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Nickel and dimed just got more expensive
Don’t look now, but those who dabble in nickel may be getting hit hard soon by additional price increases if – as expected – the Chinese market has a surge in the demand for the metal.
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Prize Winning Finish for Geomet
What started out in Europe and South America as an award-winning water based, zinc and aluminum-rich, chromium-free finish is now available to support North American automaker’s strategies to improve corrosion protection on their vehicles.
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Alodine EC2: ‘All aboard’ for saltwater corrosion resistance
Volvo Penta, a leading worldwide supplier of engines and complete power systems for marine and industrial use based in Chesapeake, Va., recently redesigned one of their leading engine exhaust systems and stern drives used on 20 to 35-foot pleasure craft.
Read MoreNordson & Raymond Corp. "Keeps on Truckin"
The Raymond Corporation (Greene, NY) has been a leading material handling company in North American for more than 90 years, and also an integral member of the Toyota Materials Handling Group.
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Volkswagen: Red, White, Blue … and Green inspires new $120M plant
Volkswagen: Red, White, Blue … and Green inspires new $120M plant
Read MoreMaking the case for training American workers
When the downturn ends and manufacturers are ready to bring on more workers, will there be enough qualified people to hire?
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In a Vaccum: Sandvik's new preteatment process
Sandvik Surface Technology in Benton Harbor, MI says it has developed a new, environmentally friendly process for precoating metal strips that combines an advanced vaccum process with nanotechnology.
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Back in Black: Birchwood Casey's black oxide
Black anodize finishes have long been favored for their thick, hard coating properties. It is also these very same characteristics that often make the anodizing unusable for many military and aerospace applications.
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Active Duty: Doing Business With Uncle Sam
Dona Burkard’s left a nice job at General Motors to go to work for her husband’s surface finishing business with one thing in mind: get Burkard Industries more work from the military.
Read MoreStrong opinions on re-shoring, manufacturing policies
Many readers had very strong opinions on our recent Products Finishing Digital Dispatch issues that addressed items such as the current trend of re-shoring and also the lack of an effective manufacturing policy in the U.S.
Read MoreTurning Up the Heat on Paint Productivity
KME Fire Apparatus knows a lot about putting out fires, but the company, in fact, lit a fire under the productivity of the painting operation at its main fabrication facility with a new liquid system from Herr Industrial.The new line, commissioned in early 2010, churns out five times more finished parts per day in a footprint 55% smaller than the predecessor system.
Read MoreMeeting the E-Coat Racking Challenge
Boosting productivity is an ongoing challenge on any industrial finishing line, especially those lines where racks have to be reconfigured to accommodate different sized parts.
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