Articles

10 Jul 2012

Find A MEP In Your Area

The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) is a catalyst for strengthening American manufacturing – accelerating its ongoing transformation into a more efficient and powerful engine of innovation driving economic growth and job creation.

automotive 9 Jul 2012

Hyundai Downplays Reports About Anti-Rust Zinc Coating

Reports say company provided zinc coatings only to vehicles sold for overseas markets, and did apply apply the anti-rust protection to cars sold in its country.

Liquid Coating 4 Jul 2012

FTC Requires Graco to Sell ITW Liquid Finishing Equipment Businesses

The Federal Trade Commission will require Graco to sell the worldwide liquid finishing business of Illinois Tool Works and ITW Finishing under a proposed order as part of a settlement. It will resolve charges that its $650 million acquisition of several ITW businesses would have been anticompetitive and led to higher prices and reduced innovation for the North American manufacturers who rely on this equipment.

Electroplating 2 Jul 2012

MacDermid Launches Automotive Surface Finishing Video

See the video that showcases company's capability in the automotive plating sector.

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Vacuum Vapor 1 Jul 2012

“True Black” PVD Coating Has Arrived

After 10 years, Vapor Technologies says it has hit the mark with the world’s first true-black advanced “low-temperature arc vapor deposition” (LTAVD) coating.

basics 1 Jul 2012

An Introduction to Cyclic Corrosion Testing

A more realistic way to perform salt spray tests.

Powder Coating 1 Jul 2012

President’s 2013 Budget Proposes Enhanced Tax Incentives

Finishing shop owners will be able to take advantage of most, if not all, of these proposed enhanced tax incentives.

automotive 1 Jul 2012

Co-Cure to the Rescue For A-Coat and Powder Coating

Henkel’s autodeposition protection technology is an alternative vehicle coating, as Android hopes to produce 9,000 vehicles this year for Florida-based Vehicle Production Group.

Electrocoating 1 Jul 2012

Measuring Up On Coating Thickness

Fischer Technology’s DataCenter software eases measurement requirements, giving reasons why management guru W. Edwards Deming said: “If I had to reduce my message for management to just a few words, I’d say it all had to do with reducing variation.”

Electroplating 25 Jun 2012

Lean = Green for Reliable Plating Works/Elite Finishing

The benefits of lean operations in the plating industry are well known. Here's a story on how a $12 million company, Reliable Plating Works/Elite Finishing in Milwaukee, saved more than $1 million.