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NASF Sues EPA Over Hex Chromium Rules
Sierra Club also sues the EPA over the same National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants rules for plating industry; NASF's two court actions include a petition for judicial review of the ruling in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, and a request for reconsideration of the rule with EPA.
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Rand Baldwin Replaces Greg Rajsky As Aluminum Anodizing Council President
Rajsky has been president of AAC for the past 13 years. Rand serves a similar “chief of staff” function for the AAC’s sister association, the Aluminum Extruders Council.
Read MorePowder Coating Q&A: Discoloration of Powder
Q. What could be causing the part to come out of the oven with a pink appearance? Our powder coating expert Rodger Tallbert answers this question.
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History of Chromium Plating
A review article originally printed as Plating & Surface Finishing, 71 (6), 84-91 (1984) on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the American Electroplaters Society.
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Anodizing Q&A: Parts Burning During Hard Anodizing
What could cause parts to burn during hard anodizing? Our expert Larry Chesterfield answers that question.
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Plating Q&A: Electroless Nickel on Tungsten
Can one apply electroless nickel over a tungsten metal matrix? Art Kushner answers the question.
Read MoreCalculating Oven Heat Load Capacity
Please explain how to calculate the heat load capacity of a paint baking oven, using aluminum alloy wheels as an example.
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Transmet Corporation completes Cast Zinc Shot plant expansion
Improvements focused on the collection and classification of cast zinc shot for packaging
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Back from the Brink of Finishing Death
Alpha Metal Finishing is celebrating its 36th anniversary and, after battling the ups and downs of sales, coupled with tumultuous management practices and the untimely illness of company founder Bob Wood that almost forced the its extinction, the company is recording unprecedented growth.
Read MoreSteamed Over Heating Costs? Try Gas For Your Finishing Shop
The cost of natural gas in the U.S. is at record lows—about where the rates were in the mid-1970s—causing many in the plating industry who need to heat tanks to search for alternative avenues to curtail their rising energy costs.
Read MoreThe Call of Heavy Duty Coatings
PPG renews its commitment to heavy-duty equipment coatings with Caterpillar as it is selected the company’s industrial coatings business as the sole heavy-duty equipment coatings supplier for a new motor grader assembly plant in North Little Rock, Ark.
Read MoreA Perfect Case For Removing Sludge From Pretreatment
Chemical change ends sludge buildup for CNH coating line in plant in Fargo, N.D. as the company re-engineered their paint line’s pretreatment system to improve its performance and reduce costs, a process that took nearly two years and numerous trials before they were able to find just the right fit.
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