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Barrel Plating Continuous Improvement
Process improvements, overall line improvements; barrel plating is not a static technology, as these companies reveal...
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The Importance of Powder Booth Filtration
Choosing a powder filter is a lot like buying new tires.
Read MoreThe Way Forward
Since last October, Delphi, the world’s second-largest auto parts manufacturer, has filed for bankruptcy and laid plans to dramatically downsize its U.S. operations.
Read MoreSolution Heating and Cooling
Solution heating and cooling are essential parts of many finishing processes.
Read MoreValue Your Business to Protect Your Family from the IRS
Do you know how to make a grown man cry?
Read MoreBanished Words
At the end of each year, the academic wits at Lake Superior State University (LSSU; Sault Ste.
Read MoreCoating Thickness Measurement: The Fundamentals
A review of available test methods, common applications and innovative instrumentation...
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Anodized Frames Go Off-Road
Alternative finish gives Trek mountain bikes an edge in durability and appearance.
Read MoreThe Driving Force for the Ultimate Finish
The Automotive Industry knows the benefits of powder coating and is pushing for an all powder topcoat system. PPG Industries successfully combined a powder basecoat with a powder clearcoat—replacing liquid sprayable coatings to reduce emissions, paint material waste and operating costs. Here's how they did it...
Read MoreBetter Electrocleaning
Inadequate cleaning is the source of too many plating rejects. Here’s how to improve preplate electrocleaning.
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Better (and Safer) Buffing Through Chemistry
A switch to non-combustible compounds and pads eliminated a potentially explosive situation at a Loxcreen Aluminum Division plant...
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