilot and Vietnam prisoner of war Guy Gruters.
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Fluorinated Surfactants Is Top Issue at NASF Washington Forum
NASF Executive Vice President Christian Richter says fluorinated surfactants is emerging as the most critical issue for the surface finishing industry.
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