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Apple Wants Patent To Plate Aluminum Case With Magnetic Material
Could allow attachment of the MacBook to a number of different surfaces, including for example, refrigerators, metallic armbands, or even a wall mounted docking station.
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Oxford U. Researchers Win Prize With Solar Coatings
Develop a hi-tech coating with the potential to significantly reduce the manufacturing costs of new-generation solar photovoltaic cells.
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Wayne State Engineering Professor Wins NASF Award
Yinlun Huang awarded the 2013 National Association for Surface Finishing’s Scientific Achievement Award.
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Hardide Has Successful Hard Chrome Replacement Test
Second test phase expected to be completed by the end of 2013; coating will be approved for use on a specific AgustaWestland helicopter rotor blade component,
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Marko Duffy Wraps Up NAMF-NE Presidency
Duffy's last column for the NAMF-NE newsletter states the obvious: It’s not what you know; it’s who you know.
Read MoreGuarding Against Counterfeit Parts
We have been doing a lot of defense work lately and are concerned about counterfeit parts. How can we protect ourselves?
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GAME Changers
Phoenix company APSM builds and finishes gaming devices for the casino industry, including all electronics and harnesses.
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Shine & Dandy
SRG Global spans the globe plating automotive trim for nearly all the major car manufacturers, duplicating quality and control at all their plants around the world.
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DiamonDyze in the Rough
A pair of coaters—who are also racing enthusiasts—say they have made a significant advance in aluminum anodizing using ceramics to produce an extremely hard, corrosion- and wear-resistant anodic oxide coating.
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PPG Aerospace Donates Coating For Restored Mystѐre 20
Basecoat/clearcoat recreates flight-test livery on historic first production aircraft
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Accuride Expands Powder Coating Plant In KY
$5.8 million to expand its powder coating capacity with the installation of a new state-of-the-art coating line; See The Video
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GE Aviation Building Ceramic Coating Plant In North Carolina
CMCs are made of silicon carbide ceramic fibers and ceramic resin, manufactured through a highly sophisticated process and further enhanced with proprietary coatings.
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