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Coating 2005: A Solid Performance
The mood among exhibitors and attendees was generally upbeat as the Coating 2005 show took over the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis September 19-22.
Read MoreChallenges and Opportunities
The optimists among us claim that every challenge, looked at the right way, is an opportunity.
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Not Your Average Recreational Powder Coating Facility
Lippert Components converted the paint line at one of its facilities to a manual powder coating line. At another facility it converted to an automated system. The success of these two plants is now being felt at all of its facilities...
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Palladium-Free Direct-Plate Technology for Plating on Plastics
Plating on plastics traditionally has been accomplished using tin/palladium colloidal-type activation systems with electroless chemistries. Although well understood, these processes can be costly and require extended process lines with high water consumption...
Read MoreChange is the Law of Life
September marks the beginning of autumn—the days are getting shorter, the nights are getting cooler and those beautiful, bright, crisp days are right around the corner.
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Bobcat Company Improves Productivity and Quality with Custom Masks
Bobcat Company was looking for a masking product to improve its line speed and product quality at its Bismarck plant, but it needed a product that could withstand the harsh electrocoat and powder coat environment…
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Avoid nickel plating losses
Guidelines to help prevent the loss of nickel and its salts from the finishing shop.
Read MoreA Current Affair: Examining the "No Amperage" Phenomenon
If you are performing a coating process that requires the use of a rectifier, you may have experienced the "no amperage" problem. Here's a look at the phenomenon and some solutions…
Read MoreThe Science of Small Grows BIG
Nanotechnology is everywhere. It is even making advancements in the finishing market...
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Total Automation Finds a Total Solution
When Jim Galvin, owner of Total Automation, Inc., decided to reinvest in his shop's cleaning and pretreatment process, he turned to an "all-in-one" cleaning and pretreatment process…
Read MoreReality Check: All I Ever Really Needed To Know, I Learned in Finishing
With apologies to Robert Fulgham, here's what the finishing industry has taught me about life… Change is good.
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