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Elcometer Launches Next Generation Coating Thickness And Surface Profile Gauges For iPhone, iPad And iPod Touch
Next generation Elcometer 456 coating thickness gauge and Elcometer 224 surface profile gauge with Bluetooth connectivity made for Apple products.
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Nordson Powder Coating Training Is May 13-14 and August 13-14
hands-on, two-day Powder Coating Workshop is an intensive, introductory seminar on powder coating materials, their application, troubleshooting and maintenance, as well as hands-on training.
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NASF Washington Forum Covers Upcoming Rules, Regulations
Platers hear about new regulations, upcoming rules and visit with their Congressional representatives on Capital Hill.
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Kushner Plating School Adds Globally Harmonized System Labeling And Safety Data Sheet Training
Effective this year, the Hazard Communication Standard for all facilities with hazardous materials must comply with employee training on the new GHS labeling and safety data sheets.
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View IHEA's Free Infrared Webinar On Efficient Curing
IHEA's Infrared Equipment Division (IRED) partnered with Products Finishing on the educational webinar focused on infrared curing for industrial finishing applications.
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DeFelsko's PosiTector Wins Innovative Product of the Year
PosiTector body accepts all interchangeable probes including coating thickness, environmental, surface profile and ultrasonic wall thickness probes
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PCI Custom Coater Forum Attracted Dozens to Las Vegas
Forum provided peer group and roundtable discussions on business solutions, new product technologies and PCI programs.
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Solvent Substitution Strategies for Finishers
The cleaning and coatings industrial sectors have been affected by restrictions on ozone-depleting (OD) solvents, hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), smog producing volatile organic carbon (VOC), and solvents with a high global warming potential (GWP).
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What to Do After HCFC-225 Phase Out?
The phase-out of the last major ozone-depleting solvent HCFC-225 has begun, which is good for the planet, but tough for companies with complex cleaning requirements.
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Along with a desire to reduce flammability, enhance worker health and safety, and reduce costs, the solvent selection process has become increasingly complex. In-house evaluation of alternative solvents can be aided by understanding: 1) the Hansen solubility parameters of surfaces, soils and solvents; 2) solvent selection to fit within an EHS profile; and 3) solvent blending to maximize performance.
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Fifth Generation Reduced Ion Electroless Nickel Systems
Through R&D efforts over the last decade, EN technology suppliers have demonstrated many advances toward replacing lead and cadmium as stabilizing and brightening systems in 50-year-old nickel phosphorus alloy technology.
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