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Clean Slate

By the time you read this column, the NFL season will be into its third or fourth week.

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Back to School

Think you're doing everything you can to obtain maximum transfer efficiency? Think again. The University of Northern Iowa’s Spray Technique Analysis & Research (STAR) program proves that transfer efficiency isn’t as much about the gun as it is the person holding it...

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Prescription for Procrastination

If you surveyed any 10, 100 or 1,000 people as to their favorite day of the week, the hands down winner would undoubtedly be—tomorrow.

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Volvo Stops Throwing Away Caps and Profits

Keeping with the Volvo Group’s strong tradition of high-performance and environmental excellence, personnel at the company’s Motor Grader Assembly Line recently sought out ways to improve its masking operations...

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Five Things To See and Do at Powder Coating 2004

Effective planning is critical when it comes to successfully managing your time at trade shows.

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Head of the Class

When Toronto-based RadEX Powder Coatings expanded its offerings to include wood finishing, the company selected UV powder coatings as the right tool for the job...

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True Blue

At Miller Electric Manufacturing Company, the world’s largest manufacturer of arc welding and cutting equipment, a quality finish not only defines the look of the company’s products—it is instrumental in their durability and performance...

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Pretreatment for Aluminum Castings

  Question: We paint aluminum sand castings for an exterior application.

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Oscar Unveiled

Every year, dozens of Oscar statuettes are awarded to the men and women of film in recognition of their contributions to cinema. But at Chicago-based R.S. Owens & Company—the company that manufactures the prestigious award—the employees are the real stars of the show...

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More About Blistering

Question: We are anodizing some parts made of 7075 alloy.

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Painting Stainless Steel

Question: I was interested in your solution for painting the stainless steel medicine cabinet, but I was hoping you would also include the “government job” solution done at work.

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Printed Circuit Boards: Final Finish Options

The global printed circuit board industry has experimented with various solderability preservatives including organics, immersion tin, immersion silver, electroless nickel/immersion gold and others. This article examines the strengths and weaknesses of each...

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