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surfin 21 May 2015

Pavco Offering Solutions For Decorative Hex Chrome Alternatives, General Metal Finishing Chemistries

Pavco will showcase systems for alloys, zinc, nickel, chrome, copper and conversion coatings at NASF Sur/Fin trade show in Chicago, June 8-10.

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aerospace 20 May 2015

Anodyne Received Supplier of the Year from Boeing

Anodyne was one of the 15 companies honored for distinguished performance in working with Boeing.

Pollution Control 18 May 2015

C&R Plating Expanding Indiana Plant

Will construct and equip a 7,000-square-foot facility in Columbia City, connect two existing structures and bring the company’s total footprint to 37,000 square feet.

Electroplating 7 May 2015

NASF Report June 2015: PFOS-Based Fume Suppressants

PFOS-Based Fume Suppressants: Phased Out by September; Metal Finishers of California Meet with Lawmakers; 2015 Washington Forum: EPA Air and Water Rules, Chemicals Reform and Global Challenges

6 May 2015

Walter Surface Technologies Named Supplier of the Year By Indica

Indica is Canada’s largest Industrial, Construction and Safety Supply Group with 180 Distributor Members and over 830 locations.

Electroplating 4 May 2015

Tabletop Electroplating Machine Hot Item On Kickstarter

The company says that using Orbit1, a person can coat their works in metal, even gold, in three simple steps.

basics 1 May 2015

Oven Curing 101

Lately we have noticed that many of the parts have paint blistering after spraying and going through our IR oven. Our oven has been designed with three separate zones, and lately our maintenance department has been adjusting various setting in an effort to fix this problem.

Electroplating 1 May 2015

2015 Hall of Fame Inductees

William Blum, Henry Brown, Michael Faraday, Richard Hull and Oliver Watts have been selected.

Parts Cleaning 1 May 2015

Reducing Powder Coating Waste

Coating application is often overlooked as a potential money saver, but recognizing opportunities within this area is crucial to an efficient operation.