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automotive

Winona PVD Coatings wins 2016 Quality Plant of the Year

The company was established in 2006 and coats wheels with a bright finish for Ford's F-150, along with Hyundai, Nissan and BMW.

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curing

The Science of Watching Paint Dry

New research shows a new physical mechanism that separates particles according to their size during the drying of wet coatings.

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Electrocoating

April Go-To Guy: Delmas Stephens, Hohman Plating

Stephens is a decorative chrome plating operator, and has been married to his wife Glenda for 45 years.

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Electrocoating

Sherwin-Williams to Acquire Valspar for $11.3 Billion

Companies say they have highly complementary paints and coatings offerings, and transaction results in an exceptional, diversified array of strong brands and technologies.

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Electroplating

Top Shops: The Lindgren Group’s Twin Shops in the Twin Cities

Investments in quality systems and in all areas of operation help company run at 80 percent capacity.

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Electroplating

Brooklyn's Epner Technology Gets the Oscar

David Epner will never be confused with Brad Pitt or George Clooney, but he has hoisted an iconic Oscar.

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Top Shops

Top Shops: SWD Inc. Gives the Quality Touch to a Billion Parts a Year

Juggling customer expectations and passing through truckloads of parts earns company recognition as Top Shop.

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Electroplating

Heat is on for Plating Temperature Probe

Conductive and durable plating of ThermoScan Pro 6000 tip at SAT Plating in Troy, Michigan.

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Top Shops

Top Shops: New Plating Lines Spur BFG Manufacturing Services

Company’s dedication to updating finishing technology leads to production of 300 million coated parts a year.

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medical

NASF Report April 2016: Health Agency Seeks Data on Nickel, PFOS for Prop 65 Listing

California's EPA's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced it will review several chemicals for possible listing under Proposition 65.

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Top Shops

Top Shops: Reliability Takes Electro-Spec to No. 1

Company’s emphasis on teamwork and strategic partnerships bumps it to the top spot in the Top Shops survey.

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masking

Top Shops: Electro-Spec is No. 1 in Rankings

Electro-Spec landed in the No. 1 spot in the Products Finishing Top Shops Benchmarking Survey for 2016.

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