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Electroplating 27 Jan 2014

Wisconsin's Hartford Finishing Growing, Adding 94 Jobs

Governor Scott Walker joined company leaders to announce the addition of 94 new jobs at Hartford Finishing, Inc., a powder coating and painting firm, and its sister companies. The jobs announcement coincides with the opening of the company’s new paint line.

masking 23 Jan 2014

Axalta Coating Systems Build Bikes for Boys & Girls Club of Philadelphia

The event used a bike building exercise conducted by Odyssey to show Axalta participants how to work as a team and continually improve the customer experience.

aerospace 14 Jan 2014

PPG Electrocoat Primer Qualified To Aerospace Specification

Aerocron electrocoat primer meets SAE International’s Aerospace Material Specification 3144 for anodic electrodeposition primer for aircraft applications.

Electroplating 10 Jan 2014

NASF West Coast Bright Design Winners Picked

Martin Francisco, Nicole Eng, Woosung Kim and Kasia Burzynska win scholarships from California NASF groups

masking 8 Jan 2014

PPG Appoints Shelley Bausch VP Global Industrial Coatings

Bausch joins PPG from Dow Corning, where she began her career in 1988. Most recently she was business vice president, finished products, based in Midland, Mich.

1 Jan 2014

The State of the Global Coatings Industry

Orr & Boss estimates that in 2012 the global coatings industry was U.S. $110 billion on approximately 34 billion liters.

Pollution Control 1 Jan 2014

NASF Raises Concerns over EPA Stormwater Discharge Rule

NASF has raised concerns over the proposed revisions, particularly related to the benchmark values that EPA and state agencies will be using for compliance.

Parts Cleaning 1 Jan 2014

From Nitric Acid Dip Cleaning To Closed-Loop Solvent Cleaning

Superior Products in Ohio has reduced annual water consumption from two million gallons to zero, dropped daily cleaning labor from 15 hours to one per day, and has achieved better cleaning results.