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Congress 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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Electroplating

A “Smarter” Technology for Electric Immersion Heaters

Process Technology’s new heaters are designed to be safer, more efficient

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Electroplating

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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economics

Researcher develops coating to protect bronze statues

Agreement gives Elinor exclusive rights to further develop and market the technology developed at North Dakota State University, Fargo.

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Parts Cleaning

Fast Track to Rugged Aqueous Cleaning

Tips to help you choose a system for profit, performance and quality.

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Liquid Coating

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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Parts Cleaning

Stripping Organic Coatings

Chemical, pyrolytic and mechanical methods for removing paint and powder coatings.

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CCAI's new Atlantic Coast Chapter kicks off with a golf scramble

Group includes members from NC, SC, FL, GA and VI

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