Articles
Pavco Completes Acquisition of Plating Process Systems
Decorative offering is strategic complement for Pavco's distribution chain.
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Professional Plating Expanding Brillion Plant
Three phases will be done concurrently; square footage additions will be over 60,000 square feet resulting in more than 210,000 square feet.
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Why Don't Antarctic Penguins Freeze? Their Finished Surface.
Research group discovered that particular hydrophobic oil from a gland comes into contact with a nanostructured porous surface.
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Nanostructured Metal Coatings Let Light Through For Electronic Devices
New anti-reflection coating developed by engineers at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.
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Hubbard-Hall's Chuck Kellogg Receives Industry Lifetime Achievement Award
Kellogg is the 5th person to receive the NACD Lifetime Achievement award in its 44 year history
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Riley Surface World Announces Baker Technology New USA partner
BTA markets its products throughout the USA and Canada; primarily used manual and automatic electroplating lines, automated wet processing systems and DC rectifiers.
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Lawrence Tech Students Share Designs Inspired by Axalta’s “Radiant Red”
LTU’s program established in 2007 at request of automotive industry manufacturers to help train and identify designers.
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Peer Group Reviews Micron Metal Finishing
Powder coating shop owners provide continuous improvement advice from among several companies in the industry.
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MacDermid Parent Finalizes Enthone, OMG Purchase
It's Platform's third acquisition after its acquisitions of MacDermid in October 2013 and OM Group, Inc. in October 2015.
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Wagner Purchases C.A. Technologies
CA has industry-leading products such as C14 Air-Assist-Airless Pump System and CAT-X Gravity Spray Gun.
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December Go-To Guy: Tom Dillon, Advanced Plating Technologies
Tom Dillon, Advanced Plating Technologies Tom began at APT in 1983, working in their brass line and eventually moved into the gold room, polishing department, and to his current department of Powder Coating, where he is now serves in the supervisor position. "Tom continues to bring valued experience and quality to all of our customers," says John Lindstedt, APT owner. If you know a guy or gal in the industry that you think should be recognized, email Jess Larkin at jlarkin@pfonline.com.
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MetoKote Acquires Malcolm Enamellers ACP Ltd.
Malcolms began in a small garage in 1946 and has grown by offering innovative solutions in the UK coatings industry.
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