Articles

Liquid Coating 1 Sep 2011

DeFelsko founder Frank Koch succumbs

Inspection instrument pioneer was 77

energy 1 Sep 2011

A Mighty Wind for Finishers

Here in the U.S., the wind energy market grew by about 60 percent from 2009 to 2010, and with more than 40,000 installed megawatts, we rank second to China. Those numbers have caught the attention of finishers, who see a new market to plate parts, e-coat or powder coat turbines, or paint and anodize the hundreds of necessary components.

Electrocoating 1 Sep 2011

Measuring the Surface Area of Fasteners

How do you measure the surface area of a threaded fastener? How much coating would you put on it? How thick of a coating? What about non-threaded fasteners? The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, of all people, may have come up with the solution for those pondering how to coat sometimes-difficult small pieces using computer imaging and software to compute the area.

Pollution Control 1 Sep 2011

Closing the Cleaning Loop

To help optimize its solvent vapor degreasing process while minimizing solvent exposure in the workplace and the environment, Miba Bearings US uses Dowper SVG double-stabilized perchloroethylene in the Safecare system from Safechem North America LLC, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Co.

Electroplating 1 Sep 2011

10 Years After Sept. 11: Platers recall tragic day

AC Plating’s Bob McBride knew he was juggling too much when he made plans to go to Washington, D.C., for the 2001 National Association for Surface Finishing’s Washington Forum, an annual government-relations symposium scheduled for September 11, 2001.

1 Sep 2011

10 Years After Sept. 11: Sculptor asks for PF's help with artwork

Artwork to be displayed in Kansas airports

workforce development 31 Aug 2011

New powder coating plant to bring 30 jobs to Bradenton, FL

Trogan Florida Powder Coating will open 97K square foot building

Mechanical Finishing 31 Aug 2011

A BLAST! Students tour Guyson's robotic blasting plant

Part of their week-long “summer camp” experience

Liquid Coating 29 Aug 2011

Protective Coatings Properties are Topic of Proposed New ASTM Standard

Dry fall coatings are manufactured and sold by a number of coating manufacturers and their inherent dry fall properties are critical in avoiding damage to property adjacent to and below spraying operations, yet there is no known standardized procedure to evaluate whether these coatings possess dry fall properties on surfaces of varying temperature.