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ADF International's Paint Shop Earns Top Certification

Plant earns QP3 certification for its industrial coating applications from the Society for Protective Coatings.

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Powder Coating

AAMA Updates Requirements for Coatings on Steel Hardware Components in Window, Doors

Document details requirements for corrosion resistant coatings on carbon steels used for hardware components in window, door, and skylight applications.

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Powder Coating

PPG to acquire remaining interest in Chemfil Canada

Chemfil Canada manufactures pre-treatment products and general industrial chemicals used by automotive original-equipment manufacturers and industrial customers based in Canada.

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PPG coatings specified for Turkish Aerospace Industries HURKUS trainer aircraft

Fifteen aircraft will be painted with Deft military polyurethane topcoat and eco-friendly lead- and chromate-free epoxy primer.

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curing

Singing The Praise Of A Pretreatment Change

Manhasset Specialty Co. Upgrades Pretreatment Stage of Powder Coating Line

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electronics

Bright Future for Plating LED Lights

LEDs are widely used in the electronics and automotive industries, together with household and road lighting applications. Silver plating of the LED substrate can be carried out via conventional rack or reel-to-reel plating procedures.

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Powder Coating

Powder Coating with a Purpose

Foothills Vocational Opportunities creates jobs for people with barriers to employment.

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Electroplating

Top Shops Profile: Silvex Surface Technology

Silvex has serviced leading manufacturers for over 50 years.

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Parts Cleaning

PPG Aerospace Donates Coatings To Restore F-4

Jet on display at the New England Air Museum was restored with coatings and technical talent donated by PPG Industries

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Electroplating

Some Contributions of U.S. Supply Houses to Plating Science and Technology - The 11th William Blum Lecture

This paper is a re-publication of the 11th William Blum Lecture, presented at the 57th AES Annual Convention in Montréal, Québec, on June 22, 1970. The origins of several developments in the plating field are reviewed, showing why and how the processes and concepts evolved, with particular attention to inside stories and the people concerned.

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Axalta Coating Systems Introduces ReplaShade Custom Powder Color Match Program

Program designed to deliver fast, effective color matches to the powder coating market in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

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nasf

Electroplater Dave Roach, NASF Award Winner, Passes

Owner of Peninsula Metal Finishing, Orlando, FL, passed away suddenly on August 7.

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