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Liquid Coating

Electrostatic Waterborne Coatings

Switching to an electrostatic waterborne coating system can improve quality and reduce costs...

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Elimination of Cadmium Cyanide Waste Treatment

It has long been a desire of the finishing industry to eliminate the potential liability of cadmium cyanide electrolytes for four reasons: Employee safety; Environmental concerns with the release of toxic substances; Regulatory compliance, avoidance of fines and legal action; and Costs associated with operating a cyanide destruct system such as chemical use, instrumentation maintenance and labor.

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automotive

Nickel- and Nitrite-Free Pretreatment for Car Bodies

At its Dingolfing production site, BMW has established a nickel- and nitrite-free phosphating process that allows it to reduce the nickel concentration in the wastewater to less than 0.2 ppm...

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Powder Coating

Coil Powder Coating

Until recently coil powder coating was a slow process. Now it has been proven in other web applications to run up to 900 fpm...

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Electroplating

Challenging Finishes

From fires to finishes, challenges are plentiful for Aotco ...

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Liquid Coating

A Large Finisher's Key to Success

Extensive plating and painting capabilities combined with quality control and a focus on customer satisfaction...

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Electroplating

Trends in Fastener Finishing

Organic coatings applied by "dip-spin" are competing with electroplates for protection and decoration of fasteners. Here's a look at why and how...

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Liquid Coating

Cubic Finishing of Automotive Interiors

Spectrum Industries has a developed a niche with the Cubic finishing process...

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Electroplating

Zinc Plater Bucks Tradition

Switch from cyanide to alkaline zinc pays unexpected dividends...

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Electroplating

Electroless Plating on Medical Catheters

Electroless plating project hopes to save lives...

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regulation

Chromium Emission System Beats EPA Specs

B.F. Goodrich switched to a CPVC emission control system to meet MACT standards...

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Electrocoating

Electrocoat-- The Next Step

The advantages of electrocoating and its new Association...

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