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Making the World a Brighter Place
Continued developments in powder materials and powder application techniques offer coaters a wide variety of metallic finishes…
Read MoreBuffing Compound Application Methods
When it comes to buffing and polishing, compound application is often overlooked as a way to improve your processing...
Read MoreCost-Effective Technologies for Meeting Effluent Limits
When developing cost effective technologies for wastewater treatment systems, one should evaluate water and chemical conservation methods first.
Read MoreReality Check: Do It eBay
Typically, when I’m writing a column I look to current events for some inspiration.
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Quality Finishing: How to Select a Cyclic Corrosion Test Cabinet
To determine the most cost-effective materials to use in a corrosive environment, manufacturers routinely test raw materials, partial assemblies, randomly selected production pieces, finished items, returned goods, and competitors’ products.
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The Specifics of Architectural Anodizing
Specifying anodized finishes for architectural aluminum—the Southern Aluminum Finishing way…
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Stanrail Puts Painting on the Fast-Track
When Stanrail—a manufacturer of rail car doors—sought to paint large parts using a system that occupies only a small amount of real estate, it turned to a supplier for assistance…
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Surface Preparation Techniques for Large Parts
There are many applications for abrasive blasting; however, when you have gargantuan parts your choices are more limited…
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The Real Cost of Not Maintaining Your Paint Pretreatment Washer
What is the real cost of not maintaining your paint pretreatment washer system? More than you probably realize…
Read MoreSafe Exhaust Recirculation of Manned Spray Booths
How to keep the cost of pollution control from hurting you…
Read MoreStressed Nickel Deposits
Question: What causes high stress levels in a nickel sulfamate bath?
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