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Question: In your June 1999 Painting Clinic you talked about dirt coming from the conveyor.
Read MoreAllowable Limits for Phosphate Waste
Question: We are about to incorporate a batch powder-coating system into our production and intend to phosphatize a very small amount of bare steel sheet prior to coating.
Read MoreAdding Powder to Existing Paint Line
Question: I am a high production liquid spray painter who is interested in powder coating.
Read MoreCoating Really Small Parts - A Finisher's Perspective
Until recently, finishers did not have many options when coating small parts. But, MetoKote, an organic finishing job shop, has developed a conformal coating process as an alternative to bulk coating systems that can be used to coat small parts and metal powders...
Read MorePerspectives: OSHA’s Ergonomic Rule
Have you heard about OSHA's proposed Ergonomics Rule 29 CFR Part 1910?
Read MoreRemoving Cured Powder Coatings
Question: What methods are available for removing cured powder coatings, and what are the pros and cons of these methods?
Read MoreHard Chrome Plating on Plastics Tooling: Now More Than Ever
For years it was only used to salvage tools, now it can be used for more…
Read MoreOn My Mind: Competing vs. Complementary?
Recently, I visited an electroless nickel plating shop in New Jersey.
Read MoreNickel Chromium Plating in Duncan, Oklahoma
Where else would people demand durable nickel chromium plating but on truck bumpers in cattle country...
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