Articles

automotive 1 Jan 2004

Composites Industry Paint Technology Advancements

The automotive composites industry has been working to improve the processability of Sheet Molding Composite (SMC) parts for a number of years.

economics 1 Dec 2003

Hard Chrome Plating... Its Past, Present and Future

Providers of hard chrome electroplate, a relatively small but critical component of the overall chrome plating market, have endured tremendous stress and changing market forces in the past decade...

Vacuum Vapor 1 Dec 2003

A Phoenix without Ashes...

Safety-conscious Phoenix Wire Cloth (Troy, MI) wanted to purchase a grounded vacuum cleaning system in an effort to eliminate the dangers of powder combustion. In doing so, the company has also maximized powder recovery and minimized cleanup time.

1 Dec 2003

Rightway Fasteners Gets Waste Treatment Right

Experimentation proved valuable for Rightway Fasteners. It saved money on sludge disposal costs simply by changing the coagulant in its zinc waste treatment...

economics 1 Dec 2003

2003 Coating Show Wrap-Up

Combination of Key Location, Improved Economy and New Technologies Result in a Successful Show...

1 Dec 2003

A Door and A Window

A sincere “Thank You” to all who have read this column during the past years.

1 Dec 2003

For Quality Spray Painting, Remember the Fundamentals

Good spray painting—not unlike a good golf game—is accomplished by means of proper procedures and motions.

aerospace 1 Dec 2003

MAYDAY! These Parts Need Hi-Tech Metal Finishing Fast!

Hi-Tech Metal Finishing started as a captive plating shop in 1993, but demand for its high quality, on-time, precision plating of aerospace parts has transformed it from a captive shop to a plating shop where more than 50% of its revenue is generated from outside customers' work...

1 Dec 2003

ow THAT I'd Like to See...

At the recent Coatings 2003 Conference and Trade Show, I attended a seminar entitled “Emerging Technologies” which provided an encapsulated look at ten new or developing technologies for the metal finishing industry (several of which we’ve covered right here in the pages of Products Finishing magazine). While all of the technologies displayed seem to have a lot of potential, the session got me thinking about some of the coating technologies that I’d like to see.

1 Nov 2003