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New Coating Could Make iPhones Waterproof Without A Case
Liquipel claims to make smartphones water resistant by bonding it inside and out with a "nano" coating which repels water
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Houston Plating & Coatings Announces $9 Million Investment in Louisiana
New 80,000-square-foot facility will bring 120 new direct jobs over five years to Lafayette Parish
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New Coating Could Mean Cheaper Solar Cells
An MIT website says a novel way to make thin, uniform coatings developed at Rice University could reduce the cost of making conventional silicon solar cells, and could open the way for new kinds of solar cells that are far more efficient or cheaper than conventional ones.
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"Saving Bob" Video A Winner At Bright Design Challenge
The Metal Finishing Association of Southern California has released a new short animation video promoting the use of plating, produced by one of its winners at its recent Bright Design Challenge” in Pasadena, Calif.
Read MoreFinishing Shops Can Take Government R&D Tax Credits
The R&D tax credit, more formally known as the Credit for Increasing Research Activities, has been around since 1981, and yet many finishing business owners have never heard of it or falsely think they don’t qualify.
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Minnesota Paint and Powder Coating EXPO 2012
Looking to improve the efficiency of your industrial finishing operations while maximizing investment returns? The Minnesota Paint and Powder Coating Expo on March 15 will focus on just those important initiatives. Sponsored by the Twin Cities Chapter of Chemical Coaters Association International and the Minnesota Technical Assistance Program at the University of Minnesota, the event will be held at Century College in White Bear Lake, Minnesota near St. Paul.
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PCI announces COATING 2012 in St. Louis
PCI to go solo on coatings show after two years with NACE
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Study on Metal Hip Parts Finds Unusual Surface Coating
Research done by the National Institutes of Health on metal-on-metal hip implants found that the friction between moving parts often creates a surface coating that contains graphite carbon, something more commonly used in industrial lubricants.
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In This Month's Issue of Products Finishing Magazine
Our focus is the Military, and this month read about how the US Navy is adding even more powder coating to its new ships, plus we also expand our Parts Cleaning coverage with a new section that shows you everything you need to know about starting a finishing job right, and that's cleaning it right the first time; and we also preview ECOAT2012 in Orlando
Read MoreTackoff: In Pursuit of the Perfect Paint Job
When it comes to today’s vehicles, a high quality paint finish is the first thing a consumer notices. The automotive industry is constantly improving its paint shop either by upgrading existing facilities or by building new ones to take advantage of the latest technology available. But manufacturers also go to extraordinary measures to prepare the vehicle’s surface before it is painted, including making sure the surface is clean and ready to absorb a coating.
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RFID Refines Automotive Electroplating
Radio Frequency Identification systems can automate and optimize operational sequences during electroplating, especially with automotive parts. The operator of a new plant can often reduce error-prone manual inputs, making the production more efficient and transparent than ever before.
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Have Guns, Will Travel to Show Them
Nordson unveils three new products--the Trilogy electrostatic spray gun, the Encore LT manual powder spray gun and the Encore Modular Control System--at recent shows
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