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New software helps designers pick "eco-friendly' finishes
Granta Design software helps products designers look at considerations of finishing processes such as painting, electroplating, and powder coating.
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Powder Coater Testifies Before U.S. Congress
Paul Belham, who owns Bell's Powder Coating along with his wife Nancy in North Attleboro, MA, testified June 20 before several U.S. Congressmen in Washington D.C. in support of Trade Adjustment Assistance Centers, which has lost funding for the 2012 federal budget.
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Sherwin-Williams wins U.S. EPA award
Reduces 800,000 pounds of VOCs by using soybean oil and recycled plastic
Read MoreYes, We Have a PF App for That!
Download the PF app to your smart phone and you could win an X-Box Kinect! Just stop by booth No. 206 at Sur/Fin and show us the app on your phone!
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Plating on Plastic Using Gas
GM-driven process increases materials that can be chrome plated.
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A Conversation With ... Jim Andrews, Pneu-Mech Systems
Andrews recently promoted to President
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PEO coatings sparking new interest
Plasma electrolytic oxide surface treatment for aluminum, magnesium or titanium
Read MoreNASF Government & Industry Affairs Update: Selected Developments
The American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) intends to develop new Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) for nickel and cobalt.
Read MoreSpecial Joint NASF Update
The U.S. Department of Defense in early May issued its final procurement rule governing military uses of hexavalent chromium.
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Membrane Technology by Electroplating Processes
A broad overview of the latest developments on membrane technology and their advantages in the electroplating industry.
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Chemically Accelerated Vibratory Surface Finishing (CAVSF) with Oxalic Acid-Based Solutions
It has been shown that the inexpensive chemically accelerated vibratory surface finishing (CAVSF) process can reduce the average surface roughness.
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