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Liquid Coating

Sweet Smell of Painting Success

Jet Metal’s unique inline metalization process is a hit with fragrance makers.

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Anodizing

Science of Successfully Anodizing Die Cast Substrate

Die castings pose some of the most challenging problems in anodizing. This paper provides some explanations by tying together metallurgical science with anodizing practice.

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UK’s Nasmyth Group Acquires California-based Technical Metal Finishing

Nasmyth TMF will offer a range of metal surface finishing capabilities including precision masking, anodizing and chemical film coatings, passivation, painting and non-destructive testing.

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Electroplating

SIFCO ASC Flies High With Added Seal Of Approval From Nadcap

Company receives Nadcap AC7108 Rev F accreditation for chemical processing for the aerospace sector at its Cleveland and Connecticut facilities

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Parts Cleaning

DuBois Chemicals acquires Angler Industries

Angler acquisition will increase DuBois market share in the Northeast while expanding access to Angler’s metal working fluids and specialty cleaning products to a broad international market.

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Anodizing

Rightech Fabrications Earns ISO 9001:2008

Illinois company makes of range of racks, baskets and coils for the finishing industry,

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Electroplating

Chromium-free Etching and Palladium-free Plating of Plastics

Plastics are replacing metals in the manufacture of many parts, and quite often there is a need for metallic coatings on the plastics and other non-conductors. This paper will describe new processes of preparing ABS plastic substrates for subsequent metallization.

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Powder Coating

2014 Powder Coating Show

The show will offer more than 50 hours of educational sessions presented by industry leaders, along with opportunities to meet face-to-face with industry experts.

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masking

Milwaukee Platers Join Forces to Help St Joseph Academy

Milwaukee-area plating and finishing shops helped St Joseph Academy with their annual golf outing, raising more than $45,000 to be used for building expansion.

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Electrocoating

PPG supplies Duranar and Duracron metal coatings for Port of Miami Tunnel

4,200-foot-long highway tunnels that travel under Biscayne Bay, connecting the MacArthur Causeway on Watson Island to the Port of Miami on Dodge Island.

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Electroplating

American Plating Power Names Steve Smith Vice President of Sales

Smith brings 25 years of sales leadership and experience in international business development to this newly created role.

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sustainability

Aluminum In Danger Of Being Ruled Out Of Window PCR

AAC joins with Aluminum Association to report that a non-profit environmental group is developing on behalf of several window and glazing trade associations a Window Product Category Rule

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