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Quality Industries Adds New Powder Coating System

Improvements include Nordson ColorMax II spray booth and upgraded conveyor, with customized washing and oven systems.

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curing

Axalta Coats Monument to Tour de France Winners

The monument comprises 104 two-meter high totems laid out in concentric circles, reminiscent of the historic Stonehenge monument in Wiltshire, England.

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Bales Metal Surface Solutions' Harry Raimondi Named Moldmaker Of The Year

Presented with the Moldmaker of the Year award by the Society of Plastic Engineers/Mold Making and Mold Design Division.

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Powder Coating

Rack Builder Expands Powder Coating Operation

Construction underway to enlarge 110,000-square-foot facility to house a new state-of-the-art powder-coating production line.

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Parts Cleaning

Kanegsbergs on Cleaning: Degreasing With Aqueous Products

Process can be effective for polar, nonpolar chemical soils.

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Electroplating

Zinc-Nickel Teaches Experienced Plater New Tricks

"Old Dog" Micro Metal Finishing loses one line, gains another with help of chemical supplier.

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Parts Cleaning

Greener and Cleaner: One Company's Environmental Win

Large stamping house reduces its environmental and worker risks.

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Liquid Coating

The Most Important Part of the Finishing Process

Starting, stopping and the points in between, the author walks you through the most critical steps of the process.

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Electroplating

Imtech Preaches Impregnation For Plated Parts

Peter Gebhard has a very practical way to explain the densification process in die casting.

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Parts Cleaning

Aluminum Cleaning

Which chemicals can be used for an aluminum degreasing bath?

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Electroplating

Impregnation: Preventing Leaks, Improving Looks and Increasing Profits

Filling porosity prior to finishing dramatically reduces reject rates.

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Parts Cleaning

Safer Cleaning Choices Replace nPB Aerosols

A small premium in the price for worker safety.

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