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Plating Pioneer Fred Nobel Passes at 98
Nobel was owner of LeaRonal, Inc. which developed and produced specialty chemical additives and other products used by the connector, printed circuit board, semiconductor, and metal-finishing industries.
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John Sudges Receives CCAI James F. and David J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award
Sudges is a long-time CCAI member who has served both his CCAI Northern Illinois Chapter and the CCAI National organization for many years.
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Columbia Chemical Names Schario And Boehmer To New Positions
Schario promoted to Vice President, Global Business Development, and Boehmer promoyed to Director, Domestic Business Development
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P3 Technologies Rebrands as Forge Metal Finishing
The name change signifies the company's incorporation of various capabilities from two separate companies – P3 Technologies and aScribe Laser Marking – through a new joint venture
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New PCB Plating Process Is Reshoring Success for Whelen Engineering
Whelen Engineering was among the thousands of OEMs that sourced its printed circuit boards from Asia until increasing costs led the company to build—greenfield and in-house—America’s first new rigid PCB shop in 15 years.
Read MorePlating Clinic: Adhesion of Brush Plated Deposits
Q. How well does a brush-plated deposit adhere to the base metal?
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Resolving Cure Oven Heating Issues
As industrial ovens, dryers and heaters age, questions normally arise about their performance: Are they generating insufficient heat? Are they performing inefficiently? Do I need to replace or refurbish the oven?
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Go-To-Gal: Stacey Bales, Bales Metal Surface Solutions
Stacey Bales is president of the company she owns with her sister, Sara Bales, and took on the challenge of leading Bales after their father’s death.
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Axalta Opening Powder Coating Training Facility
Axalta Coating Systems is opening a Learning and Development Center at its powder coating headquarters in Houston, Texas.
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Lincoln Industries names Bill Ellerbee President
Ellerbee has served as the company’s vice president of operations for the last eight years, where he managed five departments and was responsible for leading operations at Lincoln and Lincoln Industries’ Pine Island location.
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Pennsylvania's Precision Finishing Holds Groundbreaking For New Facility
The new building will be approximately 40,000 sqft. which more than doubles the current office, manufacturing, and warehousing space in the Sellersville location.
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Top Shops: Keystone Koatings, Top HR and Training Programs
President Rick Gehman says employees and management that have helped earn a Products Finishing Top Shops award for the past two years, and its HR practices could mean it will be recognized for years.
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