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Parts Cleaning

Cool Clean Technologies Has A Hot IMTS

Snow cleaning uses solid CO2 particles to clean the surface removing fingerprints, contaminants, and light oils without causing any damage to the part.

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Anodizing

MacDermid Opens Japan Desk in Metro Detroit

Bilingual account manager will cater to the needs of Japanese automotive OEMs and their expanding supply chain here in North America.

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By The Numbers: August Index at 51.7 – Eight Straight Months of Growth

That was the second fastest rate of month-over-month growth since November 2013. Annually, the finishing industry has grown at an accelerating rate each of the previous six months.

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Combining Ecoat and Plating for Next Generation Edge Protection

A method by which a high-purity and well-coalesced layer of aluminum metal is electroplated onto a steel substrate from an ionic liquid electrolyte.

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Schaffner Manufacturing Acquires Barker Brothers

Barker Brothers is based in Ridgewood, NY, and has been in business for more than 100 years. The two companies represent more than 170 years of finishing experience.

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Anodizing

Valence Surface Technologies Acquires Three Finishing Shops

Pride Plating in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Dynamic Paint Solutions in Eastman, Georgia; and Coastline Metal Finishing in Garden Grove, California, will join the Valence group to provide extensive finishing solutions across the U.S.

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Past, Present and Future of Medical Coatings

The journey to find balance between competitive, effective orthopedic implant coatings.

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Parts Cleaning

Powder Coating’s Westside Story

Massachusetts powder coater expands with new lines, infrared ovens.

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masking

ICAFe Acquires Dove Equipment

Combined ICAFe/Dove becomes one of the largest distributors to the industrial finishing systems marketplace.

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Parts Cleaning

Molly Kellogg Is New CEO At Hubbard-Hall

Kellogg, currently Executive Vice President, will become President and CEO upon the retirement of the current President and CEO, Andrew K. Skipp, on December 31

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Parts Cleaning

Assessment of Safer Polysulfide and Polythioether Sealant Removers for Aerospace/Defense Industry Applications

This assessment identifies and evaluates potentially safer alternatives for sealant removal applications. The sealant removal performance of the alternatives was evaluated using a designed experiment.

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Powder Coating

Sherwin-Williams Launches Two New Powder Coating Lines

Powdura OneCure is a two coating, one cure dry-on-dry coating system; Powdura Sprint is a low-cure polyester resin-based powder coating system for use on medium density fiberboard.

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