Articles
Saving Valuable Bath Chemicals
Looking for new ways to save money, increase profits and remain profitable, Seaboard Metal Finishing found it in a simple piece of equipment…
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Complex Parts, Innovative Solutions
When Valley Coatings Services was presented with the challenge of coating complex parts, the company explored new finishing technologies and worked with suppliers to develop custom solutions...
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Customizing Surface Abrading for a Perfect Finish
O.C. Tanner developed a one-stage method for applying different abrasives to both sides of the medals, medallions and awards it creates...
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Locking into a New Plating Line
The new plating line at CompX helped it save money and time...
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Long Live Acid Baths!
David French, president of Amplate, wouldn't believe it until he tried it, but this acid bath extender has allowed him to go 18 to 20 months with his acid baths without dumping them…and they are still going strong without any sign of failing!
Read MorePerspectives: Where is the Cleaning Industry Headed?
A recent interview with Jim Mertens, industry specialist for trichloroethylene at Dow, provided a bit of a perspective on the cleaning industry.
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Permit-Free Chromium Plating
Columbia Manufacturing needed to replace its chromium plating line, but not with a new finishing process. It kept the hexavalent chromium plating technology and installed a zero-discharge wastewater treatment system...
Read MoreOutgassing in Die-Cast Parts
Question: We are in the process of powder coating zinc die-castings and are having a problem with outgassing.
Read MorePainting Stainless Steel
QUESTION: We have a painted steel structure that has exhibited repeated corrosion problems despite all of our efforts in trying to find a paint that will successfully protect the structure.
Read MoreOn My Mind: Disaster Recovery
During the last three to five years, one of the trends in the finishing industry has been for shops to automate as many of their processes as possible.
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