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Canadian manufacturing sales increase
Higher sales reported in 15 of 21 industries, a sign that Canadian manufacturers rebounding
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GE picks Alabama for new engine coatings plant
$45 million plant is projected to employ 300 to 400 workers, building components for the F136 jet engine.
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Mercedes-Benz to use novel cylinder coating technology
Technology decreases 4.3 kg of engine weight and reduces fuel consumption by 3%
Read MoreFINANCE: Deal Structure is Key in the Sale of a Finishing Business
Thinking of selling? Here’s how to get the biggest return on your investment.
Read MoreCongress Votes to Delay Controls on Boilers
Burn off ovens no longer part of controversial rules. The decision came after PF wrote extensively how the EPA under-reported the number of burn off ovens; the EPA claimed less than 50 when PF reported the number could be as high as 10,000.
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Flying High with BSAA: Environmentally friendly alternative to chromic acid anodize
BSAA oxide coating exhibits many of the same properties as the aluminum oxide coating that is derived from the chromic acid process.
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A “Smarter” Technology for Electric Immersion Heaters
Process Technology’s new heaters are designed to be safer, more efficient
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Winning the Pollution Control Challenge
Electrowinning, which removes metallic ions from concentrated rinse water and spent process solutions reduces waste, recovers valuable metals and saves job shops big money.
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Drag Finishing of Delicate Parts
For complex parts with high surface finish specs, production deburring and surface prep can be done using the drag finishing process whereby the parts to be deburred and finished are mechanically dragged through the media while attached to fixtures—thus preventing the parts from contacting one another.
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Paint Application Methods
An overview of spraying, dipping, flow coating, and everything in between.
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You’re Fired
So think back to your first day on the job. Remember the healthy mix of enthusiasm, eagerness and anxiety wrapping around you. You likely had a list—mental or written—of how you could do it better than your predecessor.
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Fundamentals of Liquid Coatings for Finishing Operations
Before liquid coatings are selected for the industrial finishing line, it is important to have a solid understanding of how a coating works.
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